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Posted
5 hours ago, Underpants said:

Spurs sing it far too slow. But you are correct, we fly through it like there's no tomorrow.

I agree, Spurs fans rendition of it is plain annoying, I've turned games off rather than listen to their over the top version of it.  I remember even in the early 80s when we were crap and crowds had plummeted, if we were winning and we sang that song it still sounded superb.

Posted
4 hours ago, SatanGreavsie said:

When I started going, "when the whites go marching in" from the Paddocks was, on a few occasions, amazing as the whole structure would resonate with the clapping a way I've never heard since.

Yes, difficult to put into words if you haven't witnessed it, the sound it made was absolutely unique and was a "being there" moment to hear it, because it was impossible to describe to those that weren't.   

Posted
On 02/01/2021 at 22:40, MickyD said:

It was another call and response chant and I  think the first line was 

Woooah (note rises in middle then back down again)

WOOOAH (ditto)

can’t remember next line but something like Goopah, goopah, goopah

GOOPAH, GOOPAH GOOPAH

Hhha ha ha ha (exaggerated H on first one)

HHHA HA HA HA 

not a clue how it went from there.

In my Lever End years, this was led by a lad called Tony Brooks:

 

Wayyohhh, (crowd copies)

Wayyohhh, (crowd copies)

Gooba, gooba, gooba (crowd copies)

Gooba, gooba, gooba (crowd copies)

Hahahaha (crowd copies)

Hahahaha (crowd copies)

 

Then is started again with Wayoh. A Lever End classic. I can remember a few opposing mobs just standing and staring and appearing to shit themselves :D

Posted
On 01/01/2021 at 15:27, paulhanley said:

I think the last two lines are "Glory be there ain't no more of us coz the Lever End they took the lot". Or something like that.

Glory be to God there were no more of us 

Or we'd have took the fucking lot

Is my recollection. 

Posted (edited)

We are the Lever End & we are round the bend

We are the greatest team the world has ever seen

We are the boys in white & if you want to fight

Come over this side!

Anyone remember that one?,not sure what the tune is.

There's a crack up in the ceiling & the Stretford End is leaking

Georgie Best has got no money , he only plays because he's funny 

What are we living for ? To see United in division four!

To the tune of Dead End Street.

Jingle Bells Stepney smells Crerands on the booze

Nobby Stiles has got no teeth & united always lose .

We wished.

As he lay on the ground slowly dying

With the blood pouring out of his head

As he lay on the ground slowly dying

These were the last words he said

Bolton  Bolton Wanderers uja! uja!

There's actually a ton of songs but not many originals.Most copies from other teams fans.

Have to say Inter Milan at Parkhead were excellently loud but organised to the nth degree with chant leaders at the front.Made 2k sound like 10k.

Apart from Brum have to take 1st prize at the Reebock.

 

Edited by Take Hunt Off
Posted
18 hours ago, SatanGreavsie said:

When I started going, "when the whites go marching in" from the Paddocks was, on a few occasions, amazing as the whole structure would resonate with the clapping a way I've never heard since.

 

That was sung in Munich with great fervour, made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up

Posted
2 hours ago, Take Hunt Off said:

We are the Lever End & we are round the bend

We are the greatest team the world has ever seen

We are the boys in white & if you want to fight

Come over this side!

Anyone remember that one?,not sure what the tune is.

There's a crack up in the ceiling & the Stretford End is leaking

Georgie Best has got no money , he only plays because he's funny 

What are we living for ? To see United in division four!

To the tune of Dead End Street.

Jingle Bells Stepney smells Crerands on the booze

Nobby Stiles has got no teeth & united always lose .

We wished.

As he lay on the ground slowly dying

With the blood pouring out of his head

As he lay on the ground slowly dying

These were the last words he said

Bolton  Bolton Wanderers uja! uja!

There's actually a ton of songs but not many originals.Most copies from other teams fans.

Have to say Inter Milan at Parkhead were excellently loud but organised to the nth degree with chant leaders at the front.Made 2k sound like 10k.

Apart from Brum have to take 1st prize at the Reebock.

 

IMO, that night match when Juke won it for them, was the best away support I've seen at the Reebok

They never, stopped singing, never bothered having a go at us. They just belted the songs out and got behind their team for 90 minutes. Respect tbf.

Posted
47 minutes ago, Steejay said:

IMO, that night match when Juke won it for them, was the best away support I've seen at the Reebok

They never, stopped singing, never bothered having a go at us. They just belted the songs out and got behind their team for 90 minutes. Respect tbf.

