The psychology of being a Blade

Steve Jones asks why we even care?

Steve Jones is a clinical psychologist, a Sheffield United fan and the host of the Sh*t, Shower & Self-care podcast.

Football is a strange obsession. It hooks so many of us from all walks of life, from so many cultures and so many creeds. I find it fascinating, and not just as a fan. I’m interested in the “why”. I’m a Sheffield lad, and luckily for me, a lifelong Blade having hurdled my Dad’s Owl-focused interests. In addition to these things, I’m a Clinical Psychologist and prior to my clinical work, I spent eight years at University studying psychology and trying to figure out why people do what they do. I’m not going to pretend to have cracked the answer yet, but the idea of refreshing Twitter or the S2 forum for transfer updates made me ask myself:

Why do I even care?