
He has made them available to you at a back pocket price (The book retails at £4.99). It doesn't matter who you are, every football fan will find the book full of humour. From the Ipswich fans taking the proverbial against Norwich City director Delia Smith, when the Ipswich Fans sang "Theres only one Gordon Ramsey, One Gordon Ramsey". Or the Manchester City fans replying to the Sheffield United choir with the chant of "We hate Wednesday, and we hate Wednesday...." to the " We hate Saturday and we hate Saturday..." sometimes you just have to be there to appreciate the real humour. Stockport County, whose hatred for Burnley is totally one sided, as we Burnley fans dont give two flips about this liitle Cheshire Town team. The Stockport little barmy army sang, to the tune of "Frere Jacques" Go to Burnley, Go to Burnley Take some rope Take some rope It's a town full of Monkeys It's a town full of Monkeys They're all French They're all French" Now hand on heart, what the bloody hell are they on about? it beats me.
Some of the chants in this wonderful book are just pure class.
Like the Arsenal Chant in 2007, sung to the tune of "Salt'n'Peppers Lets talk about sex"
Let's talk about Cesc baby Let's talk about Flamini Lets talk about Theo Walcott, Freddie Ljungberg, and Henry, Let's talk about Cesc!
I know Manchester United have some fantastic terrace songs, but another one from Arsenal which made me laugh is this one about their former midfield Maestro Emmanuel Petit.
To the Tune of "Quartermasters Store"
"He's Blonde He's Quick His names a porno flick Emmanuel, Emmanuel!"
Without copying the enire book, you should by now be getting the point, it's a Christmas stocking filler for any football fan young or old, the author takes the humour of the fans and compiles them in a book that is just brilliant, it is a book you can leisurely read and laugh out loud.
Chris Parker has done something, almost all other books dont do he unites the football fans from Manchester to Cheltenham with a presence to laugh, reminisce, and thoroughly enjoy the real words to the songs we hear while watching our beloved game.
A big thank you goes out to "New Holland Publishers" who have donated a copy to TheLongside to have as one of the prizes at this seasons bash, and as I am the one who has read through and totally enjoyed the banter, I must say if you dont win this at the bash, then go out and buy it (or, due to the credit crunch) Buy it, read it, then wrap it up as a Christmas present.
This is the second Book reviewed by the Longside team.The first being found at the following
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Coming soon to be reviewed, will be Dave Thomas No Nay Never volume one.
Read here for the Information to buy Dave's newest book No Nay Never Volume II
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