Where have you been; thought you might have had the virus because you have not been posting 

Posted
2 hours ago, RUREADY2ROLL said:

Where have you been; thought you might have had the virus because you have not been posting 

Aw, have you missed me, Hun? x

Posted
On 01/01/2021 at 02:12, MancWanderer said:

One of my mates asked this as as a question earlier. If you won summat big who would have the biggest ‘glory’ song?

Scousers were there straight away obvs with YNWA and the Irish were in with The Fields of Athernry

Winner for me were @Escobarps lot, the hibees.

Belting song sung with passion

 

 

 

great that 

whats with all the PIGS 

someone not got a mask on

Posted
10 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

🎶 Your going home in a St John's Ambulance 🎶 🚑

Was always favourite of mine 😁

That's just reminded me of the Lever End in 83-84, the one year it was used for singing after being seated.  It only lasted a few months but there were some cracking characters in there.  An opposing injured player would be carried or stretchered off around the cycle track, these days they get a sympathetic round of applause from home fans. Not then.  To the tune of "Those were the days my friend" -  "We hope your balls drop off, we hope your balls drop off" while they were wheeled slowly in front of us.  I'd never heard it before or since and the originality and childishness of it just adds to the amusement.

Posted

Every time an opposition player went down injured I remember the Paddock chanting,

'We hope your balls drop off

We hope your balls drop off

We hope your balls

We hope your balls drop off'

(this was when we had gone really shit, a bit like now)

Remember as a kid the Goober Goober Goober chant, there's a guy in the barmy army at cricket does a similar thing.

 

Posted
17 hours ago, Take Hunt Off said:

We are the Lever End & we are round the bend

We are the greatest team the world has ever seen

We are the boys in white & if you want to fight

Come over this side!

Anyone remember that one?,not sure what the tune is.

There's a crack up in the ceiling & the Stretford End is leaking

Georgie Best has got no money , he only plays because he's funny 

What are we living for ? To see United in division four!

To the tune of Dead End Street.

Jingle Bells Stepney smells Crerands on the booze

Nobby Stiles has got no teeth & united always lose .

We wished.

As he lay on the ground slowly dying

With the blood pouring out of his head

As he lay on the ground slowly dying

These were the last words he said

Bolton  Bolton Wanderers uja! uja!

There's actually a ton of songs but not many originals.Most copies from other teams fans.

Have to say Inter Milan at Parkhead were excellently loud but organised to the nth degree with chant leaders at the front.Made 2k sound like 10k.

Apart from Brum have to take 1st prize at the Reebock.

 

Spot on. Reminded me of another Lever End anti DMB classic:

His name is Georgie Best and he's a fucking big disgrace,

Runs down the wing in knickers made of lace,

And when he scores a goal, he does a little twirl

And curtseys to the Stretford End just like a little girl

Na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na................

Posted
17 hours ago, Take Hunt Off said:

Glory be to God it won't take any more of us 

The four of us could take the fucking lot

Is my recollection. 

Mine is as above

Posted

When I was young

My dad said to me

"son d'you want to work for Lostock Hawker Siddley".

I said "no, I don't think so..

...cos I want to go and join the Bolton aggro"

"Ello, ello - Bolton aggro, Bolton aggro..."

The last bit usually sung when a cup of summat went flying down the front of the Paddock and it all booted off.

Posted
33 minutes ago, SatanGreavsie said:

When I was young

My dad said to me

"son d'you want to work for Lostock Hawker Siddley".

I said "no, I don't think so..

...cos I want to go and join the Bolton aggro"

"Ello, ello - Bolton aggro, Bolton aggro..."

The last bit usually sung when a cup of summat went flying down the front of the Paddock and it all booted off.

Or......" Bertie Mee said to Don Revie

Have you heard of the North Bank Highbury

Don said no, I don't think so

But i've heard of the Bolton ....agro "

( only one g in agro, it sometimes got spelt out  😊 )

Posted
Just now, leigh white said:

For witty one line chants aimed at W Brom fans in the embankment in the 70s, " You're going to end up like Sandy Richardson "

I do like to be beside the seaside

I do like to be beside the sea

I do like to stroll across the prom prom prom

where the brass band plays "fuck off west brom"

Posted
On 04/01/2021 at 10:25, Mr Grey said:

🎶 Your going home in a St John's Ambulance 🎶 🚑

Was always favourite of mine 😁

I only recall this as fucking ambulance, not St Johns.

 

if I had the wings of a sparrow

if I had the arse of a crow

id fly over Blackburn tomorrow 

and shit on the bastards below

 

injuries to opposing players usually got a rendition of,

Bring on the dustbin!

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