I found myself gripped in a deep conversation today with a fan from the dark side of football which started really pleasantly until it got a bit deeper as it usually does with rival hearts and all that, We started with both teams form over the last couple of years and we both managed to get positives and negatives out of it all which was fair until stats got mention and actual positions and stuff, at this point the wednesday fan turned the conversation towards how wednesday have this amazing lotal crowd that happens to be better than outr as more turn out than ours weekin week out etc, which to be honest has been the normal reaction of a wednesday for some time with us playing the better football and things!!!!
So just to bring this seasons attendances into the lime-light, we have a better following than you at the minute even though we have been relegated and are in a league that has been all soooo familiar to us over the last decade, the stats are as following.

BLADES V OWLS

Highest Attendance this season

26,202 compared to wednesdays 22,131

Average Attendance This Seaon

25,055 compared to wednesdays 19,977

Total Attendances at home, both played 8

200,443 compared to wednesdays 159,814

Which I don't know about you, but it seems like we beat you hands down this season???, ok lets be fair for the sheffield derby i'm sure you will have loads of fans creep out of the woodwork and drag a 30,000+ attendance but one game does'nt make your fans better if thats the only game that they will go to all season!
And now we have a 32,600 capacity, I'm more than certain that we will pull 30,000+ to our derby match at BDTBL, but to be fair that would only be about 5 thousand more than what we are averaging anyway compared to yours which will be 10,000 more than this seasons average crowd!

I found myself gripped in a deep conversation today with a fan from the dark side of football which started really pleasantly until it got a bit deeper as it usually does with rival hearts and all that, We started with both teams form over the last couple of years and we both managed to get positives and negatives out of it all which was fair until stats got mention and actual positions and stuff, at this point the wednesday fan turned the conversation towards how wednesday have this amazing lotal crowd that happens to be better than outr as more turn out than ours weekin week out etc, which to be honest has been the normal reaction of a wednesday for some time with us playing the better football and things!!!!
So just to bring this seasons attendances into the lime-light, we have a better following than you at the minute even though we have been relegated and are in a league that has been all soooo familiar to us over the last decade, the stats are as following.

BLADES V OWLS

Highest Attendance this season

26,202 compared to wednesdays 22,131

Average Attendance This Seaon

25,055 compared to wednesdays 19,977

Total Attendances at home, both played 8

200,443 compared to wednesdays 159,814

Which I don't know about you, but it seems like we beat you hands down this season???, ok lets be fair for the sheffield derby i'm sure you will have loads of fans creep out of the woodwork and drag a 30,000+ attendance but one game does'nt make your fans better if thats the only game that they will go to all season!
And now we have a 32,600 capacity, I'm more than certain that we will pull 30,000+ to our derby match at BDTBL, but to be fair that would only be about 5 thousand more than what we are averaging anyway compared to yours which will be 10,000 more than this seasons average crowd!

Interesting point, Matt. Although you did fail to mention that United are INFINITELY scummier than Wedensday and as such, all the above is questionable.

Whilst what you have pointed out is true, you don't take in to account is the situation we both find ourselves in.

Wednesday have troubles on and off the pitch, whereas we just have troubles on the pitch.

Wednesday have had no hope of achieving anything for the last 8 years, whereas the Blades have had a few good cup runs and a brief stint in PL (yes I know the Owls where there 6 seasons since, but at this point their attendances were dwindling, and only improved once relegated)

But on a much more serious note, the Owls are ****. The Blades are fantastic ;)

Whilst what you have pointed out is true, you don't take in to account is the situation we both find ourselves in.

Wednesday have troubles on and off the pitch, whereas we just have troubles on the pitch.

Wednesday have had no hope of achieving anything for the last 8 years, whereas the Blades have had a few good cup runs and a brief stint in PL (yes I know the Owls where there 6 seasons since, but at this point their attendances were dwindling, and only improved once relegated)

But on a much more serious note, the Owls are ****. The Blades are fantastic ;)and you dont av a chairman that screws you!;)

Interesting point, Matt. Although you did fail to mention that United are INFINITELY scummier than Wedensday and as such, all the above is questionable.


think it will be soon time to clean the cobwebbs of those rusty old save our owls collection tins and start rattling them under our scummier noses on fargate matey.

think it will be soon time to clean the cobwebbs of those rusty old save our owls collection tins and start rattling them under our scummier noses on fargate matey.

And this time put some real money in. That IOU from last time wasn't worth much. You lot are considerably richer in money terms, but like the song says, "money can't buy you love", and nobody loves you. The Prem think you dragged the league through the mud, and are still doing so. The Championship couldn't stand the way you were going to have won the league by Christmas. Divisions 1 & 2 don't know you but would dislike you if they did. You'll soon be about as popular as Leeds and Millwall. But never mind, keep :)

whereas division 1 know you lot pretty well if i remember correctly don't they pitsmoorlad? ;)

I know several people who bought United season tickets after being promised half price tickets for the Premier League next season, the assumption being that their superb squad couldn't possibly fail to deliver automatic promotion.

