I’ll say it right now 11:08 - Jul 27 with 5114 views | dominiciawful | If they play Sweet Caroline at Portman Road this season I will run onto the pitch and carry out a dirty protest on the centre spot. I’m just not having it. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:10 - Jul 27 with 3389 views | Dyland | There's a bloke (and admittedly he's a nice bloke) who stands in front of me and belts it out with gusto. Completely out of time, which is surely harder than getting it right. He also does the fast clapping and quick comer oh when the town thing. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:11 - Jul 27 with 3366 views | ArnieM | Bye Bye 👋 👋👋 then, lol ! |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:12 - Jul 27 with 3358 views | Beckets |
I’ll say it right now on 11:10 - Jul 27 by Dyland | There's a bloke (and admittedly he's a nice bloke) who stands in front of me and belts it out with gusto. Completely out of time, which is surely harder than getting it right. He also does the fast clapping and quick comer oh when the town thing. |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:13 - Jul 27 with 3348 views | Dyland |
I’ll say it right now on 11:12 - Jul 27 by Beckets | Block J? |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:21 - Jul 27 with 3299 views | Beckets |
I’ll say it right now on 11:13 - Jul 27 by Dyland | Nah L |
I’ve got one like that sitting behind me in Block J! |  | |  |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 with 3267 views | homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:36 - Jul 27 with 3202 views | Skip_Intro |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
erm it's referring to a male football team so seems ok to me...our womens team is sometimes referred to as the tractor girls... edit: I mean from a gender perspective - I don't like the name itself tbf... [Post edited 27 Jul 2022 11:37]
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I’ll say it right now on 11:42 - Jul 27 with 3152 views | pointofblue |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
I prefer Tractor Boys to the generic Blues or Town nickname. Is more unique. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:43 - Jul 27 with 3155 views | Lord_Lucan |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
I absolutely hate Tractor Boys I had a meeting yesterday with a bloke in Brum and he asked where I was from and you guessed it - he replied "Oh, The Tractor Boys" It is a Sky induced nickname so I doubt it will ever go away, it is demeaning - Magic Jim Magilton hated it. ......but I do quite like Sweet Caroline |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:47 - Jul 27 with 3100 views | Pablo_Counago |
I’ll say it right now on 11:42 - Jul 27 by pointofblue | I prefer Tractor Boys to the generic Blues or Town nickname. Is more unique. |
I also like it for its uniqueness and I suppose it fits in with general aesthetic of the Suffolk area It's a pretty well known nickname amongst football fans as well. And it's definitely better than a lot of other club nicknames What else would we be called? |  | |  |
I’ll say it right now on 11:51 - Jul 27 with 3053 views | NthQldITFC |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
Farming Machinery Boys better? |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:55 - Jul 27 with 3020 views | Hipsterectomy |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
Tractor persons? Tractor Xes? Tractor Theys? |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 11:56 - Jul 27 with 3005 views | clive_baker | Can't say it bothers me as a song but I think there's a time and a place. If people are belting it out at a wedding or England have just won a 1/4 final vs. Germany or something it's acceptable. I'm not having 'good times never seemed so good' after we've beaten Forest Green 2-1 at home in the 3rd tier. Save it for the end of season promotion party. [Post edited 27 Jul 2022 11:57]
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I’ll say it right now on 11:59 - Jul 27 with 2968 views | homer_123 |
I’ll say it right now on 11:51 - Jul 27 by NthQldITFC | Farming Machinery Boys better? |
Again, not inclusive. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 12:07 - Jul 27 with 2899 views | Skip_Intro |
I’ll say it right now on 11:51 - Jul 27 by NthQldITFC | Farming Machinery Boys better? |
Big Eared Boys on Farming Machinery? |  | |  |
I’ll say it right now on 12:20 - Jul 27 with 2830 views | exeterblue10 |
