Zigger Zagger... remember him?

I worked with Fudge at Perfecta towards the end of its run)if it was the same "Fudge". He used to get some right stick....

 

Happy days lots of fond memories . At the height of the colt 45 commercial I was working at lyons bakery and the Wharncliffe was a regular haunt. one evening we sent one of the lads in and asked John sheriff the land lord for 6 colt 45s as was normal he repeated 6 colt 45s to which 5 of us marched into the pub singing . Any Tom Dick or Walt will like the taste of malt in a colt 45
The pub burst into laughter as we marched striaght out of the back door turned around for our mate to repeat it and promptly marched back in.singing it again... John's face was a picture he ran a strict ship lol and therefore barred us for disruptive behaviour ...

Similar to the spangle story 4 of us went to Stockport one evening Dave Copping Steve Selby and I think it was Michael Spinks and myself all crammed into my HA viva EXD772C we get in the ground and I produce a porn mag I'd either bought or been given.. We were stood near the touch line as the game got underway... To be fair the game was dire and our frustration was taken out of the linesman who in fairness was keeping up with play but fair play to him he kept his cool
At one point someone shouted something about shoving the flag up his... A. R. SE. to which he gave a crafty finger behind his back reply.. About 5minutes later he comes running down the line and as he got leveI I leaned over the wall and opened the porn mag to center fold shouting oi linesman I bet you'd rather be looking at this than that shower of s. h I t... To which he glanced back lost his footing and face planted the outer gravel track to much laughter and the chant dirty barsteward... Happy days lol

 

Bill zigger zagger was always with his mate Vic, a short chubbish bloke. They came from Rovverum.

 

As it happens, Neil Warnock was playing for York City that day. He'd left Barnsley at the end of the previous season.

 

Last time I saw Bill was at his nephew's funeral in 1915. As you said a very nice man.

 

Bloody ell that meks thee at leeast a undred an four!

 

Zigger was before my time but I remember fudgy well.

I still see people from 40 years or so when I first started going.

During the early days we used to stand by the wall in the ponty and there was a little curly haired bloke who always shouted "come on you red and white wizaaaaards" my mate was always tickled by it for some reason.

Two blokes from Hemsworth used to also stand near us. One of them always called Phil Chambers 'closet arse'. After a good while he explained - chambers, chamber pot, Wc, water closet, closet arse.

Sadly that guy passed away, and his mate went back to watching man united, which could form part of the answer to 'where are they now' lots of people jump on the bandwagon that aren't necessarily reds fans, and jump off again when it comes to a halt.

 

Do you mean Fudge

 

So where did you live? And when

 

Does anybody remember the fair haired bloke who always went in the away end at oakwell for some bizarre reason in the late 70s?
Barnsley fans used to sing his name + give us a wave etc.

 

That was Selwyn wasn't it ? Fudge travelled with us in the car on the odd occasion but normally went on the supporters coach

 

There were certainly some characters in the 70s/80s. I remember hearing about a guy called Glyn, a Barnsley fan, getting upset with a bookie that didn't pay him out properly so he set fire to the bookies

 

Had some really happy days traveling with the supporters club back in the seventies... Mr Badger your memory serves you well that's exactly how I remember fudge
What was big kevs surname anybody it eludes me... think he helped run the supporters club not social club was mates with Dave Coping

 

I know we can't live in the past but the biggest loss to fans of any team has been the change in attitude towards away fans. I'm old enough to remember when away fans could mix the home fans. The 'Craic' and banter was witty, funny and good humoured. It's changed into separation that has bred hatred and 'foul mouthed' abusive chanting. How I miss the days when you could walk through, at half time, from the 'Ponty End' to the 'Kop' so you could stand behind the goal which Barnsley were attacking.

 

That was Kev Nutting from Kendray. Sadly died of cancer many years ago

 

Seeing Newport win last night reminded me of the many times we had a laugh with their supporters club both home and away . A good few beers were drunk !

 

We've had some proper characters through the years and it makes matches way more interesting. Remember around our premier league days a lad folks knew just as Simon. Looked a bit like Francis Benali who played for Southampton and used to wear a security jacket, but he wasn't part of Oakwell security. Probably in his 50s now but not seen him about for a couple of years.

 

Billy had an incredibly loud and penetrating voice which caused no end of amusement throughout the stadium. No idea why he always rounded it off with Zig Zig Zig but that and the lack of teeth added to the comedy value.

 

Yes, it was Kev Nutting. A large rotund lad with long dark hair. I didn't know he had died.
Until you mentioned him I had forgotten all about him, amazing how memories come back.
There are one or two from the old bus days still down at Oakwell.
Fudgey used to talk down his nose, his speech was very nasal, I could barely understand him. I also remember he had loads of patches, badges and emblems stitched to his jeans and some sort of a hat or cap.