Blues in Failsworth

[blue44]

He’s a Stockport lad brought up in Hyde lad.

hattersley to be more correct ,lad

 

[MoonDog]

hattersley to be more correct ,lad

Exactly lad. Even further away than Hyde centre. No more entitled to be a blue than the Failsworth/Owdum lads ;)

 

[blue44]

Exactly lad. Even further away than Hyde centre. No more entitled to be a blue than the Failsworth/Owdum lads ;)

ok,you tell him that lad ;-)

 

[aguerooooo]

We are all ex Failsworth , all Blues ! we lived at first on Frank St then moved over to Ogden Rd near St Mary’s, my Uncle Tommy lived on Westminster Rd , he’s since passed away , his Lad Tony also a Big Blue I think still lives in the area, our kid Sean now lives in Royton ,

This reminds me of "hospital" talk when you start talking to the bloke in the next bed

 

[MoonDog]

ok,you tell him that lad ;-)

Haha I will through a fence. Rather have a pint with him.

 

[BillCarlisle]

Exactly lad. Even further away than Hyde centre. No more entitled to be a blue than the Failsworth/Owdum lads ;)

When I was a 'lad' (as you put it) Failsworth was very much within the Manchester boundary. It only became part of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough with the 1974 boundary changes. Those of my generation who were brought up in Failsworth always considered ourselves proper Mancunians. "Oldhamers / Yonners " were people from Hollinwood onwards. Us Failsworth lads were very much entitled to be Blue.

 

[Baggins.mcfc]

When I was a 'lad' (as you put it) Failsworth was very much within the Manchester boundary. It only became part of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough with the 1974 boundary changes. Those of my generation who were brought up in Failsworth always considered ourselves proper Mancunians. "Oldhamers / Yonners " were people from Hollinwood onwards. Us Failsworth lads were very much entitled to be Blue.

Anyone living in failsworth has a Manchester accent. Anyone living in Oldham has a Oldham accent, and there lies the clue. When i lived in failsworth, anyone from oldham was known as biffo. (Big ignorant fucker from Oldham)

 

[MoonDog]

When I was a 'lad' (as you put it) Failsworth was very much within the Manchester boundary. It only became part of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough with the 1974 boundary changes. Those of my generation who were brought up in Failsworth always considered ourselves proper Mancunians. "Oldhamers / Yonners " were people from Hollinwood onwards. Us Failsworth lads were very much entitled to be Blue.

Have a read back through the thread. I never started the “lad” expression and was defending the Failsworth/Oldham residents as being just as entitled to be blues as say Foden from Stockport or Hatton from Hyde.

Anyway a blue is a blue. Have a good weekend.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Anyone living in failsworth has a Manchester accent. Anyone living in Oldham has a Oldham accent, and there lies the clue. When i lived in failsworth, anyone from oldham was known as biffo. (Big ignorant fucker from Oldham)

Correct ! Also, Failsworth postcode is M35 !

 

[Jogon 127]

Anyone living in failsworth has a Manchester accent. Anyone living in Oldham has a Oldham accent, and there lies the clue. When i lived in failsworth, anyone from oldham was known as biffo. (Big ignorant fucker from Oldham)

Made me piss the BIFFO comment. I’m Salford born and bred but briefly attended school in Oldham mid 80’s (long story).....my school merged with one from the Failsworth area it was funny seeing the Failsworth kids turn up with their mild scally accents and 70% blues. Bit of a conundrum for all.

One other thing that puzzles me though, is it a ‘muffin’ in Failsworth?