Ball Sup Blog... Unsure of your Bladeyness?

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

I can honestly say that I don't give a shite about England winning or losing and I'm not that bothered about watching England games!
The main reason is that I find England fans, especially abroad, an embarrassment and as for that fucking Pig band.....

And. As I've explained before. My friend in the England band is a tireless worker for his grassroots club in local Sheffield football and works with the Sheffield United Community Foundation. Kids of Blades fans who travel to England games love spending time with him and the band (there's only really two of them) and seek him out for a selfie and a bang on the drum.

 

[Chingo]

For faux passion see the pubs showing the games and the beer going on the air to show they are the biggest England fans!
Wanted them both to win for the record.

 

[biggiesablade]

The CBF never lose. Some people recognise it and enjoy it as parody. Some people think it's real and can get hot under the collar about it. What a compliment that is btw, the parody writing is so good people actually think it's real. No better parody than that, or is there...

Evening Phil. I'm a bit in the dark here regarding the CBF, iv seen it referenced a lot but have no clue what it actually is/means. I know what the letters stand for but that's it, could you give me a rough idea of what the CBF is please.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Evening Phil. I'm a bit in the dark here regarding the CBF, iv seen it referenced a lot but have no clue what it actually is/means. I know what the letters stand for but that's it, could you give me a rough idea of what the CBF is please.

I generally explain that the Carrier Bag Firm is a self pisstaking name along the lines of anorak, trainspotter, geek, virgin. It's a name directed at football obsessives. The ones who have to go to every game, get the programme & collect the teamsheet. They'll be hanging around outside the players entrance & on the concourse. Exchanging meaningless information - the U21s have been switched to Tuesday afternoon - Pete has got the only teamsheet from Coventry U18s, he's going to the Post Office for photocopies tomorrow - there's a new Wetherspoons opened in Halesowen. The hardcore obsessives will invariably have a Carrier Bag. The programmes, teamsheets and photocopies will go in the bag, with NO CREASES. These people demonstrate their Bladeyness by how many bits of paper they collect at each game and snaffle into the Carrier Bag. They live amongst us. If you haven't seen them. If you don't recognise them. Maybe, just maybe - you're CBF yourself.

 

[biggiesablade]

I generally explain that the Carrier Bag Firm is a self pisstaking name along the lines of anorak, trainspotter, geek, virgin. It's a name directed at football obsessives. The ones who have to go to every game, get the programme & collect the teamsheet. They'll be hanging around outside the players entrance & on the concourse. Exchanging meaningless information - the U21s have been switched to Tuesday afternoon - Pete has got the only teamsheet from Coventry U18s, he's going to the Post Office for photocopies tomorrow - there's a new Wetherspoons opened in Halesowen. The hardcore obsessives will invariably have a Carrier Bag. The programmes, teamsheets and photocopies will go in the bag, with NO CREASES. These people demonstrate their Bladeyness by how many bits of paper they collect at each game and snaffle into the Carrier Bag. They live amongst us. If you haven't seen them. If you don't recognise them. Maybe, just maybe - you're CBF yourself.

Thanks for that Phil. You keep carrying that carrier bag.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Thanks for that Phil. You keep carrying that carrier bag.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Slow down there Cousin. I'm not CBF. I've got a perfectly normal, conventional life. I wouldn't be seen dead with those LOSERS. I write about them from afar. I'm not one of them....

 

[HillmortonBlade]

From memory, this was the pagan festival of a female fertility goddess, and is where the term Oestrogen (the female hormone) comes from. I read (donkeys years ago), about Christian hi-jacking of pagan festivals, and things to do with "being killed and rising three days later" and stuff like that.

Think it was the Romans, who built their empire based on extreme violence and then adopting the cultural norms of their defeated enemies and putting a Latin spin on things.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Evening Phil. I'm a bit in the dark here regarding the CBF, iv seen it referenced a lot but have no clue what it actually is/means. I know what the letters stand for but that's it, could you give me a rough idea of what the CBF is please.

Try to imagine the male cast members of Last of the summer wine just talking about themselves, how clever they are, their eclectic tastes in beer and their travel boasts, but without the warmth, personality and intimate knowledge of a Nora Battersby.

Is that parody? And is it anywhere near the quality of that highly praised by someone who takes pleasure in dopey people believing something is real, when it’s not, as proof of it’s genius?

 

[biggiesablade]

Is that parody? And is it anywhere near the quality of that highly praised by someone who takes pleasure in dopey people believing something is real, when it’s not, as proof of it’s genius?

