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Days With The Blades
The Blades V Blackburn 9th September 2006
Thanks to Alan Palfreyman from The Sun
for another great day. Pity about two missed Blades' penalties though.
Never mind is was a superb day out in the Directors' box.
I got the chance to pose
with Tony Agana and Brian Dean
After the match with Mikele
Leigertwood and Paddy Kenny
The Blades versus Ipswich 7th February
2005
Many thanks to Alan Palfreyman for another invite to
the Directors' Box for the game against Ipswich. Pity about the result
though. Ipswich were the better side and beat us comfortably 2 - 0.
My brother Peter and I enjoyed the day though.
Me on the pitch.
(Sorry about the quality
of the photos, they were taken with a camera phone)
Me in the dressing room
before the game.
Left to right: Ex-Blades
player Tony Agana, Peter, me, Mick Jones ex-Blades, Leeds Utd. and England
Mick Jones during his
playing days with Leeds.
Me with Blades star and
"Man of the Match" Phil Jagielka
Phil Jagielka in action
for The Blades
The Blades versus Leicester 28th December
2004
Thanks to Alan Palfreyman for another day at the Blades
on 28th December 2004. Good win against Leicester City too! It was great
to meet up with my old friend Alan Palfreyman as Pete and I were his
guests at Bramall Lane. Ted Hemsley and Tony Agana were there and I
had a good old chat with Blades legend Ted Hemsley. As a young lad I
watched Ted play many times for the great side of the late sixties and
early seventies. He also played first class cricket for Worcestershire.
It was a real pleasure to meet him and Tony.
In the dressing room left
to right:
Former United player
Tony Agana, Pete, me and Blades legend Ted Hemsley.
Ted Hemsley during his
playing days for Sheffield United.
Ted Hemsley (third from
left- back row) in the great 1970 - 71 side
Alan Palfreyman, Captain
Blade and me 28th December 2004
The Blades versus Stoke
City 17th April 2004
I enjoyed another great day as a guest
of Alan Palfreyman when The Blades played Stoke City recently (17th
April 2004). Alan had previously invited me to the Ipswich game in 2002
(report below) and it was great to meet up again.
Before the Stoke game the Blades' hospitality
was superb with everyone making a real effort to make our day special.
The United staff do a superb job. We were taken on a tour of the ground
which took us round the dressing room during which I'm sure one of the
shirts appeared to have HANNA written on the back...or was it my mind
playing tricks.
The game was an enjoyable day except
for the result....United lost 1-0. This effectively ended our play-off
chances and was the first game that Alan had been involved with that
United had lost in twelve years.
Left to right: Ex-Blades
Tony Agana, my brother Pete, Me with Jag's shirt, Lee, my stepbrother
Gary (Lee's dad) and Blades, Leeds United and England legend Mick Jones.
Here we are on the hallowed
turf in front of the John Street Stand with my old friend Alan Palfreyman
third from the left.
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