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Post by Mark Sennett on Oct 17, 2014 11:01:50 GMT
Under statement of the year, but: we all loved the Manor! We all love sharing our stories of the good old days. Bundles in the London Road, singing, the Brit, the left side / right side banter, Nappy, the carnage: pitch invasions, fans climbing up the floodlights, fights, Maxwell, demonstrations. Not to mention brilliant matches - the mid-week cup games in the 80's, the FA Cup gamed in the 60's, Swindon derbies, the social club, players, goals, funny songs and incidents. It's been crying out for everyone's Manor Memories to be collated, shared and enjoyed and now's the time! The Yellow Army is going to produce a Manor Memories book - complied of fans memories. It's all about the fans and our memories - to tell our Manor story from the terraces and record our own history. This will be our book. We'd really like to get the stories through the ages. From when the Manor was built, to the early OUFC days, to the big FA cup games, etc. There will be a chapter on London Road memories and songs as well. So fans of all ages please get involved! This is our story. Please send in your memories via info@yellowarmy.co.uk, or, if you'd prefer, post them in the newly created section on this forum at www.yellowsforum.co.uk/board/25/manor-memories! There will be 3 threads 1 to recommend songs, another for iconic images, and a final one for stories. Leave your name and where you're from, if you’d like that to be included in the book. Up the Manor!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 19:56:01 GMT
I used to throw a sugar mouse under cars before each game. Then I wrote a book about it. A year later millions of middle class types started watching soccer and Sky started broadcasting it. The rest is history.
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Post by Rob Gregory on Oct 19, 2014 8:18:23 GMT
Bouncing up and down on the London road, then surging forward until your ribs we crushed by the crowd barrier. Loved every second and I miss it soooo much
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Post by Abc on Oct 19, 2014 9:59:13 GMT
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 8:03:37 GMT
heres some one time popular London Road chants/ songs for the song section ( though it wont allow me to post in the designated 'song' section for some reason?.... so if Admin can transfer this there...?)
taunting opposition fans- " 12, 345, if you wanna stay alive, keep off the Manor!"
early on pitch 'battle song' song ( to the tune of MacNamaras band) " His name is Ronnie Atkinson , he's the leader of the team, the finest football team, the world has ever seen, their name is Oxford United were the boys that play in gold, and when we win divison 4* , this is what we're told...Lalala, lala la la ...."
(* replaced by 3 and then subsequently 2 )
popular at most football grounds, including the Manor ( to the tune of Molly Malone) " In Oxfords fair city, where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Mallone, as she wheels her wheel barrow, through streets broad and narrow singing ...'*clap, clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap clap ' OXFORD "(*repeat until fade)
popular song/chant in the late 60s at the Manor ( cant recall hearing it else where, thats not to say it wasnt sung else where though!) (to the tune of Bicycle Made for two) "Daisy Daisy the coppers are after you, if they catch you they'll give you a month or two, they'll tie you up with wire, behind a blak Maria, on a biycle made for...2468, who do we appreciate? O, X, F, O,R, D , OXFORD
Original/'full' version of the evergreen favourite, sung at most home games, and with extra venom in local derbies with the inbreds (tune of red robin) (single voice) " Knock Knock", ( mass response) "Who's There?", ( Single voice)"Wendy",( Mass Response) "Wendy Who? " ( ALL) "When de red red robin goes bob, bob bobbing along, SHOOT THE BASTARD, SHOOT THE BASTARD, SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT THE BASTARD
'Taunting' Police in front of the London Road
From the late 60s.. " Who's that copper with the helmet on, Dibble, Dibble, who's that copper with the helmet on , Dibble is his name, on the beat all day, on the wife all night, who's that copper with the helmet on, Dibble is his name'
in the 70s... (Jim Davidson partly inspired) (to the tune of Old Macdonalds farm) " Old Macdonald had a farm, ei, ei, o, and on that farm he had some pigs ei, ei, o, with a nick nick here, an' a nick nick there, here a nick, there a nick, everwhere a nick nick, Ol Macdonald had a farm ei, ei o" ( the song/chant rarely got boyond the nick nick bit)
the larel and hardy theme tune .du du du , du du du, du du du duh, duh duh duh duh du ....always when police started lining up in front of the London Road, glaring accusingly into the massed ranks of Oxfords finest
From the late '60s/early 70s onwards, and sung everywhere " Harry Roberts is our friend, is our friend, is our friend, Harry Roberts is our friend, he kills coppers"
( Note: this was sung in the decades when football was a working class sport, pre gentrification, all seater stadia and the Politically Correct prawn sarnie brigade arriving)
( topically its been announced Harry Roberts is set to be released after serving 48 years for shooting 3 policemen in 1966 ....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29734816)
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Post by Si Bradbury on Oct 23, 2014 10:34:01 GMT
Sarge brilliant reminder.
