Great football chants

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Great article about this on football365 at the mo.

http://www.football365.com/news/top-13- ... -liverpool

Aside from the old chestnuts including Leeds United fans' ode to Cantona ("He's French, he's flash, he's fucking Lesley Ash!") and Rangers fans' ("Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams"), the best two are undoubtedly the ones below:

Middlesborough fans on Mark Viduka (to the tune of L. Cohen's 'Hallelujah')

I heard there was a secret ball
Southgate dreamed it would beat them all
but you dont really play the long ball do ya
it goes like this
the full pitch width
downings cross and boatengs flick
the baffled keeper cant stop mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Defence was strong, but you needed Huth
Pogatetz and Woodgate too,
Just to stop Ronaldo running through ya
Well i tied my dog to the physios chair
with catermole and xaviers hair
but from our team they cant take mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

I did my best, it wasnt much
was preying for, yakubu's touch
to find the golden boot of Mark viduka
but even tho, it all went wrong
come saturday, the special one
shouted to john terry, mark, Viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Liverpool fans on Traore (to the tune of 'Don't Blame it on the sunshine')

Don’t blame it on Biscan
Don’t blame it on Hamann
Don’t blame it on Finnan
Blame it on Traore!

He just can’t
He just can’t
He just can’t control his feet

[Jimbly]

The Goram chant was by Celtic fans

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The Goram chant was by Celtic fans

If you type it into Google, it comes up that Morton fans also claim dibs on it...

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who came up with it, the only thing that matters
is its quite inventive and witty

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Sorry, DP

[KeithPratt]

I think the ode about Leslie Ash was about Lee Chapman.

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I think the ode about Leslie Ash was about Lee Chapman.

Pretty sure that this was the time that both LC and EC were playing at Leeds and rumours were going
around to the effect that Ms Ash had shown some interest in visiting Eric's lodgings to discuss his recent
holiday in Uganda...*

Also, Lee Chapman isn't French. Although were he called Lee Chaphomme he might be...

* Allegations subsequently vigorously denied by all three

[Dr Markus]

Diego Costa


Oh chants....sorry my bad.

[bhoywonder]

"You're not Rangers any more"

[naughty boy]

Great article about this on football365 at the mo.

http://www.football365.com/news/top-13- ... -liverpool

Aside from the old chestnuts including Leeds United fans' ode to Cantona ("He's French, he's flash, he's fucking Lesley Ash!") and Rangers fans' ("Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams"), the best two are undoubtedly the ones below:

Middlesborough fans on Mark Viduka (to the tune of L. Cohen's 'Hallelujah')

I heard there was a secret ball
Southgate dreamed it would beat them all
but you dont really play the long ball do ya
it goes like this
the full pitch width
downings cross and boatengs flick
the baffled keeper cant stop mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Defence was strong, but you needed Huth
Pogatetz and Woodgate too,
Just to stop Ronaldo running through ya
Well i tied my dog to the physios chair
with catermole and xaviers hair
but from our team they cant take mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

I did my best, it wasnt much
was preying for, yakubu's touch
to find the golden boot of Mark viduka
but even tho, it all went wrong
come saturday, the special one
shouted to john terry, mark, Viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Liverpool fans on Traore (to the tune of 'Don't Blame it on the sunshine')

Don’t blame it on Biscan
Don’t blame it on Hamann
Don’t blame it on Finnan
Blame it on Traore!

He just can’t
He just can’t
He just can’t control his feet

And fans remember all these words to sing together, do they?

[borofan]

Great article about this on football365 at the mo.

http://www.football365.com/news/top-13- ... -liverpool

Aside from the old chestnuts including Leeds United fans' ode to Cantona ("He's French, he's flash, he's fucking Lesley Ash!") and Rangers fans' ("Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams"), the best two are undoubtedly the ones below:

Middlesborough fans on Mark Viduka (to the tune of L. Cohen's 'Hallelujah')

I heard there was a secret ball
Southgate dreamed it would beat them all
but you dont really play the long ball do ya
it goes like this
the full pitch width
downings cross and boatengs flick
the baffled keeper cant stop mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Defence was strong, but you needed Huth
Pogatetz and Woodgate too,
Just to stop Ronaldo running through ya
Well i tied my dog to the physios chair
with catermole and xaviers hair
but from our team they cant take mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

I did my best, it wasnt much
was preying for, yakubu's touch
to find the golden boot of Mark viduka
but even tho, it all went wrong
come saturday, the special one
shouted to john terry, mark, Viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Liverpool fans on Traore (to the tune of 'Don't Blame it on the sunshine')

Don’t blame it on Biscan
Don’t blame it on Hamann
Don’t blame it on Finnan
Blame it on Traore!

