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By Nick Ward News Reporter The Star
Published on Tuesday 29 January 2013 17:23
A SEVENTY-seven-year old Sheffield Wednesday fan has been banned from Hillsborough – for alleged misbehaviour.
Life-long Owl Bernard Wilson, who has held a season ticket in the South Stand for 53 years, has been barred for the rest of the season by the club who say he has been warned several times.
But disabled Mr Wilson – renowned among fellow fans for shouting ‘attack, attack, attack’ – believes he has been victimised and intends to sue the club unless he is allowed back into the ground.
The retired pit electrician, who recently suffered two broken ankles and a broken shoulder, claims officials at the club have a vendetta against him.
Mr Wilson says problems started when he was forced to leave his usual seat to sit in one directly behind the directors’ box which offered him better access and more leg-room.
He said things came to a head when he shouted his catchphrase ‘attack, attack, attack’ at the recent Burnley game.
He was approached by former player Lee Bullen who is now a development coach at the club.
Mr Wilson said: “He told me to be quiet as I was upsetting people sitting in the directors’ box.
“I told him to clear off back to Scotland.”
Mr Wilson, of Laburnum Grove, Stocksbridge, was then approached by Wednesday’s commercial director Andy Daykin.
Mr Wilson said: “I said to him, ‘You used to work for United, clear off back to Bramall Lane’.”
Mr Wilson claims he believes he has been banned because the club is being ageist.
“They don’t want people my age at the ground because we get cheaper tickets,” he said. “If they don’t let me back in I will sue.”
But a Sheffield Wednesday spokesman said Mr Wilson’s behaviour was in breach of the club’s ground regulations.
“Despite several previous warnings, Bernard Wilson again used foul and abusive language at our recent home game against Burnley,” the spokesman said.
“When requested to refrain from using such language, Bernard further abused a senior member of staff.
“This, in addition to previous complaints about Bernard on an ongoing basis, has led to him having his season ticket withdrawn for the remainder of the season.
“We completely recognise Bernard’s devotion to the club and passion for Sheffield Wednesday, but this does not exclude him from breaching ground regulations without censure.
“We look forward to welcoming Bernard back to Hillsborough in 2013/14.”
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Post by rjdgull on Jan 29, 2013 22:03:53 GMT
They seek him here!
They seek him there!
Those footy fans, they seek him everywhere!
Is he in Devon?
Is he in hell?
Where is that damned, Alpine Joe?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 22:58:10 GMT
What an argumentative lot some Yorkshire folk can be, and Bernard Wilson seems to be no exception. I'm sure that like me, Wildebeeste spent his Sunday evening watching 'Of Ice And Men' on BBC4 and will recall Sir Ranulph Fiennes stating that he immediately rules out all Yorkshiremen from joining him on any of his expeditions: Polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 67, says on BBC4 tonight that he doesn’t consider Yorkshire folk suitable travelling companions because ‘you don’t take dour people who are inclined not to forgive or forget…’ Sir Ranulph adds: ‘We look for people who are good-natured, don’t get too excited when things are going well and don’t tend to get dismal when things are going badly. You need placid, docile people who aren’t malevolent in any way.’ I can't condone what was said to Lee Bullen or to Andy Daykin, but as Uncle Bernard said to me on the phone: " I don't understand what all the fuss is about, it's not as if I referred to one of the female stewards as a tart ". I can't think of too many 'Bernard's' associated with Wednesday over the years. The only one who readily comes to mind is Bernard Shaw who played over 100 games for both United and Wednesday Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw's most famous days are probably most associated with Wolves. A nice connection there reminding us of Wildebeeste's last visit to Hillsborough on a freezing afternoon to witness the goalless draw between Wednesday and Wolves. A recent interview with Sheffield born Bernard proving that he's still a miserable old bugger Bernard Shaw Interviewp.s Admin, while we're commenting on the new features of the forum, I don't think the two links I've provided in this post show up at all well. Shouldn't they be in another colour or another font or something to make them noticeable ? |
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Post by rjdgull on Jan 29, 2013 23:17:08 GMT
Done!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 7:50:45 GMT
And here he is: Bernard Wilson aka Alpine Joe.  If you hear this man shouting "attack attack attack" at Plainmoor call the thought police immediately and have him removed to Siberia.. |
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Post by Budleigh on Jan 30, 2013 17:04:31 GMT
It would be good to identify AJ, as I spent most of the game on Monday night looking out for a long lens! Not that I don't find having a stalker quite 'celebrity'. I do...
