Sheffield Wednesday fan 'Wheenie' will miss Barnsley vs. Sheffield Wednesday

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-wednesday-fan-wheenie-will-miss-the-big-game-1-5178077

A DISABLED Sheffield Wednesday supporter will miss the Owls’ crunch derby game with Barnsley because his famous friend has been banned from the match.


Barnsley FC will not allow Paul Gregory - aka Tango man - into the stadium for Wednesday’s visit on Saturday, December 15.

That means wheelchair-bound Wednesdayite Alan Wheen, known to fellow Wednesdayites as Wheenie, is likely to miss the game, too, as Tango acts as his carer.

Mr Wheen, a diabetic who had his leg amputated by surgeons 12 months ago due to complications caused by his condition, relies on his mate to pick him up and take him to games.

But as Barnsley won’t allow Mr Gregory - who is famous for stripping to the waist at games - to gain entry to Oakwell it means Mr Wheen will have to miss out, too.


The 54-year-old, former pub landlord in the Hillsborough area who ran the Burgoyne Arms and Travellers Inn, has been left upset by Barnsley’s decision.

His wife Susan told The Star: “Paul has been a great mate since Alan lost his leg. He calls to pick him up for away games.

“If Paul didn’t take him then he wouldn’t be able to go.”

Barnsley general manager and club director Don Rowing said: “I can confirm that the individual named as Tango has been banned from Oakwell.

“We took this decision after considering our own experiences at previous games together with current intelligence we have received.”

But Mr Gregory, 50, a transport manager who lives in Wolverhampton, feels Barnsley have no reason to ban him.

He said: “Ok I do banter a bit with away fans, take Forest last week I was chanting at the Nottingham lads a bit and they did the same to me.

“I’m warmly welcomed everywhere I go - every where that is except Barnsley.

“I have never been arrested at Oakwell, nor have I been ejected from the ground. I can’t understand why they are banning me.

“It’s not just me they are punishing but Alan as well. There’s just no justification for it.”

 

Boohoo, not our falt his mate/carer is a lovely person.

 

Surely he as more than ONE mate that could take him to the game!

Mind you, they are worse than us at the moment, so we could be doing him a favour.

 

What's 'Tango' been banned for then ?

 

Exactly...looks like The Star are trying to clutch at straws! Surely he has another mate/family member to take him?

 

No other piggie fan with an heart then.

He certainly is a trier that Tango al giv him that.

He`ll be asking Fowls if he can be Kit Man next.

 

Not much of a carer when all he does is face his own fans jumping up and down.

 

Why has he been banned from Oakwell when he can go into any other ground? He has never even been ejected from Oakwell before, so what has he done?

 

It is a bit baffling though, like why can Under 5s get into pretty much every other Football League ground apart from Oakwell?

 

No idea but my guess would be that police /stewards like em sat darn and he has all the fowls bouncing around like rubber chickens.

 

He won't be missing much so there must be part of him that is quite grateful. If he's so desperate to watch it shouldn't be too difficult for him to find another mug to attend with him. He must know quite a few people or is this, like another poster has hinted at, a pathetic attempt by fatty tango man to get in.

 

Probably the only thing the club have done right for the past couple of years.

Hopefully other grounds will follow

 

What a sob story. Inbreds.

 

N'er mind, tis on tv. It'll be feckin cold too.

 

Remember your talking about the club that has a text grassing line for people who swear.

 

Tango man is an attention seeking **** that does his best to rile opposition fans and calls it "banter". He gets away with things that are no longer acceptable within a football ground because he's a bit 'so-called' famous. He's famous for being a fat, vile looking, obese creature, that the thick deedar cretins find enertaining because "oh look, its cold and he hasn't got a shirt on". Wow.

Well done Barnsley FC, you've got this one right.

 

Are we still claiming it's on police advice even though the police have publically denied this and released a statement saying they welcome him at all south yorkshire grounds?

Bfc: so rich we're happy to turn customers away

 

The lad's a kn0bhead, you don't need police advice to tell you that.

 

So then , we banned him because he is a knobhead!! Fecking Ponty end should be half empty every week then!

 

It is mark.