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Post by Davef on May 15, 2014 15:48:08 GMT
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Post by Gods on May 15, 2014 16:46:02 GMT
Makes the fella who jumped down my throat for having the temerity to even mention this song in a thread a couple of months ago look a bit silly. “If we're going to blatantly nick songs from Man United, virtually word for word it's time to pack in.....” I won’t mention him by name though to protect the innocent. Actually I will, it was gifton noel edmunds ? May as well pack it in
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Post by Gifton on May 15, 2014 17:21:39 GMT
Makes the fella who jumped down my throat for having the temerity to even mention this song in a thread a couple of months ago look a bit silly. “If we're going to blatantly nick songs from Man United, virtually word for word it's time to pack in.....” I won’t mention him by name though to protect the innocent. Actually I will, it was gifton noel edmunds ? May as well pack it inThe ignorance of an 80's kid who only ever heard it sung by my manc mates (I lived that way for years) Sincere apologies Gods mate!
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Post by Paddypotter on May 15, 2014 17:25:40 GMT
Somewhere, back of my mind I thought it was a Stoke song.I would have heard it at Stoke in 74. Well done to you lads.
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Post by stokedaft on May 15, 2014 18:08:45 GMT
It is and has always been a stoke song changed by the scum to we are the pride of all Europe the cock of the north blah blah
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Post by str8outtahampton on May 15, 2014 18:33:57 GMT
Who can forget the posh version...
"We are nothing more than one of an unspecified number of teams that one catches a glimpse of on the odd occasion, We have frequently been known to rack up a tally of half a dozen - although the prospect of our achieving a half score is indeed slim, and possibly unprecedented. We overcome our hapless opponents in our own bailiwick - and equally they are vanquished by us when we trespass on their freehold property. We render lifeless any oiks who obstruct our path, Those citizens who reside in an area bounded by a quadrangle which can be drawn through points broadly located at Kidsgrove, Shrewsbury, Banbury and perhaps Corby are proud of us, English home-dwellers above a line of latitude plotted between Congleton and the Wash pay us homage, It goes without saying that citizens of the Merseyside and Greater London conurbations are the subject of our opprobrium in equal measure, We are, beyond all reasonable doubt, what accepted opinion might term "champions", The reason for this is that when City do score the aforementioned half dozen, our opponents are routinely restricted to the derisory total of zero."
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2014 18:49:37 GMT
I remember us singing it in the 70's but it was a slightly different,abbreviated version
We are the Pride of the Midlands, The Cock of the North,
We all hate Scousers and Cockneys of course,
We kill any bastards that get in our way
We are the Boothen boot boys.
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Post by mrcoke on May 15, 2014 19:15:40 GMT
Great story, but what struck home with me was reading the names Hudson, Salmons, and Robertson, what a creative trio coupled with Mahoney the work horse.
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Post by SidibeGod on May 15, 2014 19:46:03 GMT
I remember us singing it in the 70's but it was a slightly different,abbreviated version We are the Pride of the Midlands, The Cock of the North, We all hate Scousers and Cockneys of course, We kill any bastards that get in our way We are the Boothen boot boys. Same here mate. Probably had the same trouble getting a verbose song going in those days as we do now
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Post by Gods on May 15, 2014 22:07:53 GMT
Makes the fella who jumped down my throat for having the temerity to even mention this song in a thread a couple of months ago look a bit silly. “If we're going to blatantly nick songs from Man United, virtually word for word it's time to pack in.....” I won’t mention him by name though to protect the innocent. Actually I will, it was gifton noel edmunds ? May as well pack it inThe ignorance of an 80's kid who only ever heard it sung by my manc mates (I lived that way for years) Sincere apologies Gods mate! Fair play to you Sir Gifton Actually of course I wasn't aware of the songs history described in this Oatcake article, I just remember it getting sung ion the Boothen and on the streets!
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Post by djduncanjames on May 15, 2014 22:16:29 GMT
To be fair my father who is going on 70 thought it was a Man Utd tune as well, he was pretty chuffed reading the article, cheers OP!
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Post by stokietony on May 16, 2014 7:01:11 GMT
I remember us singing it in the 70's but it was a slightly different,abbreviated version We are the Pride of the Midlands, The Cock of the North, We all hate Scousers and Cockneys of course, We kill any bastards that get in our way We are the Boothen boot boys. We'll "Do" any bastards that get in our way :-)
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Post by str8outtahampton on May 16, 2014 7:32:26 GMT
Great story, but what struck home with me was reading the names Hudson, Salmons, and Robertson, what a creative trio coupled with Mahoney the work horse. Very true. But what really struck home for me was reading the name Wigan Dave. I well remember a trip to Cardiff in 77/78, shoe-horned into Dave's car - also a Vauxhall Viva as it happens. I am not sure which was more worrying. The prospect of encountering angry locals, or the drive itself. That car was not roadworthy, and especially in the light of the prevailing weather conditions. Persisting it down all day. We lost needless to say. That was when an awayday really was an awayday.
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on May 16, 2014 12:26:17 GMT
Great story, but what struck home with me was reading the names Hudson, Salmons, and Robertson, what a creative trio coupled with Mahoney the work horse. Very true. But what really struck home for me was reading the name Wigan Dave. I well remember a trip to Cardiff in 77/78, shoe-horned into Dave's car - also a Vauxhall Viva as it happens. I am not sure which was more worrying. The prospect of encountering angry locals, or the drive itself. That car was not roadworthy, and especially in the light of the prevailing weather conditions. Persisting it down all day. We lost needless to say. That was when an awayday really was an awayday. And I was one of the others shoe-horned into the car Just one of many away trips I had in the company of Wigan Dave during the 70's. Like Max says, awful day, if the locals didn't kill us I was sure Wigan's car would. Seem to remember that Geoff Cooke and Des Backos made their debuts in that game.
