Superman - It was the ref's fault

Ex-Landlord reveals how Wayne Brown got his Superman tag.

Two things happened at Leicester in May. Firstly, the Bulls won promotion and secondly, 'keeper Wayne Brown was the subject of a T Shirt campaign that was to confirm him as the season's Superman hero.

The chant 'Wayne Brown is Superman' had been heard on the Meadowend from early March but few people are aware of it's origin. Many will recall the cancelled game at Morecambe on Saturday 4th March when the Bulls' faithful had made the long trip north only to be told of the 'unfit' pitch not much more than two hours before kick-off time.

The Fun Bus Crew were unsurprisingly amongst the hundreds who made the trip and had reached the Morecambe junction on the M6 when the news of the postponement reached them. The first thought was to hit the Bars of Blackpool but yours truly took a dim view of staying sober through having to drive fifteen staggering fans back to the Shire hours later. The alternative was to find a game to watch. York and Halifax had also been called off and Blackburn were playing away, so a swift phone call to Burnley's Turf Moor HQ was made.

"We are Hereford United supporters who have travelled to a game in Morecambe that has been called off. Can we come and watch your lot play Reading?"

"How many are you?"

"Sixteen"

"£18 a head"

"Yes that will be fine!"

Splendid, Burnley it was versus top of the table Reading.

The much traveled mini-bus was parked a short walk from the ground in good time for the away end Bar at Turf Moor to be tested and for us to receive a warm welcome from the visiting Reading fans who were a little bemused by having a band of extremely noisy Bulls fans in their midst. Reading easily won the game 3-0 despite having Leroy Lita carried off and the fans were very vocal. They have a strong, tall central defender called Ibraham Sonjo who has become a bit of fans favourite and his song is 'Sonjo is Superman'. It didn't take long for our lot to join in with the Reading singing, including a fine rendition of Danny Lee's 'We all love you'.

On the way home there was a discussion about the 'Superman' song and it was soon decided that Browner was to be the one who should be stuck with it. So, Mr Brown, if you don't like it blame the ref who called off the Morecambe game!

UPDATE:
Superman T-shirts will be available from the club in about a weeks time priced at just £10.99. The Shirts are extremely good quality and will be available in medium, large and extra large from the club shop. Other sizes can be printed but must be paid for in advance and will be available for collection 7/10 days from date of order.

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