There is a letter in this weeks issue querying why Hull FC have replaced "Old Faithful" with chants about *anky *arrington. Could I provide the answer ..

1 "Old Faithful" contains rather a lot of words which are too much for the modern day FC fan to remember in one go.

2. It is important that these words are sung in a specific order. Once this was no problem, but nowadays *anky *arrington only has two words and, it doesn't matter if they get them the wrong way round .... which they frequently do.

3. Most importantly though, after the first line ..."Old Faithful" opposing fans, and especially Rovers fans, join in with "You'll never win at Wembley". Try it and see next time you play them. his cuts them deep and really gets up their noses so they no longer take the risk.

What has this got to do with the letter



The guy in question was disgusted about the fact the FC fans walked through Tesco singing songs containing swear words when family's are trying to do the shopping.
Old Faithful was mentioned in about two sentences but this wasn't the reason for his letter.

I was disgusted by the fact that Warrington fans sang songs on a plane to Barcelona containing swear words when families were trying to go on holiday.

Although i wasn't on that plane, i agree that's disgraceful.

I hope you don't swear at the games then.

I must be honest i arrived outside the club shop just as the coach arrived containing said fans.
i had my 8 year old son Boyd with me, who on hearing the chants piped up with "are all people from Hull stupid"?

to which i replied "it appears so, son"

No, never have, never will.

That's pretty impressive. I'm a potty mouth.

i dont like hull fc fans. trouble makers spoiling for a fight.

You seemed the quite and shy type the other week or was that just a front

Is your brain just a complex network or pigeon holes ?

The innocence of youth