I have no idea Sean.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Try to imagine the male cast members of Last of the summer wine just talking about themselves, how clever they are, their eclectic tastes in beer and their travel boasts, but without the warmth, personality and intimate knowledge of a Nora Battersby.

Is that parody? And is it anywhere near the quality of that highly praised by someone who takes pleasure in dopey people believing something is real, when it’s not, as proof of it’s genius?

I see you there, sneaking in that obscure Nora Battersby reference.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I have no idea Sean.

Rhetorical.

 

[raimond]

Is that parody? And is it anywhere near the quality of that highly praised by someone who takes pleasure in dopey people believing something is real, when it’s not, as proof of it’s genius?

I suppose there's a fine old line between someone intentionally writing parody, and someone who is a self parody happening to write.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I suppose there's a fine old line between someone intentionally writing parody, and someone who is a self parody happening to write.

I’m confused. I referenced - in another thread - this one as a lab rat experiment. As your initial reply was “fuck off”, followed by, ahem, your “knock you down a peg or three” l wonder if this is the first recorded forum case of some kind of Stockholm Syndrome?

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

Success for Blades is far higher on my Xmas list than anything England might do.

 

[raimond]

I’m confused. I referenced - in another thread - this one as a lab rat experiment. As your initial reply was “fuck off”, followed by, ahem, your “knock you down a peg or three” l wonder if this is the first recorded forum case of some kind of Stockholm Syndrome?

I'm confused mate, I never replied "fuck off"? We seem to be agreeing as far as I can see?

 

[leichhardtblade]

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[blade too long]

I don't see the problem in supporting both
last time I looked. Sheffield was in England
Englands games donr conflict with ours and we don't get many. players playing for the current England team who are playing at this time for us

I really don't care about Senegal which isn't being racist it's just I have no link with them and Ndizye playing for them I'm pleased for him but I'm English . Despite living in Spain I don't support Spain eithrr

 

[BushBlade]

Bar the interaction on here and the brief flutter of excitement when I get a BBC update saying we have scored I’m struggling to have any interest in any level of football.

Serious question has anyone else fallen out of love with football and managed to get it back? If so how did you do it?

I got dragged back by my mates. I was planning a weekend in Sheffield and one of ny mates said “coming to Fulham game? FA Cup?
‘Nah, can’t be arsed’
“Give over, everyone’s going, x and x, even x is going, bet you’ve not seen him for ages”
‘True, I haven’t and I used to go to the match with him quite a bit back in the day. Fuck it then, yeah, get us a ticket’

It was the game where Brayford made his debut and we got the replay down at Fulham. As I live close to Fulham I thought I might as well go to the replay. Nowt gets you back into football more than a last minute winner by your underdog team.

 

[mattbianco1]

I bought a "Jagielka" England shirt following his England debut, despite the fact he played for Everton at the time.

Does this make me Bladey or Englandy?

 

[Davalon]

I bought a "Jagielka" England shirt following his England debut, despite the fact he played for Everton at the time.

Does this make me Bladey or Englandy?

Neither but Pinchy is feeling the itch

 

[United Aren't Back.]

I got dragged back by my mates. I was planning a weekend in Sheffield and one of ny mates said “coming to Fulham game? FA Cup?
‘Nah, can’t be arsed’
“Give over, everyone’s going, x and x, even x is going, bet you’ve not seen him for ages”
‘True, I haven’t and I used to go to the match with him quite a bit back in the day. Fuck it then, yeah, get us a ticket’

It was the game where Brayford made his debut and we got the replay down at Fulham. As I live close to Fulham I thought I might as well go to the replay. Nowt gets you back into football more than a last minute winner by your underdog team.

Shaun Miller to the rescue again, like v Port Vale a year before.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

I bought a "Jagielka" England shirt following his England debut, despite the fact he played for Everton at the time.

Does this make me Bladey or Englandy?

EnglandyBlade.
That's thee that.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

I bought a "Jagielka" England shirt following his England debut, despite the fact he played for Everton at the time.

Does this make me Bladey or Englandy?

Neither but Pinchy is feeling the itch

I think the correct answer, per Pinchy, is that mattbianco1 is neither Bladey nor Englandy, but should henceforth be known as The Everton Supporter.

Or possibly Stoke.

Take your pick.

 

[Houston_Blade]

I bought a "Jagielka" England shirt following his England debut, despite the fact he played for Everton at the time.

Does this make me Bladey or Englandy?

Jagielka-y

Which ironically was probably his nickname when Wilder had him.