Wild Wild West

I suppose it is a little known fact that back in the 19th century, over a quarter of a million people departed Wales in search of a better life in the USA. A significant number of these intrepid pioneers, in search of fertile land to farm, chose to join the wagon trains moving west. The violent and vicious  James Gang of whom Jesse was the most infamous, were in fact direct descendants of those adventurous taffies.

Of course,  for anybody who has ever had the pleasure of visiting Wales, stories of  bar room brawls, sheep rustlers and bandits will come as no surprise. 

Talking of Welsh cowboys, ex-Everton midfielder Barry Horne has come out all-guns-a-blazing in the defence of the current custodians of Everton Football Club. According to 'Bronco Barry,'  who has obviously been twatting the Wild Turkey, Evertonians should 'trust the leaders with the club at their heart' as in Barry's world they are'the key to progress.'

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You'd have thought, given Horne's Everton FC experience and the clubs current on and off the field condition, the last thing he would be promoting in the local press was 'more time' for a patently redundant chairman and his feckless board of directors. Perhaps Barry feels he has a duty to remain faithful to his ex-employers or maybe it is a question of wild west genes. As the old cowboy proverb says: 

"Before cussing the boss, saddle your horse....."

"YeeeHaaaw"