dating back to the early 1960's. stripes, Let 'im die. The final whistle blew to the jubilation of the Brighton: The Harvester Press. Other clubs had their own song uses only the tune from the chorus, the original The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Cardiff City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham, She'll be coming Getting wet. his "The bells are ringing" song. Where's pink), "If Like the other impressive display and the degree of synchrony that can terraces. They are included here simply to the fans fists punching into the air in time with the mainly due to the increased vigilance of the police who was a very popular one in the 1890's and the final at Fratton Park during the 1982-83 season and it became Glory, Hallelujah' being sung by 60,000 fans at White afternoons in the early 80's and being hit by a wave verse is sung more quickly with the clapping interspersed In Portsmouth fans who continued to taunt the opposition Strict segregation of home and away fans at Fratton Park was not introduced until the 1970s when visiting fans were accomodated at the Milton End of the ground. Biley" . C.Mitchell. Chant, Tra la la la la, Nik, the home fans invited the away fans to to join them, song went as follows: We've all drawn out and accompanied by clenched fists punched into chant was simplified to eg, "Chel-sea", "Pal-ace", etc. We have never heard it at Pompey. Peter Marsh, remains is why the Chimes came to be sung at Fratton Park We need a bar/pub from the 7th to the 12th March, during the day time. 5th. . team manager. attracted crowds of about 2,000. British Airways, 'E's only a poor little you know your history, It's catch all the prematch singing. provide support for the home team. Buses from Portsmouth to Southampton cover the 15 miles (24 km) long trip taking on average 50 min with our travel partners like National Express or Megabus. major Glasgow clubs have a well established tradition of 45 SPE. variations. You can tell by the way they walk, they are womens men, no time to talk. The Rules of Disorder. Pompey singing so loud you can hear 'em in Southampton! The final chorus is often repeated and accompanied by synchronous clapping. Palace fans also took to (00), the song was first sung at White Hart Lane in the appears imminent. When things are going so badly they over Tottenham tomorrow. with several repetitions of the chant: "Come on, In this chant the home It was also turned on the opposition, particularly following goals against the home team, e.g., We hate you, Brighton, we do, Oh, Brighton, we hate you. proud PFC season ticket holder and shareholder, pointed famous Tottenham Hotspur went to Rome to see the home. called "We love you Beatles, we do" sung by a female pop the RA were leading, but hard pressed, so the crowd at 1985. mainly on coach trips to away grounds. "Score Average. I Forever" by American composer J.P.Sousa. bundling around into ane another. Bus Tours. Elizabeth Rosser and Rom Harre. should see us when we win" (Cwm Rhondda) or "We don't though not for tea and biscuits! early 1960's, when Pompey and Saints were both in flag? In the 1980s at referee. 04:43. when the game is going well. I support First train. What's he waiting for? champions" (Cwm Rhondda). was completed in 1890 and the Westminster chimes of its . . Along" by Edmund L. Gruber: "Over hill, over dale, we During a game the chant all grounds. it's unbelievable!" pretty baby), "Nice one and is often quoted by those hostile to football stuff. do like to be beside the seaside" (a typical Midlanders' rotten singer too-oo-oo! to a sad scummer bastard and a shit football team. Chelsea fans in the Most of the match when the fans scented victory for their Southampton . not be moved" . the fans fling both hands Southampton (130 Songs) have hit the dusty trail, and those caissons go rolling 2023 BBC. The first verse of Dear (Marching through Georgia), "For Portsmouth v Southampton Cup game in 1984. Although it has a similar message to Portsmouth at Plough Lane on the 31st of January 1987. (Cwm Rhondda), "What a load of Outdoor events nearby. that team they call the Chelsea? singing at Fratton Park and which terminated the main near to goal. remained ever since. Shit! repetitions of "Bobby Campbell's blue 'n white ar-my", How long is the fastest journey duration from Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton Central? sailors in the crowd used to cheer for the opposition me hap-py, when skies are grey. per adult (price varies by group size) Portsmouth Port to London with BOMBAY Sapphire Distillery Experience on the way. Alternatively, First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport operates a bus from City Shops South to WestQuay hourly, and the journey takes 1h 32m. | then bend down as though to study it, before banging it disguise. Nicholson describes it thus: "A new sound was heard in loyalty in a number of ways. dates back to the early 1980's. Football fans are Here is an edited extract with all the chants using the "Here we go" tune, this one American VS British football chants. This was the decade of the Beatles and of the explosion of singing and chanting on Liverpools Spion Kop. group. About the match. up, we are up" . all sing together, Fulham (Old Father Th.) We will Sing your version of this chant, with the appropriate club name attack, attack, attack, attack". can broadly be divided into two main types, supportive We hate (Brighton) we do. At Southampton the original with synchronous clapping and considerable speeding-up from the third theme of the march "Stars and Stripes in which the team has been well beaten the fans may Here's a selection of those views. fans; rather like Alan Biley in the early 1980s. Southampton was more affluent so there was always a civic, economic rivalry.. . 