Ban this song!

[Working Class Hero]

That bit is added at the end of the song, can't ever remember it being sung on loop

How old are you though? It was definitely sung on loop until the last 10 years or so.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I certainly see where you're coming from with that.

We have more than enough decent chants that are 'clean' that don't get sung anywhere near enough.

Abide with me, Oh, my, what a referee ? Plus that one about Alan Brown John Ritchie and an iron lung.

 

[FlamingLip]

How old are you though? It was definitely sung on loop until the last 10 years or so.

Really? I can't ever remember a 'as ya do, as ya do, as ya do, as ya do' before bellowing out the exact same verse.

 

[GuangzhouBlade]

You've all missed my point completely.

It's nothing to do with people "now being offended by old style language" as it rarely featured in any of the chants that we're sung when I first started going to the lane in the late 90s.

I'm not naive enough to expect to be able to protect my child from these kind of things as he'll inevitably pick it all up as he gets older, but does that mean I should just encourage him to sing songs about him not giving a fuck? That John Fleck is hard as fuck? That Duffy scored and they were fucking shite? Because he'll hear it anyway?

I'm not saying the songs should be banned. But how often do you hear classic chants such as "We are bladesmen" or "No pig fans in town" or "hark now hear" or "falling in love with you" during a match these days? It's like they've been struck off because they're not aggressive enough and don't paint our fans in a dark enough light

That is a fair point in that case I do agree some of the older "classics" are neglected and not sung enough. I'd just hate for football to become as sanitised as many elements of 21st century life have become. Fan behaviour at its worst is often nothing short of moronic but at its best is a wonderful powerful community. Football, particularly in Sheffield and much of England, has been engrained in our social history for a long time now. If nothing else football is escapism something to do with mates and take life frustrations out on by shouting at the referee. I don't want that to be lost thats all.

 

[AlanWrightsShinyHead]

That is a fair point in that case I do agree some of the older "classics" are neglected and not sung enough. I'd just hate for football to become as sanitised as many elements of 21st century life have become. Fan behaviour at its worst is often nothing short of moronic but at its best is a wonderful powerful community. Football particularly in Sheffield and much of England has been engrained in our social history for a long time now. If nothing else football is escapism something to do with mates and take life frustrations out by shouting at the referee I don't want that to be lost thats all.

Exactly, fully agree. My lad shouts and yells at the ref all the time and gives stick to the away fans. That's part and parcel of football and is a huge part of what makes it fun. He knows what swear words are and that he shouldn't use them. It's just very frustrating that when he turns to me during a match and asks "what are they singing Daddy?" I usually have to make up new words on the spot or tell him I can't repeat it to him. When I was his age I knew all the words to almost every one of our songs, except the 1 or 2 that weren't appropriate for me at that age. For him it's the other way round.

Just voicing my opinion, but I did fully expect to be in the minority on this one!

 

[Scooter_mcgavin]

Hinde House: The original "University of Life"

I remember a girl, 12/13 called kit kat, she'd banged 4 in during a school lesson!

 

[blackydog]

Agree but then we’re not “the greatest football team” either. Neither were “Ally’s Army” who sang the original version so it’s always been factually challenged.

How did they keep a straight face singing that.

 

[Antonb]

Well, old school supporters can try and justify some of the chants as much as they want. But the fact is times are changing. More women and young girls are playing and watching football. And the old chants will die out. It's not a place just for us working class middle aged men anymore. And I'm one of those! We don't own the terraces.

 

[Jon Bon II]

Very true! And he wasn’t on a free from Derby. That song is the biggest lie of them all!

Right let’s bottom this out. His second name is Coutts NOT Couttsie and he wasn’t on a free from Derby. There were agent’s fees, a signing on fee and, of course, his salary to consider. Likewise with Fleck. He didn’t ‘cost us fucking zero’ for the same reasons. And Coutts has given the ball away, cos I’ve seen him do it.

I have never, EVER even considered swinging a pig ANYWHERE, let alone all the way from the city centre to S6. You’d probably need at least 4 forms from the council, one of which would probably include road closures, which you’d have to pay for. Also, anyone who has even a modicum of knowledge relating to zoology or is familiar with the Bernoulli Principle of Aerodynamics, would know that a creature of a size large enough to accommodate the arse of a crow (‘a crow’ for example), would nowhere near achieve enough lift and thrust to allow it to become airborne if it only had wings the size of a sparrow’s wings.

There are good referees, there are bad referees, there are even indifferent referees but I would hazard a guess that they all know the rules of the game inside out and have probably undergone a strict medical process designed to prevent persons in an advanced state of dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease from taking charge of a football match. And we are not by far the greatest team the world has ever seen, we are not even by far the greatest team Bramall Lane has ever seen. Look for examples of the 1970 Brazilian side, the early 70’s Ajax and Holland national side and the West German national team of the 1980’s to satisfy the former.

Eddie Colquhoun must be in his 70’s now, god bless him, so with the best will in the world and not even with ‘by far the greatest physio the world has ever seen’, should we be depending on him to secure promotion – at any time!

Right, Now can we all just STFU, sit on our hands and watch the match in peace?


I will give you one thing though… Sheffield Wednesday HAVE fucked it up again!

 

[Sean Thornton]

Well, old school supporters can try and justify some of the chants as much as they want. But the fact is times are changing. More women and young girls are playing and watching football. And the old chants will die out. It's not a place just for us working class middle aged men anymore. And I'm one of those! We don't own the terraces.

Err, the new chants seem to contain more swear words than most of the old ones.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Well, old school supporters can try and justify some of the chants as much as they want. But the fact is times are changing. More women and young girls are playing and watching football. And the old chants will die out. It's not a place just for us working class middle aged men anymore. And I'm one of those! We don't own the terraces.

