Coventry new stadium

[Karlos]

I just think half (or more) people think they're a mini version of English football fans (singing Thierry Henry, yer 'aving a larf & booing Christiano Ronaldo) these days anyway.

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??

(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!!

[Stuttgart88]

Karlos, what's witty about singing "Thierry Henry, you're 'aving a larf" in a faux English accent? Crap song & was never even funny sung by the English. Correct me if I'm wrong, as I left Ireland 6 years ago, but is the expression "you're having a laugh" used at home in everyday speech these days?

I'm all for adding new songs* but half the time I expect we'll be singing "Irish 'till I die" and some other neo-fascist tripe borrowed from our neighbours.

I'm not being a hypocrite or a killjoy. As you know yourself, it's impossible NOT to sing "Arsenal, Arsenal Arsenal..." in anything but a cockney accent at Highbury. My mate & I laugh at ourselves when we do it

Just noticed your edit by the way, no offence taken at all.

* what was that one the Portuguese sang last summer "Por-tu-gal Por-tu-gal Ole"? What about Rob-bie Keane Rob-bie Keane Ole? Just a thought!

[OwlsFan]

The one that used really make me laugh was at Rovers many years ago:

(In strong Dublin accent): I, I, I R A, fcek the Queen and the UDA. (In posh English accent): Ze Roverrrs (clap clap clap). Talk about a contradiction in one chant

[tricky_colour]

I wouldn't fancy a seat over on the right end.

Well the view might not be very good but I expect the tickets are cheap