Cringing Cult of Celebrity in Wombwell, South Yorkshire*

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Cringing Cult of Celebrity

• Everybody with any sense!!
• Geoff Hattersley hes a poet A man who plays cricket but i dont know his name.
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• My pop was born near Wombwell and played football for Gillingham in the 60's
• the man utd first teamer who died at munich;from wombwell;was mark jones. his missus used to live up summer lane near merryweathers shop. other wombwell celebrities are: "locky";local hardnosed entrepeneur and bon vivant. "graham storey";who he doesnt know isnt worth knowing,and anyone who doesnt know him,doesnt know owt! "party day";the best band from wombwell who never were.which is probably for the best as far as most of them are concerned. "martin steele";either the one from hough lane or the one from pearson crescent.both are tragic cases of god taking exception to a particular name. "brian jacks";the ex superstars champion.not from wombwell,but he did visit the high school once you know.(i passed by him as i came out of e block;the smug twat) i will be back when i can think of any more.(or ill just make some old bollocks up and put on here).
• i do belive that rumour has it,personally i wouldnt belive it myself,but someone told me that ian sterling (ultra minor westcountry tv presenter)uesd the public toilets here once
• Nobody famous, but a few shit footballers, who were going to be world beaters and play for England, but never made it, because they were overated bastards and not good enough, these now play for non-league sides, or work in factories. Working class wankers.

• Butch dingles, most of the locals base their looks on Butch dingle, shaven head, pasty white skin, basicaly ugly looking. Also quite often you see Miss piggy.
• A man in his mid twenties won the national lottery (2 million) in 2001, he now is always suntaned due to the number of holidays per month he has. The guy will never work again.
• Plenty of working class big shots, who apart from have holidays and work achieve fucking nothing, Wombwell is a place for pointless people. Nothing more.
• Roy Kilner, played Cricket for Englans. Buried in the cemetry. Finetime Fontaine, appearred in Coronation Street. One of the Man Utd first team who died at Munich in 1958 (name??) One of the blokes from Marillion was born in Brampton (we've all got a cross to bare).
• Who can forget Fudgey, that mumbling guy in the Prince of Wales that you try to avoid!!

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