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Post by White Lightning on Oct 14, 2024 20:46:18 GMT
I don't think I've ever refered to them as the bulls, chanting or otherwise. I think it has always been just the programme, the badge, and the on line/fanzine stuff. The Bull is definitely part of it all, but yeah never been a chant has it? Come on You Whites has just been replaced with Come on Hereford. |
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Post by indefatigabull on Oct 15, 2024 8:29:31 GMT
Looking at those kits, three players spring to mind: Frank McGrellis wearing the Admiral 1978-80. Nicky Cross wearing the Matchwinner 1993-94. John Snape wearing the M&M Sports 1998-2000. To quote Harry Worth; I don't know why, but there it is! |
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Post by chalkywhite81 on Oct 15, 2024 13:35:22 GMT
This chant still appears so a little confused.
Memorable for the comic individual 'you whites' added at the end.
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Post by eggchaserbull on Oct 15, 2024 13:35:43 GMT
It's obviously Free Verse. Back in the day, it would have been recited by elderly, trilby wearing, pipe smoking gentlemen. They would point the mouth end of the pipe towards you when emphasising an alliteration. Truth be told Eggy, you, me and a good few others on here are probably older now than the 'elderly, trilby wearing, pipe smoking gentlemen' were, back in the day. Couldn't agree more, deano; I remarked on another thread that they were only in their mid 20s but that times were hard, then. As for the trilbys, I don't know why they wore those, but if you look at the photos of "fan of the week" from the 70s, that WL buts on Bulls News, there are an awful lot of people in suits and ties. Makes my Skinners, Harrington and Monkey Boots look positively tramp-like. Anyway, back to the chants; I was listening to some Kinks albums, this morning, and the song "Dead End Street" reminded me of this chant to its music: What are we living for (clap, clap) To see United in Division four Obviously pre 1972. |
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Post by united1939 on Oct 15, 2024 14:54:49 GMT
You get the occasional "Come on You Whites" still accompanied by a bit of "You Whites" echo. That though has been replaced by "Come on Hereford" as the momentum battle cry hasn't it? "Come on Hereford" is heard far more often than "Come on You whites" . As you say, this appears to have replaced it. There is a place for both, but prefer to hear "Come on You whites", as it comes across better as the words are held longer, compared to the rather short and sharp, "Come on Hereford". |
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Post by Redragtoabull on Oct 15, 2024 15:26:10 GMT
Not keen on the ‘come on Hereford’, it sounds more like ‘com’n airryfurred’ to me.
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Post by ub59 on Oct 15, 2024 17:18:56 GMT
The best song over the past few years has been
“Number one,is Jimmy Oates” etc.
I always wanted to join in but could never remember the words.
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Post by Incognito on Oct 15, 2024 17:40:17 GMT
I used to like the Ryan Green one about a Taffy on the wing and Wayne Brown is Superman.
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Post by Marty Kilpeck on Oct 15, 2024 18:03:31 GMT
I used to like the Ryan Green one about a Taffy on the wing and Wayne Brown is Superman. They were heady days in terms of player songs. Personally, I liked the John McCombe song which was sang, obviously, to the tune of Rock and Roll by the late, great Gary Glitter. |
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Post by tigerfeet on Oct 15, 2024 19:08:04 GMT
I used to like the Ryan Green one about a Taffy on the wing and Wayne Brown is Superman. They were heady days in terms of player songs. Personally, I liked the John McCombe song which was sang, obviously, to the tune of Rock and Roll by the late, great Gary Glitter. Michael Rose, my lord, Michael Rose, Oh lord, Michael Rose. |
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Post by Incognito on Oct 15, 2024 19:17:53 GMT
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Post by Redragtoabull on Oct 15, 2024 20:49:55 GMT
At Darlington, his ‘mates’ sang ‘he’s short, he’s thick, he’s got a tiny d*ck, Andy Ferrell, Andy Ferrell.
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Post by wyesidewiththebulls on Oct 16, 2024 8:35:06 GMT
To more accurately represent the present state of Hereford city centre it should surely be "Come on you Lilly Turkish barber Eastern European mini market Asian nail bar Whites"
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Post by A Bull on Oct 16, 2024 9:48:35 GMT
When did HUFC/HFC become known as The Bulls? Just glanced at a few old HTs online (random dates as I don’t have the time for all of them). Obviously HT will be more formal but it seems like they referred to the club as Hereford United/The United up until somewhere around 58/59. Somewhere between Jan 58 and Dec 59 they start referring to the club as Hereford United/United. None of the match reports I looked at mentioned The Bulls. I did find an article about a bull mascot being christened in Jan 58 though. It confirms we had a bulls head on the kits by then as well. |
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Post by stealbull on Oct 16, 2024 10:20:26 GMT
When did HUFC/HFC become known as The Bulls? Just glanced at a few old HTs online (random dates as I don’t have the time for all of them). Obviously HT will be more formal but it seems like they referred to the club as Hereford United/The United up until somewhere around 58/59. Somewhere between Jan 58 and Dec 59 they start referring to the club as Hereford United/United. None of the match reports I looked at mentioned The Bulls. I did find an article about a bull mascot being christened in Jan 58 though. It confirms we had a bulls head on the kits by then as well. So according to that article, it's not the Whites or the Bulls but 'the United.' Settles that then. |
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Post by criticscorner on Oct 16, 2024 11:47:02 GMT
I'm from the Whites generation - never The Bulls. (also remember bulls with horns - we went polled in the 1980s and then dehorned traditional later on.) www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3598891 |
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Post by A Bull on Oct 16, 2024 11:50:48 GMT
Just glanced at a few old HTs online (random dates as I don’t have the time for all of them). Obviously HT will be more formal but it seems like they referred to the club as Hereford United/The United up until somewhere around 58/59. Somewhere between Jan 58 and Dec 59 they start referring to the club as Hereford United/United. None of the match reports I looked at mentioned The Bulls. I did find an article about a bull mascot being christened in Jan 58 though. It confirms we had a bulls head on the kits by then as well. So according to that article, it's not the Whites or the Bulls but 'the United.' Settles that then. I guess now we just need to bring back the united then (and the pre-match Hereford steaks, preferably from the ME food kiosk) |
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Post by Redragtoabull on Oct 16, 2024 11:55:11 GMT
Hereford steaks as their pre-match diet eh? Where did it all go wrong?
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