Ball Sup Blog... v Mansfield Town (h)

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

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[AWetFlannel]

Interesting story about the 60s, enjoyed the blog, but, as ever, disagree with your position on tickets and systems for fair distribution.

Been done to death though so I'll just concur about my love for Reedy and we can move on.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

Interesting story about the 60s, enjoyed the blog, but, as ever, disagree with your position on tickets and systems for fair distribution.

Been done to death though so I'll just concur about my love for Reedy and we can move on.

I'm intrigued ... what position?

 

[AWetFlannel]

I'm intrigued ... what position?

That blagging tickets is fair play.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

That blagging tickets is fair play.

OK. Understood. And take your point that it's done to death. Move on.

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

That blagging tickets is fair play.

Can I not move on...

As I've written, I couldn't work out what was real in the 1969 Mansfield Ticket story. But, one recollection is that people were asking others on The Shoreham "does anyone not want their voucher? I'll have it." I even recall people "selling winning vouchers".

Point being - there was even Blagging then.

I'm still amazed that my mate Steve actually went down for a ticket. I asked him yesterday...

"Don't work it out logically. Don't work it out from the date. Do you honestly and actually remember where you had to go to buy the tickets. In particular can you recall it as The Cricket Pavilion."

He couldn't remember...

 

[AWetFlannel]

Can I not move on...

As I've written, I couldn't work out what was real in the 1969 Mansfield Ticket story. But, one recollection is that people were asking others on The Shoreham "does anyone not want their voucher? I'll have it." I even recall people "selling winning vouchers".

Point being - there was even Blagging then.

I'm still amazed that my mate Steve actually went down for a ticket. I asked him yesterday...

"Don't work it out logically. Don't work it out from the date. Do you honestly and actually remember where you had to go to buy the tickets. In particular can you recall it as The Cricket Pavilion."

He couldn't remember...

I think your blog makes the point (that blagging and DUFs like me were about then) well and I'm definitely not going to challenge it as I wasn't yet born.

I just don't think it's reyt. And I'll admit that part of the reason for my disgruntlement is that me and my dad don't have any/many blagging connections, mainly because we've never lived in Sheffield.

 

[Salmon Pastures]

Carrier Bag Firm
Sheffield United
Mansfield Town
SUFC 2025/26 Game
The need for a Colour Photocopier in 1968
"Loyalty Points" - same as it ever was
Shoutout to my ten year old self
My Football & Beer Blog
Read here

v Mansfield, The Biggest Game In The (ie My) World

Sheffield United 3 v Mansfield Town 4

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What pub/bar was the Siren beer at?

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

What pub/bar was the Siren beer at?

Industry Tap

 

[bakeblade]

Carrier Bag Firm
Sheffield United
Mansfield Town
SUFC 2025/26 Game
The need for a Colour Photocopier in 1968
"Loyalty Points" - same as it ever was
Shoutout to my ten year old self
My Football & Beer Blog
Read here

v Mansfield, The Biggest Game In The (ie My) World

Sheffield United 3 v Mansfield Town 4

open.substack.com

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That brought back memories of when I got a letter published in the green un, quite an honour at the time.
Compared with now it was a long winded exercise. I had to type it out, put it in an envelope, stick a stamp on it and take it to to the post box.