Why am I not excited?

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And of the other lads is now a Sheffield FC season ticket holder.

"£30 a season ticket. The lads get paid £75 a match. And they try."
 

maybe thats why I seem to be the only one whos excited about this season, Ive been terrible at golf this year so watching the Blades will be a joy.

You do all sound like a bunch of part timers though ;)
 
Sorry but the olympics were rammed down our throats this time, we won a few 4 years ago how many do you remember? We have made celebritys out of them this time and the news was, oh we (the royal we?) have won another gold and another oh and by the way, a young girl was murdered, oh yes we have another medal!
Bet Roger Bannister wishes he had been botn later or David Emmery who?
Ready for the season to start but worried for us.
 
Linz said:
But the club has turned its collective attentions inwards with scant preparation for fans shrugging their shoulders and staying away.
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Had to check the date on that Linz.

Some have been saying the same thing for at least two years (and were roundly shouted down for it I seem to recall). It hasn't changed and it is becoming noticed by more and more.

For me the biggest factor is being behind the pigs for the first time in a decade. That exacerbates the problem greatly.
 
Sorry so say I hated doing athletics at school an still hate watching most of the track and field events all these years later so the Olympics have been a big turn off for me, I just cant see no skill in running in circles or throwing different lumps of metal the furthest, to me just a test of strength or endurance. Being cynical it could be argued the winners are sometimes the one's who leave it the latest to stop taking performance enhancing substances without being caught. Media coverage especially on the TV has been way too much still back to the boring soaps and repeats of repeats, good old BBC the robbing bastards.
Having said that I can't get too excited about the start of the football season either league one is very very poor and the Premiership is all about who has the most money you can virtually name the top 6 every season, it is about as boring as the SLP which Celtic are sure to win again...................... now a ST for Sheffield FC ??? there's an idea
 
Ted Danson said:
Haha Ive just booked my first round there an hour ago. Youl have some fresh new divets all over your course by Sunday evening :)
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Pop in to the bar from 4pm onwards on Sunday and say hello :)

You might be treated to the sight of Keith Edwards, merry.
 
Should be hitting the bar by about 6ish Id of thought so Keith should be in an advanced state of merryment then :)
 
Linz said:
There were a load in the Golf Club last night... who used to be die-hard, travel all over the country fans.

Now two have got season tickets but don't know if they can be bothered to use them. The others just haven't bothered. They know they can get tickets if they need them but would rather spend their money on golf holidays to Portugal. One lad said he could get his dose of misery from a poor round of 18 holes, but get over it with a pint or two in the sunshine.

One lad at work who isn't a season ticket holder went to the game v. Burton. He's said he isn't going again until the team look like they deserve his support. He doesn't know when that will be.

The hangover from last season is endemic. But the club has turned its collective attentions inwards with scant preparation for fans shrugging their shoulders and staying away.

As for me... guess I've got nowt better to do. But I've got no defence against the gloating pigs and I can't exactly say I'm looking forward to this season. I'm already planning to miss some away games. Not bothered to sign up to the automatic cup scheme seeing as they cocked it up... so I might just end up picking and choosing those matches too. The club might need my money, but I might just end up needing it more.
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Bloody hell, if Linz feels like that, there is no hope!
 
SwissBlade said:
Personally I’m not. It’s not because I’ve fallen out of love with the Blades. I think that remains, but this season seems to have come around too soon. I don't intend to be negative, just putting out what I am thinking at the moment. I think these are the reasons why...

Football in General – FIFA, UEFA, the FA, the PL, the Champions League and England have all at some point got my back up. I’d be lying if I didn’t mention West ham and the PL, but its scandal after scandal, it’s the racism issue, its diving, spitting, general lack of sportsmanship and of course it’s the obscene amount of money in the game. On top of this, the clubs are no longer clubs, they’re Hollywood studios with a bunch of actors who cannot be seen to interact with the adoring fans. Football just feels so detached and the sport is soiled with arrogance and the untouchables.

The end to last season – By the Exeter game i’d had enough. The Ched situation knocked me for six in many ways and left me a little numb about the end of the season run in. I enjoyed the games at the back of the season, but Exeter was my season swan song, I just couldn’t be bothered with the remainder of the season. As for Ched, it got to me a) because he was stupid enough to do that. They must be told about this sort of thing in the Academies and have it drummed into them throughout their careers? And b) that he got done for it. If the season had ended at MK dons I probably wouldn’t have noticed. The pigs going up instead of us was a major blow, but I can’t see what else the team could’ve put in last season. I will say though that last season was one of the most enjoyable for years, but it’s another season in League 3 with more of the same to come.

No Morgan – Sure he’s been out for a season and a half, but it’s a big blow. I know he’s not the most gifted of footballers with the ball at his feet but for leadership, for determination, never say die attitude and experience, we’ve lost a player that has ended up being sorely missed.

