| “Tractor boys” 10:38 - Nov 25 with 5502 views | CopfordBlue |
Do any of you like the nickname or use the term when talking about our club? I’ve never liked it but it’s only now that we’re back in the premier league and feature more prominently in the national media that it’s really starting to grate. |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 12:22 - Nov 25 with 1090 views | leitrimblue |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:06 - Nov 25 by WeWereZombies |
It's going to be the new question to divide the forum, Fordson or Massey Ferguson ? (Clearly John Deere's colour scheme puts them out of the equation.) |
Probably shouldn't admit it but I've been a secret John Deere fan since a kid..
Though in Co Leitrim it is well established that the Massey is Classey apparently |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:23 - Nov 25 with 1075 views | J2BLUE |
It's fine. I don't get the hate for it really.
Embrace it. We're the greatest club in the world. |  |
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| Middle aged man with…. on 12:44 - Nov 25 with 1034 views | mellowblue |
| Middle aged man with…. on 10:47 - Nov 25 by Bloots |
…a beard and a family.
“The younger generation”.
Who are you trying to kid mate??!! |
Sadly he is a younger generation than a lot of us on here.
The closest I came to embracing the tractor theme was the finidi song.
Other than that I take it as a sign of the times and accept it as it is ingrained into the club's identity at media level and isn't going to go away. But to us fans we are Town or Blues and I can't see that changing.
Mind you. it is better then the "switches" they tried to introduce eons ago. | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:46 - Nov 25 with 1015 views | bournemouthblue |
| “Tractor boys” on 10:45 - Nov 25 by SitfcB |
This is a 6 monthly thread on here.
I like it, and always have, but then I am in the younger generation  |
I've really liked it but it was the national media's way of differentiating us from the other blue clubs at the time sadly |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 12:49 - Nov 25 with 1009 views | SE1blue |
I like it. It’s good to have some individuality, especially in modern football.
And I don’t think it stops players signing for us or gives us a negative spin. Money and managers attract players, and a funny moniker doesn’t deter anyone. |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 12:54 - Nov 25 with 1003 views | strikalite |
Its good thsr most of you embrace it, but I hate it, it's often said in a condescending way I find.. |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:29 - Nov 25 with 954 views | MJR101 |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:05 - Nov 25 by vilanovablue |
Whenever a person who doesn't support us refers to us as the tractor boys I always point out it was effectively invented by Sky back in 2000/2001 when we got promoted. I don't like it but we have had the label for 20 years and some of our fans like it some don't, we're stuck with it now but I can live with it. |
First heard it when we lost at Birmingham at the end of one season in the late nineties - “no noise from the Tractor Boys”.
Thought that was quite amusing and have actually liked it since. | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:32 - Nov 25 with 943 views | Guthrum |
I don't mind it. At least it's distinctive and not particularly insulting.
Plus there is a heritage link with Ransome's, noted manufacturers of agricultural machinery. |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 13:38 - Nov 25 with 936 views | hoppy |
| “Tractor boys” on 11:47 - Nov 25 by leitrimblue |
For big eared farm boys like myself ' low intelligence bumpkin' may not be such an insult..
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More an aspiration? |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 13:46 - Nov 25 with 927 views | ford6600 |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:01 - Nov 25 by iamatractorboy |
I think it's a tremendous name. |
Yes it gives us more of an identity. "Come on Town" could refer to any one of Swindon, Huddersfield or all the other towns. | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:46 - Nov 25 with 927 views | Bramidan |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:23 - Nov 25 by J2BLUE |
It's fine. I don't get the hate for it really.
Embrace it. We're the greatest club in the world. |
Nuttin wrong wuthit, boah | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:47 - Nov 25 with 929 views | VanSaParody |
I'm 52 & much prefer it to the lame & unimaginative Blues or Super Blues
Any team who plays in blue can be those, but anywhere in the world, Tractor Boys means only 1 club!
Whether it's used by ourselves, or by someone else about us, I don't see it used negatively
Those who may fear it suggesting low intelligence country bumpkins... next time you see a farmer/tractor, tap them on the shoulder & put that to him/her & let me know how you get on!
However, I suspect I know the real reason those who dislike it so - one word...
Labour |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:49 - Nov 25 with 920 views | leitrimblue |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:38 - Nov 25 by hoppy |
More an aspiration? |
I didn't wanna have to say it, but yer, we all need something to look up and aspire too | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:53 - Nov 25 with 913 views | Churchman |
Disliked it at first but don’t mind it now. Who cares. It’s an identity and the story behind how we acquired it is quite amusing.
