Sorry to troll on over here from the Wigan site but just wanted to say what a great turnout it was from you guys tonight. You came in your droves and sang all the way through!! Brilliant.

Can I just ask tho, you sing a song about f**k wigan rugby and the IRA and something about buying a flute for 20p! You used to sing it years and years ago when I was a kid and visited Hilton Park - can someone tell me the words? Although I'm a Wigan fan I love songs like that were the whole crowd sing them!!

Thanks mate.

Chorus is stuff Wigan rugby and the IRA.

Some Leythers live on Higher fold however.

Lets not forget that some of the people singing that song still think we play at Hilton Park and Mick Higgins is the Chairman.

I just shut up when they sing it.

Thanks pal...

I don't sing all the song, as parts i don't agree with....

but that's just my opinion

The song isn't funny,witty or clever. It is a small town anthem sung by gobbins.

In the innocence of youth I don't really get the latter part. What has the IRA got to do with anything, and why is it so offensive? I have heard much worse.

I toataly agree with Reffy and boo when it is sung.

if it must be sung ( personally i don't), how about a re wording, "the only tune i could play well, was stuff Wigan rugby and the RFL"

I assume it comes from Wigan being more predominantly catholic and Leigh Protestant. I don't even know if that's the case though tbh the vast majority of people I know from either aren't religious

Whats wrong with us Higher Folders?

The Watcher always sings the song & did so last night with the vast majority of the Leigh faithful. He believes it is a witty & clever song but mainly it is just a way of cheering your team on & showing support. You really can take life to seriously sometimes you "anti flute song" people.

Nowt

I was trying to be humerous. Apologies.

My house didnt get robbed last night while I was away..........did yours - being in the posh land of Salford

Well of course not Jay but no doubt like you I have security guards due to living over an off licence.

Hope to see you before the Batley game when I will be get you a pint.

Correct,people must lead a very sheltered life if they get offended by that song,as you say its just a way of getting behind your team,probably the loudest song of the night.

What are the words to this song?

When I was young and had some sense
I bought a flute for 20 pence
The only tune that I could play
Was stuff Wigan Rugby and the IRA

More like they only had to change 'The pope' to 'Wigan Rugby'. Changing more lyrics would be too hard a task for them.

Aww bless my little Humble muncher.

It's just a way to get the words "F*c* Wigan Rugby" into a song - dozens of football clubs use it to abuse ther rivals, can't see nowt wrong with it myself. No one compalins when Saints chant "The referees a w*ank*r" every 5 minutes. Stop being preachy and get on with life!!

Do you subscribe to the RL respect campaign or not? www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/client ... ochure.pdf I suspect I know the answer.

Do you subscribe to the RL respect campaign or not? www.therfl.co.uk/~therflc/client ... ochure.pdf I suspect I know the answer.

It's sectarian in its roots and has no place in RL, plenty Catholics like me in Leyth as well

The very idea that folk in Leigh who join in with that song are bothered about Catholics or Protestants is silly.

The last line is because it scans.

Can you imagine that folk seriously equate Wigan with the loathsome IRA ?

Oh yeh you can't play the flute unless you are a Protestant.

It's not that that's the problem Frank.
It's this

No person/s attending a match shall:
a) Use offensive or obscene language to any player, coach, referee,
touch judge, official or other spectator;