The purpose of the book initially was to be a song book - so we need everyone to put their versions onto this thread so it can be included in the book. For understandable reasons, lots of memories are being offered BUT they need the songs too. The old ones, the PC ones, the non-PC ones, it's all about those memories too.
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Post by langansshinpads on Oct 23, 2014 10:54:57 GMT
Used to love singing: "Hark now hear the Oxford sing, the Swindon ran away and we will fight forever more because of Saturday!"
And "You should have stayed at the Manor" when former players visited. Remember the entire London Road singing it at Dean Saunders after he spooned a shot over the London Rd roof - and Saunders looked at the stand with a big smile on his face.
The unique ones were quality, like "Oh Johnny Lager" and the song we had for Imre Varadi to the sound track of Stingray.
"If you're standing on a corner with a red scarf round your necks, Oxford boys are gonna get yer and we'll break your f**king necks."
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Post by headingtonoldboy on Oct 23, 2014 15:57:25 GMT
Colin Harrington was a speedy left winger in the 60's who always seemed to run out of pitch when running towards the London Road end!! He had his own song mind: "He's here,he's there,he's every f***ing where Harrington,Harrington". He was a very popular player with fans.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 16:27:56 GMT
David Rush, David Rush, David David Rush, he has a pint he has a fight David David Rush
After he had a fight with a make nurse in Oxford city centre
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 17:00:01 GMT
Used to love singing: "Hark now hear the Oxford sing, the Swindon ran away and we will fight forever more because of Saturday!" And "You should have stayed at the Manor" when former players visited. Remember the entire London Road singing it at Dean Saunders after he spooned a shot over the London Rd roof - and Saunders looked at the stand with a big smile on his face. The unique ones were quality, like "Oh Johnny Lager" and the song we had for Imre Varadi to the sound track of Stingray. "If you're standing on a corner with a red scarf round your necks, Oxford boys are gonna get yer and we'll break your f**king necks." original 'version' was 'because of New Years Day'...we played Scum on New years day one season ..after that one passed it was changed to saturday few Anti Sw*nd*n songs from way back chant( late 60s) 'Swing -Dung , Swing-Dung, Swing-Dung' chant/song (late 60s) ... 'Fertilizer, fertilizer, fertilizer, fertilizer...' ( extra emphasis on the two letter 'r's in the word fertilizer0 chant/ song (evergreen since the 70s)- 'run run run run Sw*nd*n...(repeat, and repeat) chant song ( 69 until segregation came in) " We always take the town end, we alwys take the town end..." (after waltzing in unopposed season after season in to the town end at the skip) Im sure theres plenty more to follow :-)
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Post by SteMerritt on Oct 23, 2014 17:41:24 GMT
We had joy we had fun, we had Swindon on the run, but the fun didn't last, coz the b'stards ran too fast.
That always stood out for me as a young lad in the early 80s.
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Post by Junior on Oct 23, 2014 17:43:34 GMT
The Nick Cusack song to the theme of Tetrus... Often changed Cusack to elbows I seem to remember.
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Post by SteMerritt on Oct 23, 2014 17:43:56 GMT
David Rush, David Rush, David David Rush, he has a pint he has a fight David David Rush After he had a fight with a make nurse in Oxford city centre He liked that song didn't he... Remember a few times he turned to the LRT and did a bit of shadow boxing.
