Was it just me waiting for him to say thetty fotty an wi in a reyt takkin ?
Gi'oer lakin' abaht!
A very long time ago, when Barnsley did their season in the PL, I was working there (I only ever work, or live, in Sheffield or Barnsley, that may say a lot about me!). I saw this lass with a Barnsley shirt on, and on the back, where you would normally have your name or a player's name, this lass had "Frum Tarn" .
For those Blades who aren't familiar with South Yorkshire outside Sheffield, the translation is "I hail from the fine borough of Barnsley". I like to think that the only reason she had this was that neither she or the club shop staff could spell "Georgi Hristov", who was a rather good player for them at the time.
Despite all the piss taking, some of you may have spotted that I do have a soft spot for little old Barnsley (more the town than the football club). It is a bit rough and ready in places (most places, some would say!), but I've picked up the Old Norse/Anglo Saxon way of "kallin'" (that's talking, to me and thee), and no longer need an English/Barnsley dictionary. Unlike many places, it still has a real identity, and a bit more cultural stuff than you might think. When you live and/or work here, it sort of gets under your skin.
For me, better Barnsley than Basingstoke (but neither are Shiny Sheffield!).
