Police to investigate United fans over sickening homophobic chants

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Baddiel is a total @#%&!, obviously. But people were expressing their - rightful - revulsion at this in the 1990s and even earlier. Anybody who hisses at Spurs fans is a @#%&!, end of.

I think what Cream is referring to is the 'ironic' use of the term Yid by the Spurs fans, not the hissing/gas chamber shit.

Originally Posted by Fat Al

I think what Cream is referring to is the 'ironic' use of the term Yid by the Spurs fans, not the hissing/gas chamber shit.

Used to sing 'cook, cook, cook, cook a tottenham fan; that's the beauty of gas sssssss', after the British Gas advert of the time.

Pretty sure Baddiel was not present. Also pretty sure everybody was aware that the vast majority of travelling Spurs fans were not in fact Jewish.

There was also an awful take on City's Imre Varadi song that knowingly ignored the fact that he was in fact Bulgarian, and not of Asian origin.

Sickening homophobic chants which would offend 95% of this forum.

Originally Posted by tony tabletop

Sickening homophobic chants which would offend 95% of this forum.

Would they?

Originally Posted by Cream

There was also an awful take on City's Imre Varadi song that knowingly ignored the fact that he was in fact Bulgarian, and not of Asian origin.

Well for one thing, he is actually of Hungarian extraction.

(turned down a chance to play for their national team, apparently)

Originally Posted by guerreiro

To the tune of Hava Nagila: imre, imre veradi, imre veradi, imre veradi.

3rd repetition was changed to 'he is a ****'.

I can't confirm it was sung at Old Trafford but neither can I recall where else I might have heard it...

What worries me now is that this post might end up being investigated for historical offence-taking and Badiel latches on to it for a Guardian column. Cream in the dock.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Well for one thing, he is actually of Hungarian extraction.

(turned down a chance to play for their national team, apparently)

They all look the same to me.

Originally Posted by Cream

To the tune of Hava Nagila: imre, imre veradi, imre veradi, imre veradi.
.

the was that I had no idea he was Hungarian?

He was nicknamed "Imre Banana" by the City fans, following the inflatable banana craze which the club's fans helped start that season

Lol! Crazeeee citeh bantz

Originally Posted by Cream

To the tune of Hava Nagila: imre, imre veradi, imre veradi, imre veradi.

3rd repetition was changed to 'he is a ****'.

I can't confirm it was sung at Old Trafford but neither can I recall where else I might have heard it...

What worries me now is that this post might end up being investigated for historical offence-taking and Badiel latches on to it for a Guardian column. Cream in the dock.

don't panic mate, no-one knows what the £#%&! you're on about

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

don't panic mate, no-one knows what the £#%&! you're on about

Thank. God.

Originally Posted by Cream

Thank. God.

i feel as if i've missed out on some good terrace banter again tho now ...

The '£#%&! Macmanama £#%&! McAteer' song always made me cringe to £#%&! tbh.

Originally Posted by Crumps

The '£#%&! Macmanama £#%&! McAteer' song always made me cringe to £#%&! tbh.

I can tell where that one goes.

Originally Posted by Crumps

The '£#%&! Macmanama £#%&! McAteer' song always made me cringe to £#%&! tbh.

Did the Morley and Bishop one make you cringe/twinge?

Originally Posted by guerreiro

Did the Morley and Bishop one make you cringe/twinge?

Twinge that one.

Originally Posted by Cream

Used to sing 'cook, cook, cook, cook a tottenham fan; that's the beauty of gas sssssss', after the British Gas advert of the time.

Pretty sure Baddiel was not present. Also pretty sure everybody was aware that the vast majority of travelling Spurs fans were not in fact Jewish.

There was also an awful take on City's Imre Varadi song that knowingly ignored the fact that he was in fact Bulgarian, and not of Asian origin.

I can't believe people take football chants seriously enough to get offended. It's pretty stupid.