Comments on: Wisdom of the Footie Crowd http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carlo Longino http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-102455 Carlo Longino Tue, 22 May 2007 21:04:09 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/#comment-102455 Not sure about chants, but my favorite banner was one raised by Liverpool fans at the 1977 European Cup final, about Welsh midfielder Joey Jones: "Joey ate the Frogs' Legs, Made the Swiss Roll, And now he's Munching Gladbach" Referring to previously conquered French and Swiss opponents, and the German team they beat in the final, Borussia Monchengladbach. I guess my vote for favorite chant will be whatever the Kop replaces "We won it five times" with after Wednesday night :) Not sure about chants, but my favorite banner was one raised by Liverpool fans at the 1977 European Cup final, about Welsh midfielder Joey Jones:

“Joey ate the Frogs’ Legs,
Made the Swiss Roll,
And now he’s Munching Gladbach”

Referring to previously conquered French and Swiss opponents, and the German team they beat in the final, Borussia Monchengladbach.

I guess my vote for favorite chant will be whatever the Kop replaces “We won it five times” with after Wednesday night :)

]]> By: simon andrews http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-102442 simon andrews Fri, 18 May 2007 11:52:05 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/#comment-102442 As a Leeds fan I feel we've never been that good at chants - the Cantona one was probably our best. My other favourite was when someone came up with a reworking of Simon& Garfunkels Mrs Robinson "and here's to you Jimmy Hasslebank - Leeds fans love you more than you will know, oh, oh oh, oh. It was an instant hit - but unfortunately it was late in the season and two weeks later Jimmy left. Typical Leeds really. As a Leeds fan I feel we’ve never been that good at chants – the Cantona one was probably our best.
My other favourite was when someone came up with a reworking of Simon& Garfunkels Mrs Robinson
“and here’s to you Jimmy Hasslebank – Leeds fans love you more than you will know, oh, oh oh, oh.
It was an instant hit – but unfortunately it was late in the season and two weeks later Jimmy left.
Typical Leeds really.

]]> By: Jim Hughes http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-102440 Jim Hughes Fri, 18 May 2007 09:53:48 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/#comment-102440 I'm not convinced MyFootballClub will fly, I'm not particularly interested in investing in a non-local football side, especially one that might compete with any team that I support. Interesting idea, but probably not best suited to the parochialism of English football supporters. On a lighter note - "We all live in Robbie Fowler house" (sung to the tune of Yellow Submarine) always makes me grin. Although unless Robbie's a really altruistic landlord I'd have thought he'd have been better off buying up half of Manchester and ripping off the Mancs, it doesn't seem quite right for Liverpool fans to pay to watch their landlord play football. Wikipedia has a lengthy article with some of the classics chants - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_chant I’m not convinced MyFootballClub will fly, I’m not particularly interested in investing in a non-local football side, especially one that might compete with any team that I support. Interesting idea, but probably not best suited to the parochialism of English football supporters.

On a lighter note – “We all live in Robbie Fowler house” (sung to the tune of Yellow Submarine) always makes me grin. Although unless Robbie’s a really altruistic landlord I’d have thought he’d have been better off buying up half of Manchester and ripping off the Mancs, it doesn’t seem quite right for Liverpool fans to pay to watch their landlord play football.

Wikipedia has a lengthy article with some of the classics chants – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_chant

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]]> By: Mark Curtis http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-102425 Mark Curtis Wed, 16 May 2007 21:26:50 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2007/05/16/wisdom-of-the-footie-crowd/#comment-102425 I always liked best the chant at Chelsea when we played FC Bruges (in case readers are not aware of the sensitivities involved they are from the flemish speaking part of Belgium) - "You're French and you know are" Brings happiness to the heart to remember the look of bewilderment on the faces of the 500 or so fans from Bruges. I always liked best the chant at Chelsea when we played FC Bruges (in case readers are not aware of the sensitivities involved they are from the flemish speaking part of Belgium) – “You’re French and you know are”

Brings happiness to the heart to remember the look of bewilderment on the faces of the 500 or so fans from Bruges.

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