Marching On Together

[koli]

Just watching LUFC v MUFC and heard the crowd singing “Marching on Together”.

only recall hearing if from Rhino fans before.Did it originate at the rugby or the soccer?

[JonM]

It was the football team's FA Cup song in 1972.

[Eddie]

7 minutes ago, JonM said:

It was the football team's FA Cup song in 1972.

It was the B side actually (I hope you appreciate the depth of my pedantry there). 

[Live after death]

Utd originally, but been used at Leeds Rl/rhinos for some time.

Rhinos own the rights to the song apparently, bought it when Utd went into receivership.(sic) 

[Barry Badrinath]

33 minutes ago, Eddie said:

It was the B side actually (I hope you appreciate the depth of my pedantry there). 

What was the a side

[Old Frightful]

1 minute ago, Barry Badrinath said:

What was the a side

"We hate Rhinos".

[Derwent]

The song is actually called “Leeds Leeds Leeds !”

[Derwent]

9 minutes ago, Barry Badrinath said:

What was the a side

 

[Griff]

Is it not the Leeds United squad on vocals?

Which does make it even more weird that Leeds would use it.

[Barley Mow]

1 hour ago, koli said:

Just watching LUFC v MUFC and heard the crowd singing “Marching on Together”.

only recall hearing if from Rhino fans before. Did it originate at the rugby or the soccer?

The first verse is:

Here we go with Leeds United,
We're gonna give the boys a hand,
Stand up and sing for Leeds united,
They are the greatest in the land.

Rhinos obviously drop that bit when they play/chant it.

[daz39]

It's Leeds united's song, their fans started singing it at Headingley when the football club was ###### and the rugby team were doing well and the fans went there instead, now the football is doing ok again they go back to the football and sing it there again.

[Sidi Fidi Gold]

24 minutes ago, daz39 said:

It's Leeds united's song, their fans started singing it at Headingley when the football club was ###### and the rugby team were doing well and the fans went there instead, now the football is doing ok again they go back to the football and sing it there again.

They've always sung it at Elland Road , despite what sort of form LUFC have been in .

[Henson Park Old Firm]

6 hours ago, Derwent said:

 

Worse porno ever!

[daz39]

9 minutes ago, Sidi Fidi Gold said:

They've always sung it at Elland Road , despite what sort of form LUFC have been in .

I know they have but until Leeds United were in the 3rd Division i'd never heard it played or even sung at Headingley - coincidence? i think not.

[Sidi Fidi Gold]

6 minutes ago, daz39 said:

I know they have but until Leeds United were in the 3rd Division i'd never heard it played or even sung at Headingley - coincidence? i think not.

Believe me , Leeds RL fans sang it in the early to mid 1990s , probably even before .

[daz39]

As i said i've never heard it till about 10 years ago, i 1st went to Headingley in 1989, even my mate who is a season ticket holder at ER once said "what the f*** are they singing that for?"

[hunsletgreenandgold]

Most Leeds United fans (even many who are cross over Rhinos fans) hate that the Rhinos sing it. It is undoubtedly a football song that the Rhinos hijacked quite a while back. 

[Cw25]

I like it tbh.

[Tommygilf]

Its no more upsetting than the thousands of Cas/Wakey etc fans who sing we all hate Leeds sc*m at rhinos fans then profess to be "all leeds aren't we" for LUFC on a Saturday afternoon.

[Damien]

I actually like it too and think its great when clubs have their own individual songs. It all helps for the atmosphere. Yes it may have come from Football but as a Rugby fan I firmly think of Leeds RL when I hear it now.

[Cw25]

Best ever pre match tune is the hitman and her theme.

[iffleyox]

57 minutes ago, Damien said:

I actually like it too and think its great when clubs have their own individual songs. It all helps for the atmosphere. Yes it may have come from Football but as a Rugby fan I firmly think of Leeds RL when I hear it now.

Totally agree, maybe Rhinos should get one.

[M j M]

12 hours ago, Sidi Fidi Gold said:

Believe me , Leeds RL fans sang it in the early to mid 1990s , probably even before .

Yes this is definitely the case. It was being sung by Leeds fans at Headingley in the 80s and 90s so it's nothing new.

Leeds started playing it at the start of games sometime in the early or mid 2000s.

[Tommygilf]

6 minutes ago, M j M said:

Yes this is definitely the case. It was being sung by Leeds fans at Headingley in the 80s and 90s so it's nothing new.

Leeds started playing it at the start of games sometime in the early or mid 2000s.

Probably when the rights were up for grabs in the bonfire of the vanities

[Damien]

6 minutes ago, M j M said:

Yes this is definitely the case. It was being sung by Leeds fans at Headingley in the 80s and 90s so it's nothing new.

Leeds started playing it at the start of games sometime in the early or mid 2000s.

I distinctly remember it being sung in the late 90s when Leeds United were going great guns and were in the Champions League etc. That was before their financial troubles so I dont think it fits the Football fans starting to watch Leeds Rhinos and singing it narrative.