The Famine Song

[Sheik Yir Erse]

Mocking the deaths of 1 million people or harmless football banter?

..... ding, ding!

[Ninja Mania]

Is there such a thing as harmless football banter, in O/F games? I think not.

[ionnsaigh]

Well it causes legitimate offence, so therefore strictly speaking it's not harmless. I seem to recall Scotland having it's own share of famine, clearances starvation poverty. Chances are that some of the ancestors - of those proud British loyalists - singing these type of songs suffered . Uneducated arseholes.

[ionnsaigh]

SENIOR Irish diplomats have raised concerns with the Scottish Parliament over singing by some Rangers supporters at last month's Old Firm match.
Some fans of the 'Teddy Bears' allegedly made derogatory comments during a song in reference to the Irish Famine.

The issue was raised by a concerned Celtic fan who brought his grievances to the Irish consul general in Edinburgh.

In the chanting during Rangers 4-2 victory over their fierce rivals at Celtic Park, supporters reportedly sang: "they raped and fondled their kids" and asked them, "the Famine's over, why don't you go home?".

The Irish Famine, which occured in the mid-1800s caused the death of over one million people and forced a mass exodus of inhabitants to the USA.

A spokesman for Rangers confirmed the club had received a number of reports and investigations were continuing.

"In the days following the recent Old Firm match, the club were made aware that a substantial number of complaints had been made regarding the singing of the chorus of a song known as 'The Famine Song' by our supporters at this match," he said.

"Rangers Football Club approached Strathclyde Police for guidance on this matter, with a view to issuing a joint statement indicating that persons singing this song in future may face the possibility of arrest.

"Strathclyde Police were not able to commit to this until they had carried out further investigation."

The Scottish Government have made no comment on the issue.

[scotty]

[ionnsaigh]

Something those who suffered from the famine didn't get - THE BITE.

[bill]

Sir Cliff Richard To Record 'Famine Song' For Charity

Sir Cliff Richard says he will record the popular football chant 'The Famine Song' for charity - with all proceeds going to Help The Aged - a charity close to Sir Cliff's heart, liver and kidneys - in fact all of him.

Cliff, 87, says he first heard the melodic chant during a Rangers v Celtic match - and was inspired to record the tune after seeing how well it was received by both sets of fans - known locally as 'Scottish'.

The song refers to the famine which killed an estimated one million people in the 1840s and set in motion the mass migration of Irish people.

The song includes the line: "The famine's over, why don't you go home".

"I heard the Old Business singing it - it really brought the two sets of supporters together and made me realize that it was a song about love and erm, potatoes?" said Sir Cliff .

Cliff may use the song on his new album 'Who Are You?' - along with other favorites such 'You're going to get your fu@*ing head kicked in', 'Who ate all the pies?' and the immortal classic 'You what, you what, you what, you what, you what?'



The above is extracted from last Wednesday's Daily Spoof.

[bud]

we are the people

[A Horse called Juan Face]

we are the people

Care to expand on that? The people that what? That cant follow linear sentences? That call other people tossers just because they don't support the same team as them? What kind of people?
Empty meaningless slogan, and yes I know I've just bitten.

[Trapper]

Go on yersel for bitin anyway!

We are the ....eh.... sheep!! Makes about as much sense.

[dustybin]

I wonder if it would be ok to sing, One potato, Two potato, Three potato, Four? or would that cause offence.

[dustybin]

we are the people

Care to expand on that? The people that what? That cant follow linear sentences? That call other people tossers just because they don't support the same team as them? What kind of people?
Empty meaningless slogan, and yes I know I've just bitten.

[smokynuk]

Is that a football team? sounds like a cult to me.

David Koresh the new striker?

[A Horse called Juan Face]

Oh well. Now I'm convinced.

[bakbjerg]

Turning football into religion is not good.
Just as turning religion into politics.