What does SUFC mean to you?

[sothall blade]

embarrassment at present,but i will get over it soon in time for next season. and having to listen to wankers who i work with who have sad empty lives and do fuck all,but proceed to tell me SUFC are shit,waste of money,waste of time but they have never been to a game in their lives

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"Sheffield United will break your fucking heart"

- My dad, on the phone, 3pm, 13/05/07

yep! without a doubt my friend

 

[axel smeets]

embarrassment at present,but i will get over it soon in time for next season. and having to listen to wankers who i work with who have sad empty lives and do fuck all,but proceed to tell me SUFC are shit,waste of money,waste of time but they have never been to a game in their lives

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yep! without a doubt my friend

Totally agree. As this season is probably the worst in my time watching United -that is, through birth I was spared the years 1976-1981- obviously there's always a bit of piss taking from people at work. People who do not attend any matches at all. However, I have decided to just change the subject completely when they start. I just interrupt, cut them off and start talking about work etc or summat.

Like sothall says, why the fuck should you have to listen to people who don't go to football at all? I enjoy the banter I get with a lad at work who has lived down here for 10 years, massive Carlisle fan, been to the Lane quite a bit as well, but of course he's enjoying the fact we are at the same level as them now, and boy does he remind me of it!
But I don't mind that at all, because he goes to loads of away matches and also makes a few treks up to Brunton Park each year for home games.

 

[bladeinspaceandtime]

It's about loyalty to my roots and where I feel I come from and, ultimately belong too. Like keeping voting Labour despite Blair, the Iraq war, cuts to lone parent benefits etc etc

So what would it take for you to stop voting Labour? Pictures of Gordon Brown wheelbarrowing Margeret Beckett round the House of Commons I know the alternatives are just as unpalatable but anyone who thinks the Labour Party represent "the working classes" (or however you want to define them) is deluded.

 

[beightonblade]

vote for the loonie Labour lot ? ........................ i'd sooner cut mi balls off !

waste more ........ tax more ..... what a fookin mess they've left this time !

 

[TheSwollengland]

Its being one of only half a dozen Blades in a Parson Cross infant school around the 66 cup final when the whole school including staff was made to be happy about the Grunts appearance at Wembley .Feck that and hoorah at the final whistle .The kicks and the punches in the play ground that preceded it and followed it coloured my feelings for grunts to this day.

Its about being a young lad when probabaly one of the best sides Ive seen for The Blades stormed to the top of Div One in the early 70s and sweapt aside all in front of them .And my club got mentions in things like Shoot and football Monthly and appeared on telly

Its about being a teenager and realising as the side slipped down the Leagues that even my dedication couldnt change that ,dedication that had cost me jobs and relationships but dediction that remained solid nontheless.Even after boxing day

And all the above took place on Parson cross surrounded by pigs except for about 20 or so other Blades

Its about being a 20 something ,flush with cash and independant , in the casuals era ,good clothes and loads of ale and seeing the change in the way Blades fans suddenly wernt a laughing stock and seeing the side eventually climb the leagues as me and loads of other like minded lads followed them all over the place ,generally not giving a shit what anybody thought or said about us .

Its about reaching my 40`s and realising I had to slow down ,cutting back on the away trips and the ale (thanks Shred ) but at the same time watching the Blades rise again and constantly take the piss out of the Grunts and the Grunt fans I`d grown up with

And now its about being in my 50`s and realising that football goes in a circle mainly ,the only constant is the fans ,or at least certain fans ,I see and talk to lads now I got to know when I first started travelling back in the late 70`s ,some I dont even really know their names and conversations start with "hey up fella " or " how are ya mate " but the conversations always start and they are always available if you find yourself alone at a bar etc .And there are lads who`ve become great mates and lifelong friends

I love BB`s post ,it sums it for me too

Its like having a second wife ! ........................ yer have a good moan nar n again but yer luv em ! ....... and any outsiders criticising better watch out

 

[Darren]

So what would it take for you to stop voting Labour? Pictures of Gordon Brown wheelbarrowing Margeret Beckett round the House of Commons I know the alternatives are just as unpalatable but anyone who thinks the Labour Party represent "the working classes" (or however you want to define them) is deluded.

I don't really have an answer to that. Its atavistic loyalty mainly, but if I put my logical hat on I would say that given that the realistic choice of goverment is Labour or Tory, then there is really no choice.

 

[shorehamview]

The belief, nay, the certain knowledge, that every other club in the entire world is in fact shit.

Man United may be league champions, but they are in more debt than the average banana republic and they are in Manchester, which is a shithole.

