And after spending last season pretending that a Lancastrian connection with Accrington and Fleetwood was in any way exciting, I am happy to see them back in town, just so long as they don’t walk away with another 4-0 under their belt.

Source: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/23731783.bolton-wanderers-fan-column-coping-wigan-athletic/?ref=rss

"Big Sam" is the latter, a bear of a man with a Midlands accent tinged with Lancastrian who likes a pint (of wine) or three.

Source: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-exclusive-rare-insight-in-the-sports-science-mind-of-sam-allardyce-4132037

His PhD at the University of Salford was Region, Class, Culture: Lancashire Dialect Literature and he is a solid Lancastrian at heart.

Source: https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23759683.meet-local-people-make-bolton-tick/?ref=rss