Who Are The Dingles?

el punal · Apr 27, 2016

This wonderful derogatory term seems to be used 'oop North' to describe a lesser, inferior rival team. In Yorkshire I believe it's aimed at Barnsley, and in Lancashire it's Burnley.

Forgive me if I'm not correct with the clubs in question, it probably got lost in translation when it was explained to me. That'll teach me for being a soft Southern Nancy boy!

Anyway, in our neck of the woods who would be best described as Dingles? :dunce:

dazzer6666 · Apr 27, 2016

el punal said:
This wonderful derogatory term seems to be used 'oop North' to describe a lesser, inferior rival team. In Yorkshire I believe it's aimed at Barnsley, and in Lancashire it's Burnley.

Forgive me if I'm not correct with the clubs in question, it probably got lost in translation when it was explained to me. That'll teach me for being a soft Southern Nancy boy!

Anyway, in our neck of the woods who would be best described as Dingles?

They are the 'simple' family from Emmerdale I think..........I'll ask the Mrs when she gets in as she watches that shite.

hans kraay fan club · Apr 27, 2016

dazzer6666 said:
They are the 'simple' family from Emmerdale I think..........I'll ask the Mrs when she gets in as she watches that shite.

Yep - the Dingles are basically farm chavs, with borderline in-breeding issues.

dsr-burnley · Apr 27, 2016

The actor who plays Zack Dingle is a Burnley fan in real life and has been known to wear a Burnley scarf on the programme. I think that was why it started.

sod1 · Apr 27, 2016

its definitely Barnsley in these parts , ive never heard them called anything else

Simster · Apr 27, 2016

Barnsley, Burnley and Wolves are all referred to as Dingles.

Bournemouth would be my choice as the Dingles of the south. I love the term.

Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews · Apr 27, 2016

el punal said:
...., and in Lancashire it's Burnley

Never heard this before although when I was in the England travel club many moons ago someone on the forum posted the Burnley team photo with every players head as Zach Dingle. The relevance escaped me at the time

Icy Gull · Apr 27, 2016

Those Northeners have some odd expressions. Anyone on here heard of a Burnley Wallet or Burnley Purse? Does not sound like something to be experienced, is it something peculiar to Burnley?

Notters · Apr 27, 2016

sod1 said:
its definitely Barnsley in these parts , ive never heard them called anything else

How do you know who it is then?!

hans kraay fan club · Apr 27, 2016

Simster said:
Barnsley, Burnley and Wolves are all referred to as Dingles.

Bournemouth would be my choice as the Dingles of the south. I love the term.

I think YEOVIL would outdingle Bournemouth. Parts of Bournemouth (not Boscombe obviously) are quite genteel.

sparkie · Apr 27, 2016

hans kraay fan club said:
I think YEOVIL would outdingle Bournemouth. Parts of Bournemouth (not Boscombe obviously) are quite genteel.

Crawley must be a possibility

Simster · Apr 27, 2016

hans kraay fan club said:
I think YEOVIL would outdingle Bournemouth. Parts of Bournemouth (not Boscombe obviously) are quite genteel.

I did think of them but they're not really "our" area. And I agree with your Bournemouth assessment too. But I should imagine most of their tiny support comes from the vast farm land in West Dorset, seeing as everyone east of said town (and half the town itself) supports Southampton.

hans kraay fan club · Apr 27, 2016

sparkie said:
Crawley must be a possibility

Maybe. Perhaps a bit URBAN. For me, there's an element of small-town / countryfolk about the term.

sir albion · Apr 27, 2016

Defo Barnsley

Blue_Boy · Apr 27, 2016

It's definitely derived from the Emmerdale soap & meant in a derogatory way due to them being a family of low life possible inbreds

It's aimed at Burnley mostly by PNE & Blackburn yet I believe Burnley fans call PNE fans Dingles & Blackburn call both PNE & Burnley Dingles. Unsure if Barnsley are involved. Must be a Northern thing. I've seen that photo of the Burnley squad with Zak Dingle's head imposed on each player. It raised a chuckle. Think the actor is a Burnley fan as said.

Our Dingles have to be Bournemouth

KVLT · Apr 27, 2016

The Dingles.

AmexRuislip · Apr 27, 2016

There are a few families that answer to that description of Dingles in every town throughout the UK.
Folk that dress like a farmyard fashion show, disregarding how they look whilst carrying a Roy Cropper man bag and towing a wally trolley for shopping :hilton:

Stato · Apr 27, 2016

I have a friend who is a mad Rovers fan and I remember him starting to refer to Burnley fans as Dingles in the 90s. He said it was because Emmerdale is set in Yorkshire and that Blackburn fans viewed Burnley with such disregard that they don't accept that they are Lancastrians. As Burnley is that bit closer than Blackburn is to Yorkshire, the term 'Dingle', as well as saying 'thick' or 'common', also said 'Yorkshire,' the worst insult that they could throw at each other.

Coldeanseagull · Apr 27, 2016

sparkie said:
Crawley must be a possibility

That's more Langleydesh than dingle

Thunder Bolt · Apr 27, 2016

sod1 said:
its definitely Barnsley in these parts , ive never heard them called anything else

Tykes.

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