Euro 2012 – it was dour. Not much to get excited about all round. It was too stale and FIFA/ UEFA need to relax a lot with these tournaments as they are now too commercial, too stale, too predictable. We need more Republic of Ireland’s

Holidays and increasing my exercise regime – Had a couple of cracking holidays since the season ended. Went to the Austrian Alps did lots of Hiking with our lass and our 18 mth old Labrador, done lots of walking around Switzerland, had a great holiday to Cyprus, got into road biking a lot and of course had a cheeky weekend at the Olympics.

Other events – This has been the big one, thankfully. The jubilee was a great little warm up. But then Tour de France took over my life for 3 weeks, no bullshit, just riders working hard for their teams, gruelling uphill climbs, sportsmanship and of course British winners. But if Wiggins hadn’t won, i’d have still been impressed by the likes of Sagan.

Then came the highlight, the Olympics, 2 weeks of absolute joy. Team GB were amazing, but the whole event reminds you that there is more to life than pampered footballers. Mo Farah, Usain Bolt, Jess Ennis, Chris Hoy, Laura Trott, Brad Wiggins, Laura Pendleton, The double trap shooter, the kayakers, Ben Ainslie – all of them just showed what the sport meant to them. Not money, no question of weekly salary, just determination to push themselves as fast, high, further than they had before – in search of that PB and hopefully Gold, Silver or Bronze. The two rowers that got Silver and were so disappointed made me realise how much this means.

I was lucky enough to get tickets and seeing the events first hand gets you. Mo Farah was amazing, Usain Bolt awesome. But the American girl jumping her PB on her final jump in the High Jump to leapfrog from fourth to 2nd just sticks with me. I can’t even remember her name, but will remember her in 4 years time. The roar of the crowd and seeing her jumping around like a loon just showed how much it meant to her.

I think all in all this has summed up my feeling. I’m just not ready for the footy season yet. I’m due back to the lane for my first game on 1st Sept v AFC Bournemouth, perhaps when I get back on the carling, Peters pies and hear the GCB i’ll be more up for it, but now its just too early for me to be ready.
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This is exactly how I feel at the moment - underwhelmed at best. In previous seasons it's nearly always been excitement with a bit of trepidation before the season. In spite of how well we played for most of last season I think the end really took it out of me and that coupled with the joy of the TdF and the Olympics has left this season looking, using the parlance of todays youth, 'whatever.'

However, once it starts and the games come thick and fast I suspect my, and most of the others who feel similarly, present state of enthusiasm will be raised.

UTB
 
Well I'll be there tomorrow.

I want to be there and I expect. Giving up doesn't seem to be an option to me.

I never have and will not accept mediocrity as some would suggest.

I've seen all the heartache since 1968.

I'm still a Blade and I will be there!

Will you?
 

silverfox said:
Well I'll be there tomorrow.

I want to be there and I expect. Giving up doesn't seem to be an option to me.

I never have and will not accept mediocrity as some would suggest.

I've seen all the heartache since 1968.

I'm still a Blade and I will be there!

Will you?
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Sadly not, but thats more to do with other things than the lack of desire to go. I'm still keen to go, I'm just no ready for the start of the season yet. Do you think we can put the start back a few weeks
 
silverfox said:
Well I'll be there tomorrow.

I want to be there and I expect. Giving up doesn't seem to be an option to me.

I never have and will not accept mediocrity as some would suggest.

I've seen all the heartache since 1968.

I'm still a Blade and I will be there!

Will you?
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Wish I could join you. I know I would be there all the time if I didn't have this little ocean in the way. Have a great day and a pint or two for me.
 
Mrs BoSS and I had the option of taking two weeks off to watch the whole of the Olympics and I'm glad we didn't in the end (partly down to a major project at my work) as we used Sky+ to whizz through everything.

What with not really being able to settle down for a bit of telly-viewing until gone 8 each weekday evening, it meant some late night/early morning viewing sessions which is a bit hard work when you're up at 6 for work.

Wouldn't have missed a minute of it though. Fantastic job done by the BBC and the digital element of the coverage meant you could watch something else in the background on the laptop if necessary.

I thought Lineker was a great anchor man and Clare Balding was superb in the events she covered; who can forget the views of Denise Lewis's backside as she was cheering home Mo Farah and Jess Ennis !

:D
 
metalblade said:
Sorry so say I hated doing athletics at school an still hate watching most of the track and field events all these years later so the Olympics have been a big turn off for me, I just cant see no skill in running in circles or throwing different lumps of metal the furthest, to me just a test of strength or endurance. Being cynical it could be argued the winners are sometimes the one's who leave it the latest to stop taking performance enhancing substances without being caught. Media coverage especially on the TV has been way too much still back to the boring soaps and repeats of repeats, good old BBC the robbing bastards.
Having said that I can't get too excited about the start of the football season either league one is very very poor and the Premiership is all about who has the most money you can virtually name the top 6 every season, it is about as boring as the SLP which Celtic are sure to win again...................... now a ST for Sheffield FC ??? there's an idea
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There you go, fella, byeeee!

http://www.sheffieldfc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=68

:D ;)
 
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