I went to Arsenal v West Brom last night as part of the usual once-a-year-Arsenal outing to the Carling Cup 3rd round (£10 tickets you see). It's always fun to go and be part of the throng of the crowd, cheer a few goals, boo a few villains etc and enjoy the pre and post match atmosphere.One of my favourite things at football matches is the chants that make their way around the stadium. There were two good ones last night. At random moments the Arsenal fans would chant 'Who are ya?' at the West Brom fans who, after a moment of silence presented itself, would responded with, 'We are Al-bi-ion, say we are Albion'. It just seems so weirdly banal.
Second was the chant of 'Stand up...if you hate Tottenham, stand up...if you hate TottenHAM' (to the tune of, I believe, Go West). The best bit of this was when, as we started to hear the chant emanating from the other side of the stadium, two lads, no more than five or six-years-old, were the first to stand and in high, falsetto voices, proclaim their hatred for a bunch of people that live just a few miles north of them.
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My favourite chant is 'ou est Cantona' when he got suspended for kicking the fan. It works on sooooo many levels. That, and many more classics, here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1461882/Can-footballs-chant-laureate-get-fans-to-raise-their-game.html
Is chanting counting as C then? Going for the full 26?
This isn't a C, just a random blog. Maybe going for the full alphabet. Will make Z an exciting climax...
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