one of HUFC/ OUFC old nicknames to be exact ... but yep , I agreeDo you think the club should make more use of our old nickname?
It's part of our history and really unusual
No one would get the hill bit these days
be amusing to explain it to those who don't know thoughNo one would get the hill bit these days
On that basis nobody would likely get the London Road chant.
It's also a fine read if you can find a copy of the book kicking around.
Should be part of our folklore, it's important younger U's learn about the origins of the club.No one would get the hill bit these days
True, it’s better than “the boys from the former sewer works’!Should be part of our folklore, it's important younger U's learn about the origins of the club.
Other fans hold their clubs history dear and it's passed down from generation to generation!
You should start then, go on, try it on for size... You may like itI don't ever refer to us as the U's to be fair, just the yellows.
Our nickname should be "the intellectuals", which would have the added bonus of annoying fans of every other team except maybe Cambridge and Hamilton.You should start then, go on, try it on for size... You may like it
I never use yellows, always the mighty U's for me..I don't ever refer to us as the U's to be fair, just the yellows.
Good name for a mod band, not so much for a football team.Our nickname should be "the intellectuals"
there was a very brief period when there was an attempt to change the clubs nickname from the U's ( U for United in case anyone is wondering) to the dons, with a 'scholar sporting a mortar board and gown .... it didn't work, or thankfully, happenOur nickname should be "the intellectuals", which would have the added bonus of annoying fans of every other team except maybe Cambridge and Hamilton.
there was a very brief period when there was an attempt to change the clubs nickname from the U's ( U for United in case anyone is wondering) to the dons, with a 'scholar sporting a mortar board and gown .... it didn't work, or thankfully, happen
if it ain't broke there is absolutely no need to fix it ..... nevermind rebrand it
Would we also have had to move to Milton Keynes?there was a very brief period when there was an attempt to change the clubs nickname from the U's ( U for United in case anyone is wondering) to the dons, with a 'scholar sporting a mortar board and gown .... it didn't work, or thankfully, happen
if it ain't broke there is absolutely no need to fix it ..... nevermind rebrand it