I remember a few years ago seeing a poor little lad with a Barnsley shirt. On the back he had the player's name "Dire". I don't think Bruce would be very flattered.
Reminds me of radio Sheffield, when none of the Wednesday fans could pronounce Atdhe Nuhiu. Its pronounce Nu-hiu, essentially how it looks. There was Nooyoo, Nooee, Nayooee, Nayoo. It got to the point where Andy Giddings was giving lessons on how to say his name before he'd let them talk about him.
Julian Broodle is historically the greatest mispronunciation in Barnsley history. If you don’t know wtf I’m on about I suggest you watch West Ham Vs Barnsley from the late 80s.
Is it just me that gets really confused with O's macs and Mcs. We need to sign more Jacob Browns and Ryan Hedges.