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Post by brumstokie on May 16, 2014 13:18:32 GMT
Tbf didn't we nick 1 of The Shit's songs with only a small change to the lyrics? " We've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times,the Autoglass Trophy, we've won it 2 times" Used to play table tennis against Rob Cocker about 40 years ago!
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Post by stayingupforbigbazza on May 16, 2014 13:22:54 GMT
always thought it was a stoke song
sung it and had the words written on school book along with Hudson Walks on Water c1974
now we know the truth
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Post by stayingupforbigbazza on May 16, 2014 13:25:04 GMT
Tbf didn't we nick 1 of The Shit's songs with only a small change to the lyrics? " We've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times,the Autoglass Trophy, we've won it 2 times" Used to play table tennis against Rob Cocker about 40 years ago! and the etherington song!!!!!!
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Post by Gifton on May 16, 2014 13:47:34 GMT
Tbf didn't we nick 1 of The Shit's songs with only a small change to the lyrics? " We've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times,the Autoglass Trophy, we've won it 2 times" Used to play table tennis against Rob Cocker about 40 years ago! and the etherington song!!!!!! They've nicked more than one of ours too though. I remember in the early 90's you'd get lots of clubs singing "there's only one (insert name)" but we changed the tune to "Steino, there's only one Steino....." Not long after we beat them at home in the league cup their song for Roy keane followed the same tune (insert keano for Steino and you get the picture)
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2014 16:30:23 GMT
I remember us singing it in the 70's but it was a slightly different,abbreviated version We are the Pride of the Midlands, The Cock of the North, We all hate Scousers and Cockneys of course, We kill any bastards that get in our way We are the Boothen boot boys. We'll "Do" any bastards that get in our way :-) To be fair Tony I used to stand in the paddock by the Stoke end, it wasn't always easy to make out what the Boothen were singing
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Post by Gods on May 16, 2014 17:27:53 GMT
We'll "Do" any bastards that get in our way :-) To be fair Tony I used to stand in the paddock by the Stoke end, it wasn't always easy to make out what the Boothen were singing It was definitely "kill" mayf, you have it right.
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Post by coupe on May 16, 2014 19:18:52 GMT
Whatever happened to sweet Molly Malone who wheeled her wheelbarrow thru streets broad and narrow crying CITY CITY
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Post by bigvigs on May 16, 2014 19:46:54 GMT
To be fair Tony I used to stand in the paddock by the Stoke end, it wasn't always easy to make out what the Boothen were singing It was definitely "kill" mayf, you have it right. It was definitely "Kill" I know, 'cause I was there!!
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Post by Batfink on May 16, 2014 20:15:54 GMT
Tbf didn't we nick 1 of The Shit's songs with only a small change to the lyrics? " We've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times,the Autoglass Trophy, we've won it 2 times" Used to play table tennis against Rob Cocker about 40 years ago! and the etherington song!!!!!! We used to sing that for Toddy O too.
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Post by stokietony on May 16, 2014 22:53:47 GMT
It was definitely "kill" mayf, you have it right. It was definitely "Kill" I know, 'cause I was there!! I was There Too,We were Only Young,So We sang...we'll Do'em ;-)
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Post by withnall on May 16, 2014 23:53:04 GMT
Whatever happened to sweet Molly Malone who wheeled her wheelbarrow thru streets broad and narrow crying CITY CITY She got pissed off with the premier league, brought a Honda Civic, and fucked off up the Vale.
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Post by pinoypotter on May 17, 2014 7:33:59 GMT
Ace story.
I didn't start going to games regularly till the early 80's and when I heard that song I honestly thought it was a ManU song that we'd nicked. Always liked it but cringed a bit thinking it wasn't our own.
It would be great to think it could make a LOUD come-back and be part of next seasons fine repertoire!!
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Post by bigvigs on May 17, 2014 17:51:58 GMT
It was definitely "Kill" I know, 'cause I was there!! I was There Too,We were Only Young,So We sang...we'll Do'em ;-) Were you in the Boot of the car? I didn't notice you!!
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Post by stokietony on May 17, 2014 18:29:07 GMT
I was There Too,We were Only Young,So We sang...we'll Do'em ;-) Were you in the Boot of the car? I didn't notice you!! No Mate..I Wasn't "There" Til 76.But Remember Singing it :-)
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Post by barnscfc1 on Jun 25, 2014 11:48:47 GMT
Tbf didn't we nick 1 of The Shit's songs with only a small change to the lyrics? " We've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times,the Autoglass Trophy, we've won it 2 times" Used to play table tennis against Rob Cocker about 40 years ago! Played ping pong against Bob Cocker a long, long time ago as well. seem to remember a few venues but Queensbury sticks with me.
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Post by brumstokie on Jun 25, 2014 12:32:57 GMT
Tbf didn't we nick 1 of The Shit's songs with only a small change to the lyrics? " We've won it 2 times, we've won it 2 times,the Autoglass Trophy, we've won it 2 times" Used to play table tennis against Rob Cocker about 40 years ago! Played ping pong against Bob Cocker a long, long time ago as well. seem to remember a few venues but Queensbury sticks with me. Indeed. He played for Queensbury. I played for Fenton BC & then Norton.
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