Barcelona are wank, despite playing all that lovely football, with that lovely ground and those trophies, they too are in masses of debt, have blue stripes on their kit, are in Spain which as we all know is only fit for holidays, and most of the women have moustaches like a Mexican train robber anyway.

The German clubs may have standing areas, but so what? They are German, and that is far too big a cross to bear.

French? Pah. Portuguese? Ditto. Italians? Eleven defenders v eleven defenders. Boring in the extreme.

They are all shit, althought slightly preferable to Wednesday in that influenza is preferable to bubonic plague.

This might seem an exaggeration, but all other teams have one thing that makes them inferior, at least in my eyes, to Sheffield United.

They're not Sheffield United. Their fans can never, ever have what we as Blades have. And if you have to explain it to them then they will never understand.

They can never have my love. They will never see my tears. They will never hear my laughter, and never have my cheers. They are all inferior.

They are not Sheffield United. And they never will be. And they are all so much the poorer for it.

 

[georgethecat]

:clap::clap:Based in N. Ireland and began to follow the Blades as a teenager in late 80's (not really sure why!!) Didnt actually attend my first game until about 1996 but was instantly hooked. I travel over to approximately 5 or 6 games per season. I sometimes bring 1 of my mates (not blades fans) and make a bit of a weekend of it. I have no sheffield connections. Despite this I am consumed by the club. It is a fantastic football club to follow. The atmosphere and dedication of the fans is second to none and i am like a little kid on Christmas morning EVERY time I arrive outside BDTBL. Have 2 young sons who are being indoctrinated into the faith and cannot wait until they are old enough to travel with me. Wife thinks I'm mad and doesnt understand the appeal. I have to keep reminding people over here that we are the original United. Makes you proud doesnt it!

 

[cahill]

Perfectly understandable George. To be honest I'm quite obsessed with the Blades. There doesn't seem to be any time of the day when I'm not thinking of some aspect of the club, or whistling or humming a Blades song. I've got loads of Blades clobber in the house and I'm best known in the area in which I live as "Blade" I feel compelled to share my football loyalties with new acquaintances and it's a fixation, a religion and a compelling interest. Like many other contributors the team's performances and results are secondary to the sense of belonging to something bigger and inclusive.When I'm out of the country, which is often I can't stop thinking about Bladeland. A Blades shirt stands proudly in a cafe bar in France alongside loads of rugby league and union shirts. I'm so at home near Bramall Lane it feels almost spiritual. I've been a Blade since 1966 and do feel isolated as I don't live in Sheffield. I'm forever defending the club to all manner of fans of other clubs. Only regret is that I don't mix with other Blades on a daily basis

 

[MunXy]

I think in a nut shell no one can really give a definitive answer as to exactly why we are blades or why we are so obsessive, i was born i a family of blades from blades stock going back almost since they were formed, had a relative (distan cousin or something) played for them a long time ago but when sat here reading everyone else's reasons i could only really come up with two and one could have been laid out for the S6 boys and thats my pride in being from Sheffield, ive left several times but always come back and secondly im extremely proud of being a yorkshireman and the symbol of the white rose in whatever guise reminds me of my spiritual home, however far i wander, with the blades i get both of my symbols on one shirt to be proud of, so that and being from a family of blades what chance did i have .
since i was old enough to go alone to games, ive seen high's and desperate lows, on the old standing kop ive "heard" some fantastic games (at first i was too small to see them
ive got lifelong friends from going to games, comraderie and the feeling of belonging i get nowhere else, I AM A BLADE simple as that.

MunXy

 

[DEANO1889]

Everything. Must do if browsing at this time of day in the hope of seeing some transfer news/rumours! Roll on 6th aug cant wait to be back UTB

 

[cahill]

Agree with Munxy about the Yorkshire identity thing. Yorkshire, Blades that's it. I think England is a great country to live in but I feel more Yorkshire than English

 

[Sirius]

Agree with Munxy about the Yorkshire identity thing. Yorkshire, Blades that's it. I think England is a great country to live in but I feel more Yorkshire than English

YORKSHIRE yea but Sheffield is Number 1. Specialy for us lot, who for whatever reason are 'AWAY'

 

[shorehamview]

Agree with Munxy about the Yorkshire identity thing. Yorkshire, Blades that's it. I think England is a great country to live in but I feel more Yorkshire than English

YORKSHIRE yea but Sheffield is Number 1. Specialy for us lot, who for whatever reason are 'AWAY'

Fuck Yorkshire. That's got Leeds in it.

South Yorkshire, now you're talking. I have a big South Yorkshire flag flying in my garden. 5' x 3'. It's great.

The People's Republic of South Yorkshire. That has been know to be part of my address on occasion.....

