GCB

[s20Blade]

“Shoreham Boys” and positive effect on local economies then??

Yes, the use of ones women and beer would result in further security measures for the future such as ring doorbells and intruder alarms.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Is it Magnet or Maggots does it matter they both sound oreyt over the years I’ve always sang Magnet

See my earlier post, or for the other view georgebernardshaw

Not that you should scrutinise football lyrics too closely, but a night in Sheffield, comprising a few smokes, a sniff, a hefty amount of beer and then food seems more logical than a fishing trip in the middle. But what has logic got to with owt?

 

[Sean Thornton]

Yes, the use of ones women and beer would result in further security measures for the future such as ring doorbells and intruder alarms.

That’s a long way from kidney punching the disabled. I think you’ve made that up for effect.

 

[Rodley]

Yes, the use of ones women and beer would result in further security measures for the future such as ring doorbells and intruder alarms.

Just installed a Ring doorbell TBH. The principle issue is that Missus knows what time I get in pissed.

 

[Half Bond Jls]

I bumped into the Pope when I went to Vatican City a few years back.

“Now then Il Papa, do you know per chance the true and definitive answer to the Maggots vs Magnet conundrum?”

The Pope replied and told me a story I’ll never forget;-

“Aye lad I do, it were written by the Rotherham Blades…

The enigmatic “missing line” was finally plucked from the air by one of the aforementioned RBs. He was walking 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 his 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. God’s greatest blessing is Jesus Christ Rod lad, anyway I’ll si thi.”

And apart from the odd meme on WhatsApp, that’s the last I’ve heard from the Pope.
[/QUOTE]

True story this. I was the carp fi

I bumped into the Pope when I went to Vatican City a few years back.

“Now then Il Papa, do you know per chance the true and definitive answer to the Maggots vs Magnet conundrum?”

The Pope replied and told me a story I’ll never forget;-

“Aye lad I do, it were written by the Rotherham Blades…

The enigmatic “missing line” was finally plucked from the air by one of the aforementioned RBs. He was walking 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 his 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. God’s greatest blessing is Jesus Christ Rod lad, anyway I’ll si thi.”

And apart from the odd meme on WhatsApp, that’s the last I’ve heard from the Pope.
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True story this. I was the carp fisherman/angler.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

See my earlier post, or for the other view georgebernardshaw

Not that you should scrutinise football lyrics too closely, but a night in Sheffield, comprising a few smokes, a sniff, a hefty amount of beer and then food seems more logical than a fishing trip in the middle. But what has logic got to with owt?

Sheffield has many anglers who all (well, st of them s, I'm told by a fishing-loving mate of mine) buy maggots by the pint. Why not buy them by the gallon? Woodbine were made in Sheffield (maybe still are), snuff also made in Sheffield, maggots bought by a large angler population so their presence in the song makes sense.
Like our language, songs change, I guess, but not necessarily for the better.

 

[Cappy]

Just putting this here because it’s a good version. Post-game on the promotion night, 2022/23?

 

[kingy1889]

I remember learning the song around 91/92. I even had a t-shirt with the lyrics printed on from the "hats, scarfs, t-shirts and all your badges" guy on the corner of John St, Shoreham St. I would have been 13 or 14 I think. It was around the time we did the double over them lot 2-0, 3-1 when i first took note.

It is part of the heritage now and one of the only unique songs in football. I do wish the young uns would wait until the proper moment to do the OOOHHHHH at the end. Premature little toe rags.

Spelling out with an S and an H and an E and an F......... that song is bobbar and reminds me of the kind of song you sing on a school trip.

 

[Flippity Gibbert]

I had no idea there were people who are 'too cool' to join in a song with 20k other people, sharing in a collective experience you can't get anywhere else.

And then they go home and tell the Mrs that the atmosphere was wank, and no one was singing.

 

[Grey Blade]

After our visit to Mt Etna, a wine tasting and hearing that we'd won the Derby, 4 of us gave our Sicilian guide and taxi driver a rendition of GCB. They seemed to appreciate it unlike our Tottenham supporting friend who'd just heard his team were being beaten.

 

[CornwallBlade]

I remember learning the song around 91/92. I even had a t-shirt with the lyrics printed on from the "hats, scarfs, t-shirts and all your badges" guy on the corner of John St, Shoreham St. I would have been 13 or 14 I think. It was around the time we did the double over them lot 2-0, 3-1 when i first took note.

It is part of the heritage now and one of the only unique songs in football. I do wish the young uns would wait until the proper moment to do the OOOHHHHH at the end. Premature little toe rags.

Spelling out with an S and an H and an E and an F......... that song is bobbar and reminds me of the kind of song you sing on a school trip.

Agree with the ending comment. Back in the day I’m sure it was a proper La-La-La-La-La-Laaaa Oooh!
Seemed so much more satisfying (said in the voice of Sgt Wilson from Dad’s army)

 

[Cappy]

 

[BladeByChoice]

Maggots, it’s maggots, definitely maggots….

First time I heard it I thought it was Magners....

...............“You alright pal?”
“I would be better if I had a gallon of maggots” replied the fisherman, with his head in his 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. God’s greatest blessing is Jesus Christ Rod lad, anyway I’ll si thi.” ........

tell this bloke its maggots

 

[Jon Bon II]

Would be great if accompanied by thousands of scarfs held aloft, a-la Liverpool's YNWA in the 60's and 70's. Also if it came to a longer, more natural ending instead of the sudden 'made for radio' hack job that we have at present.

