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Much better when the teams came out separately, usually the visitors first, to a hail of boos and abuse, followed by, sometimes up to a minute or so later, by the opening fanfare of Entrance of the Gladiators and the arrival of Town on the pitch.
Really helped to build the atmosphere before kick off.
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Entrance of the Gladiators on 17:11 - Dec 11 with 685 views
Entrance of the Gladiators on 17:06 - Dec 11 by woodbridge_blue
Much better when the teams came out separately, usually the visitors first, to a hail of boos and abuse, followed by, sometimes up to a minute or so later, by the opening fanfare of Entrance of the Gladiators and the arrival of Town on the pitch.
Really helped to build the atmosphere before kick off.
Yep. Away team out. Then, the hairs on back of neck moment 'And now, sponsored by Fisons/Radio Orwell, please welcome, your team.....the Super Blues, Ipswich Town'
I'm not sure when Entry of the Gladiators stopped because I started playing football on a Saturday, started shift work etc around the first Premier League season. When I was regular again mid to late 90s, we started to get into Fat Boy Slim and Republica etc.
Also, my by then, pub habits stopped me getting into the ground much before kick off.
Entrance of the Gladiators on 17:01 - Dec 11 by Alberto_the_frog
Much much earlier
Yes, I remember first hearing it in the 1970s & some of the crowd seemed quite bemused (football fans dislike change) . I think we're not going back to the days of the teams coming out separately - this may be mandated somewhere.
Entrance of the Gladiators on 17:11 - Dec 11 by Zx1988
I'm sure I remember it in the mid-90s as well.
I maintain that the Escape to Victory march would be an ideal Ipswich-specific piece of walk-out music.
I think they stopped playing it back in the late 90s. They did stop for a while around 95 or 96 but received some complaints so brought it back for a while and only played it briefly.
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Entrance of the Gladiators on 18:50 - Dec 11 with 479 views
As one of the many 'Towen Elders' I can confirm that Fučik's (a Check composer of note) "Entry of the Gladiators" was blurted out from the Portman Tannoy (such as it was) as the Boys in Blue entered the field from the late 50s. I remember it very well. It was, to the crowd, an exciting prelude to the forthcoming action. I even bought a copy of the sheet music in Ipswich's Queen Street - Ipswich Music Centre" was the name of the shop.
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Entrance of the Gladiators on 20:39 - Dec 11 with 278 views
Entrance of the Gladiators on 20:20 - Dec 11 by Sibelius8
As one of the many 'Towen Elders' I can confirm that Fučik's (a Check composer of note) "Entry of the Gladiators" was blurted out from the Portman Tannoy (such as it was) as the Boys in Blue entered the field from the late 50s. I remember it very well. It was, to the crowd, an exciting prelude to the forthcoming action. I even bought a copy of the sheet music in Ipswich's Queen Street - Ipswich Music Centre" was the name of the shop.
To continue: As far as I can remember, the Fučik piece was used at least to the early 70s. The away team did indeed go onto the pitch first, Then the Town ran on. It was uplifting to hear that tune blasting away. I should add that that music was also used in circuses. It gained another title - "Entry of the Clowns." Anyway, I do think there is a need for one particular musical theme to be played at PR for the entry of our present gladiators, preferably not a "pop" tune, to coin a phrase. The music should transcend popular culture. Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyres" would do nicely, for example.
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Entrance of the Gladiators on 22:36 - Dec 11 with 106 views
Entrance of the Gladiators on 21:02 - Dec 11 by Sibelius8
To continue: As far as I can remember, the Fučik piece was used at least to the early 70s. The away team did indeed go onto the pitch first, Then the Town ran on. It was uplifting to hear that tune blasting away. I should add that that music was also used in circuses. It gained another title - "Entry of the Clowns." Anyway, I do think there is a need for one particular musical theme to be played at PR for the entry of our present gladiators, preferably not a "pop" tune, to coin a phrase. The music should transcend popular culture. Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyres" would do nicely, for example.
With a fleet of helicopters flying over the stands.
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Entrance of the Gladiators on 22:42 - Dec 11 with 92 views
Call Me Ted, just isn't a rousing tune. It's great when sung by the crowd mid-match (usually away I find), but the actual record they play at PR is too low sound-wise so feels a bit slow and boring
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