 

[Karaoke Blade]

The belief, nay, the certain knowledge, that every other club in the entire world is in fact shit.

Man United may be league champions, but they are in more debt than the average banana republic and they are in Manchester, which is a shithole.

Barcelona are wank, despite playing all that lovely football, with that lovely ground and those trophies, they too are in masses of debt, have blue stripes on their kit, are in Spain which as we all know is only fit for holidays, and most of the women have moustaches like a Mexican train robber anyway.

The German clubs may have standing areas, but so what? They are German, and that is far too big a cross to bear.

French? Pah. Portuguese? Ditto. Italians? Eleven defenders v eleven defenders. Boring in the extreme.

They are all shit, althought slightly preferable to Wednesday in that influenza is preferable to bubonic plague.

This might seem an exaggeration, but all other teams have one thing that makes them inferior, at least in my eyes, to Sheffield United.

They're not Sheffield United. Their fans can never, ever have what we as Blades have. And if you have to explain it to them then they will never understand.

They can never have my love. They will never see my tears. They will never hear my laughter, and never have my cheers. They are all inferior.

They are not Sheffield United. And they never will be. And they are all so much the poorer for it.

This is possibly the best posting I have ever read on this site

 

[essex blade]

[video]www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JLX_e7mfFM[/video] THIS VIDEO SUMS IT UP FOR ME

 

[AlienWoodward]

It's because of SUFC that I met Raul,Brownie and LS26 amongst other blades, because of this I wish I had followed cricket instead.

 

[Blade55]

Its like a magnet, its force may vary but it is eternal, Its sharing it with my son, It fills my senses on a Saturday afternoon (or a Friday, or a Sunday, or a Monday or a Tuesday), It disappoints then thrills me again, Its hearing the Greasy Chip Butty and original songs and terrace humour, albeit sat down, Its sharing the joy, accepting the heartache then uniting again, Its us against the world, Its the red white and black, Its Sheffield United, the first United, our United and the Blades go marching, on,on,on......

 

[JohnDenver]

It's because of SUFC that I met Raul,Brownie and LS26 amongst other blades, because of this I wish I had followed cricket instead.

www.meadowhall.co.uk

 

[Bognorblade]

I remember at about 10 years of age not really knowing who to align myself to. Being from the south coast i had a few options but none of those fit. My family were a mix of man utd, liverpool etc etc and again i didnt want that. I decided one day that i would support the team at the bottom of the league........ The rest is history. I cant explain the excitement waiting for the yearly review to be sent to me via vhs from the club shop. Blades christmas cracker with deano and bassett on the front dressed in crimbo gear was the first of many. It was so exciting getting it having spent the whole season cutting out the small snippits from parents daily mail and blutacking the league table with sufc highlight to my bedroom wall. My first game i saw was the day we went down at stamford bridge. My dad also went (liverpool) but i know that since then even he has a soft spot for the blades after seeing how much it meant to everyone. I have since seen a handful of games live. Portsmouth away which usedo always be a bore draw or a one nil defeat. Most exiting fixture between those two was when a blade ran on the piyltch and smacked the linesmen after simon tracey was given his marching orders! Been to the lane twice. Sufc 3 - 0 bury for my 18th birthday present and when we spanked whfc and tevez 3-0. Wembley was a great experiance but i just wish we got the chance to celebrate at least a goal. Call me biased but i still hold the early 90's lot as the best i have seen. Hodges, gage, ward,whitehouse, bradshaw, deano, gayle.
However far away i am the blades will always be carried with me in my heart and on my sleeve. Forever blades

 

[MunXy]

i just thought of something else, i've been to the lane with friends that support other clubs (even a wendy fan) and every one of them commented on the way even non blades feel when hearing the lane resonating to The Greasy Chip Butty Song, one liverpool fan going so far as to say felt like The Kop at anfield when they belt out you'll never walk alone.
i defy anyone not to get some kind of reaction to the GCB song when on the Kop and its full and and the ground joins in, truely awsome.
incedently, i live on the manor approx 2-3 miles from the lane and occaisionally can hear the blades singing at the lane.

MunXy

 

[NEWQUAY BLADE]

A great thread. everything has been said, i agree with the rest of the blades. Thats what makes us BLADES, We are SHEFFIELD UNITED, its ours and i love em !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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You can hear them from where you live ??????? why wouldnt you be there singing with them ????? if i lived 2-3 miles away, i would be there !!!

 

[Bladesway]

There's this bloke in Tadcaster......

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

For me its a distant affair and what you say Linz about same faces in the same pubs isn't the case and hasn't been for many years.

