Calling All Irish Fans

[Beal Feirste]

Lads we could sit and argue all night about what songs people like to sing, hate to sing, refuse to sing, etc etc etc etc. Its a pity we didnt show as much passion at the matches and actually sing the songs. I think the point that we are missing is that we want to be the twelve man and create a great atmosphere at the matches. So i do not give a flying hoot what songs we sing as long as we sing songs and sing them loud and encourage the team to victory. I am neither a celtic nor liverpool fan but must admit that i will sing FOA & YNWA at ireland matches and get great enjoyment in singing them. And if anyone refuses to sing a particular song at a game because it is sung by a club team that they dont like then my advice is to go home and watch the match on tv and give your seat to a more passionate fan.
But just to finish the rant the only practical solution to the lack of atmosphere in modern stadiums is for the club/country/association to introduce a singing section...end of rant (know shut up and sing)!

[Razors left peg]

I dont care what we sing once someone shoots the next cnut who starts a Mexican wave.

Couldnt agree more. Fair enough the kids enjoy it at friendlies but in a compeditive game its ridiculous, people seem to spend more time watchin it go around the ground than watchin the bloody game

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Can we all agree on a concerted effort to get 'The One road' going for the Serbia game ? - it will increase our reportoire by 50 %

Good call. This used to be a regular years ago. Last time i heard it was in Brussels at WC play off in 97. Everyone knows it and it has no political overtones nor is asscoited with any club.

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Lads we could sit and argue all night about what songs people like to sing, hate to sing, refuse to sing, etc etc etc etc. Its a pity we didnt show as much passion at the matches and actually sing the songs. I think the point that we are missing is that we want to be the twelve man and create a great atmosphere at the matches. So i do not give a flying hoot what songs we sing as long as we sing songs and sing them loud and encourage the team to victory. I am neither a celtic nor liverpool fan but must admit that i will sing FOA & YNWA at ireland matches and get great enjoyment in singing them. And if anyone refuses to sing a particular song at a game because it is sung by a club team that they dont like then my advice is to go home and watch the match on tv and give your seat to a more passionate fan.
But just to finish the rant the only practical solution to the lack of atmosphere in modern stadiums is for the club/country/association to introduce a singing section...end of rant (know shut up and sing)!

Most sensible post on this thread yet!

[theworm2345]

Its a football match. Sing football songs. How in the blue hell does Sean South celebrate our culture? What has some moron getting himself killed bombing a barracks got to do with supporting your football team?
No need to be disrespectful

[zenokelly]

Start "On The One Road" - end of story. How many threads have their been on this and its never done anything.

[joe_barry80]

What about "Stand Up and Fight" - very appropriate with an Italian manager who likes opera - Toreador's (sp?) Song!

Its also the official song of the Munster Rugby team, played at the start of matches, but its usually the chorus that is just sung by the crowd which is:

Stand up and fight until you hear the bell,
Stand toe to toe, trade blow for blow,
Keep punching 'till you make your punches tell,
Show that crowd what you know!
Until you hear that bell, that final bell,
Stand up and fight like hell!"

Here it is recently sung pre-match at game in Thomond Park.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=27hhHKg8vvs

The 3 Tenors have made a come back and lost a bit of weight :D

[aidz1]

Good call. This used to be a regular years ago. Last time i heard it was in Brussels at WC play off in 97. Everyone knows it and it has no political overtones nor is asscoited with any club.

it has been sang quite a few times recently (albeit by about 100 or so supporters).. sang along at the croker germany/cyprus and cardiff games just gone

[Babysis]

How many threads have their been on this and its never done anything.

Exactly.
The ones on this thread are not the problem as they are the people who want to sing/shout/get behind the team. Its the idiots who kick off if you do any of the above that kill the atmosphere IMO. If you can get them singing you would be well away.

So as far as Im concerned any song really is better than nothing.

