I think there just simply Irish football fans who sing popular football songs - not mini english, nice stereotyping! This is getting beyond a joke at this stage - I'm sick of hearing about athmosphere and lack of songs and then on the other hand having a go at the fans who are singing, for reconstructing songs other clubs or countries also use. Which is it we want??Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
(booing & cheering of Ronaldo is another matter, however)
Where we also labelling our fans as english back in 1988 when we nicked 'Que Sera' from the countless number of UK fans who used the song to sing about Wembly and the FA Cup. Where we trying to be mini-spanish when we adopted 'ole ole' back in the day or trying to be scousers who where the first I remember to sing 'c'mon you mighty reds' which we altered. This argument is ridiculous. Get over it - fans the world over alter and adopt songs from other clubs and countries. If It's an option between having new and humourous songs once in a while thanks to fans traveling to or watching football in ANY country or having to sing Ireland's call for 90 minutes then I'll go for the witty and humourous ditty's each time.
Football may have sold it's soul but some of us have bought it back off them.
**Edit** Apologies for the rant Stutt - just had someone question my right to a block booking scheme place thanks to me spending more time in North London than Tolka Park!!! Needless the say, my work colleague will probably never bring that topic up again. Coupled with your post re: englishness in irish fans, I kinda lost it!! :o