When I first introduced myself to Raul under the guise of "come along and I promise no one will punch you" there were a gang of several, maybe up to 10 people. I knew others from pre and post match gatherings but it was in that group that I would say I enjoyed myself the most. That gang got up to about 20 on occasion, including many who now post on here and those who posted on Unitedite before it. Now few if none of those people go. None of them were glory hunters, many could put their Blades medals on the table back to the 70's and 80's. I think thats the saddest thing, part is location, part is peoples lives moving on but the biggest part is the way the club has changed over the past 10 or so years. Not for the better in my opinion.

I'm still a Blade at heart, when someone asks me where I am from I am proud to say Sheffield and when asked who I support I will always say Sheffield United. It won't ever change but it doesn't fire me the way it used to.

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i just thought of something else, i've been to the lane with friends that support other clubs (even a wendy fan) and every one of them commented on the way even non blades feel when hearing the lane resonating to The Greasy Chip Butty Song, one liverpool fan going so far as to say felt like The Kop at anfield when they belt out you'll never walk alone.

MunXy

Indeed it was Munxy, but when was the last time it was like that?

 

[Darren]

Fuck Yorkshire. That's got Leeds in it.

South Yorkshire, now you're talking. I have a big South Yorkshire flag flying in my garden. 5' x 3'. It's great.

The People's Republic of South Yorkshire. That has been know to be part of my address on occasion.....

Agree entirely. The rest of Yorks has lots of Tories and Liberals in it. South Yorks is the most Labour inclined county in England and general election wise has been a Tory free zone since 1997. At the moment only Nick Clegg is a blight on the People's Republic

 

[JJ Sefton]

Agree entirely. The rest of Yorks has lots of Tories and Liberals in it. South Yorks is the most Labour inclined county in England and general election wise has been a Tory free zone since 1997. At the moment only Nick Clegg is a blight on the People's Republic

After the uprising of the 17th of June
The Secretary of the Writers Union
Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee
Stating that the people
Had forfeited the confidence of the government
And could win it back only
By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?

- Bertolt Brecht, The Solution

I got quite the opposite to alot of people on here as I grew up 160 miles away in a school split between Arsenal and Spurs fans. For me, most of the time, Sheffield United was about not belonging. My mum has an old photo of our school football team at a training session and theres all kids with Holsten and JVC on their shirts, and me, standing out sponsorless in red, white and black pinstripes. I was always 'the Sheffield United fan' and I liked being the odd one out.

 

[Oreyt]

Fuck Yorkshire. That's got Leeds in it.

South Yorkshire, now you're talking. I have a big South Yorkshire flag flying in my garden. 5' x 3'. It's great.

The People's Republic of South Yorkshire. That has been know to be part of my address on occasion.....

On the last night of the Jarvis Cocker Meldtown festival in 2007, he played at the Festival Hall. One of the musical directors introduced him as someone from 'Yorkshire'. Me and about three other people in the 2500 crowd shouted back ''SOUTH Yorkshire''.

Nothing like a spot of petty regionalism

 

[Darren]

After the uprising of the 17th of June
The Secretary of the Writers Union
Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee
Stating that the people
Had forfeited the confidence of the government
And could win it back only
By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?

- Bertolt Brecht, The Solution

I got quite the opposite to alot of people on here as I grew up 160 miles away in a school split between Arsenal and Spurs fans. For me, most of the time, Sheffield United was about not belonging. My mum has an old photo of our school football team at a training session and theres all kids with Holsten and JVC on their shirts, and me, standing out sponsorless in red, white and black pinstripes. I was always 'the Sheffield United fan' and I liked being the odd one out.

You have lost me. What has Brecht to do with South Yorks????

 

[Guesty]

On the last night of the Jarvis Cocker Meldtown festival in 2007, he played at the Festival Hall. One of the musical directors introduced him as someone from 'Yorkshire'. Me and about three other people in the 2500 crowd shouted back ''SOUTH Yorkshire''.

Nothing like a spot of petty regionalism

It's just a pity South Yorkshire doesn't really exist, in a geo-political sense. We're in the West Riding of Yorkshire, along with Leeds, of which Wakefield of all places is the Capital.

I always claim that we're in South Yorkshire, mind.

 

[Darren]

It's just a pity South Yorkshire doesn't really exist, in a geo-political sense. We're in the West Riding of Yorkshire, along with Leeds, of which Wakefield of all places is the Capital.

I always claim that we're in South Yorkshire, mind.

The West Riding was abolished in 1973. Sheffield is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_counties

 

[Guesty]

Hmm, Wikipedia has been updated since last time I checked!

East Riding looks like it is entirely in the Sea, on that map.