Unlikely Heroes......

[Torrix1889]

After Tom Cannon slotted the third yesterday whatever he has done before, (not much) and whatever he does going forward, (probably not much) he will go down in Blades folklore for "putting the ball in the Wednesday net".

It's fair to say that Cannon's United career to date has been nothing short of a disaster, yes of course we hope he comes good but it got me thinking about other unlikely Derby Day heroes.

Enter stage left Rhian Brewster, got the winner at the Sty last year and although a very likeable lad, (it was great to see him in the away end yesterday cheering on the lads) he is probably pound for pound one of the worst signings of recent years. Unlucky with injuries but even when fit, his record in front of goal was shocking, (106 apps, 8 goals) but again, he goes down in folklore and will be fondly remembered for that goal.

Further back, Ade Akinbiyi, 3 goals in 18 apps in a very short Blades career. Had the touch of a 1 legged donkey but scored a stunning volley in front of their Kop in the 2006 2-1 victory, he could have tried that 1,000 times again and never pulled it off. But again, a Derby Day hero!

Any more for anymore....?

 

[UTB Blade]

 

[Gimli]

I guess Arturo Lupoli would count, but his goal against them came in a defeat so gets nowhere near the same appreciation (understandably).

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Bobby Ford. One of the worst players to wear the shirt. I can still recall the gasps of horror as he picked the ball up to take the penalty but he leathered it into the top corner.

 

[RAP51]

After Tom Cannon slotted the third yesterday whatever he has done before, (not much) and whatever he does going forward, (probably not much) he will go down in Blades folklore for "putting the ball in the Wednesday net".

It's fair to say that Cannon's United career to date has been nothing short of a disaster, yes of course we hope he comes good but it got me thinking about other unlikely Derby Day heroes.

Enter stage left Rhian Brewster, got the winner at the Sty last year and although a very likeable lad, (it was great to see him in the away end yesterday cheering on the lads) he is probably pound for pound one of the worst signings of recent years. Unlucky with injuries but even when fit, his record in front of goal was shocking, (106 apps, 8 goals) but again, he goes down in folklore and will be fondly remembered for that goal.

Further back, Ade Akinbiyi, 3 goals in 18 apps in a very short Blades career. Had the touch of a 1 legged donkey but scored a stunning volley in front of their Kop in the 2006 2-1 victory, he could have tried that 1,000 times again and never pulled it off. But again, a Derby Day hero!

Any more for anymore....?

In 1967 v Wednesday at Bramall Lane we had only 2 players who we had signed for money, Hodgkinson for £250 from Worksop and Bill Punton for £6500 from Norwich to replace the injured Gil Reece. Wednesday had Ritchie who cost £70000, McCalliog £37500 among others. Punton was 32 and completely bald, to me he looked about 50.
His only league goal for us came when he scored from about 2 yards in front of the kop to seal a 1-0 victory.
Incidentally our starting 11 yesterday only had 2 players we paid transfer fees for.

 

[Rusty view]

Surely Bobby Davidson.

Or those two twats who ran into each other to set in motion Danes goal in 2 nil victory . (Was it Pearson and Jemson?)

 

[Houston_Blade]

If the pigs had put as much effort into getting the ball into our box as they did kicking the shit out of our players then they may have actually had a shot on target.

 

[Rodley]

Bobby Ford. One of the worst players to wear the shirt. I can still recall the gasps of horror as he picked the ball up to take the penalty but he leathered it into the top corner.

Harsh on Booby, who was actually alright in his last season.

 

[Trigger Blade]

After Tom Cannon slotted the third yesterday whatever he has done before, (not much) and whatever he does going forward, (probably not much) he will go down in Blades folklore for "putting the ball in the Wednesday net".

It's fair to say that Cannon's United career to date has been nothing short of a disaster, yes of course we hope he comes good but it got me thinking about other unlikely Derby Day heroes.

Enter stage left Rhian Brewster, got the winner at the Sty last year and although a very likeable lad, (it was great to see him in the away end yesterday cheering on the lads) he is probably pound for pound one of the worst signings of recent years. Unlucky with injuries but even when fit, his record in front of goal was shocking, (106 apps, 8 goals) but again, he goes down in folklore and will be fondly remembered for that goal.

