We are Yorkshire's top side at the minute then.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://people.musc.edu/~geesey/Images/yorkshire.jpg&imgrefurl=http://people.musc.edu/~geesey/YorkshireMap.html&h=513&w=709&sz=71&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=xT8QN5rIWPQUNM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Byorkshire%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DX

 

http://www.maps-of-britain.co.uk/map-of-north-yorkshire.htm

 

Brian Clough was born in Middlesbrough

and he regarded himself as a Yorkshireman. Short-term administrative reorganisations asside, Middlesbrough IS in Yorkshire, the real boundary between Yorkshire and Co Durham being the river Tees.

End of story.

 

That's all well and good

But it's not really is it ? </p>

Story starts again.</p>

 

Smirking. nt

 

The people of Boro think they are Yorkshire - - - popped on to one of their forums and...

...can't say it's the most intelligent response but it adds fuel to the fire.

http://www.boroforum.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1190627291/0

"As ive said before all fans are more than welcome to enter boroforum bar geordie skunks?I do class us has yorkshire has that is what we are"

 

Home of the unwell.

Middlesborough stinks of chemicals. Think it's addled their (non Yorkshire) brains.

 

Have you ever been? Went once to visit a mate at Teeside Uni...

...can't say I've ever longed for a return visit. I know they're known to their 'local' rivals as Smoggies.

 

Been to Ayresome Park twice "what's it like to shag your kids?"

That song went down well.</p>

And when a mate was at Teeside Poly (late 80's) went to visit - it fcking stank.</p>

Top kebab shop near his digs though. </p>

 

That'll be the Cleveland, child abuse scandal...

...not North Yorkshire child abuse scandal?! Remember being at the game when they brought a fair few to Oakwell when they were going for promotion under Robson. Jamie Pollock, Fjortoft, Hendrie et al. That song went down a treat then. Didn't really understand what the song meant being a young whippersnapper myself, just thought it was funny as it was clearly winding the travelling boro faithful up.

 

That's a good point

Stood in the corner at Ayresome next to their fans when our lot started singing it. Fcking hell. Vexed somewhat

 

2/5/90

Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley. One of the best games ever. We played a flat back 9 with Saville up front on his own. The result saved us from relegation. Big fat John Dennis entered the pitch to rapturous applause. Brilliant stuff.

 

Wasn't there for that

Unfortunately.</p>

Went when it got abandoned at half time due to frozen pitch and for the re-arranged match.</p>

 

I was there for those two too

The rearranged fixture was a draw wasn't it? Payton scored.

 

He did

Wilson's first season in charge.</p>

I know I'm knocking on but following Barnsley seemed more fun in those days. Before being classed as a true supporter depended on going to Luton.</p>

 

Didn't Mark Smith score the goal

When we won 1-0 in 1990 ?

 

It could have been

I just can't remember. I'm sure it was one of our 4 centre halves though. I think Smith, Futcher, Tiler and Taggart all played that night.

 

Brilliant season that season

Finished 6th but didn't get in the playoffs. Barstewards.

 

JD had an old skool BFC sun hat on and was climbing the railings !

1000 barnsley fans in ohh gerry gerry heaven.......