[Newryrep]

it has been sang quite a few times recently (albeit by about 100 or so supporters).. sang along at the croker germany/cyprus and cardiff games just gone

Sorry never heard it in corner Upper Davin/Hogan

[aidz1]

Sorry never heard it in corner Upper Davin/Hogan

well come down stairs to the lower davin then. just to the left of the goals up near the back.:D

[Mayo_Bhoy]

Sorry never heard it in corner Upper Davin/Hogan

Me neither. Upper Hogan, but glad to hear that an effort was made at least.

[Shedender81]

Dance Dance where ever you may be
We lost Mark Lawerenson and Liam Brady
We dont care
We dont give a f**k
Cos we beat the Brits in the Euro Cup


A classic.....

Or

Limoooooooooo Limoooooooooooooooooo Limoooooooooooooo for Brady

[endabob1]

Not sure if this has been done but Spurs used to sing
"Andy Reid, He plays left wing, He loves McDonalds and Burger King!"

[Wolfie]

If Aiden McGeady ever plays paricularly well we could nick this one usually sung about Wayne Rooney by Man U fans:

I saw my mate
the other day
He said - I've just seen the white Pele
So I asked - Who is he?
He goes by the name of Mcgeady,
Mcgeady, Mcgeady - he goes by the name of McGeady.

[Razors left peg]

Instead of we all dream of a team of Gary Breens, why not We all dream of a team of Robbie Keanes

[paul_oshea]

cos he is crap?!

[Razors left peg]

cos he is crap?!


And Gary Breen was world class??????

[theworm2345]

And Gary Breen was world class??????
Yes indeed :D
My personal favorite would be a team of (David) Connollys...no, I don't want to hear what you think about it either.

[Junior]

to the Beatles 'All you need is love'

All you need is Duff da da dadadaaaa
All you need is Duff da da dadadaaaa
All you need is Duff...Duff
Duff and Robbie Keane.......

Quite liked it during WC02......

[theworm2345]

How about this for the u21 matches if Andy Keogh scores

Musha ring dumma do dumma da
Oh, Andy Keogh
Oh, Andy Keogh
You're Ireland newest star (or You're why we've got this far)

[jbyrne]

Any suggestions should be welcomed as we attempt to change the way we vocally support our team

if you had bothered to read my earlier posts you would have seen a suggestion.


jbyrne does not agree that this needs to happen IMO and therefore is an implicit impediment to any passible change (if on the terraces)

glad that you think i could have such an effect on 70,000 Irish fans in a stadium!



jbyrne is one of those dubs who would be content if we sang nothing or come on you boys in green for 90 mins. - that annoys me. sorry.

again your assumptions are hilarious. was at my first wc as a 17 year old school kid, have only missed three home matches since belgium '87, have since been to another wc and countless away matches.... hardly the actions of someone content to sit on their hands for 90mins and not support the team.

to be honest id just like the supporters at the games to sing what songs we already have. that would be progress!

[antrimgreen]

Its a football match. Sing football songs. How in the blue hell does Sean South celebrate our culture? What has some moron getting himself killed bombing a barracks got to do with supporting your football team?

I understand you point about sport being sport, but no need in calling Sean South a Moron. You are a f**king Moron.

[GavinZac]

I understand you point about sport being sport, but no need in calling Sean South a Moron. You are a f**king Moron.


Moron
From Greek mōros 'foolish'.
* IPA: /mɔrɒn/
1. (obsolete) A person of borderline intelligence in the former classification of mental retardation, having of an intelligence quotient of 50-69.
2. (informal) A person who makes uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, or irrelevant (see lame) attempts to impress others and draw attention to himself, especially in a flawed attempt to act like someone else.
Parking outside the wrong place, failing to detonate mines and getting shot all in aid of a terrorist attack for the sake of an unpopular attempt to circumvent democracy sounds pretty moronic to me. I, on the other hand, have successfully remained undead mainly due to my perhaps salient avoidance of ****ing about with bombs i dont know how to fuse and defuse.

[Wolfie]

What about:

"There's only one Selcuk Tidim!!!!"

[antrimgreen]

GavinZac, your problem is you have no balls, at least he did you root and it wasn't a terror attack, it was an attack on an foreign oppressor on the Island of Ireland. The exact same as the men of 1916 who without the whole island would still be under British rule.

