Pride in our best centre back pairing

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    It's just dawned on me that Roberts and Shepherd are both Barnsley born and bred lads who we took a chance on from non-league. That is something brilliant, rare in the modern game and to be proud of in my opinion.

    Even though the local links are fewer at board level now, it's fantastic that the club still maintain that connection with bringing on coaches like Harban, Eaden and Flinders too. Long may it continue.
     
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    Is Shepherd actually a Barnsley lad?

    I know he’s local & played for Pontefract but I didn’t know where he was born.
     
    Django, Aug 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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    He started out for Penistone church mate
     
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    MonkeyRed, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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    He’s from Sheffield.
     
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    Bobby Hassell hopes Barnsley-born Shepherd will be another example of the Reds' history of recruiting well from non-league football paying off
     
    Youuureds!, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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    Ah, fair enough. The Yorkshire Post article above states Barnsley-born which was why I thought so, but I stand corrected :)
     
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    I thought Shepherd was born and raised in Pontefract?
     
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    I thought he went to Carleton High School?
     
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    He went to the same schools in North Sheffield as my kids. Lived just round the corner from us.
    All his mates were Wednesday fans. Not sure if he was that bothered tbh. If I’m guessing though he was brought up as a Wednesday fan. I think maybe he was one of those kids who was more interested in playing than going to games though.
     
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    I don’t expect anyone to take my word for it over those articles. It’s better evidence than me just saying it. :D

    But yeah. He’s from Sheffield.
     
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    where is North Sheffield? Is that called Leeds?
     
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    It's very close to South Barnsley
     
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    What the Blades call South Barnsley - home of Hillsborough :D
     
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    Sheffield Sheffield or Penis Town Sheffield that isn’t actually Sheffield but they say they are
     
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    Is it 10-bob millionaires from Penistone pretending its in Sheffield and not Barnsley?
     
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    I’d say North Sheffield is Chapeltown, High Green, Burncross, Grenoside. Shepherd went to School in Grenoside.
     
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    Penistone is Barnsley - try telling John Stones anything different.

    I’d suggest googling John Stones/ Kyle Walker Penistone but who knows what could happen.
     
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    Seen it but it’s always a thing with most of them up there.
     
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