Irish Football Songs

**Mento** · 01/02/2007, 4:03 PM

Originally Posted by SuperDave

we need YBIG to put in a songs page or two in future editions. Might work.

Did it in our very first issue, must brong itback for the future.

what about "there's only one Gualltieri" for San marino!

**Collyontour** · 01/02/2007, 4:25 PM

The Diego Maradona song that was sung in Stuttgart is a good one too.

**pineapple stu** · 01/02/2007, 8:17 PM

Originally Posted by Mento

what about "there's only one Gualltieri" for San marino!

"Are you watching Engerland?" when (if) we're still 0-0 after 9 seconds.

**Collyontour** · 02/02/2007, 8:05 AM

Originally Posted by Tuff Paddy

And for those of us who weren't in Stuttgart??? What is it???

You put your left hand in,
You put your left hand out,
You put your left hand in and you shake it all about,
You do the hokey cokey and you score a goal,
That's what it's all about,
Oh, Diego Maradona,
Oh, Diego Maradona,
Oh, Diego Maradona,
He put the English OUT, OUT, OUT

Got a great laugh out of it in Germany

**gspain** · 02/02/2007, 11:29 AM

And the one we sang in Stuttgart in 1988 to the tune of the Banana boat song

Di E go Di E go
Diego scores and the Brits go home
Di E go Di E go
Diego scores and the Brits go hiome
Not once but twice and with his hand
Diego scores and the Brits go home

Subsequently

Rayo Rayo
Rayo Houghton sent England home

and

Marco Marco
Marco Van Basten sent England home.

**hp123** · 04/02/2007, 3:05 PM

should we not be more concerned with getting songs going for our players and team than worrying about some sh!t team from across the water?

If they relate to any of our wins over them fine, but singing about marco van basten. bit sad I think.

Its hard to get new songs going as we only have a small number of games a year but with a bit of work it can be done.

On a side note, met Stephen Hunt and shane Long at the airport in Manchester. Hunt is a muppet. Long seemed like a nice lad. Richard Dunne and Stephen Ireland were then on our flight.

Passenger Dunne was asked to go to the top of the queue, so up walked Ritchie and he brought Ireland with him, turned out it was a different Dunne they were looking for. Queue with the rest of us lads!!! He got quiet a bit of stick. Tight ba$tard$ flying Ryanair!!!

**gspain** · 05/02/2007, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by hp123

should we not be more concerned with getting songs going for our players and team than worrying about some sh!t team from across the water?

It was in 1988.

Shock horror football fans sing song about rival team.

**NeilMcD** · 05/02/2007, 12:08 PM

Yeah nothing wrong with a bit of baiting your rival. It happens. Scottish fans sing about the English also but from what a few of the Tartan boys tell me the ones that travel for years dont sing about the English as much as they guys that just go to the big trips etc. But nothing wrong with singing songs about England etc as its all a bit of good fun banter.

**fergalr** · 05/02/2007, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

But seriouslly though, some people will be against "on the one road" for its "sectarian" references. I wonder could they be replaced - the lines that is? Cos its a great sing along song, especially if you could get one sectoin singing one part and the other section singing the other!!

The words are printed earlier in the thread and unless I'm missing something I can't see any lines that are "sectarian".

reder · 05/02/2007, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by cullenswood

And I hope people stop singing that ridiculous "IRA" and "Sinn Féin" bits in the chorus. It really p1sses me off

If I ever came accross anyone singing that bit over within 5 rows of me, I woulg go to where they are and deck them. Thats one thing that needs to be stamped out now! Find most of our songs very cheesy. Molly malone is probably the best of the lot. YNWA is a liverpool song through and through and I dont think we should try and sing it, we only embarrass ourselves with a half hearted version. I for one will never sing a song with irish words.

**joe_barry80** · 05/02/2007, 1:39 PM

Originally Posted by reder

If I ever came accross anyone singing that bit over within 5 rows of me, I woulg go to where they are and deck them. Thats one thing that needs to be stamped out now!

Well Said

**superdubs** · 05/02/2007, 4:27 PM

Originally Posted by reder

If I ever came accross anyone singing that bit over within 5 rows of me, I woulg go to where they are and deck them. Thats one thing that needs to be stamped out now! Find most of our songs very cheesy. Molly malone is probably the best of the lot. YNWA is a liverpool song through and through and I dont think we should try and sing it, we only embarrass ourselves with a half hearted version. I for one will never sing a song with irish words.

u wont sing a sons with irish words?????? sorry thought we were irish there for a minute!

**hp123** · 05/02/2007, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

It was in 1988.

Shock horror football fans sing song about rival team.

yeah, so what? The dutch also sent us home.

Would rather sing about our vistories over them than Van Basten putting them out of the same competition that his team knocked us out of.

**Bring Back Mick** · 05/02/2007, 6:30 PM

Originally Posted by hp123

On a side note, met Stephen Hunt and shane Long at the airport in Manchester. Hunt is a muppet. Long seemed like a nice lad. Richard Dunne and Stephen Ireland were then on our flight.

Well there's a Surprise

**gspain** · 05/02/2007, 7:25 PM

Originally Posted by fergalr

The words are printed earlier in the thread and unless I'm missing something I can't see any lines that are "sectarian".

There is a sectarian version sung by a snal minority of fans of a British team and I also heard it in a Student Union context not football related

Northmen Southmen comrades all
soon there'll be no protestants at all.

Thankfully I've never heard this sung like that in an Irish football context all some of the stuff in the square in Stuttgart wasn't far off.

**WexDec** · 05/02/2007, 8:57 PM

Originally Posted by gspain

You'll never walk alone has always been a big favourite.

I don't support eithwer Man Utd or Liverpool. Many Manyoo and Ireland fans had a problem with it. I used to (well still do) give a mate a terrible ribbing as he stood on the kop scarf aloft singing YNWA. (euro 96 playoff).

The reference to manyoo was a recent study proved that it was first sung by Man utd fans in 1958 whereas Liverpool didn't pick it up until the early 60's. Celtic had aclaim on it too I believe.

The fact there's conflicting claims just drags it down to club culture which is the exact reason it wouldn't be appropriate for an eclectic mix of Liverpool, Celtic and Man Utd fans who's common bond is their Irishness and that of the team they support.

**theworm2345** · 06/02/2007, 1:20 AM

Anyone know what (if anything) was being sung when the English started rioting back in February (the 15th?) 1995?

**bennocelt** · 06/02/2007, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by reder

If I ever came accross anyone singing that bit over within 5 rows of me, I woulg go to where they are and deck them. Thats one thing that needs to be stamped out now! Find most of our songs very cheesy. Molly malone is probably the best of the lot. .

like to see you try and deck me!

molly malone!

**ForzaWexford** · 07/02/2007, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

Anyone know what (if anything) was being sung when the English started rioting back in February (the 15th?) 1995?

I was only 6 or so at the time, so probably not your best source!, but...

...I was in the East Upper and the only chant I can vividly remember is "You'll never beat the Irish" after KELLY! scored. I'm sure there were others though.

AFAIK the English hooligans were chanting "No surrender to the IRA", but thats just something I read somewhere, not remember hearing.

**theworm2345** · 07/02/2007, 2:29 AM

Originally Posted by ForzaWexford

I was only 6 or so at the time, so probably not your best source!, but...

...I was in the East Upper and the only chant I can vividly remember is "You'll never beat the Irish" after Quinn scored. I'm sure there were others though.

AFAIK the English hooligans were chanting "No surrender to the IRA", but thats just something I read somewhere, not remember hearing.

Twas David Kelly I believe who scored. Who came out worst of the riot (most banged up) The English or Irish