Greasy Chip Butty Song...

[Worksop II]

I can only recall a few Sam Smith's pubs , the most famous by far being the Black Swan

Most of my early drinking was Sam Smiths, bitter were 12p a Pint

Best Bitter was Sovereign 14p a Pint

 

[Tezza1889]

Most of my early drinking was Sam Smiths, bitter were 12p a Pint

Best Bitter was Sovereign 14p a Pint

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Seen the price hikes on all the Sam smiths?

Sov, 3.30 a pint now.. Tha what!

 

[S40BLADE]

Seen the price hikes on all the Sam smiths?

Sov, 3.30 a pint now.. Tha what!

Last time I was in Brown Bear pub in town centre Samuel Smiths were going for half decent prices nowadays 2.08 a Pint.

 

[Tezza1889]

I've been told Humphreys just hiked all the prices by a £1 accross the board mate, saying its the first major increase in 28 years or something..

It's £4 for the cider now...

I was paying £2.05 for Sov in the club before lockdown, now it'll be dearer than the guest hand pull they have on.

 

[Moan? Nope-I saw Longhorn]

At the risk of appearing (even more) stupid by application of 'logic' (aye I know)
Suggestions / indications a Rovrum origin make sense (aye I know !!) - as a former resident of said parish it was difficult to sup owt but Smiths ( with a few 'stinky' Stones here & there,) especially in the outlying villages (Parkgate; Rawmarsh;Swinton; Wath; Bolton; Goldthorpe) all of which 'boasted' a 'sizeable' Blades contingent in 70's / 80's: ( Dearneways bus was a preferred mode of transport into Sheff)
Rovrum / Parkgate Blades (Zal & his 'crew) used to run a coach to most away games often departing from the 'Turf' alehouse in the early hours (Saturday Mornings) after a good Friday night 'sesh' - arriving pissed at our destination way before opening time - much to the chagrin of Derek Dooley on one memorable occasion @ Chester - for some reason he didn't feel willing / able to allow us to join him in his hotel for breakfast!
When did we start singing it ? - no fucking idea
Now does someone want to tell me who first sang (sic)
'Aye aye Hockey'

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Back in the mid-late 80s I worked with somebody who had been in Bitter Suite (in my mind it was Bitter Sweet, but yeah obviously nice play on words there). I think he was either the guitarist or drummer. Funnily enough he'd heard of the band (Ray Dante and the Infernos) my dad had been the guiarist in, in the early 60s!

A very good band Bitter Suite . Unusually for the time , they had a brass section and very much an Earth , Wind and Fire vibe .

The lead singer was a nice guy from Ecclesfield called Barry Marshall (Bert might know him) who was a good and versatile vocalist and who I first came across in the late '50s as the young kid who led the group Dean Marshall and the Deputies .

I remember the name of your dad's band but never got to see them . Did I miss anything ?

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Written allegedly by Rotherham Blades.

The enigmatic “missing line” was finally plucked from the air by one of the aforementioned RBs as he walked his dog along a local canal and saw a mysterious old fisherman sat fishing for carp one balmy Sunday morning. A car horn startled the old timer and he knocked his bait tray into the murky waters. Seeing the distressing scene unfolding, our erstwhile Red & White hero, approached the fisherman...

“You alright pal?”
“I would be better if I had a gallon of maggots” replied the fisherman, with his head in has hands.
“Magnet? Bit early for a beer pal” said t’owd Blade.
“I said Maggots lad, MAGGOTS”

A transcript of the conversation can be found in Sheffield Central Library apparently

I believe they now have it on microfiche.

 

[Rodley]

I believe they now have it on microfiche.

Its just file round the corner from a beautiful piece of modern art which depicts a forlorn looking man driven to insanity by confusion on a tempestuous Leicestershire landscape. It’s called “Are you sure you’re not the Zone Man Wilf?”.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Its just file round the corner from a beautiful piece of modern art which depicts a forlorn looking man driven to insanity by confusion on a tempestuous Leicestershire landscape. It’s called “Are you sure you’re not the Zone Man Wilf?”.

Aye

 

[Pedro Verde]

Last time I was in Brown Bear pub in town centre Samuel Smiths were going for half decent prices nowadays 2.08 a Pint.

Last time I was in the Brown Bear I got barred

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

A very good band Bitter Suite . Unusually for the time , they had a brass section and very much an Earth , Wind and Fire vibe .

