I really liked this catchy tune from Oldham Athletic, quite a singalong in the pub.
I really liked this catchy tune from Oldham Athletic, quite a singalong in the pub.
I remember there was something of a stooshie in Fife a few years ago when they featured a football chant on “They Think It’s All Over” which was somewhat disparaging of Cowdenbeath folk:
The offending lyric, to the tune of the Addams Family, was:
They come from near Lochgelly,
they’re dirty and they’re smelly,
they huvnae got a telly,
the Cowden Family
For some unknown reason there is a basketball game in between
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A British Club saying Soccer
, what sorcery is this.
It was common before about 1980, to differentiate it from Rugby football, or rugger.
In fact, this is a BBC radio listing from 1980 for International Soccer Special:
https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/258840b6cb08f66de0905ccaab5f9df6