Let's see how many they sell for another Championship season next year.

I know several people who bought United season tickets after being promised half price tickets for the Premier League next season, the assumption being that their superb squad couldn't possibly fail to deliver automatic promotion.

Let's see how many they sell for another Championship season next year.

and i know several people who bought premiership return tickets for the sty a few years back should have read the small print eh. hope your going to give it a lick of paint before we visit or it'll be like time travel back to the 80's.

Quite a few blades bought their season tickets thinking they were going to be in the Premiership. I wonder how many would have bought them knowing they were in the Championship. Well i guess we'll see next season wont we.

i would guess about 10,000 more than the owls.

and you dont av a chairman that screws you!;)

Are you sure? ;) haha

so for once in the Blunts history - they can actually show themselves in a positive light.
it's amazing how they so quickly forget life before the premiership - and the long long long long stuggle in lower divisions with smaller attendaces than the local rivals.

so for once in the Blunts history - they can actually show themselves in a positive light.
it's amazing how they so quickly forget life before the premiership - and the long long long long stuggle in lower divisions with smaller attendaces than the local rivals.

for once in the blades history!!!

some of us can remember the early 70's mate when blades were getting 40,000 crowds and pigs were down to under 10,000. and no matter what happens we will never never never go scrounging to you lot to save our blades. its called pride.

for once in the blades history!!!

some of us can remember the early 70's mate when blades were getting 40,000 crowds and pigs were down to under 10,000. and no matter what happens we will never never never go scrounging to you lot to save our blades. its called pride.

Remember those days well BB :D

Loads of Blades had the stick on badges as well, picture of the parrot with DOOMED underneath it..CLASSIC ;)

I know several people who bought United season tickets after being promised half price tickets for the Premier League next season, the assumption being that their superb squad couldn't possibly fail to deliver automatic promotion.

Let's see how many they sell for another Championship season next year.


oi we'll be back in premiership next season!! :rant:

for once in the blades history!!!

some of us can remember the early 70's mate when blades were getting 40,000 crowds and pigs were down to under 10,000. and no matter what happens we will never never never go scrounging to you lot to save our blades. its called pride.

i remember them too, i also remember who has the most recent silverware, and the longest period outside the premiership.

i remember them too, i also remember who has the most recent silverware.

Wouldn't that be the Blades :P

Wouldn't that be the Blades :P

tbh i can't ever remember any silverware since the Rumbelows cup. so i could easliy be wrong.

Wouldn't that be the Blades :P

A box of spoons presented by Chinese businessmen doesn't count.

Wouldn't that be the Blades :P

CB, that doesn't include the cutlery in Bumhole Lane's troughing centre.

CB, that doesn't include the cutlery in Bumhole Lane's troughing centre.

and obviously it relates to actually winning a Cup competition, although i really should have mentioned that.
'cos apparently they now class promotion as silverware on Sky sports.

and obviously it relates to actually winning a Cup competition, although i really should have mentioned that.
'cos apparently they now class promotion as silverware on Sky sports.

Aye, sadly I think this maybe what CB is refering to.

We got a "shield" for finishing second in the league. It was a big one :D

Aye, sadly I think this maybe what CB is refering to.
We got a "shield" for finishing second in the league. It was a big one :D

The question was who has the most recent silverware, that would be SHEFFIELD UNITED :P and the Shield Robbie is referring to.
Oh sorry he just changed the rules, its now apparantly got to be a cup competition :roll:
Having just lost the old our attendance is bigger than yours argument they go to trophys :hihi::hihi:
Oh dear they lost that one too ;)

its called pride.Choke,Gag,Vomit,Puke.... frikkkin me! a blade talkin about Pride!:o
Theres one thing i can say as An Owl Bladebloke mate...;) when hillsborough flooded it was all hands on Deck to save the Tea bags...:hihi:
what a night!:hihi:

Took This from a Sheffield Travel Guide...

"For God's sake don't mentio either of the two Sheffield Football teams, they're up and down the division tables like yo-yos but the fans for both teams stick by the team and don't like criticism much"

I think your last bit is about right Madowl, both clubs have their hard core of loyal fans who will not have a word said against their team, it's called being a true fan (or is it colour blind??).