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Post by Hamworthy Yellow on Oct 23, 2014 19:04:32 GMT
Chants at visiting fans I remember,
Back to school on Monday
(Team Name)boys make more noise when they play with Tonka toys
Similar to the one Sarge mentioned (single voice) " Knock Knock", ( mass response) "Who's There?", ( Single voice)"Owen",( Mass Response) "Owen Who? " ( ALL) "Oh when the U's go marching on, I want to be in that number when the U's go marching ON ON ON
John Shuker chant: Johnny, Johnny Shuker OO OO
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Post by Stranger back again on Oct 23, 2014 19:09:49 GMT
The original My Old Man song: My old man said follow the van and don't dilly dally on the way. We'll take Swindon and all that's in it, we'll take Swindon in half a minute. With hatchets and hammers, carving knives and spanners, we'll teach the bastards how to fight.
And then there was: I was born under the London Road, the London, London Road.
And there was a version of Tiny Tim's Tulips, but I can't remember how it goes (I'm sure Sarge does).
And finally: Johnny, Johnny Shuker, ooh ooh.
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Post by Hamworthy Yellow on Oct 23, 2014 19:14:10 GMT
All I want is a chain and brick A Swindon fan to punch and kick Oh wouldn't it be luvverly
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2014 19:21:19 GMT
I wish all the "guests" on this thread would join the forum and contribute regularly. Great stories.
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 19:30:55 GMT
The original My Old Man song: My old man said follow the van and don't dilly dally on the way. We'll take Swindon and all that's in it, we'll take Swindon in half a minute. With hatchets and hammers, carving knives and spanners, we'll teach the bastards how to fight.* And then there was: I was born under the London Road, the London, London Road.** And there was a version of Tiny Tim's Tulips, but I can't remember how it goes (I'm sure Sarge does).*** And finally: Johnny, Johnny Shuker, ooh ooh. * the last line there is "....we'll show them sw*nd*n bastards how to fight" ...there were two further lines to that song.. forgotten last lines are... " ...and if you come to the London Road, we'll fight with all our might" **to the tune of lee Marvin's 'I was born under a wandering star' ( from the film paint your wagon) if memory serves it went " I was born under the London Road, I was born under the London Road, knives are made for knifing, guns are made to shoot, if you come into the London Road we'll all stick in the boot, I was born under the London Road, the Oxford London Road" ***Tiny Tims 'tulips' was adapted to this " tiptoe, through the London Road, with ya boots on, get yer 'ead kicked in , so Tiptoe through the London Road with me" which reminds me of this one from very early 70s ( to the tune of teddy bears picnic) " if you go down to the London Road you'll never believe your eyes, If you go down to the London Road your in for a big surprise, cos Jeremy the sugar- puffs bear, has bought some boots and cropped his hair, today's the day that Jeremy joins the skin'eads"
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 23, 2014 19:41:10 GMT
Ohhhhh Matty murphy's Magic, He wears a magic hat And when he saw the manor He said I'm having that He wouldn't sign for Swindon Or reading cos their shite He signed for Oxford untied Cos were f*cking dynamite
Build a bonfire Build a bonfire Put the Swindon on the top Put reading in the middle And burn the f*cking lot
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 19:44:08 GMT
The original My Old Man song: My old man said follow the van and don't dilly dally on the way. We'll take Swindon and all that's in it, we'll take Swindon in half a minute. With hatchets and hammers, carving knives and spanners, we'll teach the bastards how to fight.* And then there was: I was born under the London Road, the London, London Road.** And there was a version of Tiny Tim's Tulips, but I can't remember how it goes (I'm sure Sarge does).*** And finally: Johnny, Johnny Shuker, ooh ooh. * the last line there is "....we'll show them sw*nd*n bastards how to fight" ...there were two further lines to that song.. forgotten last lines are... " ...and if you come to the London Road, we'll fight with all our might" **to the tune of lee Marvin's 'I was born under a wandering star' ( from the film paint your wagon) if memory serves it went " I was born under the London Road, I was born under the London Road, knives are made for knifing, guns are made to shoot, if you come into the London Road we'll all stick in the boot, I was born under the London Road, the Oxford London Road" ***Tiny Tims 'tulips' was adapted to this " tiptoe, through the London Road, with ya boots on, get yer 'ead kicked in , so Tiptoe through the London Road with me" which reminds me of these from very early 70s ( to the tune of teddy bears picnic) " if you go down to the London Road you'll never believe your eyes, If you go down to the London Road your in for a big surprise, cos Jeremy the sugar- puffs bear, has bought some boots