Agreed,perhaps we can get The Trust on the case.
Ooh I do hope so lol
Agreed,perhaps we can get The Trust on the case.
Nik, remind me to slap you next time I see you!Ooh I do hope so lol
In Southend's Fair City
Where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
As she wheel'd her wheel barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive o!
God I am showing my age here :winking: an old North Bank tune for those that remember.
Yes, I'm afraid we both are. I remember that along with something else, not quite so fine........wasn't there a chant that went something like, "Jump down, turn around, kick 'im in the 'ead?" Unfortunately, I go back even further, when I was there with my rattle (not exactly a baby's one). As I wasn't particularly tall, it led to people people around me, ducking out of the way. The chants in those early days, if I remember, were a bit limited to
2 -4 -6 -8 who do we appreciate......S - O - U - T - H - E - N - D .....Southend! or alternatively,
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 what do ye think we're waiting for...........a goal for S - O - U etc. Those were the days, when they used to teach Maths as it should be taught!!!
Talking of the North stand, somwhere in the mess downstairs I've got a photo, taken with a telephoto lens from the South Bank goal by a Southend Pictorial photographer. It shows supporters celebrating a goal and the detail is fine enough to pick me out easily, arms aloft, in my old trench coat. When I find it again and buy a scanner that works with windows 7, I'll put it up.
In Southend's Fair City
Where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
As she wheel'd her wheel barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying cockles and mussels alive, alive o!
God I am showing my age here :winking: an old North Bank tune for those that remember.
The second or maybe it was the first line to that was, jump down turn around kick em in the bollocks.
The chants have mellowed over the years, that is for sure.
They have and to a large extent for the better, if the worst we can be accused of is upsetting some sensitive souls at a football game because we call their place a s******* then I think we've come a long way and it does get a bit of banter going sometimes. When sung at us it often gets the response of 'You're on the North Bank, you can't go home.'
Football grounds have always been a venue for banter and humour, some of the funniest things I've ever heard have been in a football ground and it is all of personal taste; some people 'get' Ricky Gervais, others just don't but they probably do 'get' John Bishop. :winking:
The mindless threats of violence aimed at oppo fans and bananas and monkey chants being aimed at dark skinned players were/are what I found and still find, when they raise their heads, thankfully far less often these days, offensive. :thumbdown: :angry:
To coin one of Jack the Flag's favourites, which is very true, 'this is football, not a ******* library.' :clap:[/QUOTand
that statment Cockles43 hits the nail on the head:thumbsup: E]
Ron Manager;1336504 Can't believe this is even being debated said:Aahhh. The old prejudices are great. If you are middle class, you don't shout out rubbish .... but if you are working class, then you do whenever you can ....... and you do it with pride because you are working class. Great stuff.