I think your last bit is about right Madowl, both clubs have their hard core of loyal fans who will not have a word said against their team, it's called being a true fan (or is it colour blind??).:suspect: maybe so... but i can take wednesday being pulled apart if its a Fact! You take crap times on the chin and live with it... Your always gonna get the Yes but, no but, fans the same as, the stay away fans that only go to games when their flying high.... there the ones that make me sick, the frikkin know all that say they have been there and done it etc etc, but when it comes down to it all they ever did was brag with lies...:loopy: To some people football is a game to others its a way of life... its been my life from a very young age (blame mi dad). Im not hard core but i am proud.
United fans love the fact that they Were in the prem and rubbed it in our face, cos at the same time we were in the "crap'ole"..... but football is a funny old game aint it? like we never rubbed them up, when we went to the rumberlows cup final, had players like waddle, 40,000 at cardiff.... etc.... its called banta and for me its what makes SHEFFIELD FOOTBALL SPECIAL!

To be honest im looking over my sholder and keeping an eye on leeds... what a great season for them so far.... lets face it "who likes leeds to do well?"

Aye, sadly I think this maybe what CB is refering to.

We got a "shield" for finishing second in the league. It was a big one :D

Did you get one for going down as well? Presented by virtue of a whip round by all the other Premiership managers. :hihi:

Did you get one for going down as well? Presented by virtue of a whip round by all the other Premiership managers. :hihi:

Yeah, the first honourary recipients of the, 'Don't Come Back' Cup.

:help:

The question was who has the most recent silverware, that would be SHEFFIELD UNITED :P and the Shield Robbie is referring to.
Oh sorry he just changed the rules, its now apparantly got to be a cup competition :roll:
Having just lost the old our attendance is bigger than yours argument they go to trophys :hihi::hihi:
Oh dear they lost that one too ;)

i was mistaken and said so - i didnt realise that gaining promotion earned anything to go in the Trophy cabinet.But you didn't actually WIN anything - you came second.
hence my explanation of what i actually meant to say.

the blunts should brag and boast about everything they can, it won't happen again.it's a little sad when the only bragging point's are based on one season.

the blunts should brag and boast about everything they can, it won't happen again.it's a little sad when the only bragging point's are based on one season.

The last 5 seasons we have been the top Sheffield team......

The last 5 seasons we have been the top Sheffield team......

i've a sneaking suspicion you will be for a few more as well.

i've a sneaking suspicion you will be for a few more as well.

Depends if Bryan Robson stays as manager.

Depends if Bryan Robson stays as manager.

i'd like to say we'll swap but i don't think it would benefit either team. we've always had a dodgy manager at one team or the other - but never at both teams at the same time..

I honestly, don't think Laws is that bad, and he is a good manager for you, but he is there to steady the ship and won't be able to take you to that next mile.

It's necessarily a bad thing, if you can steady the ship for a few years and clip a few million off the debt it would help a hell of a lot. The interest must be the only thing crippling Wednesday. Rumour has it that Wednesday have to sell 9,000 season tickets just to cover interest payments for the year.

for once in the blades history!!!

some of us can remember the early 70's mate when blades were getting 40,000 crowds and pigs were down to under 10,000. and no matter what happens we will never never never go scrounging to you lot to save our blades. its called pride.

Wow! what a joker! the place only had three sides to the ground. I used to go with my mate quite a lot in the 70's (and he to Hillsboro the following week) Nowhere near 40k pal, dream on or bring some evidence to the table and not just the odd attendance :rolleyes:

Wow! what a joker! the place only had three sides to the ground. I used to go with my mate quite a lot in the 70's (and he to Hillsboro the following week) Nowhere near 40k pal, dream on or bring some evidence to the table and not just the odd attendance :rolleyes:


hull city 1971 40,227
cardiff 1971 42,963
leeds 1971 40,725
spurs 1971 41,112
chelsea 1971 40,651
man utd 1972 45,054

also
derby 38,238
liverpool 39,023
stoke 35,371
hudd field 35,007
coventry 32,630
leicester 34,046
mancity 38,184
watford 38, 857 all at the lane early 70's.

in fact joker this was the last time a sheffield side averaged over 30,000 for the season since last season when the blades did it again. you have to go back to 68 for the last time piggies did it. you never never never did it in the premiership.

but according to sky sports we've had the biggest attendance ever in the history of both clubs , so there...

72,841 v Manchester City (FA Cup, 17/2/1934)
68,287, v Leeds, FA Cup 5th rd, 15 Feb 1936

but according to sky sports we've had the biggest attendance ever in the history of both clubs , so there...

