The Ultimate Poll: Maggots vs Magnet

[Sean Thornton]

Incidentally, Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 and his sides colours were also red, white and black.

#SheffieldUnitedFansSindEinSchande

Aah. Adolf. Now the threads back on track!

 

[prince albert]

The strongest readily available 'magnets' are neodymium. I've tried this in the song and it doesn't quite scan properly.

In view of this the logical and only conclusion that can be drawn is 'maggots'........

I've voted for maggots as it will annoy me the most when I read this in the morning.........

it is a gallon of magnet not magnets
so it does scan

 

[mosbolad]

it is a gallon of magnet not magnets
so it does scan

Ok....

Like a gallon of neodymium magnet.....

Mmmmmmm....not convinced Prince Albert.

 

[alcoblade]

For those who voted maggots;

www.porktalk.co.uk

 

[Punk Blade]

I’m sure we had a more comprehensive vote in the past that also included fill/thrill, and I think that the winner was (quite rightly) magnet/fill.

Why would it be thrill again, when the senses were filled at the beginning of the song rather than thrilled? Not to mention the opening and closing lines of GCB were not, and have no need to be, altered from the original lyrics.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

In what sense is a gallon of maggots a pleasurable thing which might be described as filling up one's senses?

Maggots themselves are not something anyone loves.

Could I have a quiet word?....

 

[Blade In Kent]

God, life being a Blade is so complicated sometimes. If only all we had to do was bounce up and down and bang a bloody drum it would be so much simpler.
Thankfully life isn’t that simple.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

IT’S FUCKING MAGGOTS!!!!

 

[GreasyChipBeattie]

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

My mouse mat clearly says Magnet,official club shop merchandise.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Seriously, it's fucking Magnet.

Without any shadow of doubt. It's all about having good time. - smoking Woodbines, eating chip butties and BOOZING , for fucks sake. How the fuck do maggots feature in that scenario.

They're for when you're sitting on a river bank getting piss wet through and talking to yourself.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Without any shadow of doubt. It's all about having good time. - smoking Woodbines, eating chip butties and BOOZING , for fucks sake. How the fuck do maggots feature in that scenario.

They're for when you're sitting on a river bank getting piss wet through and talking to yourself.

I do not “sit on the river bank” - I stand in the river getting piss wet through and talking to myself...

 

[BangorBlade]

Magnet all day long

 

[Lane Ender]

Needs a match day ballot with 20k plus voting.
Magnet men might get a suprise

 

[EddieColquhoun]

Heard my first rendition of GCB at Oldham away in Sept 84 ...it is , was and always should be Magnet FFS !

Heard it first about the same time being sung by the Rotherham and Kivo lads and it was a night out in Rotherham. Used to sing a long with this for a while until everyone drowned them out by changing it to Sheffield.
Of course it was always Magnet.

 

[Liverpool blade]

Magnet for me always. Despite not drinking alcohol anymore. It always used to be a favourite of mine. First heard the greasy chip buttie song at Plymouth!. UTB

 

[niktheblade]

My old man liked fishing, and he certainly liked drinking.... he taught me "Magnet" so it's good enough for me. Maggots just doesn't logically fit anywhere into the song, why wouldn't we be filling ourselves with a greasy fish butty?... eh, answer that one maggot lovers?

 

[sheffielder]

I hate this question. Why would you have a night out with a gallon of maggots

 

[Tyler Durden]

No, it's fill.

 

[Fanny magnet]

The going gets tough v go and get stuffed
Have v of
Being v been
Lose v loose
Land v swamp

 

[BigBed]

If you took a gallon of maggots into the Lane would they all be counted in the official attendance?

If you took them into Swillsborough 6 would play!!!!

 

[PokerBlade]

It's a nod to Sheffield's fishing traditions.

Yeah, I've heard this before, obviously. Thing is, does anyone get excited by the maggots themselves? It would be like singing about potato peelers instead of the chip butty, whereas the other items mentioned (chip butties, tobacco, the city itself) are things which, rather than being circuitous reference to something, are actually the object in and of themselves which fill one's senses.

Even if someone provides evidence that the original song was in fact maggots, Magnet is clearly better thematically. Similar reasons for why "thrill" makes less sense.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

Anyone suggesting maggots is clearly a shitwasp seeking to ingratiate themselves to their progeny by seeking to attain loyalty points for their offspring because they're not old enough, being born yesterday

 

[Large Mendonca]

Why would a song about a night out with snuff, fags and chip butties suddenly reference fishing rather than beer?

As the real GBS once said

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance"

Here all week....

Thanks for sparing me the effort Sean, it's getting fooking tiresome.........

 

[Fulwood Blade]

Can't believe this is still going on.............


This WAS written on the walls of the players entrance near the dressing rooms - not sure if it still is now though.

WUM's say maggots - get a life.

UTB

PS: roll on Saturday so we can get away from this shit - even the fallout from losing is better than this shit.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Can't believe this is still going on.............

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This WAS written on the walls of the players entrance near the dressing rooms - not sure if it still is now though.

WUM's say maggots - get a life.

UTB

PS: roll on Saturday so we can get away from this shit - even the fallout from losing is better than this shit.

That's the wrong words as well!

FILL

 

[georgebernardshaw]

Can't believe this is still going on.............

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This WAS written on the walls of the players entrance near the dressing rooms - not sure if it still is now though.

WUM's say maggots - get a life.

UTB

PS: roll on Saturday so we can get away from this shit - even the fallout from losing is better than this shit.

Can’t believe that you’re taking it seriously, it’s a bit of fun on both sides, not anything to get arsey about.

 

[Blade-on-Tyne]

The original magnet, not the piss that exists these days, was known as "feytin' beer". There was nowt stronger

 

[Barney]

Can’t believe that you’re taking it seriously, it’s a bit of fun on both sides, not anything to get arsey about.

Just a little light hearted bit of banter that is all.

Still maggots though.

 

[Rodley]

In what sense is a gallon of maggots a pleasurable thing which might be described as filling up one's senses?

Maggots themselves are not something anyone loves.

Ask the Rotherham Blades who invented it.