I was thinking about some of the chants and songs that have emerged in response to specific event that has occurred during the match, or aimed at an individual player or manager.

For example, after Robbie Blake's wonder goal against ManUre, Rooney missed a shot and the Claret masses taunted him with a chorus of "You're not Robbie Blake, you're not Robbie Blake,you're not Robbie you're not Robbie, you're not Robbie Blake!"

A cry of "You'll never play for England!" drew an angry response from Darren Anderton (I think it was him).

Finally, (and the inspiration for the thread title, it being subtle, wise and witty), this devastating insult aimed at Grimsby fans:

You're SH!T! ....And you stink of fish. Still chuckle at that one.

Have you got any favourites?

Wit and Wisdom? Burnley fans? Are you mad??!!

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One that sticks out for me was the 'thank you very much for Akinbiyi' song when he scored against stoke.... It was sung in tune to the roses advert.

Also the John Terry going down in tune to london bridge.. Not sure if that was one we made up or not but was quite amusing...

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From the Roses advert ? Where do you think they got the idea from ??

https://youtu.be/Jo41y-kZ9WY

I liked the song sung to Wayne Bridge when he played for Brighton or someone.

Mrs Bridge is going down,
Going down, going down,
Mrs Bridge is going down,
On John Terry!

(Tune of London Bridge)

Harry the Haddock is a w@nka, is a w@nka..

You could have come on a skateboard to Barnet fans.

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Dazzler wrote:From the Roses advert ? Where do you think they got the idea from ??

https://youtu.be/Jo41y-kZ9WY

Or The Scaffold?

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It was sung to John Terry as well we played them at home not long after it all came out.

Ipswich fans, 9-0 down at ManU..

"We want one! We want one!'

Ipswich again, being taunted by ManC fans chants of "going down, going down.."

"So are We! So are We!"

Dark humour in dark times. Brilliant.

He's got a pineapple on his head-Jason Lee

gawthorpe_view wrote:Or The Scaffold?

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Aye thats the one

Singing 'You can shove you're f*cking bubbles up your arse (sideways!)'

Edit: v West Ham at home in the cup a few years since

Sang at Sunderland 2 years ago

'No one likes us
No one likes us
No one likes us - we don't care
We are Burnley, super Burnley
We are Burnley
From the south!'

"If Neville plays for England so can I"

Aimed at Phil Neville when we played them in the league cup

not to mention

"Andre Gray - he tweets what he wants"

Still like "You let your country down" earlier this season... just the right level of harsh!

I also remember a match against West Brom where we all loudly sung "You only boing when you're winning"....

Nathan Dyer during his loan spell.

"We've got Dyer here"

The Derby FA Cup replay (after the abandoned due to fog game) ......Who ate all the pies .....5000 of us all pointing at the fat Derby fan with the football rattle.

Ian Rush , Ian Rush I-I-Ian Rush , he gets the ball, he does **** all , I-I-Ian Rush , after he'd missed a couple of sitters in the FA cup 4th round 0-0 draw in 1995.

I remember the 4-2 victory over Sheffield Utd when Jamie hoyland scored one or two and he'd only signed the week before. 'Thank you very much for Jamie hoyland'.

Also enjoyed Southampton away 'where were you when you were sh-ite ' and to Man City 'you're just a sh-it Man Utd '.

I particularly liked it at West Ham a few seasons ago when we were singing to Rob Green ( Goalie ), "England, England's number 3". Then when he let another one in it became " England, England's number 4". It was so good it provoked a reaction from him as he was clearly p!ssed off about it. Quality!

He hates Elton John .... He hatessss Elton Johnnnn ... Andre Gray ..... He hates Elton John

He loves Andre Gray..... Elton John he loves Andre Gray.

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Keep your tits in for the lads (aimed at the female steward in the CFS earlier this season)

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These 6 fingers ..... Have been up your mum (against ba*tards last season in response to the 6 fingers chants)

For a reaction to a song - I have no idea who started it but the LLTV-JWID at Ewood sent their fans into an absolute frenzy of rage!

When we played Luton at Kenilworth Road in 2006 and the game was held up because a corner flag was broken and they couldn't find a replacement.
Cue the chant from our end: "S**t Ground, No Flags ..."

When we played Milwall at home with their fans banned from attending and the Longside was singing "You're only here cossa' Burnley" at the Burnley fans in CFS.

The Kevin Francis tune

https://youtu.be/X6QzbvH-ZNo

Not one I heard personally but remember someone telling me, PA announcer reading out the teams 'and on the bench for Burnley today Brendan O'Connell' Bloke in crowd 'Quick, nail him down'

Dazzler wrote:The Kevin Francis tune

https://youtu.be/X6QzbvH-ZNo

And got a great round of applause from the Clarets fans as he left the pitch at Wembley. Great bloke and class from the Clarets.

