Only 10 mile difference between where he lives and the place that’s now apparently proven his point. Like using Sheffield In an argument involving Barnsley...imagine doing that...
Your point was it was based upon the city in the address, the article you provided proves that's nonsense. West Lindsey is worse but significantly better than Lincoln itself. It would be very difficult to make Barnsley worse.
North Kesteven population density 330 / square mile, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough 1990 / square mile. Your argument is like comparing eggs with bananas - non nonsensical.
So an article about Lincoln in a Lincoln paper classes the city in your address as one of the worst places to live crime wise, but you say an area where you don't live having better figures makes your argument valid ?
The point is I don't live in Lincoln itself. While Lincoln may be bad, the fact it is the city in my address means nothing. It is also the city in the address for the people living in North Kesteven, and they live in the safest place in the country. I wasn't comparing either, tbh. As I said earlier, where I live doesn't make Barnsley any less of a shithole.
The fact is if someone asks where I live (when out of the area) I say Barnsley. You yourself mentioned Lincoln.You are saying that Barnsley is a shithole and you left first chance you had and that was to Lincoln....not Scampton, not West Lindsey, not North Kesteven, Lincoln....a place with many of its own problems (not unlike Barnsley). I bet your family and friend look forward to your infrequent visits and hang on your every word about your opinions of their home town.
Most of them are appalled at the state of the place and refuse to visit the town centre. After a rather frightening encounter with a typically insalubrious character asking for money one of my elderly relatives is reluctant to go to town via public transport. But I'm sure everything is fine. I also said outside Lincoln, near Scampton, but feel free to make it up as you go along. Meanwhile, in Elsecar...
So when someone in Welton Football Club House or The Black Bull asks who you support you say ‘Barnsley but I hate the place and everyone from there’ .... bizarre
Outside Lincoln....but mentioned it just so we'd know what the major town was.....i.e. where you live. Lincoln has the same problems as Barnsley yet you say one is a shithole but no condemnation of the place you moved to. I don't pretend where I live is perfect but you are using somewhere you don't live to say where you do is. And if that's the worst bit of recent crime in the area that you can come up with then you need a new search engine
A mural painted by school children being defaced with messages of hate. "Not the worst bit of recent crime". I mean, you keep proving my point.
Lincoln has the facade of not being a sh*thole because Lincolnshire county council do an amazing job of syphoning off all the countys tax money to spend in Lincoln itself, meaning most of the other population centres in Lincolnshire suffer massively, no other towns in the county is kept to such a standard. You still get the exact same amounts of absolute cretinous vile creatures in Lincoln as you do anywhere else, except Boston which is that bad i moved back to Barnsley again and Barnsley is like a utopia in comparison.
What I don’t get is that someone obviously dislikes the town and its people but returns to join them in support of its football club. I live in a little village where 20 years on I still feel like an alien and cant stand most of the people here, whilst I appreciate that Barnsley has its issues I’d move back tomorrow if I could, if you don't like us sunshine stay in Lincolnshire we wont miss you.
You have picked up on a couple of unsavoury Incidents and you come out with this bile and hatred of your home town. I travel into town on a regular basis and have been approached once. Not threatening at all. Yes I can understand an old lady may be uncomfortable. But I don’t think I’ve been in many towns that haven’t got the same problem. Some people have had a go on here about our town but not anywhere replied in such a vile way. You really are takin the mick. Town centre population probably 75,000 borough approx 230,000. ((Stand corrected) If you estimate the people you are defining. It’s a small percentage. 1% is too many. But get a grip. You are basically making out that it’s a majority. No one and I repeat no one doesn’t say we don’t have issues. Go to town once have an issue and belittle the whole town. Human nature for some. Had an incident in Holmfirth once doesn’t make me hate it. You are like all the northern Irish are terrorists mentality of the seventies/eighties. I by the way do not live in town as you can see. But I could not wish to live anywhere else. Including town. Even if it has one or two misgivings, Like any other town. You so obviously hate our town that much. If I was a friend or relative. It’d be you i was ashamed of. This is my last post on this subject regarding yourself. As you don’t appear to have a reasoned debate. Ps. If most of your family and friends agree with you totally. I will quite willingly put money for a bus in to ship them all out to your place.
Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the next mayor of Barnsley (Note; 10% discount off all electrical work upon production of the above post)
Thanks Julian for making me laugh. But sad to say I am a sparky in industry not house bashing so to speak. So your offer on my behalf doesn’t stand. I haven’t got part p. ( those in the trade know what I mean) Gives me a good excuse to turn folk darn. Up for mayor though if it means I just attend ceremonies. Not on match days though