Further back, Ade Akinbiyi, 3 goals in 18 apps in a very short Blades career. Had the touch of a 1 legged donkey but scored a stunning volley in front of their Kop in the 2006 2-1 victory, he could have tried that 1,000 times again and never pulled it off. But again, a Derby Day hero!

Any more for anymore....?

On Praise or Grumble yesterday, the one where a porker rang in to insult Carl Asaba, Staton asked for suggestions of Sheffield players of either persuasion who did something special in a derby game and not much else. Sarbs was very quick to say that he’s the flag carrier for that group of players, self effacing and amusing, but I think he did a bit more than that.

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Surely Bobby Davidson.

Or those two twats who ran into each other to set in motion Danes goal in 2 nil victory . (Was it Pearson and Jemson?)

Sheridan and Warhurst I think.

 

[Weasel]

Sheridan and Warhurst I think.

They were the porkers i thought of in response to the question. Didnt they run into each other, the ball was played forward to Bryson i think who shot and then Dane netted the rebound? Or is age catching up with me and my memory?

 

[Weasel]

Bobby Ford. One of the worst players to wear the shirt. I can still recall the gasps of horror as he picked the ball up to take the penalty but he leathered it into the top corner.

I was one of those gasping, and then shouting 'oh feck...noooooo'. Very happy that he made me eat humble pie.

 

[Rusty view]

Sheridan and Warhurst I think.

That's it. Cheers

 

[Rusty view]

They were the porkers i thought of in response to the question. Didnt they run into each other, the ball was played forward to Bryson i think who shot and then Dane netted the rebound? Or is age catching up with me and my memory?

Think so. 1st shot was saved Dane followed it in

 

[Darkoak]

Think so. 1st shot was saved Dane followed it in

Maybe a good excuse for someone to put the video highlights on here?

 

[Houston_Blade]

Harsh on Booby, who was actually alright in his last season.

Titillating

 

[Rochdaleblade]

Maybe a good excuse for someone to put the video highlights on here?

Found this on Youtube. The quality is about the same as my VHS copy.



Our heroes collide at 3:55.

 

[Cheets]

I guess you could call Alan Quinn an unlikely hero given he had been playing for them months previously.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

 

[Rusty view]

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Couple of notes:

That kit
The space behind goal at away end. Pillers in middle of lower tier
Pass backs
Short shorts
Subs bench

Ohh football..ooh jumpers as goal post

That ball by Gannon! Majestic

 

[RAP51]

After Tom Cannon slotted the third yesterday whatever he has done before, (not much) and whatever he does going forward, (probably not much) he will go down in Blades folklore for "putting the ball in the Wednesday net".

It's fair to say that Cannon's United career to date has been nothing short of a disaster, yes of course we hope he comes good but it got me thinking about other unlikely Derby Day heroes.

Enter stage left Rhian Brewster, got the winner at the Sty last year and although a very likeable lad, (it was great to see him in the away end yesterday cheering on the lads) he is probably pound for pound one of the worst signings of recent years. Unlucky with injuries but even when fit, his record in front of goal was shocking, (106 apps, 8 goals) but again, he goes down in folklore and will be fondly remembered for that goal.

Further back, Ade Akinbiyi, 3 goals in 18 apps in a very short Blades career. Had the touch of a 1 legged donkey but scored a stunning volley in front of their Kop in the 2006 2-1 victory, he could have tried that 1,000 times again and never pulled it off. But again, a Derby Day hero!

Any more for anymore....?

Mick Hill got his opportunity to play for the 1st team following the transfers of our 2 star strikers Mick Jones and Alan Birchenall early in the 1967/68 season. He wore the number 9 shirt in the derby game at Hillsborough in January 1968.
We trailed 1-0 following a John Fantham goal at the kop end early in the second half.
Another Owls attack was broken up on the edge of the penalty area when our diminutive midfield dynamo Willie Carlin (he was 5ft4ins) gained possession and set off at full speed towards the Leppings Lane end with Mick Hill sprinting alongside him on his right.
The Wednesday defenders were closing Carlin down as he reached the edge of their box when he slipped a perfectly weighted pass into Hill's path who responded by smashing the ball from a tight angle into the far corner of the net.
The match ended 1-1. Hill went on to score 9 league goals for us in 35 starts before he was transferred to Ipswich Town.
He was substituted by Ipswich during our 7-0 victory against them in November 1971.

