Seeing as the pigs have their own thread I thought Id start one
Any other blades on here ?
THIS IS SOME BREAKING NEWS FROM SHEFFIELD FOR THE PIGS ON HERE !
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bewtween the officials of Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield Council and Sheffield FA, it has been decided that the two Sheffield clubs will merge to form a new Sheffield 'Super' club.
After finally making the big decision to merge the two clubs the officials and owners decided to get down to deciding the finer details.
The first on the
agender was where the new club would play. As the club would be the heart beat of Sheffield and its people, it was thought best to have a stadium as close to the city centre and major transport links as possible. Therefore, Bramall lane in S2 was the perfect choice. In the city centre and only 3/4 of a mile from the train station makes it a fantastic central location.
The next big decison was the club badge. The officials wanted something that would represent Sheffield. Some put forward the case of having an animal, such as a bird of some sort, but this was quickly dismissed as
un-relivant. Therefore, the final decision is to have 2 large swords which represent the Steel industry on which Sheffield was built. Also, the club badge would incorporate the Yorkshire rose, to
simbilise the great county in which Sheffield is situated.
The nickname for the club was also an important decision. Again the officials wanted something to represent the city. Therefore, 'The Blades' was chosen, as it again represents the famous steel industry and also the strength of the working class population and culture.
With the stadium location, club badge and nickname decided, the final big decision was to come up with a name for the new Sheffield super club. As the club has been formed by 'uniting' two existing teams, the officials came to a joint decision of naming the club 'Sheffield United'. Again, the name has great relevance, and strength. One official joked at calling the club 'Sheffield Saturday' as this is when most games would be played, but that was quickly laughed off as being ridiculous.
The final decision of what colour to play in was decided as being red, as this colour is
sinonimous with successful clubs across Europe i.e. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV etc. And it would cost too much money to change the seats in the Bramall Lane stadium.
So the new, and now only football team in Sheffield, will be called Sheffield United, they will play at Bramall Lane, have a sword and yorkshire rose club badge, be nicknamed 'The Blades' and play in red.
Finally, the city council decided it would be best to demolish the un-used Hillsborough stadium, and replace it with an Owl sanctury, in keeping with the new national 'green' approach. This will also give the residents of North Sheffield a place to go and watch Owls in silence every weekend.
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