The lead singer was a nice guy from Ecclesfield called Barry Marshall (Bert might know him) who was a good and versatile vocalist and who I first came across in the late '50s as the young kid who led the group Dean Marshall and the Deputies .

I remember the name of your dad's band but never got to see them . Did I miss anything ?

Can't remember what the guitarist was called who I worked with, it is a fair few years ago now!! Lol

Did you miss anything? Lol I'm not sure!!! They did get offered a contract to go to Hamburg (ala Beatles) but turned it down, the band were split, 2 wanted to go, 2 didn't, my dad I know wanted to go (if he was with my mum at the time that might have been one of the reasons he wanted too lol).

My dad did say he knew Pete Stringfellow through the band being booked for his shows (at Gleadless???). I know PS divides opinion, but always got the impression my dad had a grudging admiration for him. My dad was very much a bloke of the 50s, quite straightlaced, never swore in front of kids and women, etc (obviously not a description for PS), but probably saw PS as a bit of a character.

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Can't remember what the guitarist was called who I worked with, it is a fair few years ago now!! Lol

Did you miss anything? Lol I'm not sure!!! They did get offered a contract to go to Hamburg (ala Beatles) but turned it down, the band were split, 2 wanted to go, 2 didn't, my dad I know wanted to go (if he was with my mum at the time that might have been one of the reasons he wanted too lol).

My dad did say he knew Pete Stringfellow through the band being booked for his shows (at Gleadless???). I know PS divides opinion, but always got the impression my dad had a grudging admiration for him. My dad was very much a bloke of the 50s, quite straightlaced, never swore in front of kids and women, etc (obviously not a description for PS), but probably saw PS as a bit of a character.

A friend at the time grew up with Pete and introduced me and Mrs.Joe to him in the early '70s and as a result of that one event , he offered us free access to his club anytime we wanted . At the time it was the Penthouse on Dixon Lane but later included Cinderella Rockefeller in Leeds and Millionaires in Manchester .

As you say , opinions are divided about him but I can only judge him on my experiences and they were that of someone who was always very friendly , humourous , extremely generous (he often gave us free drinks) and probably the most hard working and energetic bloke I ever met .

In addition , he was responsible for bringing some terrific acts to Sheffield such as Long John Baldry ,the young Rod Stewart , John Lee Hooker and many more who I had the pleasure of seeing so you will understand why both of us remember him with great fondness from those days .

 

[N20 Blade]

My dad bought me this t-shirt outside the away end at Villa in 1990 (the day Jones scored).
The blade selling them had 50 in a cardboard box and had sold about ten when West Midlands Blackshirts spotted him and he legged it.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

That was the first game I'd heard GCB sang at. I remember coming away from the game after and all my mate's and me where "what's that song all about?" . And as i recall it was always maggots to start with!

I can't recall it being sung 2 weeks earlier in the opener at Wolves, nor in the promotion season, the season before. And I'd been to nearly all games in 1984. That's not to say it hadn't been sung in that period or even earlier.

Agree SUFCH

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Thats a coincedence. I was at the same Oldham away match on the side terrace.
I’m on the front cover of the Portsmouth home programme. I’m the tallish guy wearing a grey jacket stood directly in front of the glass screen where the commentators sit. It seemed to be all Blades in that group on the Oldham side terracing.
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Fame at last SS

 

[Ricardo Mantelban]

My dad bought me this t-shirt outside the away end at Villa in 1990 (the day Jones scored).
The blade selling them had 50 in a cardboard box and had sold about ten when West Midlands Blackshirts spotted him and he legged it.View attachment 88615View attachment 88616

Maggots?

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Hey up!!! can I add my two peneth here, Who the hell on here from Sheffield, if they smoked back then smoked bloody "WOODBINES !!!!" ...
Everybody I knew smoked PARK DRIVES unless they were on holiday then it was either SENIOR SERVICE or PLAYERS.
Woodbines and Players weights were more Midlands and darn sarf ...

My late grandfather, Woodhouse born and bred, along with all his mates and fellow miners smoked woodbines. I was only a kid but remember them all smoking from the same packets, so much so I thought all cigarettes were woodbines. When my aunt suddenly produced a pack of park drive in a longer slimmer box, I remember my surprise that you could get different types of fags.

 

[N20 Blade]

Maggots?

It was always ‘maggots’ in the late 80s and early 90s. Rightly or wrongly charged during the PL years under Bassett.

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Maggots?

Maggots is at least a point of debate.

The main issue with the T-Shirt?

