| “The Tractor Boys†14:12 - Feb 1 with 7132 views | dominiciawful |
Do any Town fans actually refer to us by that name or is it just the media?
It feels weird to have a nickname that is almost solely used by people with no connection to the club, such as national journalists or supporters of other teams. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:14 - Feb 1 with 4924 views | SheffordBlue |
"We're the Tractor Boys, gonna make some noise, allez, allez" |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:16 - Feb 1 with 4905 views | J2BLUE |
I've never used it but it really doesn't bother me.
I don't really call any team by their nickname. Does any fan actually do this? "Did you see the Red Devils versus the Toffees last night?". No. Just no. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:23 - Feb 1 with 4861 views | Scuzzer |
Ofcourse. Why not? |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:23 - Feb 1 with 4854 views | CityBlue |
its easier for emojis |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:30 - Feb 1 with 4814 views | iamatractorboy |
Ditto | | | |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:38 - Feb 1 with 4772 views | SomethingBlue |
Used to hate it but actually these days I'd rather the club persisted with it. Mention Town in the depths of the Amazon and there's half a chance you'd get "Ah, Tractor Boys!" in return. It cut through globally and you need that. | |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:48 - Feb 1 with 4689 views | homer_123 |
Always despised it. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 14:55 - Feb 1 with 4601 views | ITFC_Forever |
Not a fan of it, but I suppose it's unique. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 15:22 - Feb 1 with 4511 views | CraigIT |
Because I love out of the area I say, Ipswich. If I am talking to my family I say, Us. | | | |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 15:33 - Feb 1 with 4472 views | Coastalblue |
I think it's great, started by us as a self deprecating nickname when we were giving much 'bigger' clubs a bloody nose.
I far prefer it to something that was bestowed upon us by the media, and surely the fact it's unique is so much better than being yet another 'Blues' or 'Super Blues'?
Do I ever use it in conversation? No, but do I like the fact that there's no doubt about who it refers to? Absolutely. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 15:47 - Feb 1 with 4414 views | Meadowlark |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 15:33 - Feb 1 by Coastalblue |
I think it's great, started by us as a self deprecating nickname when we were giving much 'bigger' clubs a bloody nose.
I far prefer it to something that was bestowed upon us by the media, and surely the fact it's unique is so much better than being yet another 'Blues' or 'Super Blues'?
Do I ever use it in conversation? No, but do I like the fact that there's no doubt about who it refers to? Absolutely. |
I agree. It's our nickname because it was fan generated.
"The Superblues" as dispensed by the club and spouted by Foz on the PA sounds old and cringey.
(Not sure cringey is a word - but it is now!) |  | | |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:05 - Feb 1 with 4342 views | Enigma_Blue |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 15:33 - Feb 1 by Coastalblue |
I think it's great, started by us as a self deprecating nickname when we were giving much 'bigger' clubs a bloody nose.
I far prefer it to something that was bestowed upon us by the media, and surely the fact it's unique is so much better than being yet another 'Blues' or 'Super Blues'?
Do I ever use it in conversation? No, but do I like the fact that there's no doubt about who it refers to? Absolutely. |
I don't think this is right and I am sure I will be corrected if so but I don't think the nickname was started by us fans. It was at an away match in the late 90s I think it may have been against Birmingham where the Ipswich fans were making more noise than the home supporters but when Birmingham scored to go one up our fans went quiet as you would expect and the home fans started chanting 'no noise from the tractor boys' we then used that nick name ourselves when we got in to the PL as a form self depreciating humour. [Post edited 1 Feb 2023 16:10]
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:40 - Feb 1 with 4206 views | Coastalblue |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:05 - Feb 1 by Enigma_Blue |
I don't think this is right and I am sure I will be corrected if so but I don't think the nickname was started by us fans. It was at an away match in the late 90s I think it may have been against Birmingham where the Ipswich fans were making more noise than the home supporters but when Birmingham scored to go one up our fans went quiet as you would expect and the home fans started chanting 'no noise from the tractor boys' we then used that nick name ourselves when we got in to the PL as a form self depreciating humour. [Post edited 1 Feb 2023 16:10]
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OK, willing to be corrected, but even if we adopted it as a self deprecating nickname, which it undoubtedly was during that 2001 season then the point still stands. | |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:40 - Feb 1 with 4212 views | BasingstokeBlue |
Of course Town fans use it.
Have you never heard thousands of us singing "one-nil to the Tractor Boys"? [Post edited 1 Feb 2023 16:41]
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:44 - Feb 1 with 4154 views | noggin |
I prefer Binners. Well we've bin Champions of England and bin UEFA Cup winners. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:44 - Feb 1 with 4143 views | Swansea_Blue |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:40 - Feb 1 by BasingstokeBlue |
Of course Town fans use it.
Have you never heard thousands of us singing "one-nil to the Tractor Boys"? [Post edited 1 Feb 2023 16:41]
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:55 - Feb 1 with 4074 views | north_stand77 |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:44 - Feb 1 by noggin |
I prefer Binners. Well we've bin Champions of England and bin UEFA Cup winners. |
Talking of bins, a budgie fan I know always calls us the binners. His reason being that their fans put a Town fan in a wheelie bin after a game once. Does anybody know if that's why? |  | | |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 16:57 - Feb 1 with 4054 views | Kropotkin123 |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 15:22 - Feb 1 by CraigIT |
Because I love out of the area I say, Ipswich. If I am talking to my family I say, Us. |
Us were great against Burnley? I prefer we. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 17:34 - Feb 1 with 3879 views | Illinoisblue |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 17:07 - Feb 1 by north_stand77 |
Ahh, good. I can set him straight then. He always seems delighted to air his version at any opportunity! |
Typical budgie not knowing his ITFC history. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 18:51 - Feb 1 with 3737 views | bluejacko |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 17:34 - Feb 1 by Illinoisblue |
Typical budgie not knowing his ITFC history. |
Are we allowed any history? We are usually told that doesn’t count😂 | | | |
| “The Tractor Boys” on 18:55 - Feb 1 with 3712 views | Whos_blue |
Never.
Can't stand it.
Makes us sound tin pot. |  |
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| “The Tractor Boys” on 19:50 - Feb 1 with 3553 views | Stewart27 |
This thread pops up quite a bit.
I’m not really sure what we are but I’m not remotely arsed. Nicknames are a bit cringy and rarely used are they?
The tractor boys and the super blues are both a bit rubbish. I just refer to us as Ipswich. | | | |
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