You're shit at making up football chants and you know you are...
What's their equivalent of this?
What's their equivalent of this?
Why are American chants so bad?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) discuss United's progression to the FA Cup Semi Final after a crazy win over Fulham at Old Trafford. They also talk about the latest on the sale of the club and whether they would prefer to be owned by Jim Ratcliffe or Sheikh Jassim. But before all that they are joined by special guest Natalie to discuss Man Utd Women - who are currently riding high at the top of the WSL. Can they actually win the league?
Fight and win guy is quality. Makes me want to watch Seattle play just to experience the epic chants they have.
I just think it's not in the sporting culture. The continuous nature of football also lends itself to chanting in a way Baseball/American Football with all their breaks and pauses doesn't.
If you can speak/understand Spanish then football chants from Argentina are absolutely essential. Filled with dark humour, witty, arrogant and occasionally vulgar, one cannot help but laugh (or be offended if one is the butt of the joke)
If you can speak/understand Spanish then football chants from Argentina are absolutely essential. Filled with dark humour, witty, arrogant and occasionally vulgar, one cannot help but laugh (or be offended if one is the butt of the joke)
As long as they're not coming up with anything as bad as that "Your city is blue, just like Landon, your city is blue" one the Chelsea fans always sing when Utd are playing them then they're doing alright.
Like who the hell is Landon?
Like who the hell is Landon?
Landon Donovan. Mediocre player for Everton a few years ago. Therefore he is a blue.
Duh.
I also felt like this was the pinnacle of shit USA chants
I was pointing out that Chelsea ripped the song off from us.
Great game though
The whole population of Qatar are probably carrying fewer guns than this handful of USA supporters. But, yes, feel free to tell the world what this sport is called. 
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Favourite football game of all times for me
USA USA USA USA
DEFENCE DEFENCE
DEFENCE DEFENCE
You must have played it on PS2? The 360/PS3 version was infamously bad
Yup was on PS2
I went to a Barcelona game this season and was disappointed when the only chant I heard all game was, Barca, Barca, Barca
The cheerleader birds at my local college basketball team holds up massive signs with ''NOISE" written on it. No suggestions of what to actually chant, that'd be too creative.
The whole DE-FENCE bollocks too is laughable as is "let's go [team name] let's go!"
The whole DE-FENCE bollocks too is laughable as is "let's go [team name] let's go!"
In addition to it not being a major part of fan culture in the US, I think the size of the US contributes to the lack of creativity. It's difficult to travel to USMNT matches consistently (well except when they decide to play all their matches in the Midwest for two years, but even that is a huge area) so you don't have a core of fans to develop chants. The ones who do travel are tedious bores and decide to repurpose the "I believe we will win" chant from another sport.
The best chants in the US come from college basketball, but they're still not songs or long-winded.
The best chants in the US come from college basketball, but they're still not songs or long-winded.
I would follow Fight and Win guy into the depths of the abyss, something about the Neville Longbottom looking eager beaver bastard just draws me in.
Of our chants the Ibra one was great as was the banned Lukaku one. Northern teams always have good song adaptations, Atsu at Newcastle being the pinnacle.
Of our chants the Ibra one was great as was the banned Lukaku one. Northern teams always have good song adaptations, Atsu at Newcastle being the pinnacle.
I saw live playoff hockey between the Capitals and Penguins. Ovechkin vs Crosby, the atmosphere was amazing. One of the coolest sporting events I have ever been to. Maybe Philly just sucks, but live hockey is great.
Whenever I watch playoff hockey on TV, it's definitely a much better spectacle, both in terms of the game and the atmosphere. The game I went to was an early regular season game. Good size crowd, but mostly silent, most likely because they're not to shout and swear, which seems mad to me, at a sports game. That seems to be reflected in other games I watch on TV too. Regular season hockey can be a morgue.
Incomparable to the Eagles game I went to a couple of days later. That was rowdy. Great atmosphere.
went to a Toronto Maple leafs game a few years back, atmosphere was poor, it wasn't a play off game though, maybe it cranks up then, it would have to I guess
Gotcha, playoffs probably make huge difference, of course. I go to most Baltimore Ravens games, the atmosphere is awesome. Of course, the couple Prem games I went to in the 90's are impossible to beat for me. Got me hooked for sure...
Sounds like it, if it is even that way in Canada of all places.
what the feck is this?Even the English ones are a bit cringy, just a collection of random songs chanted at football matches. But the American guys were just
I went to an Eagles/Jags game a couple of years ago. I was pretty impressed with the Philly fans, not gonna lie. Inside and outside the stadium, rowdy bunch, very loud, always singing.To be fair, this one is fecking epic, and kinda answers your question
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Chelsea are the worst when it comes to chants.
“Chewseeee” (repeat over and over)
“One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow”
And that Gammon Brexit chant they’ve also got.
USA! USA! USA! it's brillliant....they got 4 of the best American song writers to collaborate on this gem.
Philly fans are the best!
This particular chant is often used by Philadelphia Union soccer club, also by other teams like Eagles. To be pedantic, Wikipedia says that the chant is borrowed from Millwall fans in UK, and goes as far back as '70s, but hey - there's nothing truly original anyway, and it is my favorite chant you can hear in the US, for more than one reason
Clearly you have no idea what you are talking about. Nobody is chanting "USA, USA" at NFL, NBA, MLS or any other league game. That would make no sense, since most teams are US teams (minus some Canadian teams).USA! USA! USA! it's brillliant....they got 4 of the best American song writers to collaborate on this gem.
Most chants are:
"Let's go boys!"
"feck ...substitute name"
"De-fense"
"A-tack"
etc
But no "USA,USA". Don't bring cheap, discount xenophobia to this conversation. It is unnecessary.
Ha... but why the feck was the Tevez one at number 2?
Philly fans sing it to a slightly different tune to the Millwall fans, if that counts for a slight bit of originality.Philly fans are the best!
This particular chant is often used by Philadelphia Union soccer club, also by other teams like Eagles. To be pedantic, Wikipedia says that the chant is borrowed from Millwall fans in UK, and goes as far back as '70s, but hey - there's nothing truly original anyway, and it is my favorite chant you can hear in the US, for more than one reason
Did you get your lobotomy at the same place as him?
I mean as well as that classic Arrrrsenal chant the gooners also gave us the *ahem* classic "We'll be running down Tottenham High St....." 
The originality of British football chants are hard to beat though to be fair
The originality of British football chants are hard to beat though to be fair
The saltiness against American sports supporters is through the roof.
I love this place, anything to try and rile people up. Should change the name to TrollCafe…
Americans don’t have chants even in the sports they like, maybe a song or two but even that is rare, it’s just not part of the culture. But hey, if it makes you feel clever and superior to tell France if it weren’t for England you’d be Krauts, good for you.
Americans don’t have chants even in the sports they like, maybe a song or two but even that is rare, it’s just not part of the culture. But hey, if it makes you feel clever and superior to tell France if it weren’t for England you’d be Krauts, good for you.
If Britain didn't step in to ww2, not only would the French be krauts, but Jews would have been extinct in Europe.
This, by the way, was a country that'd just come out of another world war, economy in tatters and 6% of their male population had been killed.
America were going through an economic boom and came in last minute to win the odd battle and claim themselves as heroes.
Completely ignoring the British intelligence and Russian blood that ww2 couldn't have been won without.
But the US saved private Ryan that time so yeah, they're the heroes
Honestly? Chanting culture/singing songs isn’t really a thing in the US. So it’s not surprising that it’s so unnatural/bland for supporters that try.