72,841 v Manchester City (FA Cup, 17/2/1934)
68,287, v Leeds, FA Cup 5th rd, 15 Feb 1936

Oh well if we're going back that far we've won the FA Cup more times than you.......... So there...........:D

Oh well if we're going back that far we've won the FA Cup more times than you.......... So there...........:D

but i bet we got knocked out more times than you....oops:hihi:

but i bet we got knocked out more times than you....oops:hihi:

:hihi::hihi::hihi: Nice one. :D

So Utd. have got better attendence the us this season :suspect:

wow :|

Besides your only 2 points infront of us.......for now

The question was who has the most recent silverware, that would be SHEFFIELD UNITED :P and the Shield Robbie is referring to.
Oh sorry he just changed the rules, its now apparantly got to be a cup competition :roll:
Having just lost the old our attendance is bigger than yours argument they go to trophys :hihi::hihi:
Oh dear they lost that one too ;)

It's a good job they don't rely on "supporters" like you or they'd be right in the ****e!!! :hihi:

I found myself gripped in a deep conversation today with a fan from the dark side of football which started really pleasantly until it got a bit deeper as it usually does with rival hearts and all that, We started with both teams form over the last couple of years and we both managed to get positives and negatives out of it all which was fair until stats got mention and actual positions and stuff, at this point the wednesday fan turned the conversation towards how wednesday have this amazing lotal crowd that happens to be better than outr as more turn out than ours weekin week out etc, which to be honest has been the normal reaction of a wednesday for some time with us playing the better football and things!!!!
So just to bring this seasons attendances into the lime-light, we have a better following than you at the minute even though we have been relegated and are in a league that has been all soooo familiar to us over the last decade, the stats are as following.

BLADES V OWLS

Highest Attendance this season

26,202 compared to wednesdays 22,131

Average Attendance This Seaon

25,055 compared to wednesdays 19,977

Total Attendances at home, both played 8

200,443 compared to wednesdays 159,814

Which I don't know about you, but it seems like we beat you hands down this season???, ok lets be fair for the sheffield derby i'm sure you will have loads of fans creep out of the woodwork and drag a 30,000+ attendance but one game does'nt make your fans better if thats the only game that they will go to all season!
And now we have a 32,600 capacity, I'm more than certain that we will pull 30,000+ to our derby match at BDTBL, but to be fair that would only be about 5 thousand more than what we are averaging anyway compared to yours which will be 10,000 more than this seasons average crowd!

To be fair both teams have these woodwork fans, uniteds attendences were bolsted in the premier league because of the wednesday fans wanting to see premierleague football for once. U had fans going to see United's matches and now were both in same league they have come back to the Wednesday, not that its made any difference to our disappointing attendences lol ;)

But also United fans go to watch Wednesday matches and if we ever got into the prem im sure some of those woodwork fans would be straight to hillsborough for the premier league

hull city 1971 40,227
cardiff 1971 42,963
leeds 1971 40,725
spurs 1971 41,112
chelsea 1971 40,651
man utd 1972 45,054

also
derby 38,238
liverpool 39,023
stoke 35,371
hudd field 35,007
coventry 32,630
leicester 34,046
mancity 38,184
watford 38, 857 all at the lane early 70's.

in fact joker this was the last time a sheffield side averaged over 30,000 for the season since last season when the blades did it again. you have to go back to 68 for the last time piggies did it. you never never never did it in the premiership.

Have a look at this (http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/misc/wedutdframe.htm) and check the attendance link in the left hand column

Have a look at this (http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/misc/wedutdframe.htm) and check the attendance link in the right hand column


could have saved me time from proving my point by putting that up earlier mate.

so its true you hav'nt averaged over 30,000 since 1968 and never done it in the premier.

and we had several crowds near and over 40,000 in the 70's whilst you were rattling your tins and asking us to dig deep like i said.

also did'nt the fa help to pay for your ground in 66 to get it up to scratch for the world cup.
like i say no shame.


ps.. the derby doubles needs updating on that little site mate we got another one 2 seasons back yours is correct tho 1913 was your last one.

Wow! what a joker! the place only had three sides to the ground. I used to go with my mate quite a lot in the 70's (and he to Hillsboro the following week) Nowhere near 40k pal, dream on or bring some evidence to the table and not just the odd attendance :rolleyes:

Oi Bladebloke, You forgot Blades vs Pigs Oct 3rd 1970 3-2 Blades and 39,983 saw Peter Grummitt made to look like a muppet by King Tudor :D
You made me dig out my old programmes, the same ones you have :P

47,592 at the Sty for their Cup Final that season when we drew 0-0 and another point gained in our promotion season ;)

It's a good job they don't rely on "supporters" like you or they'd be right in the ****e!!! :hihi:

No offence like Billy but i was following them all over England when we were absolute ****e in the mid 70's.
I went the length and breadth of England when Jimmy Sirrell and Ken Furphy were managers and there was some right awful matches but CB was there week in and week out.
Remember Burnley away on a horrible tuesday night and we lost 3-1 and we got ran all over after the match.West ham same thing in the league cup when we lost 5-0.
Supporters like me mate kept Sheffield United in pocket, unlike you lot who went out as Doley says with your tin pots a rattling on Fargate.
I would put a bet on I have visited more away grounds than most on here and been to some grounds that dont exist anymore :hihi:
Sheffield United were bloody lucky to have me as a fan and I was lucky to be a Blade, I wouldn't change it for anything :)
When you are born a Blade you are A BLADE FOR LIFE no matter what Country you live in or move to for whatever reason.