[beautifulrock]

Something tells me we are off topic here lads .

[GavinZac]

Something tells me we are off topic here lads .
If someone suggested we sing "We all dream of a team of Ian Hartes" I'm sure the subject matter would come up for some critical discussion. If someone suggests we sing about a terrorist, we can discuss that too; I would have hoped we could do so without resorting to personal insults the way our ever-so-Irish northerner has done.

[antrimgreen]

Making assumptions there Gavin, i do live in the North of the Island but with your free state mind you would call Letterkenny the South. Don't assume anything you walt.

Anyway what about "take it down from the mast" :D:D

[GavinZac]

but with your free state mindmy what? :confused:
you waltI'm what? :confused:

This is all getting a bit ridiculous, when someone is contending that Letterkenny is south, to a Cork person.

How about "we all dream of a team of Ian Hartes" lads?

[Mayo_Bhoy]

If someone suggested we sing "We all dream of a team of Ian Hartes" I'm sure the subject matter would come up for some critical discussion. If someone suggests we sing about a terrorist, we can discuss that too; I would have hoped we could do so without resorting to personal insults the way our ever-so-Irish northerner has done.


What is ever so irish northerner meant to mean??? As for personal insults, you constantly come onto these threads abusing posters left right and centre. If you dont want rebel songs sung, fair enough but no need to be so abusive all the time.

[Torn-Ado]

How about "we all dream of a team of Ian Hartes" lads?

I did. It was a nightmare.

[Mayo_Bhoy]

I did. It was a nightmare.

Phew, i thought it was just me.I can recommend a good therapist.;)

[paul_oshea]

If someone suggested we sing "We all dream of a team of Ian Hartes" I'm sure the subject matter would come up for some critical discussion. If someone suggests we sing about a terrorist, we can discuss that too; I would have hoped we could do so without resorting to personal insults the way our ever-so-Irish northerner has done.

ONE mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter. Its a pointless arguement, hence the emphasis on the word ONE.....

[Cabinteelygull]

I saw my mate
the other day
He said - I've just seen the white Pele
So I asked - Who is he?
He goes by the name of Mcgeady,
Mcgeady, Mcgeady - he goes by the name of McGeady

What's that the tune to?

[zenokelly]

I saw my mate
the other day
He said - I've just seen the white Pele
So I asked - Who is he?
He goes by the name of Mcgeady,
Mcgeady, Mcgeady - he goes by the name of McGeady

What's that the tune to?

I'll tell my ma when I get home........????

[GavinZac]

I saw my mate
the other day
He said - I've just seen the white Pele
So I asked - Who is he?
He goes by the name of Mcgeady,
Mcgeady, Mcgeady - he goes by the name of McGeady

What's that the tune to?

Thats reserved for Dave Mooney

[kingdomkerry]

If someone suggested we sing "We all dream of a team of Ian Hartes" I'm sure the subject matter would come up for some critical discussion. If someone suggests we sing about a terrorist, we can discuss that too; I would have hoped we could do so without resorting to personal insults the way our ever-so-Irish northerner has done.

Your gone all brown around the mouth Gavin Zac. Talking ****!!! People like you are an embarrasment to this country.

[GavinZac]

Your gone all brown around the mouth Gavin Zac. Talking ****!!! People like you are an embarrasment to this country.

This isn't the time or the place for a discussion on "people like me". Start a thread in off-topic if you'd like.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Your gone all brown around the mouth Gavin Zac. Talking ****!!! People like you are an embarrasment to this country.


Then I stand proudly at his shoulder as an embarrassment to your mythical country. :rolleyes:

If you want to sing republican party songs in company I suggest
you go hire a function room, book the fcuking Wolfe Tones and go then nuts for all I care. Just keep it away from football and our team.:ball:

[pineapple stu]

Can we keep this on topic without resorting to pointless political pointscoring? There must be some adults amonst us, surely? Any more rubbish and this thread's getting locked.

[Jamjar]

I know....how about "ooh aah up the RA".

I'll get my coat....................

[pineapple stu]

Yawn. Locked.