I have no clue how this article from yesteryear popped up on my Google stories but it provided a lovely bit of Tuesday afternoon nostalgia

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/s ... rs-closed/

LONDONCLARET23 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:10 pm

I have no clue how this article from yesteryear popped up on my Google stories but it provided a lovely bit of Tuesday afternoon nostalgia

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/s ... rs-closed/

Interesting reading the comments ... Houseclaret (he is the same "Ian" Houseclaret as visits here) and RobH20 (an ex Giggleswick Grammar School boy from Colne) who used to frequent the Boars Head back in the day ... often wonder what happened to him or if he is still with us...

Some great comments there. Strange that Burnley fans sing about the Longside and the club now flashes it out in the stadium before kick off.

But it no longer exists

Amazing how many songs we have compared with most teams. City might have some of the best players on the planet but they barely sing Blue Moon nowadays.After last week I’m not sure if Hull have any songs!

Some great memories of those early 90s seasons eh.

I will put it out there and say I always found the Longside intimidating!

The Beehole was far more my scene!

Though the song was probably first sung about the Stretford Enders.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:46 pm

Though the song was probably first sung about the Stretford Enders.

Interestingly, we've had this debate before. Why would the Stretford End sing a song about Bill Shankly and Bertie Mee.

It is like a number of Burnley songs originally sung by Scouses. As is the current. In my Lancashire home, which is obviously the old scouse song about 2 cathedrals and accents exceedingly rare.

In the early 70, Liverpool and Arsenal were the two big teams and Shanks and Bertie Mee the two managers. The song is basically alluding to the fact that Kopites had no knowledge of their counterparts in the North bank HIghbury.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:46 pm

Though the song was probably first sung about the Stretford Enders.

Not quite, dougcollins.

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly "Have you heard of the North Bank, Highbury."

Shanks said no, I don't think so, but I've heard of the Longside, Burnley.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:59 pm

Not quite, dougcollins.

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly "Have you heard of the North Bank, Highbury."

Shanks said no, I don't think so, but I've heard of the Longside, Burnley.

Quite a few think its "Bertie Bee said to Bill Shankley" lol

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:07 pm

Quite a few think its "Bertie Bee said to Bill Shankley" lol

Many years before Bertie Bee reared it's head.....Bosscat.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:09 pm

Many years before Bertie Bee reared it's head.....Bosscat.

I know but try telling some of the ones who were singing that

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:59 pm

Not quite, dougcollins.

Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly "Have you heard of the North Bank, Highbury."

Shanks said no, I don't think so, but I've heard of the Longside, Burnley.

We definitely weren't the first to sing it. And it wasn't Liverpool, the Shankly reference doesn't fit with that (because of course Shankly would have heard of the Kop End).
It was deffo United fans who started it.

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:16 pm

We definitely weren't the first to sing it. And it wasn't Liverpool, the Shankly reference doesn't fit with that (because of course Shankly would have heard of the Kop End).
It was deffo United fans who started it.

I think this is true actually.

Good of the United fans to sing about the Longside, still don’t like them though.

ClaretPete001 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:56 pm

Interestingly, we've had this debate before. Why would the Stretford End sing a song about Bill Shankly and Bertie Mee.

The original Utd song was "Bertie Mee said to Matt Busby, ........... at Highbury, No said Matt you cockney tw&t, but I've heard of the Stretford Enders"

Utd fan I knew at Uni back in 90's used to love singing this walking back from town p*ssed

dougcollins wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:16 pm

We definitely weren't the first to sing it. And it wasn't Liverpool, the Shankly reference doesn't fit with that (because of course Shankly would have heard of the Kop End).
It was deffo United fans who started it.

I guess we'll never know but the song is:

"Bertie Mee said to Bill Shankly "Have you heard of the North Bank, Highbury."

Shanks said no, I don't think so, but I've heard of the Longside, Burnley."

The song is the original I knew from the 70s and makes sense as far as I can see,

Burnley fans took the original and replaced 'Anny road aggro' or as I remember it 'Liverpool FC' with Longside Burnley.

Why would Burnley fans take a song about Matt Busby change it to Bill Shankly and rhyme that with Longside, Burnley?