Regards CB

in reality it's stupid to even consider the attendances in the '70', the crowds were just crammed in and left to get crushed.
it's not our fault that the club won't allow people to push in when the offical capacity isn't there.
talk about fleecing the public.

i've just checked the attendances and rightly so we never exceeded 30k int he premiership. although we did have several more years and not 1.
perhaps our fans knew they it wasn't going to be once only experience to see decent football.

No offence like Billy but i was following them all over England when we were absolute ****e in the mid 70's.
I went the length and breadth of England when Jimmy Sirrell and Ken Furphy were managers and there was some right awful matches but CB was there week in and week out.
Remember Burnley away on a horrible tuesday night and we lost 3-1 and we got ran all over after the match.West ham same thing in the league cup when we lost 5-0.
Supporters like me mate kept Sheffield United in pocket, unlike you lot who went out as Doley says with your tin pots a rattling on Fargate.
I would put a bet on I have visited more away grounds than most on here and been to some grounds that dont exist anymore :hihi:
Sheffield United were bloody lucky to have me as a fan and I was lucky to be a Blade, I wouldn't change it for anything :)
When you are born a Blade you are A BLADE FOR LIFE no matter what Country you live in or move to for whatever reason.

Regards CB

Sounds like we are much of a muchness regarding our respective clubs as i started watching wednesday in 1974! The golden age of crapness!!! I still have a season ticket and travel to 3/4 of away games but you will also appreciate that you're in the same boat as the "praise or grumble" crowd, as in as much that you get a caller ringing in to voice their opinions on the days game until the DJ asks the killer question "Have you been to the game today?" to which the caller usually stumbles and says in a squawky voice "No, i've listened to it on't radio!" WTF!!! The point i'm making is that as much as you've been and still are an avid blade and to be congratulated for following your club through thick and thin, and i'm sure knowing what you know about football, you know you can't make an honest judgement about a game unless you've actually been there and seen it.

No offence like Billy but i was following them all over England when we were absolute ****e in the mid 70's.
I went the length and breadth of England when Jimmy Sirrell and Ken Furphy were managers and there was some right awful matches but CB was there week in and week out.
Remember Burnley away on a horrible tuesday night and we lost 3-1 and we got ran all over after the match.West ham same thing in the league cup when we lost 5-0.
Supporters like me mate kept Sheffield United in pocket, unlike you lot who went out as Doley says with your tin pots a rattling on Fargate.
I would put a bet on I have visited more away grounds than most on here and been to some grounds that dont exist anymore :hihi:
Sheffield United were bloody lucky to have me as a fan and I was lucky to be a Blade, I wouldn't change it for anything :)
When you are born a Blade you are A BLADE FOR LIFE no matter what Country you live in or move to for whatever reason.

Regards CB

I'm pretty sure I was at that same Burnley match, it certainly improved my fitness:hihi:

You are right about being born a Blade and I have seen the red & white wizards on over 80 different grounds so far in my life with hopefully more to come.

No offence like Billy but i was following them all over England when we were absolute ****e in the mid 70's.
I went the length and breadth of England when Jimmy Sirrell and Ken Furphy were managers and there was some right awful matches but CB was there week in and week out.
Remember Burnley away on a horrible tuesday night and we lost 3-1 and we got ran all over after the match.West ham same thing in the league cup when we lost 5-0.
Supporters like me mate kept Sheffield United in pocket, unlike you lot who went out as Doley says with your tin pots a rattling on Fargate.
I would put a bet on I have visited more away grounds than most on here and been to some grounds that dont exist anymore :hihi:
Sheffield United were bloody lucky to have me as a fan and I was lucky to be a Blade, I wouldn't change it for anything :)
When you are born a Blade you are A BLADE FOR LIFE no matter what Country you live in or move to for whatever reason.

