My FY question: Why is his face all scarred up? Acne? Or did an explosion at the nuclear chemical plant leave him with coaching superpowers?
      This may not be as outrageous as you may think - there are rumors that if a California recall election happens, that Arnold Schwarzenegger may actually run as the Republican candidate against Governor Gray Davis.       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
OK, something I don't get about Frank... He's Canadian. Then he goes to play in England, and he still has a stronger faux-Brit accent than Friedel or Madonna. What's the deal?
      Aren't Canadians generally closer to the Brits than Americans are? If so, wouldn't his accent naturally be more faux-Brit than American-born Friedel's and Madonna's?       GO EARHTQUAKES!!! -G
They certainly spell the same, 'honour,' 'labour' 'sanitise' etc. But there's naught a lot of similarity aboat they way they talk, eh.
            Strangely, there are several American-born-and-raised people here who spell the same way ('-our', '-ise'), as well as say things like "you lot", "bloody", "whinge", etc.       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Frank's accent is for real Frank was born and raised in England, and as you know, played there. He comes by that accent rightly, he didn’t get it in Canada. He moved to Canada and whether he was playing at Ipswich Town when he was resident in Canada, I’m not sure. His wife is from Ipswich, that’s where they met. It’s really easy for a member of one of the Commonwealth nations to move to another one. I don’t know if they are required to become citizens, but I don’t think that makes all that difference. Canadians write British English, but they speak American English, a little bit more distinctly than people from the U.S. The accent around Baltimore is somewhat similar to the Ontario accent. “About” becomes “aboot” and “out” becomes “oot.” I’m pretty sure that is a Scottish influence (Scot influence in Ontario is very strong), same with the “eh.” at the end of the sentence. And don’t forget to plug in the “hydro.” I lived in Canada for two years, in London, Ontario. As for the remarks I’ve heard about Friedel’s accent, I am not surprised. Live in a place long enough and you’ll pick it up without trying. I can’t vouch for how Madonna speaks, but Friedel was not as outrageous as Harkes and his sidekick would make you believe. Live in New Jersey-New York for a couple of years (providing you’re not 80) and you’ll come back sounding NJ/NY. Californians like to think they don't have accents.
      Yup. Eurosnobbery from those who aren't even from Europe... undoubtedly the worst kind of Eurosnobs there are!       At least Frank has a legitimate excuse.       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
      "Weekly Conversation With Frank Yallop" (Thursday, 6/26/03)       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
This thread is a disgrace to Franky! Asking about his skin and questioning his accent. Show some respect to our fearless leader for heaven's sake!
      "Weekly Conversation With Frank Yallop" (Thursday, 7/10/03)       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Ask Frank You may have noticed that fans can submit questions to Frank Yallop as part of his weekly conversation on sjearthquakes.com: http://www.sjearthquakes.com/fan_pages/ask_fwc.htm You may also be interested in the fact that Yallop is far and away the leader in the clubquake.org California governor's primary I'm sure helmet will be here any minute now...
      "Weekly Conversation With Frank Yallop" (Thursday, 7/17/03)       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Re: Re: The Official Frank Yallop thread Thanks for that. You've got to get out more often. Are you an affluent white fellow??? Have a listen to some Canadians right here. Note that the fellow is from Newfoundland (they sound a bit different than the rest of us). http://media.cbc.ca:8080/ramgen/radio/programs/thismorning/audio/tm_mercer010330.rm Gov of Arkansas " Congratulations Canada on the opening of your new National Igloo " Gov of Iowa " Congratulations Canada on officially moving to the 24 hour clock "