"Thrill"

FOR FUCKS SAKE, it makes no sense.

 

[Bennyand the Blades]

My late grandfather, Woodhouse born and bred, along with all his mates and fellow miners smoked woodbines. I was only a kid but remember them all smoking from the same packets, so much so I thought all cigarettes were woodbines. When my aunt suddenly produced a pack of park drive in a longer slimmer box, I remember my surprise that you could get different types of fags.

I'm not suggesting every one in Sheffield smoked just one brand of cig, that's like saying we all drank the same brand of tea. what I'm saying is the majority of people who lived and smoked around Bramall lane in 1he 1960 would have most likely smoked Park drive and drunk Stones beer. Magnet and Woodbines are more likely to have been partaken of on the dark side of Sheffield and beyond..
All a matter of taste of course and it don't really matter at all do it, I mean I know most Wendy supporters look like the back end of one, but do they really go to matchers on horses .........

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I'm not suggesting every one in Sheffield smoked just one brand of cig, that's like saying we all drank the same brand of tea. what I'm saying is the majority of people who lived and smoked around Bramall lane in 1he 1960 would have most likely smoked Park drive and drunk Stones beer. Magnet and Woodbines are more likely to have been partaken of on the dark side of Sheffield and beyond..
All a matter of taste of course and it don't really matter at all do it, I mean I know most Wendy supporters look like the back end of one, but do they really go to matchers on horses .........

Horses in S6? Nowt as elite as that, they'd either eat it or erect a statue of it.

 

[N20 Blade]

Maggots is at least a point of debate.

The main issue with the T-Shirt?

"Thrill"

FOR FUCKS SAKE, it makes no sense.

You didn’t see the bloke selling them!

 

[Rodley]

#teammaggots

 

[Rodley]

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[Worksop II]

My dad bought me this t-shirt outside the away end at Villa in 1990 (the day Jones scored).
The blade selling them had 50 in a cardboard box and had sold about ten when West Midlands Blackshirts spotted him and he legged it.View attachment 88615View attachment 88616

That is just shameful .........................

 

[Tops]

My dad bought me this t-shirt outside the away end at Villa in 1990 (the day Jones scored).
The blade selling them had 50 in a cardboard box and had sold about ten when West Midlands Blackshirts spotted him and he legged it.View attachment 88615View attachment 88616

That is Sacrilege

 

[N20 Blade]

That is just shameful .........................

Great souvenir of our first goal for about 10hrs.

 

[Peezablade]

It wasn't even originally Sheffield.
I first heard this on the west terrace in the early 80s and Sheffield was being sung as whichever suburb/ village you drank in. The lads were singing Beighton and Woodhouse.
My first rendition was like a night out in Ecco.
Eventually, weeks or months later, it had morphed into Sheffield.

 

[Going t lane]

It wasn't even originally Sheffield.
I first heard this on the west terrace in the early 80s and Sheffield was being sung as whichever suburb/ village you drank in. The lads were singing Beighton and Woodhouse.
My first rendition was like a night out in Ecco.
Eventually, weeks or months later, it had morphed into Sheffield.

First time I heard greasy chip buttie song was Brighton away 85,went down on Friday with rotherham blades on lynskeys coach ,song just got going on coach down and for rest of weekend,us Sheffield lads on coach have always given Rotherham blades credit for the song.UTB.

 

[Hamburg Blade]

Agree.....I always remember it as MAGNET in the 80’s.
Think it started being called MAGGOTTS in the 90’s....always found it weird...think it was down to laziness....maggots is easier to sing than magnet.




It was always “Come fill me again“ in the 80’s and 90’s.
Think the “thrill” word is pretty recent. I’ve never used it.

Maggots is at least a point of debate.

The main issue with the T-Shirt?

"Thrill"

FOR FUCKS SAKE, it makes no sense.

I learnt it as Thrill and that would have been sometime in the eighties and I think a lot of people sang it that way back then. It only doesn't "make sense" if you're going to insist that the last line returns to the meaning of the first line, which I think purists decided it must and insisted everyone sing "fill me again" and have seemingly won everyone over (by insisting that everyone who disagrees is thick and it doesn't make sense). But back in the eighties, we weren't quite so ruminative and just wanted our team to thrill us. We've already said that the team/club fills up our senses, given a few examples of other stuff we like, now we want to be thrilled. I mean, it's only a football chant, it doesn't have to circle back, it's not one of Bizet's lost works, is it?