Regards CB

I'm going to be sick. :gag:

I'm going to be sick. :gag:

Same feeling you get watching the Pigs play on Saturdays I would imagine :hihi::hihi:

Same feeling you get watching the Pigs play on Saturdays I would imagine :hihi::hihi:

Unless it was Saturday 3rd April 1993! :hihi:

No offence like Billy but i was following them all over England when we were absolute ****e in the mid 70's.
I went the length and breadth of England when Jimmy Sirrell and Ken Furphy were managers and there was some right awful matches but CB was there week in and week out.
Remember Burnley away on a horrible tuesday night and we lost 3-1 and we got ran all over after the match.West ham same thing in the league cup when we lost 5-0.
Supporters like me mate kept Sheffield United in pocket, unlike you lot who went out as Doley says with your tin pots a rattling on Fargate.
I would put a bet on I have visited more away grounds than most on here and been to some grounds that dont exist anymore :hihi:
Sheffield United were bloody lucky to have me as a fan and I was lucky to be a Blade, I wouldn't change it for anything :)
When you are born a Blade you are A BLADE FOR LIFE no matter what Country you live in or move to for whatever reason.

Regards CB

Shame that you can't make this event CB
Blades 1982 Glory Dinner (http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Blades39-1982-glory-dinner.3503349.jp)

Particularly like this quote
"The class of 1981-82 will relive the glory moments of that season, which included a 19-game unbeaten run against those leviathans of modern football Hereford, Bury, Rochdale and Aldershot" (alright might have added that last bit :))

Sounds like it's right up your street celebrating 25 years since United's last piece of 'major' silverware the Division 4 Championship :D

Well least you can brag that it's one thing SWFC will never win!

Shame that you can't make this event CB
Blades 1982 Glory Dinner (http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Blades39-1982-glory-dinner.3503349.jp)

Particularly like this quote
"The class of 1981-82 will relive the glory moments of that season, which included a 19-game unbeaten run against those leviathans of modern football Hereford, Bury, Rochdale and Aldershot" (alright might have added that last bit :))

Sounds like it's right up your street celebrating 25 years since United's last piece of 'major' silverware the Division 4 Championship :D

Well least you can brag that it's one thing SWFC will never win!
Absolutely fantastic! the only thing they can crow about is that. Fourth division rubbish with their 30,000 crowds ( contact CB for details) heh heh heh. Oh well, dream on. Just look at the facts on the fair weather report you rose tinted fellas :hihi::hihi::hihi:

No offence like Billy but i was following them all over England when we were absolute ****e in the mid 70's.
I went the length and breadth of England when Jimmy Sirrell and Ken Furphy were managers and there was some right awful matches but CB was there week in and week out.
Remember Burnley away on a horrible tuesday night and we lost 3-1 and we got ran all over after the match.West ham same thing in the league cup when we lost 5-0.
Supporters like me mate kept Sheffield United in pocket, unlike you lot who went out as Doley says with your tin pots a rattling on Fargate.
I would put a bet on I have visited more away grounds than most on here and been to some grounds that dont exist anymore :hihi:
Sheffield United were bloody lucky to have me as a fan and I was lucky to be a Blade, I wouldn't change it for anything :)
When you are born a Blade you are A BLADE FOR LIFE no matter what Country you live in or move to for whatever reason.

Regards CB
Thar't crap owd lad. I bet tha's never bin t'ot Lane If truth be known :hihi::hihi::hihi:
In fact I reckon I've been more times than thee. Tha shud gud to Carlisle, Gillingham or Plymouth on a week day, int' winter. I bet it's a bit like Canada.......blade.( I have, but what the hey) never did the Limit though,eh? brother?:love:

Thar't crap owd lad. I bet tha's never bin t'ot Lane If truth be known :hihi::hihi::hihi:
In fact I reckon I've been more times than thee.

Of course thy az :roll::roll::roll:
Bet tha guz t'ot Lane when tha wants to see some real togga :hihi:

Of course thy az :roll::roll::roll:
Bet tha guz t'ot Lane when tha wants to see some real togga :hihi:
very good :)

could have saved me time from proving my point by putting that up earlier mate.

so its true you hav'nt averaged over 30,000 since 1968 and never done it in the premier.

I think 29,560 is not too far short! The fact is, the overall average attendances are in favour of the Owls from day one. As for 40k crowds, I've stood in over 40,000 several times in the 80's and 90's while the piggies looked on enviously in their deck chair shirts. Now the big anomaly....there seems to be 10,000+ gone missing from your concrete bunker since May ;)

[QUOTE=bladebloke;2855508]could have saved me time from proving my point by putting that up earlier mate.there seems to be 10,000+ gone missing from your concrete bunker since May ;)

So if you have always had the bigger crowds from day 1 and we are now getting 29,000 and missing 10,000 + as you say then that means there are more than 21,000 + missing from the needs a lick o paint sty because you seems to be drawing about 19,000 or so this season mate ;)

[QUOTE=bladebloke;2855508]could have saved me time from proving my point by putting that up earlier mate.

so its true you hav'nt averaged over 30,000 since 1968 and never done it in the premier.

