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Quote: waterfield's finest "I remember asking my Uncle the first time I went what they were singing. So you can't say that it has nothing to do with the club because it's been part of the club's culture for at least 30 years. I'd be interested to know when this was first sung.

It contains an expletive, but you hear plenty of them at rugby matches, often in chants. It's directed at two organisations which I find far, far less offensive and threatening than chants directed at the referees or players. Change the F word for another and is it still so offensive.

As you pointed out, one of the organisations targeted is a Rugby League team so to then say that the song has nothing to do with RL is a self-contradiction.

Other fans' chants are worse than this also. Referring to Leythers as inbreds in song is common and far worse than the flute song. And then the 'small town in Wigan jibe'! Horrific.'"


Even when the IRA was in its pomp it was just a convenient rhyme. Now it's becoming a bit of an anachronism, but then, so what? If you choose something more relevant, more topical, then you really will risk offending people.

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Quote: waterfield's finest "Even when the IRA was in its pomp it was just a convenient rhyme. Now it's becoming a bit of an anachronism, but then, so what? If you choose something more relevant, more topical, then you really will risk offending people.'"

How about something to do with Leigh rugby that wont offend .

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I cant believe some people are so hung up on a bloody song, get a grip and chill out and if you dont like it there is no need to get all personal to those who sing it, its just a bloody song!!!

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Have the club been warned by the RFL in the past about this song or was that a rumour.

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Just a rumour

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Quote: itsatry! "How about something to do with Leigh rugby that wont offend .'"


I can't be bothered. No, in fact I don't want to. I have never sang it but think that of all the songs that are sung around the country, I find the flute song to be one of the quirkiest and most interesting there is.

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Well there you go then enough said

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Well it simply doesn't offend me so why would I want to try and change it when no-one would listen anyway?

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WF your points make absolutely no sense. This song has not been sung on the terraces of our club for 30 years at all. Where have you got that from? Secondly if you are trying to say that this crap has a cultural attachment to the club you are a fool.

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Quote: TV BOY "WF your points make absolutely no sense. This song has not been sung on the terraces of our club for 30 years at all. Where have you got that from?'"


I first heard it in the mid to late 80's so it is a good 20 years old.

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Quote: Brad Fittler Fan Club "I first heard it in the mid to late 80's so it is a good 20 years old.'"


I thought it was composed (well the Leigh version) in the late 90s in the Boars Head by a lad that no longer gets to games much if at all ????

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It has not been around before 1990 and I would hazzard a guess at about 1995.

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When did Salford trash to pubs because it had been sung at Leigh for about a year before that.

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Why not substitute the word IRA with the word Taliban, an equally repulsive organisation yet, more in 'tune' with current events and it gives support to our brave Service Personel currently attempting to rid the world, of this evil organisation! icon_thumb.gif

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However you sugar coat it, its a cr@p cringe worthy embarressing song, and as already said nowt to do with supporting Leigh.
Maybe the club should help by not playing the tune. The tune is harmless and fitting to celebrating but it puts in their yeds to start singing about IRA and hating (F@ck) W1gan instead of about Leigh.

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