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I just sort of stumbled across this site while looking for past winners of National Football Pie Competitions, don't ask !!!

Anyway, I'm probably answering a question that you already know the answer to but it's regarding the Greasy Chip Butty Song. Unsurprisingly us Sheffield United fans regard this as our song (I think the Grimsby fans must have nicked it) and it does go to the tune of Annie's Song by John Denver. Anyway, it goes like this...

You fill up my senses like a gallon of Magnet, Like a packet of woodbine, like a good pinch of snuff, Like a night out in Sheffield, like a greasy chip butty, Like Sheffield United, come fill me again. Nana na na na naa etc.

It is a constant source of amusement amongst older Blades because the young chabbies always sing about a gallon of maggots. Bless their little cotton socks, they have never heard of the beer brewed by John Smiths and think that pint pots full of maggots is a pleasurable experience.

Phil Broughton, Wednesday, 6 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

nine months pass...
SUPER BLADES!!!!!!!!!!
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 1 LEEDS
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
UP DA BLADES!
AND GREASY CHIP BUTTY WAS OURS SO WAS THE BARMY ARMY BUT WEDNESDAY!
'You fill up my senses like a gallon of Magnet, Like a packet of woodbine, like a good pinch of snuff, Like a night out in Sheffield, like a greasy chip butty, Like Sheffield United, come fill me again. Nana na na na naa'

j k (super_blade), Friday, 15 November 2002 20:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

#"Souness for Rangers! Souness for Rangers! etc"# (Sang by Celtic fans to Blackburn)

#"We hate Rangers more than you! We ha te Rangers - more than you"# (sung by Aberdeen fans to Celtic fans).

#"Bobo's gonna get ye"# to the tune of "Belly's Gonna Get Ye" sung by Celtic fans when Dianbobo (Bobo!!!) Balde disses on some striker.

Dee Aitch, Friday, 15 November 2002 22:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Joey Cole! COLE! Always believe in your soul..."

And if you want an affectionate anti-scouser chant,

"We've got Di Canio, You've got our stereos"

Everton fans love our Paolo.

Mike (mratford), Saturday, 16 November 2002 08:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Scrotum, scrotum, quarterback sac(k)!"

Leee (Leee), Saturday, 16 November 2002 08:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...
I liked the rude version of the Sean Devine song that Carmsile told me on Saturday.

And whilst we're at it:

We drink Champagne, we snort Cocaine,
We've got ladies, over 'ere,
You've got shit jobs, you shag your dogs,
And your wife is on the game

We drink Campari, We drive Ferrari,
We've got labels in our lives
You've got bus stops, second hand shops
And you're mum's in readers wives

We wear Gucci, we wear Armani,
We've got cashmere over here,
You've got shell suits, wellington boots,
And your haircut's soooooo last year

Original verse penned on a bus from White Hart Lane, legend has it.


Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 19:34 (twenty years ago) link

Upthread: "Ian Wright is illegitimate/he ain't got a birth certificate/'cos he's an Arsenal BASTARD!"

No No No. It's:
Alex Ferguson's illegitimate / he ain't got a birth certificate / he's got AIDS and he can't get rid of it / he's a ... bastard.

But of course the definitive football chant is:
We are not we're not really here / we are not we're not really here / just like the fans of the invisible man / we're not really here.

What possesses grown men with little imagination to sing along with such bizarreness? OK, peer pressure is the answer. Yet it remains mighty strange to hear x-thousand people singing this.

Daniel (dancity), Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:15 (twenty years ago) link

More Palace fans here than you'd expect...at Palace/Spurs a couple of weeks back, after a Taricco foul the Palace fans started chanting "cheating northern bastards"

Favourite? On seeing an inflatable skeleton in the Kop, Man U fans chanting "Shankly is back, whoa, whoa"

Least Favourite? That "you're not very good" one that seemed to be sung every week at Selhurst Park by the visiting fans

winterland, Tuesday, 2 March 2004 21:43 (twenty years ago) link

eight months pass...
(xpost, by several months)

I read that the "We're not really here... just like the fans of the invisible man" song was started by Man United fans in the 70s after the 'Red Army' got banned from everywhere for repeated hooliganism. They weren't supposed to be at any of the games, but they got in en masse anyway, hence the song. I don't know why Man City fans sing it every week now.

