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Pathetic and embarrassing chanting

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cluffy said:
I think it can be canny to get the atmosphere going. But I really dislike the trend of singing abusive stuff to lads who played for us and scored goals for us.
Booing them if they’re actually playing is ok as it’s trying to put them off and help us win the game. Pathetic if they’re not playing.
(Possible exception would be Micheal Chopra!)
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When I did sing, and I was young once (promise) if I recall correctly it was mainly a supportive chant (such as Haway the Lads) or perhaps something as innocent and mild, in retrospect, as “we hate Nottingham Forest...” etc. I don’t think I ever understood the point of singing songs about Alan Shearer ... or Wynn Davies even... when we were playing Bristol City of Charlton Athletic. Then I had a burst, or a second wind, if you like during the Reid era. Me and the Aged Parent had such a good time it seemed churlish not to join in the occasional Disco Pants, SuperKev, Cheer Up, or On Our Way; none of which were about former players, the opposition, or Newcastle.

Even as young lad, incidentally, I could never get my head around why a 17 year old would apparently feel the need to put on a gruff, rufty-tufty, tone deaf, horny handed son of a stevedore voice when singing a football song. Often seemingly impersonating a rough Plaistow twang rather than the more gentle County Durham tones with which they were blessed. Maybe they thought it sounded ‘harder’. I was in the school choir and had the voice of an angel me, so I stood out and was much admired for my dulcet tonality and superior enunciation.
 
Don’t agree with the Wyke abuse or IRA crack but haway we’re really now discussing those who never had the chance to see Rowell shouldnt sing songs about him? Fuck me man :lol:

Quinn left us when I was 8 year old so I don’t have the most vivid memories of him playing. Am I not allowed to sing disco pants?
 
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George Kaplan said:
When I did sing, and I was young once (promise) if I recall correctly it was mainly a supportive chant (such as Haway the Lads) or perhaps something as innocent and mild, in retrospect, as “we hate Nottingham Forest...” etc. I don’t think I ever understood the point of singing songs about Alan Shearer ... or Wynn Davies even... when we were playing Bristol City of Charlton Athletic. Then I had a burst, or a second wind, if you like during the Reid era. Me and the Aged Parent had such a good time it seemed churlish not to join in the occasional Disco Pants, SuperKev, Cheer Up, or On Our Way; none of which were about former players, the opposition, or Newcastle.

Even as young lad, incidentally, I could never get my head around why a 17 year old would apparently feel the need to put on a gruff, rufty-tufty, tone deaf, horny handed son of a stevedore voice when singing a football song. Often seemingly impersonating a rough Plaistow twang rather than the more gentle County Durham tones with which they were blessed. Maybe they thought it sounded ‘harder’. I was in the school choir and had the voice of an angel me, so I stood out and was much admired for my dulcet tonality and superior enunciation.
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Great post.
 
Keawyeds said:
First match I've been able to get to since March 2019. Absolutely loved it. I can't remember the last time I saw us win in person, and win so convincingly.

However, a contingent of our traveling fans were nothing short of embarrassing with their choice of chants.
The occasional "Fuck the IRA" chant was utterly ridiculous considering
1) James McClean wasn't even playing he wasn't even on the bench
2) 1996 was the last action of the IRA in this country. most of the idiots chanting this probably weren't even born then, and if they were they should know better.
3) Get the fuck over it. He hasn't played for us for years

The even more ludicrous chant was
"Sunderland boys were on a bender. Charlie Wyke is a sex offender".
Let's break that down shall we?
Sunderland boys on a bender sounds more like a homoerotic gangbang rather than a night on the booze, but of course not many things conveniently rhyme with sex offender and I doubt the inventor of the chant could manage to rhyme nonce.
Charlie Wyke is a sex offender - Wow. I mean, really? The bloke scored an absolute hat-full last season (shame he only managed 9 in the previous 2 seasons). An opportunity came up for him to sign a 3 year deal and he took it.
He followed the money. Like many of us would. You get next to nowt for loyalty these days. We need to stop being so f***ing precious about things.
Wyke didn't even play last night so what was the point?

We had an actual sex offender playing for Sunderland. A real one. A paedophile. Why do some of our lot think it's fine to throw that kind of slur around at anyone else? Particularly players who didn't leave on bad terms, they just left.

A great game with some excellent football from us, tainted by some of our lot who are frankly making themselves look as thick as a submarine door. I'd like to think that's not the case. We're better than this. Aren't we?
I won't even bother mentioning the morons who boo'd the taking the knee (for all of 3 seconds of it). I suspect if there's a venn diagram of the people who did that and the idiotic chants it would be a perfect circle.
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To summarise every club has a contingent of knuckle daggers - we are no different... Sit at the side, enjoy the footy and don't give thwm the attention they crave!
 
Grimes said:
Don’t agree with the Wyke abuse or IRA crack but haway we’re really now discussing those who never had the chance to see Rowell shouldnt sing songs about him? Fuck me man :lol:

Quinn left us when I was 8 year old so I don’t have the most vivid memories of him playing. Am I not allowed to sing disco pants?
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That's not what was said, I find it odd that's all especially given we've had better forwards since him.
Hooley13 said:
We should have a segregated woke away section, where they can sing if your happy and you know it clap your hands.
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And a separate section full of gimps.
 
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Keawyeds said:
You ever confronted a mob before?
Anyway, I've covered this already with some other genius who thinks singing about the IRA is acceptable in 2021.
Individuals, yes. Most of a stand? Don't be daft.
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Just keep chewing on marra, it is acceptable for the afore mentioned moron to promote the IRA? I hope your next experience at a game is better as you seem to be happy as a pig in shit about the chants that you heard, still going on about it getting on for 20 hours later? have an ignore you boring wum
 
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