I’ll say it right now on 11:43 - Jul 27 by Lord_Lucan | I absolutely hate Tractor Boys I had a meeting yesterday with a bloke in Brum and he asked where I was from and you guessed it - he replied "Oh, The Tractor Boys" It is a Sky induced nickname so I doubt it will ever go away, it is demeaning - Magic Jim Magilton hated it. ......but I do quite like Sweet Caroline |
I didn't know it came from Sky. I first heard it an away match at Birmingham City. Home fans singing 'no noise from the tractor boys' as a derogatory wind up (same as 'pasty boys' for Argyle etc etc). But then we scored and hit back at Birmingham fans with '1-0 to the tractor boys'. Anyway, that's the first I'd ever heard it and always thought that was where it started...but I'm probably wrong! |  | |  |
I’ll say it right now on 12:27 - Jul 27 with 2775 views | TractorCam |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
Given that the ladies team are nicknamed The Tractor Girls, what's your thinking here? Just curious. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 12:28 - Jul 27 with 2762 views | TractorCam |
I’ll say it right now on 11:10 - Jul 27 by Dyland | There's a bloke (and admittedly he's a nice bloke) who stands in front of me and belts it out with gusto. Completely out of time, which is surely harder than getting it right. He also does the fast clapping and quick comer oh when the town thing. |
That song has been around as long as i've known, absolutely mental how there's always a few who are always unaware of the second verse. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 12:32 - Jul 27 with 2720 views | Lord_Lucan |
I’ll say it right now on 12:20 - Jul 27 by exeterblue10 | I didn't know it came from Sky. I first heard it an away match at Birmingham City. Home fans singing 'no noise from the tractor boys' as a derogatory wind up (same as 'pasty boys' for Argyle etc etc). But then we scored and hit back at Birmingham fans with '1-0 to the tractor boys'. Anyway, that's the first I'd ever heard it and always thought that was where it started...but I'm probably wrong! |
You are 100% correct, to the detail! - but after that Sky picked up on it and it stuck |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 13:25 - Jul 27 with 2594 views | Illinoisblue |
I’ll say it right now on 12:32 - Jul 27 by Lord_Lucan | You are 100% correct, to the detail! - but after that Sky picked up on it and it stuck |
I do recall The Sun mocked up a photo of Jim sitting on a tractor. I think he had a farmers’ hat on and might have been chewing straw. Probably why he hated it. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 13:29 - Jul 27 with 2570 views | J2BLUE | Sweet Caroline is utter bilge. Really dislike its new connection to sport. [Post edited 27 Jul 2022 13:29]
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I’ll say it right now on 13:36 - Jul 27 with 2527 views | BlueandTruesince82 |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
I don't mind being the tractor boys, embrace it I say. To the tune of go west with a full deepest Suffolk accent "Oooohhhh ahhhhh, we are Tractor Boys, ooooohhhhh ahhhhh we are tractor boys" and so on. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 13:48 - Jul 27 with 2476 views | Kieran_Knows |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
Dear god. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 13:54 - Jul 27 with 2417 views | J2BLUE |
I’ll say it right now on 11:26 - Jul 27 by homer_123 | Similar if we continually to be referred to as Tractor Boys. Hardly inclusive in this day and age and apart from that - just an awful name. |
https://www.itfcwomen.co.uk/ 'OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE TRACTOR GIRLS' Clearly refers to the team rather than the entire fanbase. |  |
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I’ll say it right now on 14:09 - Jul 27 with 2373 views | Alberto_the_frog |
I’ll say it right now on 11:43 - Jul 27 by Lord_Lucan | I absolutely hate Tractor Boys I had a meeting yesterday with a bloke in Brum and he asked where I was from and you guessed it - he replied "Oh, The Tractor Boys" It is a Sky induced nickname so I doubt it will ever go away, it is demeaning - Magic Jim Magilton hated it. ......but I do quite like Sweet Caroline |
Originally applied to Earl Soham and I was never happy that it was nicked from them. https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/debenham-tribute-to-football-fan-who-coined-tractor- |  | |  |
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