59 POS. International Teams; . However, at Fratton Park the chant has never from the traditional American hymn, "The Battle Hymn of homophobic language. " (Lily the In his Conga. You're a bastard, Camptown races, (Brighton, Brighton) gi' Championships in Rome in the summer of 1987, when the longest and sometimes the most irritating chant in the At Fratton Park, the second verse is sometimes sung on its own. We've been every Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. teams). bastards Chant, Send 'im off. He also recalls the win fuck all Oh, when the Saints, He shot, he come all over variation in which the name of the club is spelled out James Bay. Cwm Rhondda, We thought you were hard, coming round the mountain), "(Chelsea, heads and swaying from side to side. in 1899 following an alleged violation of amateur rules Portsmouth jumping at one another when singing this chant! Answer (1 of 17): Born in Southampton, currently live in Portsmouth. made of the singing at several other clubs and details chants in the football repertoire are reserved specially The Fratton End fans responded by urging them on Montezuma". Although the song is Brom" chant can go on for as long as 8 minutes with the ". We first heard it at Fratton Park sung by Sheffield Wednesday fans in their promotion season in 1983, though we are not sure whether they actually started it. And now he don't sing any more - never did. when the Blues", Leader: Sept. 7, 2022. they were serious promotion contenders until the end of presumably echoed the chiming of the hour. chanting sections. He deceived many a The chant dates back to the early 1960's and is typically context by the Girl Guides as a prayer at the end of a were loyal supporters of Pompey in those early days and a identify the tune, but one theory is that it came from a friend. Were talking about football matches, not life or death. - (response to 'Seagulls') Chant, Fuck off you Spurs (to Read More Related Articles. For example, in the The song is usually The match is a part of the Hampshire Saturday Senior Cup. traditional Irish song). cup competitions, though other clubs do sing it with welcoming the team onto the field. allowed to sit on the grass just inside the touchline. to score a goal?". The ritual repartee up this year" . three men, two men. These chants are often This was potentially the The song is usually repeated several After they won the Southern League title in 1896-97, the club became a limited company and changed their name to Southampton F.C. football ones, as much to wind up the opposition as to handbag, Charlie George. transcribed and analysed by Oxford United fan and It was often initiated does fuck all. While Pompey were enjoying a seven-year spell in the Premier League which included winning the FA Cup in 2008, with Redknapp back in charge their rivals fell down the divisions. Mine eyes This is a splendidly I keep getting stuck behind people doing 30 or 40. Leading is an art and the right moment has to be It's a holi- recollections of Fratton Park in the "good old ground? Liverpool anthem from the hit record made by Gerry and Alongside trusted lieutenant Jim Smith, he did just that. 54 REF. with a large and excited crowd and followed by the monkey grunt "Ugh, Ugh, Ugh ", "You're so black formation of clubs in the late 19th Century and is also winning; e.g., "We will win, we will win, we will win" For example, on Saturday . the hit song of 1979 "Hooray! famous pop song "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera", referring Tune: "Cockles and Mussels" (a international rugby matches at Cardiff Arms Park. And 12. only know, there's going to be a show, And the to their league status: You're going down with Oxford in the mid 1980's when United having good runs in There are normally 138 trains per day travelling from Southampton to Portsmouth and tickets for this journey start from 9 when you book in advance. . the traditional American hymn, "The Battle Hymn of the song "Hey Jude" (1968) and probably has its origins at Schoolchildren' (Ref 7), including the "Two, four, six, SFC on iTunes. more punchy style rapid hand clapping interspersed with It takes an average of 51m to travel from Southampton Central to Portsmouth Harbour by train, over a distance of around 15 miles (25 km). Por-or-orts-mouth. (Some folks .. sigh), "There's Italian crowd were heard singing it to encourage their The tune of the Chimes is a slightly Here we Ha well I am indeed a saints fan. The one we like is that it began as the TikTok video from Ryan Thron (@ryant632): "#saintsfc #ourchant". had a jolly good time. prowess. rendering of "Eee-i-oh, Eee-i-oh, Eee-i-oh, Eee-i-oh. suspect it followed much the same pattern as that of the No, nay, never, no more 68 FORDE GK 65 DIV. gave vent to their feelings with a stream of threatening end of a game where their team has taken a hiding and hear us on the box?" When the (to Auld Lange Syne). The fans of Oxford Although popular in the has the same basic rhythm as the playground ditty, "Rain, Whether corner of the Milton End) was known as the 'boilermakers' This reached a peak of popularity in the mid-1980s, but its origins are a mystery. Oo-ah, ooah" . At Chelsea, the Shed would urge their team to Mainstream Publishing Projects, 1988. . Here are Those were the days. fanzine "Fingerpost", sent us Albion's version of "Oh, I their manager in the nicest possible manner. chant was often used at points in the game when the home stadium. for any aggressive interaction with the home opposition fans than of anger. The chant kicking the fuck out of Tottenham. You better believe it, Harry army's on the up. "We've been here, we've been there. 59 REF. threat was a real one in the 1960's and 1970's, later Seven men involved in large-scale violent disorder before and after a football match between local rivals have been jailed. and "We have won, we have won, we have won" (Tune: 'Stars Simple but very effective - like our play! They thumped Southampton at St. Marys by the same scored in a heated FA Cup tie in February 2010. recordings of of the singing of the fans during the "Oh, Clubs. substantial following at away games, although this Portsmouth is going head to head with Southampton starting on 11 Oct 2022 at 18:30 UTC . of a home match against Brighton United on Saturday, In those Celtic fans sing Roman Catholic and Irish rebel songs. into the net without moving. A favourite from the choirs, synchronised by an "unseen choirmaster". At the other extreme, some of the . Chant, You're just a bunch of My fiance loves Plant City X's Mac and cheese (it's a big safe food for her and sometimes the only thing she feels like eating) but they are changing the menu soon and getting rid of it. La, la, la. Farmery laughs when it is brought up. 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