What's your favourite football chant?

[HauntedBungalow]

What are your favourite football chants?

Some of mine:

When Rio Ferdinand was on the bench for months after fluffing his drugs test : His name is Rio and he watches from the stand

When Bury signed their new striker : Lennell John-Lewis his name is a shop

Celtic during Coronation week : You can shove your coronation up your arse, you can shove your coronation up your arse, you can shove your coronation, shove your coronation etc

One from my childhood : Georgie Best, superstar, walks like a woman and he wears a bra

Who invents football chants, out of interest, and how do they gain currency?

I liked the one directed at Jermaine Easter by I think Stockport fans- 'you're not as good as Christmas'.

No, let's not. It's a horrible chant that should not be sung.

it's football. nothing is off-limits (sadly). Parents death, your affair(s), the crime/poverty stereotypes, skin colour etc.

This is the sort of anti-football stance which is so frustrating!

Of course there are tasteless chants, but in my experience truly offensive stuff is stamped down on, generally by the fans themselves, racist behaviour is called out. Some chants are boring and unoriginal but others are often witty (see the Easter one below).

"It's coming Home! It's coming Home..."

I disagree, certain chants should and are being called out.

A much better version of that chant is:

Steve Gerrard, Gerrard,
He slipped on his fucking arse
He gave it to Demba Ba
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard

😂

I only know one-

your mums your dad
your dads your mum
you’re interbred
you Burnley scum

I've always enjoyed 'we're gonna burn your books and bicycles' when we play Cambridge.

It’s football. It’s banter. It’s a working class sport. I’m afraid you’ll have to cover your ears

I've often wondered that! You will notice one or two fans will initiate the chanting though. Perhaps the same fans invent the new ditties as well?

Ain't nobody, like Joe Gomez
Makes me happy, makes me feel this way
Ain't nobody...

Poor Joey, good for him to have a song, puts a proper shift in yet often forgotten about!

Tsimi Tsimi Tsimi our Kostas Tsimikas
His passport says he's Greek but we all know that he's Scouse!

I always liked..

John Carew Carew
He likes a lap dance or two
He might even pay for you
John Carew Carew

After the Legs Eleven debacle!

I was going to say that one.

I also like

Viva John Terry
Viva John Terry
Could’ve won cup but he fucked it up
Viva John Terry

My absolute favourite though is one that we only sing at Christmas, Five Cantonas.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me an Eric Cantona
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two Cantonas and an Eric Cantona
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me three Cantonas, two Cantonas and an Eric Cantona…

And so on to the twelfth day.

There tend to be pubs for the home fans where the new songs gain traction and the words can be printed in fanzines.

For Manchester United Women the club (I assume as I can't think who else did it, maybe the supporters club) circulated a songbook with all the lyrics and the tunes they're based on which is basically what is sung at the men's game with all the swear words replaced with child friendly versions. Swearing is beginning to creep in at women's games now too.

Lol Slippy G. There were a bunch of them but this one is top.

We're Barnstoneworth, and this is our song...

I think it tends to fizzle out at this point.

I have far too many favourites!

"He does what he wants, he does what he wants, peter Whittingham, he does what he wants" RIP whitts💔

We know what we are, we know what we are, sheep shagging bastards, we know what we are

In the Swansea slums, they look in a dustbin for something to eat, they find a dead rat and they think it's a treat, in the Swansea slums

Aye, agree with that. There's loads of chants about money, it's just another way of saying "we're better than you" to the other side.

Eg Chelsea to Liverpool : One job between you, there's only one job between you. One job between you etc

Liverpool to Chelsea : One club in Russia, there's only one club in Russia. One club in Russia etc
Also : Always shit on West side of the Thames, Der Der, Der Der Der Der, Der Der

LOL 😂

I live very near the Saints ground and am always amused by

"My old man said be a Pompey fan
I said Fuck Off, Bollocks, You're a Cunt"

To the tune My old nan said follow the van

There's a WONDERFUL TIKTOK about UK vs American chants I nearly died on the spot - let me look hang on