Is the Greasy Chip Butty song still ok, or will you insist that it's modified to mention that the chip butty in question is now made with a non-dairy low fat spread?

 

[Cheets]

I always sing "We're not gonna win the league" regardless, as we did in the Bassett era.

I always thought it was "We're not gonna Wemberley" even in the Bassett era. It was debuted during our 3-1 defeat at home to Luton in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 1991. We had just recorded our first league wins against Forest (h), Luton (a) and QPR (h), and the line "the Blades are staying up" proved to be an accurate forecast.

 

[stringer]

Right let’s bottom this out. His second name is Coutts NOT Couttsie and he wasn’t on a free from Derby. There were agent’s fees, a signing on fee and, of course, his salary to consider.

And, of course, the fee United paid to Derby to sign him

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Is the Greasy Chip Butty song still ok, or will you insist that it's modified to mention that the chip butty in question is now made with a non-dairy low fat spread?

And that the chips are no longer cooked in beef dripping, as this could cause offence to the vegan community.

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

And that the chips are no longer cooked in beef dripping, as this could cause offence to the vegan community.

We should probably do away with the chip butty altogether and opt for a falafel in pitta to accomodate the gluten-free community.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

I always thought it was "We're not gonna Wemberley" even in the Bassett era. It was debuted during our 3-1 defeat at home to Luton in the FA Cup 3rd round in January 1991. We had just recorded our first league wins against Forest (h), Luton (a) and QPR (h), and the line "the Blades are staying up" proved to be an accurate forecast.

Could well be right. It's all a bit like Chinese whispers sometimes.
Like when I first heard the away song "Football in a library", I thought it was "Fuck all in a library"

 

[Bashar Al Asaba]

Could well be right. It's all a bit like Chinese whispers sometimes.
Like when I first heard the away song "Football in a library", I thought it was "Fuck all in a library"

You can't say 'Chinese whispers' anymore.

It's 'Oriental utterences'.

 

[Hamburg Blade]

I think there's a good point being made about all the new chants containing swear words. As I remember it, the language always used to be blue, especially when anyone made any helpful suggestions to the referee, but the chants were pretty clean. There's been no end of criticism about the atmosphere at the Lane, but has anyone considered that so many people now go in mixed groups, with wives and girlfriends or with kids, that that's why they don't sing along when a chant starts? If we have songs that a fair chunk of fans don't want to belt out, maybe that's a reason for it being quieter than in days of yore. Just a thought.

 

[Steve Mackan]

Let's just change literally every one of our chants to suit women and kids.

#ForgedInCourtesy

I thought that read #ForgedinCouttsy for a second. A far better strapline for season ticket renewals.

 

[FleaPitBlade]

Songs That Aren't Sung Anymore But Should Be:

I'm a Rambler
Peter Read Has a Monkeys Ead
Bobby Bobby Bobby Ford

DISCLAIMER: One of the above contains a swear.

 

[AlanWrightsShinyHead]

I think there's a good point being made about all the new chants containing swear words. As I remember it, the language always used to be blue, especially when anyone made any helpful suggestions to the referee, but the chants were pretty clean. There's been no end of criticism about the atmosphere at the Lane, but has anyone considered that so many people now go in mixed groups, with wives and girlfriends or with kids, that that's why they don't sing along when a chant starts? If we have songs that a fair chunk of fans don't want to belt out, maybe that's a reason for it being quieter than in days of yore. Just a thought.

This

 

[3-GBlade]

As a child I was told by my dad that it was Sheffield Wednesday* Mucked It Up Again when in polite company.

*Sorry for the rude words there , I think it may actually have been Jackie Charlton we were referring to

 

[IMABLADE]

'We' re not going to Wembley, but we don't give a fuck cos the Blades are going up '
And how exactly can we go up without going to Wembley then?!

Change it to, "We're on our way to Wembley, but we don't give a fuck cos the Blades are going up"?

 

[Cheets]

Could well be right. It's all a bit like Chinese whispers sometimes.
Like when I first heard the away song "Football in a library", I thought it was "Fuck all in a library"

I thought the "Wilder and Knill" chant was "We're louder than you" at first

 

[mattbianco1]

Do any of you lot complaining about accuracy of songs sing the Coutts chant?

I assume you mean Paul Couttsy?

 

[mattbianco1]

Change it to, "We're on our way to Wembley, but we don't give a fuck cos the Blades are going up"?

Why not just "we're all gonna" as opposed to "we're not gonna" ?

 

[WorkingtonBlade]

Pleasing to see the order in which google lists its suggestions. I’m less happy with the implication that we’re the only ones who don’t know how to use an apostrophe, but you can’t have everything.

 

[Dellas Cowboys]

Is the Greasy Chip Butty song still ok, or will you insist that it's modified to mention that the chip butty in question is now made with a non-dairy low fat spread?

Brexit might mean we can have a gallon of Magnet again rather than 4.55 litres.

 

[1973Blade]

And, of course, the fee United paid to Derby to sign him

At least we accurately count up to four during the song
Another inaccurate song thankfully is 'Jack Charlton is dead and the pig fans have fled'. Perhaps when he does pass away we should put that song to bed!

 

[CarlMcBlade]

I like the Shoreham Boys song, but it is ruined by the moronic end bit. So why not change the words......
I suggest we reflect on our ability to dominate teams but not finish them off and ultimately end up hanging on at the end.

Shoreham Boys we are here.
Ohhh Ohhh
Shoreham Boys we are here
Ohhh Ohhh
Shoreham Boy we are here
Show no mercy
Show no fear
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh