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Saint94 wrote "Every team is in your feckin shadow....we all know." - Amen to that, brother
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| Quote: exiled Warrior "entry of the gladiators
(I think that is what is was called), as the team came out - standing on the terraces boxing day v Saints'"
March of the Gladiators.
Braa ba baba daba da ba baaa baa |
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| Quote: Pie Eyed "March of the Gladiators.
Braa ba baba daba da ba baaa baa'"
Had not thought of this in ages, so needed to go and listen to it straight away. Always disappointing that the hooter doesn't sound about a minute in.
Whilst being a pedant and checking the name of the song, I saw this on the wikipedia page
Is that true? If so, who used it first, sports teams or circus clowns? |
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| Quote: stillinthepast " I could go on and on talking about going to most grounds in the league, mixing with the opposition and having a bit of banter . I think a lot of enjoyment went out of the game when fans at Central Park started changing ends at halftime, losing the banter with the opposition fans somehow seemed to make the match a bit sterile.
Finally a mention about visiting Knowsley Road , my favourite away ground, we used to park up on a long street at the Wigan end of the ground. There was l little club which I think belonged to Pilkingtons, we would walk in and straight away Saints fans would make us welcome by making room for us to sit down, often on the same table.
I have already said I could go on and on and on, hopefully the memories will always be there.
Hence my user name. Still in the Past.'"
Yes, that club used to belong to Triplex, a subsidiary of Pilks. Another local landmark which has now gone and been replaced by a Sainsbury's and a housing estate, which is sad.
It's one of the things that I still love about our sport, that fans of all clubs can mix together before and after the game. I'm not as keen on the newer grounds which have segregated sections for away fans.
Also, Saints did temporarily bring back the March of the Gladiators music before they used to run out for a very brief spell in late 2000's at Knowsley Road. |
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Wigan play "Entrance of the Gladiators" before the past players Game, or whatever it's called.
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Quote: Pie Eyed "March of the Gladiators.
Braa ba baba daba da ba baaa baa'"
No,it was the Entry of the Gladiators.
They used to play it at Hilton Park as well in the 50's/60's. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0 |
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Quote: Pie Eyed "March of the Gladiators.
Braa ba baba daba da ba baaa baa'"
No,it was the Entry of the Gladiators.
They used to play it at Hilton Park as well in the 50's/60's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0 | |
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Which ground used to play the Steptoe theme tune as the opposition ran out? Always made me laugh did that.
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| Quote: jinkin jimmy "Which ground used to play the Steptoe theme tune as the opposition ran out? Always made me laugh did that.'"
I remember one of the London incarnations playing Yakkety Sax, aka the Benny Hill tune, wen we entered the field. Maybe it was them? |
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Geoff that was my favourite team when I first started going to Central Park although Jackie Cunliffe was there before Griffiths, so many memories, tell you what I don't miss and that's going to Watersheddings or Crown Flatt Dewsbury on a cold wet winters day, by god they were cold stadiums,
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| Quote: Sunshine state "Geoff that was my favourite team when I first started going to Central Park although Jackie Cunliffe was there before Griffiths, so many memories, tell you what I don't miss and that's going to Watersheddings or Crown Flatt Dewsbury on a cold wet winters day, by god they were cold stadiums,'"
Whenever fans say they would go back to winter RL my bones remind me of Oldham |
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Of course, John Martin on Rhino Records IIRC.
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