Ian McMillan

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  1. Brush

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    On BBC 1 reviewing the newspapers. Apparently he'll be at Oakwell this afternoon. I knew him vaguely at school (Wath Grammar same year as me).
     
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    Sorry he is just one person I don't get. Find his poems embarrassing but clearly many love them. That isn't a reflection of him, rather his work.
     
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    Comes across as a ball bag on TV, spoke to him on a bus a few years ago he's as big a tarn fan as thy'll find and a lot quieter than tha would think
     
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    Just a bloke who's found a way to channel his talent successfully - you may not like it but he has found an audience and good luck to him.
    He always champions what is good about Barnsley and that's ok by me.
     
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    Ian is a brilliant bloke lives near me mam and dad catches bus into tarn with my brother every honme game. Straight forward and down to earth. When I ran a Barnsley fanzine he contributed regularly and willingly when I'm sure he had better things to do.
     
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    Like the bloke very much, not too keen on his poetry, but that's a taste thing.
     
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    Comes across well on tv. And always keen to give Barnsley a mention, town or Tykes.
     
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    He's a hero for me. The roll call of famous Barnsleyites almost entirely consists of sportsmen, it's good that we can have someone erudite to look up to as well.

    A Barnsley accent on a Radio 3 programme about poetry? B'art time.
     
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    proper celeb fan who actually attends matches
     
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    Top bloke, who's quite pally with my dad. Saw him do a poetry reading many moons ago with his then partner Martin Whiley, who very sadly passed away just a few months later. I was only about 14 at the time and thought they were absolutely brilliant.
     
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    How is your bro these days? Still unfeasibly skinny and talking unfeasibly quickly?
     
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    Yes on both counts I might drag him over to see you so head for the gulags.
     
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    The ladies of St Petersburg won't know what's hit them!
     
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    comes across as quite genuine does Ian....much better than fekking parky or fekking dickie bird for that matter.

    his poetry is a bit cr.ap but that adds to the charm.

    thereev approves of Ian M. so I know this helps you all.
     
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    I've known Ian since we were 12 years old.
    Went through school with him, was always a bit of a nutter... but REALLY clever in English (language and literature).
    The main thing is.... he, like me, loves jazz.
    For the rest of you he is Barnsley (and Darfield) through and through.
     
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    Ah but the best bit abart him is that he loved the feelgoods
     
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    Well said..
     
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    Agree with most on this thread, done well for himself. The town is too quick to have a go at anybody who makes anything of themselves.
     
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