I'm catching vibes that this chant is really annoying the powers that be in Naperville and therefore the Fire. Also, my 4 year old is starting to repeat it. This is not good. I strongly urge everyone to stop using this chant. The Fire organization has embraced section 8 and given us a great location behind the goal. YSA violates the spirit of the agreement with the Fire and Section 8. I know Peter has done his best for us, let's show him the respect he deserves. Can this chant until we get back to SF. What do the rest of you think?
i finally made it to my first fire match this year - i live in minneapolis we had always heard about the great atmosphere and the amazing cheering from section 8 the first time i heard "you suck a-hole" after a goal kick i laughed to myself and thought "wow, is this the best they can do, its so juvenile and lame" then they did the same exact thing after every single opposition goal kick boring! i found the language unshocking and the cheer so played out sorry but i expected more originality then that ps. the enthusiasm was great
To back fellow supporters clubs, the Empire Supporters Club has the same chant during a goal kick. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with it...it was funny the first time i heard it as well and i still find it ammussing. We have children in sections near us and have never had a complaint. But maybe its a New York thing.
Re: Re: Profanity - YSA has to go, for now. You mean for my kid? The chant doesn't bother me, it does bothers me that my kid repeats it. I'm talking just until we go back to SF, this is to keep the peace in Naperville.
What do they chant for Meola? Who ate all the pizza? -- YSA is a bit played. I like getting something under each player's skin. DEEEEE JAAAAAAAY - sort of like the Daaaaarrylllll that was done to Strawberry. For Jon Busch ask him to stand up, same for Rimando. Or sing "Short people" by Randy Newman Adin Brown....he looks like Frankenstein, has to be something.
Yeah, this pretty much captures the weakness of the chant: it lets too many opportunities go by. Hell, just keeping the same rhythm you can have... "You're Fat, Ton-ee!" "You're Short, John-ee!" "Nice Shank, Ad-in!" or for that matter, "You suck, Sas-quatch!" A little variety wouldn't hurt, and it would be the best thing that could happen if YSA is put to rest.
This sold it for me. Do we really want to do do the same chant that Metros supporters clubs do? Get rid of it.
YSA is stupid. It has nothing to do with the profanity. It's just dumb. I mean, come on, San Jose fans do it. new England fans do it. We've got to be better than them.
If YSA stands for what I think it does, it doesn't seem very interesting. I'm sure you can do better. Plus, you gotta SING, not just chant. It makes a big difference. Hell, my college was singing "Teddy Bears Picnic" as we one cuppers rugby, so it doesn't have to be profane, eh? Is there a thread on chants we use that someone could point out? I was humming these to myself last night... "Can you here the texans sing?" would have worked, though the fourth line or does contain the f-word, but I'm there are substitues for that... "Stand up if you hate Dall-as" (hyphenated for cadence).
He's fat, he's round, Tony's on the ground. A Thorton in the nets is worth two Busches...weak, but something.
Better hang on to it. You don't have much else, from the little I've heard, beyond <Go Fire> or something else equally original. At The Swamp the YSA is often picked up by the rest of the stadium -- mostly kids. Probably feels like they're back in the neighborhood. Usually we taunt the opps goalie about rough treatment without vaseline or confront him with accusations of pedophilia. And it usually rhymes. Work on it.
You took the words right out of mouth. Two years ago, maybe it seemed a little cooler. It was at least fresh. Now it's just tired and predictable.
Last year I thought the chant had already jumped the shark. I haven't changed my mind with another year. Dump it.
We'll just work on standing and cheering when we score against the 2nd place team in the East. Heybeerman! <Magician Tim voice>I warned you!</Magician Tim voice> And I bet your kid didn't hear that at preschool, eh? As I've said before, Fire fans are much more creative than the YSA cheer shows. Now prove it.
Adin Brown - great shot stopper, but terrible kicking the ball under pressure. So how 'bout a chorus of the old fifties song ... Lollypop, lollypop, Oooooo! lolly, lolly, lolly Lollypop, lollypop, Oooooo! lolly, lolly, lolly!
Songs and Chants I'm curious guys, What other songs and chants do you guys have, what are your favorites. In Portland we have a lot of latitude when it comes to langauge, so it gets prety raw in our supporters section. Some dude that wears a Fire kit shows up sometimes. I'm guessing that this has been discussed in other threads, but I'm curious.
I still think we should take the profanity police in stride, and come back on the 28th singing nothing but Barney songs.
You guys are kidding me. The "You Suck *********************" after the opposing team's goal kick started with us. Because your kid is starting to repeat sounds like your personal problem.Damn!!! This is sadder than I thought. The one thing that was fought for in Section 8 was the right to express yourself and not necessarily being PC. It was also agreed that if it's something you didn't want your child to hear, that it was in your best interest in taking them to some other part of the stadium where it wasn't as audible. This is starting to get really tired. Imitation is the best way for you to get respect and props and that cheer came from us and is ours from the get go. Give it up because a few of you don't like. Hell noooo!!!
I don't think so...I heard it coming from New England games and Metro games before we even started playing. I don't argue with our right to express ourselves profanely or otherwise, but do you think mayyyybe this particular cheer has gotten a little tired?
yes. i also liked the 'nice shank' one........really this, doesn't mean too much to me either way, so i'm not voting. what i do know is there are times like after the penalty we didn't get last night when i've never wanted to yell it more, despite how played out and stupid it may be. but odds are that's just because of 'teen angst' or whatever you call it.
It may be tired but to discard it because someone objects to their 4 yr old using it is wrong. I go back and forth with this one. It may have not originated with us but you know it became extremely popular because our effective use of it. National TV matches come to mind where our end was miked and it came through very clear. The envy of all in the league as a result. Besides, cheers occur because of what the masses dictate and this one has always been popular with the masses. So, as far as any of us making the call on using it -- it's moot. When the masses tire of it, they'll stop using it. Oh by the way, don't tell me you weren't using this one when Chewbacca was in town. We weren't too far from one another, so I'll beg to differ if you say otherwise. FYI, Wes EL has in been the Supporters end from day one with both of his kids and they're doing fine, so don't start the little people in section debate. It's a case by case situation and I know just becuase it works for him doesn't mean it will work for everyone.