I think 29,560 is not too far short! The fact is, the overall average attendances are in favour of the Owls from day one. As for 40k crowds, I've stood in over 40,000 several times in the 80's and 90's while the piggies looked on enviously in their deck chair shirts. Now the big anomaly....there seems to be 10,000+ gone missing from your concrete bunker since May ;)

starting to pity you now pal. last season we averaged 30,000 this season were averaging over 25,000 but you reckon 10,000 have gone missing !!! nope you've lost me bud.

dont forget to get that site updated we've another double to add on. 1913 lofl.

24,917 actually Canada Bloke :) (29,000!!!! over 25,000!) nuff said. My 10,000 deficit is because I've been a bit misled with the figures I've been supplied with from the rose tinted spectacle wearing people, who, probably know who they are but can't help themselves;) Plus, Canada, did you have look at this (http://www.btinternet.com/~a.drake/owls/misc/wedutdframe.htm) That says Wednesday have in general, been the better supported club. It maybe not in the last couple of years, or in your head and I know it must be difficult for you to understand , but that is how it is. Come back in 30 or so years with some new figures:love:

Below are recent average attendances at Hillsborough:

2006-07: 23,638
2005-06: 24,853
2004-05: 23,100
2003-04: 22,336

Now if some blades finds out what their average attendances have been then this can get laid to rest!

I think that if on average you take off the away support of say... 1500... we av 21000 as the Home support average!
still not bad for the crap we have had to put up with over the years...

HOME AVERAGE IS 21000;

23.000 at the lane yesterday.

Below are recent average attendances at Hillsborough:

2006-07: 23,638
2005-06: 24,853
2004-05: 23,100
2003-04: 22,336

Now if some blades finds out what their average attendances have been then this can get laid to rest!

I think that if on average you take off the away support of say... 1500... we av 21000 as the Home support average!
still not bad for the crap we have had to put up with over the years...

HOME AVERAGE IS 21000;



2003-04 Division One 21,646
2004-05 The Championship 19,594
2005-06 The Championship 23,650
2006-07 The Premiership 30,684 these are uniteds for ya mad un :confused:

23.000 at the lane yesterday.

touching closer to 24,000

2003-04 Division One 21,646
2004-05 The Championship 19,594
2005-06 The Championship 23,650
2006-07 The Premiership 30,684 these are uniteds for ya mad un :confused:so on av, the away support would be the same apart from the Premiership season.... thats estimated 1500, to 5000 for the prem...


so using my mathematical calculator...using these estimated calculations....

owls v blades... because of the season in the prem... the blades are the better supported side in sheffield....by an av of 3-4000 per match...without the prem wednesday are the better supported.... by an av 1500-2000 per game....

to sum things up id say this... sheffield is 50/50!
& The blades only come out when things are on the up!:P

if the blades ad 30,684 in the prem take the 5000 away support... av = 25000.


theres nowt in it boys and girls we are a city split down the middle.... but we knew that b4 didnt we...

blades are terrible this season but are above owls who only want to be above us lack of class all round why dont united buy owls shut em down and and get the crowds a united sheff team could get and later we could all be proud of the resulting team

blades are terrible this season but are above owls who only want to be above us lack of class all round why dont united buy owls shut em down and and get the crowds a united sheff team could get and later we could all be proud of the resulting team
Whatever :huh:

so on av, the away support would be the same apart from the Premiership season.... thats estimated 1500, to 5000 for the prem...


so using my mathematical calculator...using these estimated calculations....

owls v blades... because of the season in the prem... the blades are the better supported side in sheffield....by an av of 3-4000 per match...without the prem wednesday are the better supported.... by an av 1500-2000 per game....

to sum things up id say this... sheffield is 50/50!
& The blades only come out when things are on the up!:P

if the blades ad 30,684 in the prem take the 5000 away support... av = 25000.


theres nowt in it boys and girls we are a city split down the middle.... but we knew that b4 didnt we...

ah but a find a little flaw in your theory. united only had 2,800 seats for visitors in the bottom tier. you wendy lads give 8,000 visitors seats for all the away end. that puts our average home gates at 28,000 home fans.

blades are terrible this season but are above owls who only want to be above us lack of class all round why dont united buy owls shut em down and and get the crowds a united sheff team could get and later we could all be proud of the resulting team

I would rather cut my left te..icle off than be a blade chum!!!!!!!

ah but a find a little flaw in your theory. united only had 2,800 seats for visitors in the bottom tier. you wendy lads give 8,000 visitors seats for all the away end. that puts our average home gates at 28,000 home fans.
Wendy Lads.WHY, its not even funny at any level or original.:roll::roll:

Wendy Lads.WHY, its not even funny at any level or original.:roll::roll:

we can't all have your sharp wit bud. david hirst is god ffs.