and cropped his hair, today's the day that Jeremy joins the skin'eads" when 'scuffles'broke out in the London Road 69/70 and maybe 71? ( to the tune of 'pick a bale of cotton') " Jump down, turn around kick 'im in the bollocks, jump down turn around kick 'im in the 'ead, Ooooh lordy, Kick 'im in the bollocks, Oooh lordy kick 'im in the 'ead...." (repeat) and to accompany away fans who decided they didnt 'fancy it'after all ( late 60s/early 70s) " Chick, chick, chick ,chick, chicken, lay a little egg for me, la la la.... (repeat) aimed at away fans up at the Cuckoo Lane end, who finally make themselves known late 60s very early 70s (to the tune of 'distant drums') " I hear the sound, of distant bums, and do the smell?, like f*ckin' 'ell, and if they come, they will get done..."(repeat) invitation late 60s till at least early 80s..initation to away fans " come and join us, come and jpoin us , come and join us over 'ere..." (repeat) ...intent of the invitation wasnt amicable either to the tune of wings of a sparrow " if I had the wings of a sparrow, if I had the arse of a crow, Id fly over sw*nd*n tomorrow, and shit on the bastards below, shit on, shit on, shit on on the bastards below, below, shit on , shit on , shit on the bastards below"
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 19:55:44 GMT
who can forget the timeless ( to the the tune of 'london Brige')" Sw*nd*n town is falling down, falling down, falling down, Sw*nd*n town is falling down, f*ck off sw*d*n, Build it up with gold and black, gold and black, gold and black, build it up with gold and black, f*ck off sw*nd*n"
and of course when the kit colours changed (back!!! Headington United were originally in yellow and blue shirts?) to yellow and blue,obviously ' yellow and blue' replaced 'gold and black' in that particular ditty
late 60s fans view of un sympathetic referees parentage "who's yer father, who's yer father, who's yer father referee? , you aint got one , youre a bastard, youre a bastard referee"
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Post by Hamworthy Yellow on Oct 23, 2014 19:56:10 GMT
There was one that started 'From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Sicily'
and another that started '(Goalies name) is better than Yashin'
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Post by Hamworthy Yellow on Oct 23, 2014 19:59:55 GMT
Sarge I guess you'll finish these ones off!
There was one that started 'From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Sicily'
and another that started '(Goalies name) is better than Yashin'
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Post by oufcyellows on Oct 23, 2014 20:03:44 GMT
What I always found funny was there r all these songs to choose from. Yet every time London rd did the osler osler/ beach rd beach rd give us a song. The reply was always the same. Comeeeee on youuuu yellowssss
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 20:04:55 GMT
There was one that started 'From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Sicily'** and another that started '(Goalies name) is better than Yashin' * * 'I,o , I I o Barron is better then Yashin, Bullock is better than Eusabio, and ( whoever we were playing) are in for a thrashing' ( late 60s) ** " from the banks of bonnie scotland, to the shores of scily, we will fight fight for United till we win division 3, to hell with ( whoever we were playing, to hell with sw*nd*n too, we will fight , fight fight for United till we're in division 2"
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Post by Hamworthy Yellow on Oct 23, 2014 20:05:03 GMT
And of course the Festive Season greeting song
Glad tidings we bring to you and your thing We wish you a merry syphilis and a happy gonorrhea
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 20:08:25 GMT
to the tune of a traditional scottish song...that I cant remember the real title of! ' come see the blue light flashing, were going sw*nd*n bashin' , lala , lalala , lala la lala la...' repeat
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Post by Hamworthy Yellow on Oct 23, 2014 20:31:12 GMT
to the tune of a traditional scottish song...that I cant remember the real title of! ' come see the blue light flashing, were going sw*nd*n bashin' , lala , lalala , lala la lala la...' repeat Scotland the brave? It was the tune in the Scott's porridge oats advert
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Post by sarge on Oct 23, 2014 20:34:06 GMT
to the tune of a traditional scottish song...that I cant remember the real title of! ' come see the blue light flashing, were going sw*nd*n bashin' , lala , lalala , lala la lala la...' repeat Scotland the brave? It was the tune in the porridge advet thats the one the scots porrigde oats advert .... dunno if its scotland the brave though? ( thought that song had been banned since the referendum result...Scotlnd the Brave that is )
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Post by ox4eva on Oct 23, 2014 20:40:48 GMT
Run run run run Reading, run run run Reading, that one room a lot of thinking up
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