A very fond memory was my Grandad taking me for my first hair cut in a barbers in Canklow. I felt like a real person there -grown up n all. The smell of fags n cheap cigars, we hair falling ta ground all around n the splash of deodorant.
The radio was on n Yorkshire were batting. Everyone to a man were slagging the team off.. I wasn't sure what to make of it but I did enjoy the feeling of belonging and I sensed for the first time I was a Yorkshire man.
Sadly, that was the first n last time I went to a barbers with my Grandad or anyone for that matter. Perhaps that's why I have little affinity with cricket. I feel sad now.
A very fond memory was my Grandad taking me for my first hair cut in a barbers in Canklow. I felt like a real person there -grown up n all. The smell of fags n cheap cigars, we hair falling ta ground all around n the splash of deodorant.
The radio was on n Yorkshire were batting. Everyone to a man were slagging the team off.. I wasn't sure what to make of it but I did enjoy the feeling of belonging and I sensed for the first time I was a Yorkshire man.
Sadly, that was the first n last time I went to a barbers with my Grandad or anyone for that matter. Perhaps that's why I have little affinity with cricket. I feel sad now.
I had similar experiences in the 50s and 60s at the White Barbers on Doncaster Road. Short back and sides and a dollop of smelly stuff every time. They also actually asked blokes "Anything for the weekend, sir?" and had a large range of Durex on show.
Something to be openly proud, being as we are, a part of the most successful county in cricket history. Shame they don't travel these days. Everything seems centralised these days to save on the montag. All Leeds, Leeds, Leeds & bit o Sacarbs. I am too young to remember YCCC at Bramall Lane. I was born '69 and I believe last game at down town BL was 1974 or 5. Shame on SUFC for turfing their own parents out of their own home YCCC gave birth to SUFC in 1889. Then SUFC kick 'em out.
To think we went 32 yrs without winning Title prior to 2001 and still had most titles. UTT, UTM
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Something to be openly proud, being as we are, a part of the most successful county in cricket history. Shame they don't travel these days. Everything seems centralised these days to save on the montag. All Leeds, Leeds, Leeds & bit o Sacarbs. I am too young to remember YCCC at Bramall Lane. I was born '69 and I believe last game at down town BL was 1974 or 5. Shame on SUFC for turfing their own parents out of their own home YCCC gave birth to SUFC in 1889. Then SUFC kick 'em out.
To think we went 32 yrs without winning Title prior to 2001 and still had most titles. UTT, UTM
I remember the cricket at Bramall Lane. Convenient but definitely detracted from the football experience.
I played league cricket for many years and really miss it. It's a series of contradictions. Gentlemanly but hard and requiring serious courage at times. A team game but essentially batsman against bowler. You play all day but if you're a batsman your serious work might only last one ball. Hats off indeed to Yorkshire who have run away with Division 1 this year. I wish they weren't so Leeds-centric though. They might as well get round the county because as successful as they are you can go to Headingly and there will be a few men and a dog spectating at the average county championship game. On the subject of barbers, I recently visited Italy and for a few euros was treated like a king - meticulous attention to detail on the haricut, wet shave, after shave applied etc. Compare and contrast with my local experience here where you hand your fiver over to some lass who looks like she'd rather be anywhere else - probably the tattoo parlour next day judging by what's on show - and walk away relieved to still be alive.
Smiler, we must be going to the same place. I stopped partly due to the deafening radio pop music and invested in an electric shearing set and do my own. Not great job but at my age nobody notices.
YCCC gave birth to SUFC in 1889. Then SUFC kick 'em out.