The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Friday, 19 November 2004 11:33 (nineteen years ago) link

It's odd what sounds funny on the terraces, but at Dover (vs AFC Wimbledon in this year's FA Cup) we had the best, loudest, most dedicated chanting I've ever heard at a Dons game. There were the usual references to the oppo being French etc., but at one point, the tannoy announced that a cellphone had been handed in at the Dover end and could his owner come and collect it. Pretty much immediately a chant arose at our end "Can you hear the mobile ring, no-o, no-o" and there was a fantastic peal of spontaneous laughter.

Guess you had to be there.

Ol' prune face (Mark C), Friday, 19 November 2004 11:48 (nineteen years ago) link

A fine ditty sung in Ipswich's North Stand:

Deliah... WHORE!
What is she good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again!

Norwich... SCUM!
What are they good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again!

Huckerby... CUNT!
What is he good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again!

And so on....

Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 19 November 2004 11:50 (nineteen years ago) link

whilst watching blackpool (the telly programme) last night i broke into a spontaneous chant of "are you dennis, are you dennis, are you dennis potter in disguise?" (slightly hypermetrical, but just about works)

CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 19 November 2004 11:52 (nineteen years ago) link

Another fine Deliah related chant:

to the tune of ‘She’ll be coming ‘round the mountain’

You can stick your fucking saucepans up your arse,
You can stick your fucking saucepans up your arse,
You can stick your fucking saucepans,
stick your fucking saucepans,
stick your fucking saucepans up your arse... SIDEWAYS!

You can stick your fucking cookbooks up your arse,
You can stick your fucking cookbooks up your arse,
You can stick your fucking cookbooks,
stick your fucking cookbooks,
stick your fucking cookbooks up your arse... SIDEWAYS!

and so on...

Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 19 November 2004 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link

"You dirty northern bastards"
Brighton fans to West Ham.

"Does your boyfriend know you're here?"
West Ham fans to Brighton.

MikeyG (MikeyG), Friday, 19 November 2004 11:59 (nineteen years ago) link

G, I know this isn't the thread for it but can I take the opporunity to go "hahahahahaha!!!" as the news that Taricco has signed for West Ham?

Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Like, we're short of thugs in defence.

Have two clubs ever bought / sold / loaned more players to each other?

The boy Davenport is quality, sorry to see him go. A looker too.

MikeyG (MikeyG), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:13 (nineteen years ago) link

"You dirty northern bastards"
Brighton fans to West Ham.

brighton fans learnt this one after the exeter fans chanted it at them...

CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:14 (nineteen years ago) link

Politically incorrect Mikey G to Brighton Fans
"You only sing when you're rimming"

MikeyG (MikeyG), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:17 (nineteen years ago) link

I am saddened by the apparent demise of

Chim chimmeny chim chimmeny chim chim cheroo
His name's Tim Howard and he says 'fuck you'

Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:19 (nineteen years ago) link

I think I kicked off the other football songs thread with that one.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:23 (nineteen years ago) link

G, I know this isn't the thread for it but can I take the opporunity to go "hahahahahaha!!!" as the news that Taricco has signed for West Ham?

I would have killed to see him back in the blue and white. Treacle was always quality for us, you are aware of the Spurs equation aren't you?

Anyway, I've no idea if this was ever an actaul chant, but I saw a play about a goalkeeper once which had the chant

There's only one John Mckenna,
one John Mckenna,
a packet of sweets, a cheesy smile,
Mckenna is a paedophile

Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:29 (nineteen years ago) link

Explain the Spurs equation to me.

Is it something like: X+Y = Z/2

Where X is 1, Y is 6 to the power of 3 and Carrick is a cunt.

MikeyG (MikeyG), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:40 (nineteen years ago) link

I heard Chelsea and Tottenham fans in New York singing it with Wenger instead of McKenma.

