Utter w@nkerish

The early years seem to morph into one nowadays with me but I can remember Steele being manager before and after McSevenney . Can’t remember fans turning on buckle but doesn’t mean they didn’t .

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Guilty as charged - free tickets in corporate stand. Took my daughter who is a massive Liverpool fan and never gets the chance to go - it was her first league game at Anfield! Mum didn't want to take her - I wasn't going to go to Barnsley game as I can't afford all the home games and the travel over the next few weeks!

 

Not accepting your guilty plea!

 

TA! I was at the game though mate - tried to get worked up about it but couldn't. Especially in corporate seats - it was nice being sat in front of Roy Evans, Paul Walsh, Bruce Grobbelar, David Johnson ( should have thanked him for the goal at Leeds) and John Wark.

Downside was I sat next to someone who watched a HANDBALL game on his phone throughout the entire match!!!!!

 

Yoohh Fitzy, Ive only just noticed this thread, and Im going to have a bash at a jolly good reply as well, err eventually lol.
Seriously though mate, it annoys me as well when these 'locals' in my area of Wakey & Cas in West Yorkshire have got Liverpool, & ManUre, & even co*ckney Arsenal/Chelski tops on. Disgraceful isn't it!.

 

Heres a story to warm your hearts eh lads, or maybe not eh actually!.

I was given a chance to come and watch a 'local' footy team (who were/are called Barnsley Fc) way back in Dec '80. And as it turned out the first game I went to, was a few weeks later in the first game in Jan '81. It was a come-from-behind win against Torquay actually in the Fa cup 3rd round.

That was a promotion winning season of course wasn't it, and I was absolutely hooked straight away. I loved Oakwell in those days because as well as the cracking footy, certain big blokes in Ncb donkey jackets swore a lot and said some disgusting loud dirty words a lot that Id never even heard before (I was only 9 and a half at the time lol)... and I couldn't stop laughing at it!!.

Ive been coming ever since and I like to tell people my stories now, especially when they say 'who are Barnsley ?' etc.

 

Likewise I occasionally watched Newcastle and Sunderland also my industrial year was darn sarf and I went to see Pat Howard playing for Arsenal and even went to Tickenham (England lost 4-3 to France and it only cost £1.50 to get in) and Wembley (saw Cruyff against England). Amazing to think that back then you could go to a First Division match and England internationals (footy and Rugby) on a whim on the day of the game....

 

David 'Sam' Yates, is to blame for my lifelong love of Barnsley. I worked at Benefit Insurance Brokers just after leaving school down Eldon Street and he came in to insure his car. We got chatting and he said I should pop down and watch Barnsley regular. Starry eyed me did just that and never regretted it. Joined the supporters club and the rest is history. I remember going in the club for the first time from the ponty at half time during a game and seeing Harker, Rog , Reg, Steve and big Kev in the back tv room there, the windows were steaming ,they had pork pies on in the bar and I was in heaven
For my sins I'd watched a few Leeds games when Barnsley were away as well then, seduced by the prospect of First Division/European football but it didn't seem right jumping on the Tracky double decker from the Courthouse car park when my home town team were just down the road and so I started going to all the away games too.
Marine is still the funniest for Spinksys antics but also the one that I questioned my sanity most about that and Exeter away when we got down there about 8am I think after a midnight set off only to hear there was a pitch inspection which luckily was passed fit to play