There again, it has been some months since a furtive image of me appeared on a fans forum courtesy of the highly amusing Alpine.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 17:51:15 GMT
We still, of course, don't know Alpine Joe's identity. There may have been something of a clue on another website this week. Or that may be another of his false trails.
I doubt AJ is the Azerbaijani businessman Hafiz Mammadov who, subject to ratification, has just completed the takeover of Sheffield Wednesday. The new man has announced "I am hugely ambitious and feel the Owls match my passion and desire for success and represent our motto of Azerbaijan Land of Fire."
"Hillsborough, Land of Fire". I like it. But will AJ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2014 20:32:08 GMT
Land of Misery more like! Blimey, Wednesday's followers are a difficult bunch to please.
This cheered them up a bit, mind, when Leeds turned up and decided not to bother with a defence at Swillsborough and were subsequently tanned 6-0.
For Alpine Joe:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 16:30:18 GMT
Barton Downs I'm very grateful to Felix for providing easy access to the highlights of Wednesday's best home performance from last season. If my favourite sides, Owls, Gulls, or Pirates have a disappointing weekend I shall just re-live that thrashing of Leeds as consolation. As Barton rightly surmises, I'm not the businessman Hafiz Mammadov. In fact after the unhappy experience of being a member of the Chris Robert's consortium I vowed never again to get too involved with the ownership of a football club. I was, however, still hoping to push a lucrative sponsorship deal TUFC's way, and it was while Milan, Hafiz and myself were out walking Harry's dog for him that I suggested a little Azerbaijani cash wouldn't go amiss at Plainmoor. I'd even got as far as telling Hafiz that Torbay was occasionally likened to a sort of 'Lens by Sea', when that wily old fox Milan Mandarić scuppered my plans and snaffled all the cash by setting up an even bigger deal that puts Hafiz in charge at Hillsborough. I've had to lower my sights considerably now, and while the 'Land Of Fire' deal is now nothing but ashes, I'm still working on something a little more local, hoping that 'Cockington Land Of Scones', while far less lucrative, might still be a front of shirt deal we can't turn down. Nothing is certain in the world of football, but when thinking back to the state Wednesday were in before Mandarić turned up, things look considerably brighter than they did then. Should Hafiz decide Stuart Gray isn't the man to take the Owls forward, then I'm at least confident we won't be looking to Forest Green Rovers cast offs to provide a replacement.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 19:26:12 GMT
I've had to lower my sights considerably now, and while the 'Land Of Fire' deal is now nothing but ashes, I'm still working on something a little more local, hoping that 'Cockington Land Of Scones', while far less lucrative, might still be a front of shirt deal we can't turn down. I shall be watching developments in S6 with interest. But not from S10 as I shall be back in Devon from mid-July. I suspect AJ may have succeeded with Hafiz if he'd marketed Torquay as "Baku without the oil" and Cockington as the "old city" rather than Sconeopolis. Mind you, when I was last in Cockington the bloke who runs the tea garden was keen on discussing Torquay United. He may be worth a punt, surely? Remember the watering can on Rochdale's shirts? Just imagine a scone dripping with cream and jam on ours... Alpine Joe could, indeed, be the man to propel Torquay United's commercial activity to the next level. AJ's Magic Box may be the lottery to generate a fortune and I'm sure he should be able to merchandise a revenue-raising centenary jaunt in the fashion of Exeter's trip to Brazil. It's a pity he couldn't get something fixed for the 100th anniversary of Torquay Town visiting St Austell on 4 April 1914. Even a hundred fans paying £1,500 each (fully-inclusive; 7 nights) would have netted a tidy sum. |
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