Songs for our players..

Remember when last season LJ asked for more songs for our players, rather than just Winnall? Well it's fair to say that none have really took off. I've been speaking to people at the club (naming no names) and they've reiterated this to me, that it'd be good if we had songs for all of our players. I did suggest to them that the fans need exciting by certain players first, but they mentioned how well Marley Watkins had done so far for us and that it's a two way thing.

Now, I fully expect some folk to whinge about this (it's the BBS innit?) but I'm in agreement with them, I think we ought to have songs for all of our players. If those I speak to inside the club are telling me it would be a good thing, then what's the harm?

I know the 'Houri Houri Hourihane' song has had a brief airing here and there, as has the Ben Pearson/Paul Scholes one, but other than that, I'm struggling. I think it's strange that Scowen hasn't got a song yet considering how much we all love him, same goes for Roberts and Mawson. Lewin has his 'du du du' song, so he's oreight, but aye, surely we can come up with summat for the others.

How about dusting off the Marlon/Jason song, but changing it to Alfie/Marley?

Or, perhaps....

"Oh Alfie Mawson, you are the love of my life....."



Feel free to ignore this, but I promised I'd mention it.




And come on you ******* Southend on sea beating reds!

 

There are two main reasons for a lack of songs about individual players:
1. We play tippy tappy football so nobody has excited the fans (as you alluded to). It's no coincidence that winnall, hourihane and McCourt are the three latest players to have songs sang about them. Sadly scowen and Pearson camped in front of the back four are for the most part boring to watch and nobody in their right mind would see a player opt for a full pass backwards to a defender and burst into song about him. It's just not human nature.

2. Half the team is here on short term loan and the other half have only just joined. With such short term is and high turnover of players nobody feels any connection to the players.

Point 2 I believe is the biggest reason

 

To the tune of Pretty Woman: (Bear in mind Josh says his name is pronounced Sc-oh-en rather than S-cow-en).


Oh Josh Scowen,
the ball's at his feet.
Oh Josh Scowen,
he's got the players beat.
Oh Josh Scowen.

I don't believe you,
you're not the truth,
No one could look as good as you.

The last line might need some work to say no other player is as good as him but I couldn't get it to fit properly. Maybe no one could be as good as you? Unless people are happy singing the original.

 

Both fair answers.

 

I like that.

 

Barnsley fans don't do new songs never have as long as I can remember or used to sing in,,'t corner a't ponty when I were a lad.
If the crystal palace one had been offered up to Barnsley fans it would have been rejected for eei eei eei o.

Might have a chance e of changing a few words to existing songs though.

 

Today was a prime example of short termism in our squad. All of these played today.
Wabara: 4 month contract
Pearson: 5 month loan
Crowley: 5 month loan
Smith: 4 month loan
Harris: 3 month loan
Jackson: 4 month contract

 

The club moaning we don't sing songs about players. How about they sign some decent players. If the lads are good enough they'll soon get a song...

 

Oh bobby hassell...

Would still run rings around this shower

 

We could just use Send In The Clowns, least we don't need to alter any names just sing the original. Would work in place of Timerider as well.

 

fool (s) on the hill?

you're **** and we know you are

hth

 

To be fair I've often thought there were too many songs about Sam Winnall, as good as he is. We must have about seven song for him, often sung even when he isn't playing. But fans seldom just make up a song about a player. Unless a player has a name that lends itself easily to some kind of chant, the player has to do something to trigger a song about him. Nyatanga played well and scored a few back in 2007(ish) and so that conga tune became his song, spontaneous and it stuck. But with the general derision around the club at present, it's hard to feel inspired to sing about the club, never mind an average player playing very ordinarily. Singing the conga tune about a player doing nothing particularly special wouldn't take off.

 

Top-down encouragement to invent songs about players heading for the Fourth Division ain't going to cut it.

Dan Crowley, wo-o-o-o-ah
Dan Crowley, wo-o-o-o-ah
He came from t'Emirates
To lower our home gates.

There's only one Reece Wabara
One Reece Wabara
He signed on a free
And our defence is flims-y
Walking in Wabara's wonderland.

He came to us from Oldham town Johnson, Johnson
He's probably going to take us down Johnson, Johnson
He sets us up like Barca-lite
Against assorted League One *****
It's our Lee Johnson, stubborn as you like.

 

What's that one? I sit in the Ponty and never heard a song about Pearson, especially not comparing him to Scholes.

 

The way things are going it will be a collective song on Tuesday. What a load of rubbish and you're not fit to wear the shirt.

Only teasing before I get pelters.

 

Exactly what I was gonna post

 

The Young ones
LJs little young ones.
And his young ones shouldn't be afraid.
To p!ay like they want to win
Then we can all begin.
To call LJs little young ones
All our own.

 

"Que sera, sera,
Whatever we'll be, we'll be...
We're going to Notts County...
Que sera, sera."

 

more like going to 'Frickerlee'