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 Blades To Get A New Stand? - UK Football Forums
Bramall Lane has seen a fair few changes since it was built in the early 1850's and at one time was used as a cricket pitch before it was used only for Football in 1975 when the South Stand was built.
Meanwhile the ground is still been modernized, the South Stand and Bramall Lane End (Away End) is currently having its old wood seats ripped out and replaced with new red plastic luxury seats.
Personally i think Bramall Lane is as it stands a beautiful stadium, hence btdbl (beautiful downtown bramall lane).
www.ukfootballforums.co.uk /index.php?showtopic=14232   (1135 words)

  
 BRAMALL LANE - 150 NOT OUT : News : The Yorkshire County Cricket Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
To mark the 150th anniversary of Bramall Lane as a sports venue a special Twenty/20 game of cricket will be played at the ground.
The sport, enjoying a boom thanks to the Ashes-winning achievements of the England test team under the captaincy of Sheffield's Michael Vaughan and the introduction of the Twenty/20 format, will be returning to Bramall Lane in a high profile capacity for the first time in more than 30 years.
He said: "Bramall Lane holds special memories for me both as a youngster and now as manager of the Blades.
www.yorkshireccc.com /news/news755235002   (389 words)

  
 Battle of Bramall Lane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Bramall Lane is the informal name given to an English First Division football match between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion at Sheffield's Bramall Lane ground on 16 March 2002.
If we are called back to Bramall Lane we shall kick-off and then walk off the pitch.
Battle of Bramall Lane - BBC News, 2002-03-16
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Bramall_Lane   (469 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Sheffield United - Amazing Games in our History
The game was particularly well fought by the Blades and was heading towards a 1-1 draw and replay back at Bramall Lane, when one of the oddest incidents in football history took place.
The so called 'Battle of Bramall Lane' happened during the course of a tough fought home match in the Nationwide 1st Division 2001/02 season against West Bromwich Albion.
Against the odds we beat them in a tight game at Bramall Lane, and on the away fixture we were only one nil down at the end of the regulation 90 minutes, hence forcing the game to extra time.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A857450   (2226 words)

  
 Football (soccer)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Battle of Berne in the 1954 World Cup
Battle of Santiago in the 1962 World Cup
Battle of Bramall Lane a 2002 regular-season game in England
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 SheffFooty
A local press report describes the match as ‘The Battle of Bramall Lane’ after a free-for-all involving every player on the pitch!!!
There is a continuous history of football at Bramall Lane since 1867 making it “The World's Oldest Major Football Ground.”
It breaks the record amount ever paid for a player, which was last broken in 1996.
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 Basement battle at Bramall Lane - Blackburn_Rovers FC News from Football.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Basement battle at Bramall Lane - Blackburn_Rovers FC News from Football.co.uk
The Premiership's bottom two teams meet at Bramall Lane this weekend with both sides desperate to clinch a first win of the campaign.
The last time the two sides met was in the 2000-01 season when the Blades won 2-0 at Bramall Lane before claiming a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park.
www.football.co.uk /blackburn_rovers/basement_battle_at_bramall_lane_233764.shtml   (350 words)

  
 West Bromwich Albion (0) v Sheffield United (2) || West Brom - Unofficial W.B. Albion News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The first meeting between these two side following the infamous 'Battle of Bramall Lane' during the 2001/2002 season was always going to attract a lot of attention.
For Gary Megson and Neil Warnock the affair became bitter and personal battle of words, with accusations of cheating being bandied about by Megson.
To add fuel to the fire there was also the fact that Megson still lives in the Steel City and has Sheffield Wednesday blood coursing through his veins, whilst Warnock is a no-holds-barred Blade through and through.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s192/st35087.htm   (1096 words)

  
 Derby County | Interactive | TIME TICKS FOR BLADES TICKETS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
We have teamed up with HFS Loans, Sheffield United's official club sponsor, to give away two pairs of tickets to Rams fans for Saturday's battle at Bramall Lane.
Derby travel to South Yorkshire to face the table-topping Blades with the aim of turning their run of draws into a three-point haul - repeating last season's success.
Tickets will be collected on the day at Bramall Lane.
www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk /page/Competition/0,,10270~716182,00.html   (246 words)

  
 Wolves stats Norwich Home - play offs
Wolves' management been out fought in the psychological wars this season, and this small token did not do much to redress the balance.
After Smegson's use of the Battle of Bramall Lane to foster a "no-one likes us" attitude amongst his Sunday League clodders, Norwich manager Nigel Worthington used similar tactics, plus the added clever edge of getting the ref on his side before the match started.
He said that Wolves we be too physical and that his players would "need protecting" by a strong referee.
www.wolves.stats.btinternet.co.uk /nor_home_p.html   (773 words)

  
 eircom net Ireland-International / Irish business news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Bramall Lane boss has meandered into the top flight via less glamorous English soccer outposts like Scarborough, Notts County, Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Oldham Athletic and Bury.
He was once accused of orchestrating a match abandonment after three red cards and two injuries reduced his team to six men in a game against West Bromwich Albion dubbed 'the Battle of Bramall Lane' in 2002.
Loyalty is another of Warnock's assets and earlier this season he turned down the chance to take a short-cut to the Premier League by rejecting a job offer from Portsmouth.
home.eircom.net /content/reuters/soccer/7860335?view=Printer   (614 words)