Dave B (daveb), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:41 (nineteen years ago) link

i've heard that chant towards at least two managers...

CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Graham Rix and Dave Jones perhaps?

De Doo Doo Doo De Da Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:46 (nineteen years ago) link

I've only heard it directed at Wenger, and it's a 'cheery' not 'cheesy' smile.

The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:53 (nineteen years ago) link

Wenger mainly but also Rix (a little half-heartedly it must be said)

CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Wenger? Cheery?!?!?!

De Doo Doo Doo De Da Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 19 November 2004 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link

scotland fans were singing it at Shearer in 1999

Porkpie (porkpie), Friday, 19 November 2004 13:36 (nineteen years ago) link

It's a great chant though.

Explain the Spurs equation to me.

You mean you've never heard that a Spurs player must perform to a maximum of 66% of their true abilities?

Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 19 November 2004 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link

and i thought it was:
'Wenger is a fucking paedophile'

Ste (Fuzzy), Friday, 19 November 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link

But this was a family play!

Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Friday, 19 November 2004 13:57 (nineteen years ago) link

one year passes...
Yet more monkey chanting in Spain. If they carry on like this they'll get fined at least £100.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/continentalfootball/story/0,,1719091,00.html

Tehrannosaurus HoBB (the pirate king), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:10 (eighteen years ago) link

"The sausage taunts all got too much"

It's about time UEFA stamped this sort of thing out

Rotatey Diskers With Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 12:59 (eighteen years ago) link

I've mentioned the prevalence of indie at FC Utd here; on Saturday they sang a song in response to being pissed on in an uncovered stand:

This is how it feels to be soaking
This is how it feels to be wet
This is how it feels when you won't pay the yankee gnome's debt

Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 13:15 (eighteen years ago) link

He's here, he's there
*We're not allowed to swear
Frank Leboeuf, Frank Leboeuf"

Chelsea fans after Leboeuf said in a radio interview that he didn't like
the idea of a swear word in his song

(*previously "he's fucking everywhere")

Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 13:33 (eighteen years ago) link

(To the tune of The Addams Family) by fans visiting Norwich:

Your sister is your mother
Your uncle is your brother
You all fuck one another
The Norwich family
der der der der clap clap

Onimo (GerryNemo), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link

"Paul Konchesky on de left hand side"

To Pass the Dutchie.

Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 13:46 (eighteen years ago) link

A favourite from years gone by (to the tune of Lord of the Dance) was:

"Dwight Yorke, wherever you may be,
You are the king of pornography,
And you stuck to fingers up at John Gregory,
When you signed for the M-U-F-C"

Sadly the same tune is for a song about Park Ji Sung now which is not terribly flattering and involves dogs.

Teh HoBB at work, Tuesday, 28 February 2006 14:48 (eighteen years ago) link

we need kickball chants here

ai lien (kold_krush), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 14:51 (eighteen years ago) link

My favourite is as gratuitous as it is offensive: Rangers-to-Celtic

(tune of Coming Round The Mountain)

"Could you go a chicken supper, Bobby Sands?
Could you go a chicken supper, Bobby Sands?
Could you go a chicken supper,
You filthy fenian fucker,
Could you go a chicken supper, Bobby Sands?"

Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 14:59 (eighteen years ago) link

It's true, the devil sometimes has the best tunes

Rotatey Diskers With Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 15:06 (eighteen years ago) link

I think televised ten-pin bowling would be more popular with the "you're shit aaahhhhh" run-up chorus.

Followed by a, "You only knocked nine down" etc

Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 15:09 (eighteen years ago) link

split but you know it
(i reckon you'll knock down 8 or 9)

ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 15:22 (eighteen years ago) link

I like Forest fans trying to show their love for Jack Lester but without letting a small homophone problem make it sound like they're supporting their local rivals. Hence:

"One decent Lester, there's only one decent Lester."

And top marks to Spurs for this Guardian reader-baiting and highly topical effort:

"Sol, Sol, wherever you may be
You're on the verge of lunacy
And we don't give a fcuk if you're hanging from a tree
You Judas cnute with HIV"

Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 18:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Just a tad harsh?

