Paul Gregory aka Tango Man –
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- This is what someone has wrote about him on the Myspace Tango Man fan page (the same info is also on other internet sites):
“He's big, this fan. His name is Tango Man. Sheffield Wednesday, England,
look fondly on fan Paul Gregory who has come to be known as "The Tango
Man". Paul first came to the club's attention during their triumphant
march to winning the Rumbelow's Cup in 1991 when he stripped his shirt off to
reveal his ample figure against Derby County in sub-zero temperatures. In 1993,
on a trip to Crystal Palace, he took with him a large orange hand, the opposing
Palace fans duly christened this half-naked, orange handed figure "Tango
Man", the similarity to the character from a British TV commercial, being
obvious. His devotion may appear extreme, risking everything from ridicule to
hypothermia, but he loves his club, so anything goes - usually the shirt. Since
then he has become a figurehead for a very, very noisy group of fans. In fact,
Sheffield's finest was once accompanied in his strip act by another Wednesday
devotee, a far slimmer version, who was automatically dubbed "Diet
Tango-man". In fact, whole rows of topless men have been spotted at
Sheffield Wednesday games”
Source - http://www.myspace.com/335961992
- Accessed 8/2/2013
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Public quotes/opinions about Tango
Man:
“What a twat!”
“What a legend!”
“About a million cliches
rolled into one.”
“What an embarrasment he is
to Sheffield Wednesday!! More than three thousand FANS braved the cold that day
not only him. I’m sure if I was to take my top off and call myself after a soft
drink I would be ejected from the ground for sure.”
“hes
probably been going to the matches longer than you have been born to be fair
love.
uto legend.”
Source - http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/miscellaneous/60581/the-football-snapshot-sheffield-wednesdays-tango-man-braves-the-cold.html - Accessed
8/2/2013
- I found this amusing someone drew a map of the Hillsborough ground layout and they even included where Tango sits in it:
- Article:
Sheffield Wednesday fan 'Wheenie' will
miss Barnsley vs. Sheffield Wednesday
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffi...game-1-5178077
A DISABLED Sheffield Wednesday supporter will miss the Owls’ crunch derby game with Barnsley because his famous friend has been banned from the match.
Barnsley FC will not allow Paul Gregory - aka Tango man - into the stadium for Wednesday’s visit on Saturday, December 15.
That means wheelchair-bound Wednesdayite Alan Wheen, known to fellow Wednesdayites as Wheenie, is likely to miss the game, too, as Tango acts as his carer.
Mr Wheen, a diabetic who had his leg amputated by surgeons 12 months ago due to complications caused by his condition, relies on his mate to pick him up and take him to games.
But as Barnsley won’t allow Mr Gregory - who is famous for stripping to the waist at games - to gain entry to Oakwell it means Mr Wheen will have to miss out, too.
The 54-year-old, former pub landlord in the Hillsborough area who ran the Burgoyne Arms and Travellers Inn, has been left upset by Barnsley’s decision.
His wife Susan told The Star: “Paul has been a great mate since Alan lost his leg. He calls to pick him up for away games.
“If Paul didn’t take him then he wouldn’t be able to go.”
Barnsley general manager and club director Don Rowing said: “I can confirm that the individual named as Tango has been banned from Oakwell.
“We took this decision after considering our own experiences at previous games together with current intelligence we have received.”
But Mr Gregory, 50, a transport manager who lives in Wolverhampton, feels Barnsley have no reason to ban him.
He said: “Ok I do banter a bit with away fans, take Forest last week I was chanting at the Nottingham lads a bit and they did the same to me.
“I’m warmly welcomed everywhere I go - every where that is except Barnsley.
“I have never been arrested at Oakwell, nor have I been ejected from the ground. I can’t understand why they are banning me.
“It’s not just me they are punishing but Alan as well. There’s just no justification for it.”
A DISABLED Sheffield Wednesday supporter will miss the Owls’ crunch derby game with Barnsley because his famous friend has been banned from the match.
Barnsley FC will not allow Paul Gregory - aka Tango man - into the stadium for Wednesday’s visit on Saturday, December 15.
That means wheelchair-bound Wednesdayite Alan Wheen, known to fellow Wednesdayites as Wheenie, is likely to miss the game, too, as Tango acts as his carer.
Mr Wheen, a diabetic who had his leg amputated by surgeons 12 months ago due to complications caused by his condition, relies on his mate to pick him up and take him to games.
But as Barnsley won’t allow Mr Gregory - who is famous for stripping to the waist at games - to gain entry to Oakwell it means Mr Wheen will have to miss out, too.
The 54-year-old, former pub landlord in the Hillsborough area who ran the Burgoyne Arms and Travellers Inn, has been left upset by Barnsley’s decision.
His wife Susan told The Star: “Paul has been a great mate since Alan lost his leg. He calls to pick him up for away games.
“If Paul didn’t take him then he wouldn’t be able to go.”
Barnsley general manager and club director Don Rowing said: “I can confirm that the individual named as Tango has been banned from Oakwell.
“We took this decision after considering our own experiences at previous games together with current intelligence we have received.”
But Mr Gregory, 50, a transport manager who lives in Wolverhampton, feels Barnsley have no reason to ban him.
He said: “Ok I do banter a bit with away fans, take Forest last week I was chanting at the Nottingham lads a bit and they did the same to me.
“I’m warmly welcomed everywhere I go - every where that is except Barnsley.
“I have never been arrested at Oakwell, nor have I been ejected from the ground. I can’t understand why they are banning me.
“It’s not just me they are punishing but Alan as well. There’s just no justification for it.”
Source: http://bbs.barnsleyfc.org.uk/showthread.php?178267-Sheffield-Wednesday-fan-Wheenie-will-miss-Barnsley-vs-Sheffield-Wednesday – Accessed 8/2/2013
- Video’s
YouTube [Internet] http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=XTjxGa2YYhg&feature=endscreen - Accessed 8/2/2013
Paul Gregory is a bully, selfish. excuse for a man
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