I found myself gripped in a deep conversation today with a fan from the dark side of football which started really pleasantly until it got a bit deeper as it usually does with rival hearts and all that, We started with both teams form over the last couple of years and we both managed to get positives and negatives out of it all which was fair until stats got mention and actual positions and stuff, at this point the wednesday fan turned the conversation towards how wednesday have this amazing lotal crowd that happens to be better than outr as more turn out than ours weekin week out etc, which to be honest has been the normal reaction of a wednesday for some time with us playing the better football and things!!!!
So just to bring this seasons attendances into the lime-light, we have a better following than you at the minute even though we have been relegated and are in a league that has been all soooo familiar to us over the last decade, the stats are as following.

BLADES V OWLS

Highest Attendance this season

26,202 compared to wednesdays 22,131

Average Attendance This Seaon

25,055 compared to wednesdays 19,977

Total Attendances at home, both played 8

200,443 compared to wednesdays 159,814

Which I don't know about you, but it seems like we beat you hands down this season???, ok lets be fair for the sheffield derby i'm sure you will have loads of fans creep out of the woodwork and drag a 30,000+ attendance but one game does'nt make your fans better if thats the only game that they will go to all season!
And now we have a 32,600 capacity, I'm more than certain that we will pull 30,000+ to our derby match at BDTBL, but to be fair that would only be about 5 thousand more than what we are averaging anyway compared to yours which will be 10,000 more than this seasons average crowd!

If i remember rightly....you all bought your season tickets before you got relegated so come off it mate!! I've spoken to a lot of blades about this (even my old man and my uncles are blades) and majority agree that if united were in exactly the same position wednesday are in now you wouldn't be getting anywhere near 20 thou at home!

Let's be honest here. You have achieved a lot in recent years both off and on the pitch for a club your size, but i personally don't think to can touch the loyalty we have down at s6. It is something often commented on by both sets of fans. After all the lies, the let-downs, the turmoil and increased ticket prices on top of that, to still average 20k after our worst start in history is something to be proud of. rant over piglet

ah but a find a little flaw in your theory. united only had 2,800 seats for visitors in the bottom tier. you wendy lads give 8,000 visitors seats for all the away end. that puts our average home gates at 28,000 home fans.
The Leppings Lane end total capacity is about 7,000. The West stand is the only section open because as a rule the away support very, very rarely exceeds the 3,500 it holds. Do you honestly think Colchester and the likes bring 8,000. Just goes to prove your inability to evaluate reason, methinks :rolleyes:

Think the mods should close this thread its turning in to swings and roundabouts......:roll:

The Leppings Lane end total capacity is about 7,000. The West stand is the only section open because as a rule the away support very, very rarely exceeds the 3,500 it holds. Do you honestly think Colchester and the likes bring 8,000. Just goes to prove your inability to evaluate reason, methinks :rolleyes:

no mate think it proves your inability to follow a thread. madowl
was on about premier league attendances. when did you play colchester in the premiership.
i'm sure man utd, man city, newcastle, liverpool etc etc etc brought more to the sty than 3,500 in your premier days. but only brought 2,800 to the lane as tickets allocated. if we had room for 7,000 visitors then our average last season would have been around 35,000.

please try to keep up bud.

so for once in the Blunts history - they can actually show themselves in a positive light.
it's amazing how they so quickly forget life before the premiership - and the long long long long stuggle in lower divisions with smaller attendaces than the local rivals.You would do well to look at united and see how we turned the financial negatives into positives

http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.2&year=2007&cc=5901

Scroll down, all you need to know ;)

Regards CB
UTB

Do you honestly think Colchester and the likes bring 8,000.


They only get a touch over 5,000 at home, be lucky if they take 8,000 away all season :hihi::hihi:

http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.2&year=2007&cc=5901

Scroll down, all you need to know ;)

Regards CB
UTB

Then click on the previous years tabs - all you need to know.

The last season Utd were in the same league as the mighty blues guess who had by far the highest average out of the 2.

http://soccernet-akamai.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=eng.2&year=2007&cc=5901

Scroll down, all you need to know ;)

Regards CB
UTB

Absolute numpty!

Wednesday have been at their lowest for YEARS!! The whole Dave Allen fiasco stopped thousands coming back to Hillsborough this season.
United on the other hand have JUST had a season in the prem, many of there season tickets were purchased BEFORE they knew they were going down and youre STILL only getting 4 thou more than us this season lol.
Look at the last time we were both in Championship mate. You got promoted, we nearly went down again and we still got more at home. Imagine if that had been the other way round. We went up and u finished 10points off relegation. I think the difference would be as much as 10 thousand pal.

I'd love blades to go through the decade we've just had...see where u are then! you wouldnt even be touching 15k matey.