View From The Top Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 It's a harmless song. I enjoy singing it. Some of you are joyless c**ts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 It's a harmless song. I enjoy singing it. Some of you are joyless c**ts. Retweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 We must be doing well when the forum moaners moan about....... Mmmm songs lol, pmsl I was thinking that earlier, but there's still ticket taxes, the kit, car park charges, the lack of wifi in the stadium, the queues in the concourse, empty seats, the utter pointlessness of loyalty points, and a pile of other stuff no-one's bothering to mention for as long as we're decent on the pitch. It's been the case for getting on for 4 years. They're still broken, but no-one cares until we lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 I was thinking that earlier, but there's still ticket taxes, the kit, car park charges, the lack of wifi in the stadium, the queues in the concourse, empty seats, the utter pointlessness of loyalty points, and a pile of other stuff no-one's bothering to mention for as long as we're decent on the pitch. It's been the case for getting on for 4 years. They're still broken, but no-one cares until we lose. You forgot "Woggy" the kit man. That was my favorite reaction of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 I haven't had a pop at anyone who sings it with logical lyrics. Unfortunately I'd say that was about 1%. I too am a big Supertramp fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouchie Crouchie Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 Retweet Favourited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 As with a lot of our songs it just descends into every clapping at hundred miles an hour. It's obviously popular with the masses, but can't help think we could come up with something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor_Saint Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 I only posted an 18 second video ffs :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 It has potential and the inspiral carpets original is a great song but as usual we arse it up. For a start who ever described a manager joining as signing a manager? The words are wrong as griffo pointed out it not 'tell us what it's like' it's 'this is how if feels to be Pompey' the ideal time for this was when we played them in the championship at their place, not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 It's a harmless song. I enjoy singing it. Some of you are joyless c**ts. Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 Agreed! Where were you when we were sh*t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 I was thinking that earlier, but there's still ticket taxes, the kit, car park charges, the lack of wifi in the stadium, the queues in the concourse, empty seats, the utter pointlessness of loyalty points, and a pile of other stuff no-one's bothering to mention for as long as we're decent on the pitch. It's been the case for getting on for 4 years. They're still broken, but no-one cares until we lose. Being addressed, they just signed done a deal for this, watch this space :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 It is a terrible, nonsensical, pointless song. Agreed. Plus its Pocker-teeno rather than Potcher-teeno. But yeah, it just sounds ridiculous, is shamelessly copied from another club and it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardustonmyfeet Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 Agreed. Plus its Pocker-teeno rather than Potcher-teeno. This is news to me... in English and Spanish I've only ever heard the latter. This could spark another never-ending debate like the Font/Fontay issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 27 October, 2013 Share Posted 27 October, 2013 Well, if you mean that we've removed the spirit and all the words (and the tune) of the original song, the wit of the United version and the wit of the City reposte and are left with a "I herd dis on Sky" tw at's chorus, then I agree with you. This is how it feels when your fans know nothing at all. Christ! I'm not particularly bothered about about this issue, and maybe it's the bottle of Valpolicella Ripasso that has moved me to write, but do you _ever_ write a post that isn't a miserable, cynical, critical pile of cr*p? You really are a four letter word, and I'll leave others to choose their favourite for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Christ! I'm not particularly bothered about about this issue, and maybe it's the bottle of Valpolicella Ripasso that has moved me to write, but do you _ever_ write a post that isn't a miserable, cynical, critical pile of cr*p? You really are a four letter word, and I'll leave others to choose their favourite for you. It's Happening!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 My nipper and I sing "That's what it's like to be pompey; that's what it's like to be poor". We need to know if this is allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 "By far the greatest team" doesn't make much sense either, why are people not complaining about how embarrassing that one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 To that add "Red Army! Red Army!". We are a football team not an army. Someone must be aiming to strike off all these inaccurate songs / chants surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 It's a harmless song. I enjoy singing it. Some of you are joyless c**ts. This, its the usual Daily Mail must find something to moan about brigade Embarassing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 "By far the greatest team" doesn't make much sense either, why are people not complaining about how embarrassing that one is. Except that song makes perfect sense, and has a timeless humour to it. It's a classic chant because it works for all clubs at all levels in all kinds of circumstances. Odd you are being so stultifyingly literal about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Except that song makes perfect sense, and has a timeless humour to it. It's a classic chant because it works for all clubs at all levels in all kinds of circumstances. Odd you are being so stultifyingly literal about it. whoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 If only more of my fellow Saints supporters could sing in tune..like me:p Or even get some of the notes in the right order:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Fan Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Agreed! Have to admit, I like it. Very catchy I think. Trouble is until now I could never make out the words. I've even tried lip reading people, but that didn't work. TBH I thought that Pochettino was "punch and go, punch and go". Anyway, it's nice to hear something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pahars_Legend Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 There was me thinking that words were 'We know what it's like to be Pompey' 'We know what it's like to be poor' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 whoosh Err, no. Some songs work, some are just sh it. It's nice we've only got a terrible song to argue about, because currently we actually are the greatest team the world has ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Oh when the Saints go marching in, with it's catholic connotations is deeply offensive to non catholics. How are we meant to attact muslim fans to SMS when the song suggests by wanting to be in that number they would have to turn their backs on islam to be a Saints fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Whilst I understand where The9 is coming from and actually agree with his comments regarding the meaning, does it ****ing matter? Football chants/songs are about a feeling of togetherness and creating an atmosphere, they don't need to be grammatically and/or factually correct. If Pompey Scum was only sung by those who were REALLY told by their mothers to wash their mouth out and go and fetch