Oderesfelt.......and other stuff......

It's all viking land on the wirral. Good read that jacko. I never liked history @ school either.

I love ancient history....As for the Vikings...in their genes they carried an hereditary defect..which passes down through male and female lines..and has done and still is doing to this day.

How do I know this ?

Well, I have that defective gene, as did my Grandfather..but non of my siblings have...and my dad didn't either...I was always 'lucky' like that.

The 'defect' manifests itself by causing the fingers to 'curl' up so you can't straighten them. If left untreated you end up with them stuck into your palm and your fingernails growing into your flesh...

It is operable, and I've had both hands done so far...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupuytren%27s_contracture

You can tell it's international break week can't you ?

Bored ? Me ?

Nah....

My boss is afflicted by Vikings disease, keeps putting the op off!

Really interesting read Jacko. I love history in fact that's what my degree is in but I focused more on the changes to the social and political following industrialisation.

I remember being taught in school that Almondbury was the original Huddersfield. Is it The Woolpack pub that dates back many centuries?

It's the Con club I think..although the school is quite old too..Almondbury is older than Udders..but castle hill had an iron age settlement and, supposedly, secret tunnels leading...well, somewhere...?

The whole of the hudds town centre area was forest and wild country to be avoided. i read that Wooldale was named after the fact there were packs of wolves that roamed the area, attacking livestock and generally being naughty..

When I used to play footy up at Wooldale it seemed as if nothing had change much, vicious swines they were...

Another ancient spot was up at Outlane where a Roman camp was established along the York to manchester roman road..they had heated baths even...evidence of which was found a few years ago..

Must have all been a bit grim I reckon in those days, scratching a living and fighting off them wolves...

Yes, we were told about the tunnels at school. Apparently some workmen uncovered one (in the 50's but not sure if my memory is correct on the date) and then simply filled it in again. Sacrilege!

Also told about the headless dog that wanders from Newhouse Hall at Brackenhall to Bradley, never saw it myself although I spent a lot of my childhood and teenage years in those woods. In fact I used to deliver early morning papers to Newhouse Hall and must admit I used to run to get away from there as quickly as poss as it was quite spooky in the dark.

There is supposed to be tunnels underneath Black 'Richard's' Temple. You know who I mean, won't let me put d**k.

There is probably so much under our feet that we are oblivious to. Get the metal detectors out!

There's an excellent article about Andy Booth on the following site if anyone is interested.

mytimeinfootball.com/Andy_Booth

Fascinating stuff there!

Maybe the next series of Detectorists should be set in Almonndbury! If not seen the show its very funny, just finished on BBC4, written and starring Makenzie Crook. I didnt fancy it at first as on BBC4 but actually very funny and think will be on BBC2 next time out.

I live in Marple and its not far from the A6 which was a major Roman road between Mancunium (Manchester) and Aquae Arnemetiae (Buxton). There is an area known as the Roman Lakes and apparently some clever sod a few hundred years ago called them that and made stuff up about how the Romans wandered from the A6 to Marple to settle! Turns out to be complete rubbish but brought loads of people in to see them!

will robinson be starting for the u21's this week ?