A Bloke on the bee hole end shouts to Hansbury
"Hey Roger,make a save and we'll give you a clap"
His mate follows with
"Hey Roger,make two saves and his wife will give you the clap"


Hansbury just turned round and smiled.

My personal favourite was the Addams Family chant being sung at Kevin Francis from the Cricket Field Stand
Another good one was aimed at Trevor Sinclair..............."He's got a spider on his head"

My dad always tells of one in the 90's away at Grimsby to the tune of Go West "You're sh%t, and you smell of fish"....they scored whilst we were singing it...

Sat on the Bob Lord, 94-95, can't remember who we were playing and the opposition has a free kick just inside their half on the wing, its all quiet and this chap starts screaming "Ted...drop back....TED...DROP BACK....TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDD DROP BAAAAAACK" Mcminn looks up to where this shout was coming from, looks back at the pitch and drops back about 10 yards.... "THANKS TED" came the reply. loads of folk laughing, i suppose you had to be there..

I've always liked the "When you're sat in row z and the ball hits your head, that's Zamora"

Away at Crewe when Sodje (i think) was wearing the bandanna the chant went up of 'he's got a tea towel on his head' and that moved on to 'he's got his mums knickers on his head'.
A guy took a cabbage to Hull when Jakub was playing for us and kept holding it up above his head everytime he touched the ball, but it kept getting smaller with pieces breaking off. The chant went up of 'who ate all the cabbage?'
When a Russian team came over for a friendly about 92 Burnley scored and the longside started a 'your not singing anymore' to the empty away end.

Ozil:
His eyes are offside
His eyes are offside...

Kev Mcdonald equaliser at Man City.

"Blue Moon, you started singing too soon..."

"Ozil:
His eyes are offside
His eyes are offside"

https://youtu.be/yW9bByxb3ks

"Bobby Dazzler,your dick is offside"

Remember Barnsley away a few years ago when the ball got booted out the ground and they took their time bringing a new one out, we were singing "You've only got one ball" and that quickly turned into "Are you Hitler in disguise?"

Autobahn wrote:My dad always tells of one in the 90's away at Grimsby to the tune of Go West "You're sh%t, and you smell of fish"....they scored whilst we were singing it...

Aye,my son and mates son carried on singing it down Grimsby road walking back to the car amongst Grimsby fans.

Parky scored late equaliser from 50 yards

One chant that really got up an opposition players nose (The player will date how far back)
A chant from the Longside when Alan Ball was playing for Arsenal.
"Alan Ball, Alan Ball,"
"Is it true what Shankly says you're worth fu*k all?"
"Oh Alan Ball."

Ball lost the plot completely and at one stage was stood in front of the Longside giving us the "V" sign, cue even more singing

Derby away when ternant was our manager. We were one nil down at half time and come back to win two one. Seem to remember Robbie Blake hadn't been with us for long and hadn't really done much for us until this game. Near the end of the game the Derby fans were leaving in there droves then the Burnley end started singing taxi for Derby.

Birmingham city at home about 12 years ago. My mates who are Birmingham fans said that one of the funniest chants directed at them came from the longside on that day. A very poor away following were derided with chants of "Have you come disguised as seats, have you come, have you come, have you come disguised as seats."

Dazzler wrote:A Bloke on the bee hole end shouts to Hansbury
"Hey Roger,make a save and we'll give you a clap"
His mate follows with
"Hey Roger,make two saves and his wife will give you the clap"


Hansbury just turned round and smiled.

I bet Roger got neither a or the clap

When a player could be offside for 'interfering with play' and one of our players was pulled up for the offence, a wag on the Beehole End who clearly disagreed with the decision screamed: "Referee, he was interfering with play about as much as I've been interfering with my grandmother!"

Walking down Olympic Way towards the tube after the play off final ,some young Sheffield oiks got gobby.

Chants of "There's only one Tevez" rang loud. Even the copper on the horse was laughing.

"The wit and wisdom of Clarets fans"

I must say though, it has been been more wit that wisdom over the years...


Away at Southampton a couple of years ago there was an exchange of banter over Jay Rod.

We sang "He's one of our own"
They sang "He left cos you're $hit"
We sang "He'll leave when he's fit"

Then some one shouted something that I couldn't make out. Lots of laughs and it ended. Would love to know what was said. Just hope it was funny.

Burnley vs Man City 2 years ago.

Burnley: Where were you when you were ****?
Man City: We were here when we were ****.

Sang to a poor turn out of BHA fans, "you must've come in each other, come in each other". Yeah it's a bit wrong, but it was amusing none the less.