 

[GBride]

I was looking for versions of Starman and other Blades songs to put on my training playlist, I have added JonnyBlades Version, Gavlar's song he did before the play off final last year and the video of Egan and Baldock singing Allez, Allez Allez.

Then, this morning, on the drive to work, this absolute beauty came on and had me laughing.

We have spent so long arguing over whether its Magnet or Maggots that we haven't even started on whether its Butty or Booty!



This is going on the playlist. Enjoy your day Blades.

 

[Bell4]

Jesus fucking wept. No wonder the Lane is like a library most of the time if this is the prevalent attitude of the punters who attend. You'll lose all the circulation in your fingers, you know, sitting on your hands for 90+ minutes.

You still with us buddy

 

[Sheffsteel]

I don’t remember when I first learned the anthem. I thought I may be able to remember getting it wrong a few times, being corrected by the elders and then eventually getting it right, but I can’t remember it at all.

Do any of you have any tales of learning the greatest anthem of all?

I’ve been a regular for home matches since 77-78 and a regular at away matches from 83-84 and throughout the 80’s.

I have a clear memory of the 1st time I heard the song. It was the 1st match of the season away at Stoke in 84.

There was a big group singing it, sounded really good but remember thinking it will never catch on as there are too many words.

After that match I continued to hear it sang at every match.

Some say it was sang before 84. Might be true from a small group but it was never sang en masse by 1000+ supporters like it was from 84.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

I was looking for versions of Starman and other Blades songs to put on my training playlist, I have added JonnyBlades Version, Gavlar's song he did before the play off final last year and the video of Egan and Baldock singing Allez, Allez Allez.

Then, this morning, on the drive to work, this absolute beauty came on and had me laughing.

We have spent so long arguing over whether its Magnet or Maggots that we haven't even started on whether its Butty or Booty!



This is going on the playlist. Enjoy your day Blades.

Think he's a 'nah' short of a truly authentic GCB.

 

[Blackheath Blade]

Magnet. It's Magnet. It's allus been Magnet. Allus will be Magnet.

 

[bladesince64]

Maggots wtf

Why would it be maggots?

 

[Rodley]

Maggots wtf

Why would it be maggots?

Not every football chant is taken literally, unless we can transform into a sparrow and shit on S6?

Re: Maggots, best bet is to ask the Blade who invented the chant why he picked it.

 

[dexter101]

Not every football chant is taken literally, unless we can transform into a sparrow and shit on S6?

Re: Maggots, best bet is to ask the Blade who invented the chant why he picked it.

Is it only me then! thought the other birds I flocked with were a bit unimpressed by my behaviour...

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Not every football chant is taken literally, unless we can transform into a sparrow and shit on S6?

Re: Maggots, best bet is to ask the Blade who invented the chant why he picked it.

Would need the mucky black arse of a crow too.

 

[Keen Blade]

You could blame Bananrama for that fucker

Hey !
Hey hey !
Good ...Bye !

 

[Keen Blade]

…true, but do we need the John Denver intro to get it going ????

Of course we do -
The feckin tannoy is so loud pre-match we would never be able to synchronise our own start

 

[Kenworthy’s Tash]

I don’t remember when I first learned the anthem. I thought I may be able to remember getting it wrong a few times, being corrected by the elders and then eventually getting it right, but I can’t remember it at all.

Do any of you have any tales of learning the greatest anthem of all?

Some bloody Rotherham fans recon we nicked it off them, cheeky gets.

 

[Brian Deane]

Hey !
Hey hey !
Good ...Bye !

Sorry I can't help it, it's gonna be a cruel summer

 

[I should coco]

I’ve been a regular for home matches since 77-78 and a regular at away matches from 83-84 and throughout the 80’s.

I have a clear memory of the 1st time I heard the song. It was the 1st match of the season away at Stoke in 84.

There was a big group singing it, sounded really good but remember thinking it will never catch on as there are too many words.

After that match I continued to hear it sang at every match.

Some say it was sang before 84. Might be true from a small group but it was never sang en masse by 1000+ supporters like it was from 84.

Similar for me.

Home matches from 70/71 with my dad, but the first home gane without parents was Orient 777, with Andy Broskom RIP.

We went away from 78/79 (West Ham on a Junior Blades bus!!).

My first memory of GCB was 84/85 at Notts County away (early 85?).

 

[Sheffsteel]

Similar for me.

Home matches from 70/71 with my dad, but the first home gane without parents was Orient 777, with Andy Broskom RIP.

We went away from 78/79 (West Ham on a Junior Blades bus!!).

My first memory of GCB was 84/85 at Notts County away (early 85?).

Just checked the records

The away match at Notts Co was a 0-0 draw and played Jan 1985.
My 1st clear memory of most of the away fans singing the GCB song was a 3-1 away win at Stoke City in Aug 1985.
Remember being really impressed with their black winger Mark Chamberlain….father of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Seeing as we’re singing the song to the team, the “like Sheffield United” bit doesn’t really make sense to me…I know it’s very much a losing battle, but I always sing “Oh Sheffield United…Come fill me again” as my fruitless one man protest continues.