Sultans of Ping FC (1 Viewer)

[Jim Daniels]

were they always called sultans of ping fc or was that only in britland?
often wondered that.

I read once that they used to swap jumpers (a la soccer players) at the end of gigs. Thought that was funny.

 

[Stan Bowles]

I also recall the drummer from the ping working on one of the t-shirt stands at the phoenix festival one year, which we thought was a bit of a come down for the lad.

 

[Pantone247]

has to be said, the album still sounds bloody brilliant

I'd chuck some of the lovey dovey shit off it, and it would totally kill

Andy, I'm listening to that "die in the arms of the Kareoke man" song

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

andy - 1
fiachra - 1

i'm hobbling off to buy smokes

andrew

 

[brianMy Remorse]

oh yeah one of them's in rulers of the planet - forgot that. not to eh into them.
nigel clough - 'give him a ball and a yard of grass' is about him! it takes a special kind of band to write a song about nigel clough...i mean, i'm sure we all have a song or two about paul mcgrath in us, but nigel clough?
i thought the name thing went
sultans of ping f.c. -> sultans of ping -> sultans (their last incarnation?)

andrew

haha that is rather special!
havent heard that one, although i probably have, i used listen to my cousins tape when i was 7 or 8 all the time, then i had to give it back

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

 

[billygannon]

Footballers who have songs about them...

1. Gordon Strachan - from the Hitchers
2. There's that one about Hristo Stoichov
3. Nigel Clough
4. Paul McGrath
5.

 

[Stan Bowles]

Me!

Footballers who have songs about them...

1. Gordon Strachan - from the Hitchers
2. There's that one about Hristo Stoichov
3. Nigel Clough
4. Paul McGrath
5.

 

[Alan Latchley]

I was in a band once and we enjoyed moderate success among our immediate circle of friends with a song called "Luther Blisset". It was about being mistaken for someone else. John Peel definitely heard it, dunno if he played it. Same applies for Dave Fanny. Although he definitely didn't play it.



Luther Blisset celebrates another wonder goal

 

[billygannon]

There should be a song about Mixu Paatelainen!

 

[skinnerchinner]

whats the paul mcgrath song ?
surely regular football songs dont count

jackie charlton, eoin hand ,johnny giles, ireland
mick mccarthy, niall quinn, packie doesnt let them in

 

[skinnerchinner]

doesnt jayzebra have a line like
"kick it like beckham" in one of his shitehog raps

 

[Super Dexta]

were they the ones with the song enquiring as to the location of their jumper?

cork is sooo cool. where else does one's ma go to a wedding and say 'there was some band there.. radio something.. radio... head?' did i mention mammy dexta met vidal sassoon the other day? give me some scene points. hair points. whatever.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

all i want for christmas is a dukla prague away kit

 

[billygannon]

all i want for christmas is a dukla prague away kit

Here... did you get that from the Shoot 1988 Annual? Where Pat Nevin interviews himself?

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

haha
shoot april 1st issue 1988
- front cover - "Rush signs for Everton..."
- inside cover - "...Neverton"

andrew

 

[skinnerchinner]

i remember that rushie story

whos the supersub now huh mccall?

 

[Pantone247]

Me!

qprnineteeeeeennnnnseventtyyyyyyfffffffffiiiivvvveeeeeee!!!!!

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

they were originally called sultans, then changed it to sultans of ping, then changed it to sultans of ping fc.

you've got it back to front there

 

[Jim A. Morrish]

I also recall the drummer from the ping working on one of the t-shirt stands at the phoenix festival one year, which we thought was a bit of a come down for the lad.

he's off on the r.e.m. tour at the moment doing the same thing