  
 The Pink'un: Rick Waghorn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The passage relating to a bust-up over an alleged spying incident is superb and made waves at the time the two clubs met, at Bramall Lane, in April, 2001.
Burnley lost the game 2-0 though the scoreline becomes almost irrelevant given the scenes that were apparently kicking off beneath the stands at half-time.
Given that Ternent is one of his biggest pals in football and, indeed, briefly gave him a coaching job post-Blackpool, Megson is a pal from their Sheffield Wednesday days and he is a regular admirer of Houllier’s achievements at Anfield, my money is on Worthington not being a Warnock fan.
www.pinkun.com /Content/ncfc/Columns/rick/2002-3/030111Rick.asp   (1269 words)

  
 Player Profile 1) Phil Jagielka - UK Football Forums
Some say that from darkness comes light and that is certainly the case with the Battle of Bramall Lane.
One of the best things to come out of that day was the emergence of current players player of the year Phil Jagielka.
So impressed with his performances was Warnock that when the centre of defence had a void to fill, Jagielka was called in and didn’t fail to impress.
www.ukfootballforums.co.uk /index.php?showtopic=13560   (719 words)

  
 TCM Breaking News - 2002/03/28: Soccer: Brazil get World Cup boost
He was replaced at half-time by Luizao, who scored the winner with a header 18 minutes from time.
But Samuel Eto’o and super sub Suffo one of the three players sent off in the recent ‘Battle of Bramall Lane’ ensured Argentina did not gain revenge for their famous defeat to the Indomitable Lions in the opening match of Italia 90.
Rangers striker Claudio Caniggia continued his return from the international wilderness to win his 50th cap, while Rigobert Song captained Cameroon, who are in the Republic of Ireland’s group.
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 spiked-life | Column | Offside, 21 March
For sheer entertainment value the 'Battle of Bramall Lane' between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion on 16 March 2001 had it all: three goals, a mass brawl, three red cards, a head-butt, a scuffle in the tunnel, bitter recriminationsÂ…the lot.
When two Sportivo players were dismissed, a mass punch-up ensued which ended in the referee sending off a further 18 players, including the entire Sportivo team, and stopping the match.
But what nobody has stopped to ask is why we need the seven players' rule in the first place.
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 BOING: 18 September 2004 - West Bromwich Albion 1 Fulham 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
He was more than two yards in front and the harassed referee should have awarded a retake, but was too busy watching for encroachment by Fulham players.
Fulham are the nastiest side we've played against since the infamous "Battle of Bramall Lane" and after the break deservedly had two players sent off for violent conduct.
MOTD commented on his speed during the battle between Clemo and Cole so is starting to get noticed.
www.baggies.com /games/?id=101   (7399 words)

  
 Weekend Football Preview
Sheffield United host Blackburn in a game that could be dubbed the 'Battle of Bramall Lane'.
Propping up the Premiership, neither side is yet to win, and in three games have managed just one goal-a-piece so no surprises Pinnacle Sports rate the unders (2 and 2.5) 1.901.
Harry Redknapp's foreign legion is taking the battle to the Premiership.
www.casinotimes.co.uk /casino-news/2006-09/football-preview-080906.htm   (611 words)

  
 Easy Soccer :: View topic - Bradford nearly gone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
West Brom fans hate Sheff Utd for their dirty antics against the Albion a few years ago.
Google "Battle of Bramall Lane" to see what I mean.
Most of the players involved have since left the club, but the man widely believed to be the architect of the mayhem is Neil Warnock, who remains their manager.
easysoccer.net /t111198p1-bradford-nearly-gone.htm   (1098 words)

  
 Suffo Upset by Hearing || Bladesfc.co.uk - Unofficial Sheffield Utd News and Views   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sheffield United striker Patrick Suffo has hit out after reportedly not been told about a court hearing after the head butting incident during the Battle of Bramall Lane.
Patrick Suffo was one of three players send off during a game against West Bromich Albion on 16 Match 2002 at Bramall Lane.
The football match was eventually abandoned as two players left the field injured, leaving The Blades with only six men on the field.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s41/st3995.htm   (173 words)

  
 Hull City | History | History Of The Tigers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
All that changed on a December night in South Yorkshire with a magnificent 4-2 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.
In front of 28,701 at Hillsborough, City confirmed their promotion credentials for a second season before the highest attendance to witness a Tigers away league victory since the infamous 'Battle of Bramall Lane' at Sheffield United in March 1971.
It moved the Tigers into second place behind Luton Town - who had been comprehensively beaten 3-0 at the KC Stadium six weeks earlier.
www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk /page/ClubHistory/0,,10338,00.html   (4569 words)

  
 Wolves stats - title run in 2001-2002 season (3)
Let's hope that has knocked the stuffing out of the arrogant B*ggy bags*ites.
On the downside the dodgy refereeing decision will undoubtedly be used by Moaning Megson to motivate his players - much as, I suspect, the "Battle of Bramall Lane" was.
Anyway I'm too nervous to write much more.
www.wolves.stats.btinternet.co.uk /runin3.html   (227 words)

  
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