alanmoodysdog
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remember the Boro Bugler ... tad embarrasing wasnt it
QPR Pigbag
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alanmoodysdog
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Proudly sitting on my turntable in Land of Smiles ... only other one I have seen with a picture cover is in a cabinet in the Riverside boardroom
RotherhamBoro
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I always find it bizarre that Everton and Watford come out to Z Cars. A TV theme tune!!! Why?!?
Didn't we used to run out to Simply The Best for a bit? I started going in 1989 and I'm sure they used to run out to it early 90s. Am I making that up?
Linny
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It was Power Game followed by Simply the Best. Great combo.
I still sing simply the best in my head whenever the Power Game concludes. My mind is just trained now.
RotherhamBoro
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Even as a 10 year old the irony of Boro running out to Simply The Best was not lost on me 
FishofContemplation
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I’m pretty sure Sunderland did in the eighties as well.
And the Power Game is a tv theme tune. At least Z cars was set in Liverpool, which gives Everton some justification. The Power Game was set in London.
FishofContemplation
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I have sometimes wondered if pig bag had a particular connection to a certain generation of England players since we adopted it when we respectively had Brian Robson and Butch Wilkins as player managers. Maybe we both pinched it from England?
Frozen Horse
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RotherhamBoro
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I had no idea The Power Game was a TV show.
What was it with teams running out to TV shows? And how come one of the Manchester teams didn't run out to Corrie?
What was it with teams running out to TV shows? And how come one of the Manchester teams didn't run out to Corrie?
NoloBoro
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The boys are back in town was used occasionally, which I think should replace Pigbag.
Juninhoburger
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No, we didn't start using Pigbag until 1996
newusername
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Are you sure?
I thought it was the 95/96 season.
Juninhoburger
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Here's proof that you're wrong
It *might* have been played as part of the buildup, as the song was officially released in January 1995 and went straight into the Top 10, back when that was actually an achievement.
Also we played Reach Up as our runout music against Oxford United so probably introduced it before then
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15 seconds · Clipped by dellzincht · Original video "Middlesbrough v Oxford 1998 Promotion To the Premier League" by Middlesbrough Videos
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Thanks very much for bringing me evidence that I am right.Here's proof that you're wrong
It *might* have been played as part of the buildup, as the song was officially released in January 1995 and went straight into the Top 10, back when that was actually an achievement.
Also we played Reach Up as our runout music against Oxford United so probably introduced it before then
âï¸ Pigbag
15 seconds · Clipped by dellzincht · Original video "Middlesbrough v Oxford 1998 Promotion To the Premier League" by Middlesbrough Videos
The video is a series of clips. So doesn’t cover the whole walk out and team announcements.
However, if you skip to around 3 mins 30 seconds, you can hear Pigbag by Perfecto Allstars ending just before Mark Page starts reading out the teams.
Cheers Detective
Anton_Berg
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If the TV series has to have a Teesside connection, maybe a better choice would be the theme from The Troubleshooters. There was at least one reference to Teesside, it being about an oil company. Also filmed at least one episode in the area.
The Mogul Theme
Fatsuma
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So nearly correct in every detail.
But wrong on all counts!!
They play “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts”
And only after the game, if they’ve won.
Rather than being a little tipsy, I suspect you were bladdered!
Merlin
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Yes - clapping along like a performing seal is wonderful i findI find Power Game absolutely terriblePigbag is so upbeat and really gets the crowd going.