The Man Utd song is:

Bertie Mee said to Matt Busby,
"Have you heard of the North Bank Highbury?!"
"No", said Matt, "You Cockney tw*t,
But I've heard of the Stretford, Enders."..

Which doesn't rhyme and is factually innacurate Bertie Mee was from the midlands.

I rest my case m'lud....!

I’m not aware of anybody singing it before us. Highbury scans well to Burnley. If United or Liverpool sang it then they likely copied us. Like we copied “E for B and Georgie Best” and sang “E for B and Ralphie Coates”. It didn’t rhyme but it was our version.

We sang 'E for B and Alan West'.

Ben Mee said to James Tarky.......

So, come on, if we're reminiscing.......Where did it all start on the Turf ?

For me May'60 away at Maine Road.......1,2,3,4 who do ya think your shouting for.....B.u.r.n.l.e.y....Burnley.

2,4,6,8 who do we appreciate......B.u.r.n.l.e.y.....Burnley.

Yeah, I know, corny now.......But at the time.......

Followed not long after by I, I, Irvine No.9.....possibly the best chant of them all.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:07 pm

Quite a few think its "Bertie Bee said to Bill Shankley" lol

Burnley Football Club do - it's written on the wall in the Jimmy Mac Upper - although they have got the correct spelling of Shankly

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:56 pm

Followed not long after by I, I, Irvine No.9.....possibly the best chant of them all.

Was always I-I-Irvine-Irvine-I

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:00 pm

Was always I-I-Irvine-Irvine-I

Fine....but let's not forget the chant started with cool, calm Angus at full-back......

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:00 pm

Burnley Football Club do - it's written on the wall in the Jimmy Mac Upper - although they have got the correct spelling of Shankly

Ouch CT a stray e slipped in

We've got Willie Morgan on the wing.......

We've got I-I-Irvine No.9......We've got I-I-Irvine.......

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:05 pm

Fine....but let's not forget the chant started with cool, calm Angus at full-back......

Cool John Angus at right back, no mention of calm which followed Dear Old Adam in the goal. The Angus one was when we went through the team.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:09 pm

We've got Willie Morgan on the wing.......

We've got I-I-Irvine No.9......We've got I-I-Irvine.......

I'll repeat it was I-I-Irvine-Irvine-I

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:08 pm

Ouch CT a stray e slipped in

It's wrong in the article linked too

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:10 pm

Cool John Angus at right back, no mention of calm and a completely different chant. The Angus one was when we went through the team.

Wow, I'll have to bow to your superior memory......as always.

Even though you were a late starter.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:11 pm

It's wrong in the article linked too

Explains my extra e its because I have spent too much time reading articles in the Blackburnegraph

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:11 pm

I'll repeat it was I-I-Irvine-Irvine-I

You can repeat all you like......I know what I sang, when you were nobbut a tiddler.

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:16 pm

You can repeat all you like......I know what I sang, when you were nobbut a tiddler.

Good for you - always one out of line with everyone else I suppose

All this correcting what folk sing ... They will be correcting "In our Lancashire homes" next

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:18 pm

Good for you - always one out of line with everyone else I suppose

Oh dear.....Is there really any need ?

Royboyclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:21 pm

Oh dear.....Is there really any need ?

No there isn’t - no need at all for that unnecessary comment you made, bowing to superior memory.

ClaretTony wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:22 pm

No there isn’t - no need at all for that unnecessary comment you made, bowing to superior memory.

What was supposed to be no more than a bit a fun........Oh well, Night all.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 9:19 pm

All this correcting what folk sing ... They will be correcting "In our Lancashire homes" next

Aye I seem to recall seeing a band called the Spinnners at Colne Muni singing a song that went 'In my Liverpool home, in my Liverpool home we speak with an accent exceedingly rare stand under a statue exceedingly bare if you want a cathedral we've got one to spare in my Liverpool home.

My parents and family were scouses. One half blue the other red and I was taken to both Goodison and Anfield before moving to East Lancashire with my parents then developing an odd accent and finally a passion for the Clarets because let's be honest wandering around Liverpool saying things like "cuk, buk and luk as opposed to coookk, loookk and boookkkkk" kind of marked me as somewhat of an object of ridicule.

As my mother used to bemoan: "ey lar, I can't even understand wot me own kidz are saying never mind dese woolly@rses wot have lived here der ole lives....! "