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 18:40 (eighteen years ago) link

And yet no-one sees fit to chant Harry Kewell to the tune of Boney M's Daddy Cool. Possibly because he's shit.

Matt (Matt), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 19:05 (eighteen years ago) link

I heard the Liverpool fans (on TV) doing just that after he scored on Sunday. Man Utd have been singing 'Ruud Van Nistelrooy' to the tune of Brown Girl In The Ring ever since he arrived. I feel the rest of the Boney M back catalogue is ripe for plundering.

Tehrannosaurus HoBB (the pirate king), Tuesday, 28 February 2006 19:15 (eighteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...
My fave for Manchester Derby Days:

HARK NOW HEAR
THE CITY SING
UNITED RAAAN AWAY
AND WE WILL FIGHT
FOREVERMORE
BECAUSE OF DERBY DAAAY!

'We are not, we're not really here....'comes from when we were down in Division 2, and none too proud.

What else? Oh yes the good old mocking of Mourinho:

'That Coats from Matalan, that coats from Matalan'

Jimzilla, Wednesday, 15 March 2006 18:35 (eighteen years ago) link

"Boom boom boom, let me hear you say Bale, Ba-le!"

delicious

mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:29 (thirteen years ago) link

Not least because Bale! Bale! Bale! was kinda rubbish

May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 11:33 (thirteen years ago) link

Surprised there's no mention of the Gary Neville song, to the tune of Rebel Rebel (it really is the name of his father at the end, of course)
Neville, Neville, you play in defence,
Neville, Neville, your play is immense,
Neville, Neville, like Jacko you’re bad,
Neville Neville is the name of your dad

ithappens, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 13:23 (thirteen years ago) link

Went to the 98 World Cup final, and on the way back on the train, we taught the defeated Brazilian fans in our carriage to sing "He's fat/ He's shit/ He's never fucking fit/ Ronaldo/ Ronaldo." Which is not that funny in and of itself, but was when sung by 200 Brazilians in yellow shirts.

ithappens, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 13:26 (thirteen years ago) link

neville nevilles a classic alright

May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 13:28 (thirteen years ago) link

UEFA Cup Final 2003, shuttle bus to the stadium from the centre of Seville was spent teaching some bemused Portugeezers (to the tune of "she'll be coming round the mountain")

"they'll be jumping out the windaes when we win, they'll be jumping out the windaes when we win, they'll be jumping out the windaes, jumping out the windaes, jumping out the windaes when we win"

"and we hope it's spikey railings when they land..."

"and we hope the paramedics are on strike..."

and various other verses of increasing unpleasantness

ailsa, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:26 (thirteen years ago) link

Also, on the Sloop John B tip, last year at a Celtic v Rangers reserve game at Ibrox, when Rangers goalie Allan McGregor's tabloid-friendly lovelife was in full swing:

"The baby's not yours, the baby's not yours, Allan McGregor, the baby's not yours"

*pause*

"It's Paddy McCourt's, it's Paddy McCourt's, Allan McGregor, it's Paddy McCourt's"

ailsa, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link

(it's not Paddy McCourt's, AFAIK, btw)

ailsa, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link

two andy gorams ftw tho

May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Thursday, 20 May 2010 08:54 (thirteen years ago) link

eleven months pass...

catchy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-tagn3lB3I&feature=player_embedded

Daniel Giraffe, Tuesday, 3 May 2011 08:12 (thirteen years ago) link

two years pass...

total shite

He's big, he's bad, he's Wesley Brown,
He's the hardest man in all the town.
With orange hair beware.
Come and have a go if you dare...

cis het boy (onimo), Friday, 24 January 2014 15:04 (ten years ago) link

What you on about? That one was always great!

Pre-Madonna (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 24 January 2014 17:19 (ten years ago) link

NO ONE LIKES US, NO ONE LIKES US
NO ONE LIKES US, WE DON'T CARE!

WE ARE MILLWALL, SUPER MILLWALL
WE ARE MILWALL FROM THE DEN!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coUd-AaLkjQ

c21m50nh3x460n, Friday, 24 January 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link


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