Popular Post poite Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 I don't want to take any attention away from the rivetting 'whos going to be our next manager' threads but I thought I'd just post something a little different. I spent the day in Sheffield today with my wife and two kids. My son is 3 and my daughter is 1 so it's quite a drive for them as we live in Leicester. While the ladies were shopping I took the chance to take my son on the supertram and headed to Hillsborough. We got the new shirt which made my son's day and had a photo outside the ground. Having a son to take to Hillsborough has literally been my dream and it brought a lump to my throat. Seeing him in the blue and white outside our historic ground meant the world to me even on a Monday afternoon when there's no game on. But I just wanted to comment on Sheffield really. It's been years since I've been to the city centre which has changed a lot since I was last there. Throughout the day I saw many people wearing the blue and white stripes but I also saw a couple wearing United shirts and a couple wearing Barnsley shirts. Yes, we hate United and they hate us, but I love that we have a two team city with a proper derby (not one of those fake ones like you get in L**ds). Both clubs unfortunately have a minority of idiots determined to let their side of the city down, but the majority I expect feel like myself and recognise that we are better for having United in our lives and they are better for having us. For the majority of us it brings out the best in both clubs. But it made me think what a great city Sheffield is. I know we have our rivalry and there's certainly no love lost between us but I was really proud to be associated with a city where people of all our local teams wore their colours so openly and so proudly. It was fantastic to see so many young ones wearing the shirts of our local clubs. Probably not the most interesting post you'll read but we all had a great day today so I just thought I'd share it. And it's true. Sheffield really is wonderful. 47 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Full of T@ts, Fa@@y and The Wednesday...Oh Sheffield is Wonderful!! Always loved that song 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Nice and refreshing to read something positive being said about our City. We always seem too keen to pull ourselves down IMO. Glad you had a smashing day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the monk Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, poite said: I don't want to take any attention away from the rivetting 'whos going to be our next manager' threads but I thought I'd just post something a little different. I spent the day in Sheffield today with my wife and two kids. My son is 3 and my daughter is 1 so it's quite a drive for them as we live in Leicester. While the ladies were shopping I took the chance to take my son on the supertram and headed to Hillsborough. We got the new shirt which made my son's day and had a photo outside the ground. Having a son to take to Hillsborough has literally been my dream and it brought a lump to my throat. Seeing him in the blue and white outside our historic ground meant the world to me even on a Monday afternoon when there's no game on. But I just wanted to comment on Sheffield really. It's been years since I've been to the city centre which has changed a lot since I was last there. Throughout the day I saw many people wearing the blue and white stripes but I also saw a couple wearing United shirts and a couple wearing Barnsley shirts. Yes, we hate United and they hate us, but I love that we have a two team city with a proper derby (not one of those fake ones like you get in L**ds). Both clubs unfortunately have a minority of idiots determined to let their side of the city down, but the majority I expect feel like myself and recognise that we are better for having United in our lives and they are better for having us. For the majority of us it brings out the best in both clubs. But it made me think what a great city Sheffield is. I know we have our rivalry and there's certainly no love lost between us but I was really proud to be associated with a city where people of all our local teams wore their colours so openly and so proudly. It was fantastic to see so many young ones wearing the shirts of our local clubs. Probably not the most interesting post you'll read but we all had a great day today so I just thought I'd share it. And it's true. Sheffield really is wonderful. Are you a Sheffielder? if so what took you to Leicester? Genuine question by the way Edited July 29, 2019 by the monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just now, the monk said: Are you a Sheffielder? if so what took you to Leicester? He went via Fleetwood 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladeshater Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 The city centre is a dump tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, the monk said: Are you a Sheffielder? if so what took you to Leicester? Genuine question by the way 3 minutes ago, fatzooma said: He went via Fleetwood Thought via Belgium was the preferred route these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, the monk said: Are you a Sheffielder? if so what took you to Leicester? Genuine question by the way Spent all my childhood in Worksop so my old man used to take me to Hillsborough every other week. But from the age of about 18 I moved around a fair bit - uni, jobs etc. About 7 years ago I got offered a job in Coventry which I took and have been living in Leicester ever since. My missus is from Loughborough so she's from down here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, bladeshater said: The city centre is a dump tho I'll show you around Leicester mate. Sheffield will feel like walking around Miami after that 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Walked it recently from Dronfield to town, early morning. Through Woodsests, London Road, up the Moor. Its a dump, and when driving about, you don’t realise it. Suspect most big cities are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apswfcowl Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, vulva said: Walked it recently from Dronfield to town, early morning. Through Woodsests, London Road, up the Moor. Its a dump, and when driving about, you don’t realise it. Suspect most big cities are the same. 4 minutes ago, vulva said: Walked it recently from Dronfield to town, early morning. Through Woodsests, London Road, up the Moor. Its a dump, and when driving about, you don’t realise it. Suspect most big cities are the same. Dronfield is quite nice though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Newsome Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Sheffield town centre makes me ill, stinks of universal credit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Not Jon Newsome said: Sheffield town centre makes me ill, stinks of universal credit. Full of spice zombies these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 Try to post something positive about the city and get a comments section full of people calling the place a sh!thole I bleeding love this forum 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, vulva said: Walked it recently from Dronfield to town, early morning. Through Woodsests, London Road, up the Moor. Its a dump, and when driving about, you don’t realise it. Suspect most big cities are the same. Try walking from Ecco. Through Firth Park, Page Hall, Firvale, Pitsmoor, Burngreave and on to the Wicker. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vulva Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, lanzaroteowl said: Try walking from Ecco. Through Firth Park, Page Hall, Firvale, Pitsmoor, Burngreave and on to the Wicker. I’d probably run tbf. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 47 minutes ago, the monk said: Are you a Sheffielder? If so what took you to Leicester? The M1? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, hirstyboywonder said: Thought via Belgium was the preferred route these days? Only 10 mins apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevdi9 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 left over 30 years ago, miss the ground and the games and the fantastic Wednesday fans, visit my sister in woodhouse now and then but that is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddogbob Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, vulva said: Walked it recently from Dronfield to town, early morning. Through Woodsests, London Road, up the Moor. Its a dump, and when driving about, you don’t realise it. Suspect most big cities are the same. Ill be honest, im In total agreement. Never liked the city, for me its just not a nice place. Dirty, unorganised. Its just chuffing horrid. Its got nothing going for it. As you say most big citys are the same. Edited July 29, 2019 by Maddogbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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