Blades ReUnited

In the last few years I have met up with an old friend and neighbour Alan Palfreyman. Alan was a close friend to my oldest brother Mark and I have happy childhood memories when we all used to fill our time on those long summer evenings playing football 'til dusk at the local recreation ground. ("kids in the park, jumpers for goalposts, isn't it").

As teenagers we grew enjoying similar types of music - Deep Purple, Genesis, Uriah Heep, Pink Floyd etc. and we would sometimes take in gigs at the City Hall. But football was always high on the agenda, as it is today, following the Blades during the late sixties, early seventies and to a memorable promotion to the old First Division in 1971.

Having lost touch for twenty-five years or more my brother Dennis and I have met up with Alan through the Internet. Alan is now working for News International (The Sun/News of the World). The Sun is a regular sponsor to Sheffield United and Alan is often involved with corporate hospitality on match days.

Alan has been kind enough to invite Dennis and I along to enjoy the Sun's hospitality on match days on a number of occasions. It's been great to get together with Alan after all these years while rekindling are common interest in the Blades. Having been a supporter of United for many years it is also good to have the opportunity to go behind the scenes, into the dressing rooms, meet players past and present and take a seat in the Directors Box.

Blades Legends

Immediately below are photos from the Blackburn game when I was privileged to meet two Blades legends Tony Agana and Brian Deane. The two strikers forged a prolific goal scoring partnership in the late eighties and early nineties helping United to two consecutive promotions from the old Division Three to Division One. Brian Deane: Wikipedia