their father's gun I doubt it would have caught on. It could be argued that Pompey consider us small, so "This is what it's like to be small" is meant ironically, throwing their opinions back in their faces from the lofty heights of 3rd in the PL, (yep, we really are small-time :roll: ). Personally can't see why we bother singing anything about Pompey unless we're playing them but this new song is much better than Pompey scum and if it gets plenty joining in then stick with it. Having said that, I hope someone is working on a new song to replace it for when Guy is sacked and replaced by someone without a 3 syllable surname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 So the latest mongboardery decree by the forum whips to be added to the long of shouldn't do's is 'you are a div if you appropriate and localise another team's song'. Hasn't that been happening since the begining of football. Expressing an opinion on a song is fine, slagging people of for singing is poor form old chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 So the latest mongboardery decree by the forum whips to be added to the long of shouldn't do's is 'you are a div if you appropriate and localise another team's song'. Hasn't that been happening since the begining of football. Expressing an opinion on a song is fine, slagging people of for singing is poor form old chaps. Only really rubbish songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Who decides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 Oh when the Saints go marching in, with it's catholic connotations is deeply offensive to non catholics. How are we meant to attact muslim fans to SMS when the song suggests by wanting to be in that number they would have to turn their backs on islam to be a Saints fan? Catholic connotations? Are you smoking the pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 More to the point. How can so many in block 42 get the Wanyama chant so wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 We were so p1ssed off about Nigel We were so f*cked off with it all Then Cortese signed a genius called Pochettino Pochettino have to be clever with the syllables on genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 This is news to me... in English and Spanish I've only ever heard the latter. This could spark another never-ending debate like the Font/Fontay issue. Italian name. ch = k (Bruschetta = Brooscketta), I really am just being pedantic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wessex saint Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 This thread Is incredible !!! On the back of one of the best atmospheres at st Mary's for ages!! Some people really need to get a life ( or start inventing some factually correct, witty and original songs themselves ) tell you what.... Why don't we agree some words that ' make sense' and sing those ! So how about this : How does it feel to be Pompey? How does it feel to be poor ? You got whittingham We got pochettino Anyone upset with this version ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 28 October, 2013 Share Posted 28 October, 2013 It's not that it's factually accurate for me, it's that it's a terrible song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 The lyrics that we're being sung on Saturday were, 'That's what it's like being Pompey, That's what it's like being poor'. Not, 'This is what it's like being Pompey, this is what it's like being poor'. I've never heard this being sung/ It makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 If we have to sing anti-Pompey songs then how about this? The grans old duke of Skates He had 11 men He marched them up to the Premier league And he marched them down again Cos when they were up they were **** And when they were down they were **** No matter whether they're up or down Pompey will always be ****. Opening line could be changed to something like 'That ***** called Mandaric' or 'Alexandre Gaydamak' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 Why shouldn't we sing about Pompey? The league difference is irrelevant. Do we hate them any more or less because they're lower down the football league? Doesn't make a difference. It's small time and bordering on obsession. Do you think Everton spend all their time faffing off about Liverpool? Do Liverpool define themselves based on their relationship with Man U? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 It doesn't really matter what the words are, as long as you clap along at hundred miles an hour, that's the main thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 More to the point. How can so many in block 42 get the Wanyama chant so wrong? Actually really depressed me, that. Almost as much as people singing "come on your reds" away to United (which actually gave me a headache, it was so f*cking stupid). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 Actually really depressed me, that. Almost as much as people singing "come on your reds" away to United (which actually gave me a headache, it was so f*cking stupid). We almost got the full repoitire in there, "i've got a shed thats bigger than this" "we support our local team" "is this a libary" etc, the only thing that disapointed me was there was no chants of "Liverpool" or "small town near City" which always really gets under Man U fans skins. To be fair though it's at home where we excel over the years there have been some incredibly original chants, "look like a wotsit" "Paul Di Canio, he's such a w*nkio" "Small town in VIlla" (To Birmingham fans) and of course who could forget the wonderful renditions of "STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE" that cascaded down from the Northam stand, followed by everyone looking around and laughing like it was the maddest thing theyd ever done in that 2011/12 promtion season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 29 October, 2013 Share Posted 29 October, 2013 It doesn't really matter what the words are, as long as you clap along at hundred miles an hour, that's the main thing. Until (if) we ever get to a point where we have a wide choice of high quality, relevant, songs which a good proportion of supporters are happy to join in with (yeah right, we wish), then almost anything will do to get the atmosphere going. As posted by others, on Sat the atmosphere was better than its been in a long time and thats a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 25 November, 2013 Share Posted 25 November, 2013 That's the end of that song then! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25093818 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammon cheeks Posted 25 November, 2013 Share Posted 25 November, 2013 Good tune **** lyrics! How about " WERE THE RED AND WHITE OF ST MARYS ITS THE GREATEST THING THAT YOU WILL EVER SEE ITS THE HOME OF SOUTHAMPTON FC AND THE SUPER FAMOUS RED ARMY" To the tune of " SEA OF IBROX " Sing a few times , its actually quite catchy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 25 November, 2013 Share Posted 25 November, 2013 I always felt the lyrics were slightly off, the apparent change of tense after the second line was confusing. Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 25 November, 2013 Share Posted 25 November, 2013 What about you sack Wittingham, We'll eventually sack Pochettino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 25 November, 2013 Share Posted 25 November, 2013 Pochettino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 25 November, 2013 Share Posted 25 November, 2013 To that add "Red Army! Red Army!". We are a football team not an army. Someone must be aiming to strike off all these inaccurate songs / chants surely? Red Army sounds plastic as ****, but at least NC has done the sensible thing and saved us from ourselves by making us play in all red to fit with those who insist on singing it. When we played in red and white and sang "RED ARMY" we sounded very foolish indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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