Could be worse. We could be nicknamed after some mangy little yellow sparrow. |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:53 - Nov 25 with 909 views | oldburian |
| “Tractor boys” on 13:29 - Nov 25 by MJR101 |
First heard it when we lost at Birmingham at the end of one season in the late nineties - “no noise from the Tractor Boys”.
Thought that was quite amusing and have actually liked it since. |
Quite, it was in response to that match with Birmingham and caught on. Nothing whatsoever to do with Sky. You can blame them for many things but not that. Indeed at the 78 Cup Final the Arsenal contingent had very conveniently put up a tractor park sign.
As a supporter for over 70 years I like it, distinctive and Suffolk. | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 14:17 - Nov 25 with 870 views | Tractor_Buck |
| “Tractor boys” on 11:34 - Nov 25 by EdwardStone |
I love the nickname Tractor Boys
But really it needs to be said with the proper Suffolk accent...
Long aaaa sound and miss out the middle t.....and give it a bit of OI in the second word
Super Blues is super-cringe....sounds like a bloody toilet cleaner that Kenneth Williams endorsed |
And, of course, it now extends to one of the most free scoring teams in England.
All hail the Tractor Girls. |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 14:22 - Nov 25 with 860 views | Lord_Lucan |
I absolutely hate it. |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 14:49 - Nov 25 with 822 views | belgablue |
Love it. Light hearted monkier paying homage to the traditional roots of the club / town / county etc.. in a lighthearted way.
Glad it's generally embraced - growing up I always thought it a bit odd we didn't have a proper nickname. |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 14:57 - Nov 25 with 815 views | frenchblue |
| “Tractor boys” on 11:37 - Nov 25 by bsw72 |
I don't dislike it, am not particularly fond of it and never use it myself when referring to the team.
Not sure why the club never really developed a nickname as such before that came into use, although I guess Tractor Boys is better suited to the history of the Town than some other options . . . |
I seem to recall that in the 60's there was an attempt by the club to get us to be callet "the Witches" Even had a mascot at the ground from the speedway team. |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 15:02 - Nov 25 with 802 views | Benters |
I like it.
One of my earliest pleasures in life was sitting on the back of a tractor and trailer in an apple box.
Now all those orchards and fields have gone sadly to the 01ers pilling out of the smoke. |  |
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| Middle aged man with…. on 15:05 - Nov 25 with 796 views | Mullet |
| Middle aged man with…. on 10:47 - Nov 25 by Bloots |
…a beard and a family.
“The younger generation”.
Who are you trying to kid mate??!! |
He should be banned shouldn’t he? As should anyone who likes the Tractor boys thing. And jailed. For life. Scum. |  |
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| “Tractor boys” on 15:15 - Nov 25 with 769 views | benrhyddingblue |
| “Tractor boys” on 10:45 - Nov 25 by SitfcB |
This is a 6 monthly thread on here.
I like it, and always have, but then I am in the younger generation |
I’m older and like it - have done since I first heard it which I think was a 2.1 away win at Leeds in 2000. This means it’s been around 25 years or so now; so here to stay | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 15:22 - Nov 25 with 750 views | benrhyddingblue |
| “Tractor boys” on 12:05 - Nov 25 by vilanovablue |
Whenever a person who doesn't support us refers to us as the tractor boys I always point out it was effectively invented by Sky back in 2000/2001 when we got promoted. I don't like it but we have had the label for 20 years and some of our fans like it some don't, we're stuck with it now but I can live with it. |
Nothing to do with Sky! | | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 15:30 - Nov 25 with 729 views | HighgateBlue |
I don't mind it, and I think when it was first used /widely/ (i.e. in our previous Premier League stint), there was a fair amount of affection for us. We were playing good football, nobody in the Prem had any reason to dislike us, and we didn't really have any 'bogey' players. So I don't associate it with hate or patronising attitudes.
However, despite the fact that Ipswich is a town, surrounded by a rural county (as are many many towns!) the tractor image I think gives younger neutral fans an excuse to have an image of us that is not just rural but backwardly so. So we are getting a lot more jokes about in-bredness and numbers of fingers (which we ourselves often like to dish out to Norwich of course!) than I would like, and more than used to be the case.
But I think we're grown up enough to live with it, and we have enough confidence in our club, our approach, our manager, and the town itself, to shrug off any negativity.
My only frustration is that the tractor emoji on the iPhone is YELLOW, of all colours! :/ |  | | |
| “Tractor boys” on 15:31 - Nov 25 with 729 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
You've got to be a pretty sensitive soul to hate a nickname.
As others have said, I like how we took what was perceived to be a negative and turned it around. And I like that it came about naturally, as a proper nickname should, not some marketing bullsh!t foisted upon us like 'The Tricky Trees'.
And there's no evidence players haven't signed because of it. |  |
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