 

[ancientblade]

Mick Hill got his opportunity to play for the 1st team following the transfers of our 2 star strikers Mick Jones and Alan Birchenall early in the 1967/68 season. He wore the number 9 shirt in the derby game at Hillsborough in January 1968.
We trailed 1-0 following a John Fantham goal at the kop end early in the second half.
Another Owls attack was broken up on the edge of the penalty area when our diminutive midfield dynamo Willie Carlin (he was 5ft4ins) gained possession and set off at full speed towards the Leppings Lane end with Mick Hill sprinting alongside him on his right.
The Wednesday defenders were closing Carlin down as he reached the edge of their box when he slipped a perfectly weighted pass into Hill's path who responded by smashing the ball from a tight angle into the far corner of the net.
The match ended 1-1. Hill went on to score 9 league goals for us in 35 starts before he was transferred to Ipswich Town.
He was substituted by Ipswich during our 7-0 victory against them in November 1971.

yeah great goals and the most united fans ive ever seen in 60 years on the east bank that day 5 times more than wednesday had on the shoreham september 67

 

[1066blade]

I remember Mick Hill scoring against Leeds, cue the singing, "You bought the wrong one, you bought the wrong one", ... this was just after we'd sold Mick Jones to them.

 

[Chimpan-A]

Couple of notes:

That kit
The space behind goal at away end. Pillers in middle of lower tier
Pass backs
Short shorts
Subs bench

Ohh football..ooh jumpers as goal post

That ball by Gannon! Majestic

1. Worthington or King handballs a vicious shot from Whitehouse in the second half, but pretends it hits him in the face.
2. I’d forgotten what a snide get Hirst was. Tried to hurt opponents a lot, but didn’t have much to back it up when it came to the pushing and shoving afterwards. We had a few thugs but they were a bit more up front about it! Something Wednesday demonstrated more recently (Ross Wallace, Bannon being notable examples). Hardly surprising, you would have to be a bit of a weasel to sign up for that shower.

 

[RAP51]

I remember Mick Hill scoring against Leeds, cue the singing, "You bought the wrong one, you bought the wrong one", ... this was just after we'd sold Mick Jones to them.

Thanks for that memory. That was the game when Alan Woodward took over in goal for the injured Hodgkinson after about 20 minutes and kept a clean sheet. The highlights were on Yorkshire TV the next day. Don't know if any recording is on YouTube anywhere.

 

[N20 Blade]

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Great knock forward from Gannon - as ever.

 

[N20 Blade]

Of all the Blades I wanted to score at Wembley, Alan Cork, was down the list. It wouldn't have been a great consolation, but Deano or Bradders would have been really special.

 

[Silent Blade]

Thanks for that memory. That was the game when Alan Woodward took over in goal for the injured Hodgkinson after about 20 minutes and kept a clean sheet. The highlights were on Yorkshire TV the next day. Don't know if any recording is on YouTube anywhere.

ATV not YTV. YTV didnt start until July 1968

 

[Sithblade]

1. Worthington or King handballs a vicious shot from Whitehouse in the second half, but pretends it hits him in the face.
2. I’d forgotten what a snide get Hirst was. Tried to hurt opponents a lot, but didn’t have much to back it up when it came to the pushing and shoving afterwards. We had a few thugs but they were a bit more up front about it! Something Wednesday demonstrated more recently (Ross Wallace, Bannon being notable examples). Hardly surprising, you would have to be a bit of a weasel to sign up for that shower.

See the one Hirst did on Tom Cowan the following season.

 

[N20 Blade]

In the 1991-92 season, Leeds won the league with 82 points. Pigs 3rd with 75. If they had beaten us twice, and we hadn't got beat by Leeds last home game, they would have won the league.