He just can’t
He just can’t
He just can’t control his feet

And fans remember all these words to sing together, do they?

Don't know where the Boro one came from. I've been watching Boro for nearly 50 years and I've never come across that song.

The Traore one was a favourite of a plastic Scouser I used to work with.

[NMB]

The Boro chant is far too long to be genuine, most football fans couldn't remember more than a couple of lines of it. Some of them struggle with the 3rd line of 'Ere we go'.

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Great article about this on football365 at the mo.

http://www.football365.com/news/top-13- ... -liverpool

Aside from the old chestnuts including Leeds United fans' ode to Cantona ("He's French, he's flash, he's fucking Lesley Ash!") and Rangers fans' ("Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams"), the best two are undoubtedly the ones below:

Middlesborough fans on Mark Viduka (to the tune of L. Cohen's 'Hallelujah')

I heard there was a secret ball
Southgate dreamed it would beat them all
but you dont really play the long ball do ya
it goes like this
the full pitch width
downings cross and boatengs flick
the baffled keeper cant stop mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Defence was strong, but you needed Huth
Pogatetz and Woodgate too,
Just to stop Ronaldo running through ya
Well i tied my dog to the physios chair
with catermole and xaviers hair
but from our team they cant take mark viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

I did my best, it wasnt much
was preying for, yakubu's touch
to find the golden boot of Mark viduka
but even tho, it all went wrong
come saturday, the special one
shouted to john terry, mark, Viduka

mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduka,
mark viduka, mark viduuuuukaaa

Liverpool fans on Traore (to the tune of 'Don't Blame it on the sunshine')

Don’t blame it on Biscan
Don’t blame it on Hamann
Don’t blame it on Finnan
Blame it on Traore!

He just can’t
He just can’t
He just can’t control his feet

And fans remember all these words to sing together, do they?

No, but they probably remember to move up several seats when you attempt plonk yourself down next to them, Coany...

[Dr Markus]

Coan? at a football match? Johan Coan?

[bhoywonder]

George Coan?

[Dr Markus]

Not related, are they?

[Spock!]

The Boro chant is far too long to be genuine, most football fans couldn't remember more than a couple of lines of it. Some of them struggle with the 3rd line of 'Ere we go'.

This is a genuine song sung by Liverpool fans. There is some debate as to whether it should be Libyan rather than Arabian Sun - I've always sung it as Arabian as that's how it sounded to me. The I get thrown out (quite a lot) line was sung in the late 70's early 80s, I go there (quite a lot) tends to be sung more now. People my age tend to prefer it sung a lot slower than it is now, a brief foray in Youtube didn't provide my with any decent slow versions.

When I first learnt it the ending was

We played the Toffees for a laugh
And we left them feeling blue - Four Nil !

which was followed by four loud laughs "Ha Ha Ha Ha", this had to be changed after the 5 0 victory of '82.



Tune : 1st part - "Red River Valley" 2nd part - "The Sash"

Let me tell you the story of a poor boy
Who was sent far away from his home
To fight for his king and his country
And also the old folks back home

So they put him in a Highland division
Sent him off to a far foreign land
Where the flies swarm around in their thousands
And there's nothing to see but the sand

In a battle that started next morning
Under a Libyan sun
I remember that poor Scouser Tommy
Who was shot by an old Nazi gun

As he lay on the battle field dying (dying dying)
With the blood gushing out of his head (of his head)
As he lay on the battle field dying (dying dying)
These were the last words he said...

Oh...I am a Liverpudlian
I come from the Spion Kop
I like to sing, I like to shout
I get thrown out quite a lot (every week)

We support the team that's dressed in red
A team that we all know
A team that we call Liverpool
And to glory we will go

We've won the League, we've won the Cup
We've been to Europe too
We played the Toffees for a laugh
And we left them feeling blue - Five Nil !

One two
One two three
One two three four
Five nil !

Rush scored one
Rush scored two
Rush scored three
And Rush scored four!

[andymacandy]

Two favourites from the Hammersmith End.
(To the tune of Que Sera Sera)
Jim Bullard,Bullard
He's quicker than Steve Gerrard
He's thinner than Frank Lampard
Jim Bullard, Bullard

(To the tune of Amore)
If the ball hits your head
And you're sat in Row Z
Thats Zamora............

[borofan]

Two favourites from the Hammersmith End.
(To the tune of Que Sera Sera)
Jim Bullard,Bullard
He's quicker than Steve Gerrard
He's thinner than Frank Lampard
Jim Bullard, Bullard

Just surprising there's no reference to him being thicker than pigshit, even by the low standard of footballers generally.

[jl]

The Viduka song was written by someone as a charity single.

Not a chant, but I always think of Tim Vickery's "I'm just playin' in the Copa del Rey, injury time slippin' away" in these type of convos.