The Barmy Army...

[frankrizzo]

man thats a whole lot of fugly.

Please women of the world don't breed with the barmy army.

 

[Ray Nolan]

Bandwagoning theatre-goers who think they are greater than the game. I think from now on, the less said about them the better. Ignoring them would be their worst nightmare.

Bandwagoning? The Barmy Army was born out of defeat, the numbers have always been strong whatever the results.

Theatre-goers? Rubbish, the Army are thousands of hard-core Cricket fans who love to watch England & have a laugh doing so.

The "Barmy Army" chant is to let the players know that the fans are there and that they are with them, it's not bring attention to the group itself.

Until you're an England fan & you're a part of it you'll never understand what it's all about.

 

[frankrizzo]

Theatre-goers? Rubbish, the Army are thousands of hard-core Cricket fans

roflmao

you have to be joking what they know about the game could fit on a 5 cent piece.

 

[Joffaboy]

Bandwagoning? The Barmy Army was born out of defeat, the numbers have always been strong whatever the results.

Well you cant argue with that. England is a defeated nation in every aspect. Has been since 1945. Lost its empire, lost its pride, losts its position in the world, and that has trickled down to its sporting fields. Wins the occasional series, but is on the whole a defeated and defeatist country. The supporters celebrate mediocrity as that is the English way and the English culture. The country is old world and is finished, as are its teams and "supporters".

Theatre-goers? Rubbish, the Army are thousands of hard-core Cricket fans who love to watch England & have a laugh doing so.

No theatre goers is the correct term. They are not supporters, they are self aggrandiosing grandstanders chanting mindless and tiresome witless dirges, soley for attention.

The "Barmy Army" chant is to let the players know that the fans are there and that they are with them, it's not bring attention to the group itself.

Oh what rubbish . That chant could be changed to "Look at me. Look at me" and nobody would notice the change. However to pretend that it is in support of a team is an even worse delusion. How could it be in support of a team when the chant is exactly the same whether it is winning or losing?

Martin Johnson from the English Telegraph, in a bitter stinging article on the inepetitude of this current bunch of losers in England caps, put it this way

"...As England evaporated again, the Barmies responded by cranking up their tiresome chanting, and it rather depends on your point of view as to whether they deserve a better team, or whether the two actually deserve each other..."

Until you're an England fan & you're a part of it you'll never understand what it's all about.

You are correct. I will never understand uncritical support of a team with no heart, and courage, no determination, and one that gave back the prize in such a pathetic and gutless manner that they should all be publicly flogged.

I will never understand how a bunch of mindless low IQ'ed larger louts who actively attempt to disrupt and antoganise other patrons at the cricket can delude themselve that they are supporting their team and it is all about the team when they chant "4-0 but we are still having fun". How is that supporting the team? it is being satisified with the most mediocre and pitiful performance seen by a defending Ashes holder in living memory?

But then again how can an Australian understand the mentality of people whose country has had its day and has been consigned to a mere onlooker on the world stage. We have always been a small country, but have always excelled in sport, England have lost everything they owned, Empire, dominance of sport, and now self worth.

All they have left is a bunch of drunken louts chanting Barmy Army, and thinking they have accomplished something.

Really really sad.

 

[Millo]

But then again how can an Australian understand the mentality of people whose country has had its day and has been consigned to a mere onlooker on the world stage. We have always been a small country, but have always excelled in sport, England have lost everything they owned, Empire, dominance of sport, and now self worth.

All they have left is a bunch of drunken louts chanting Barmy Army, and thinking they have accomplished something.

Really really sad.

lighten up pal, sport is supposed to be fun, not a political debate. The barmies have a laugh and you winge.

get a life

 

[likka]

It is only a game of cricket...

 

[peternorth]

they seem to polarise people.

some say they bring atmosphere to the game.

others say they're here for a holiday and drinking.

ive heard a few interviews with pommy journos on the radio. some of them say the chants aren't witty or clever ie. michael vaughn, michael vaughn, our lord, michael vaughn.

but as ray nolan said we'll never understand them because we're not english.

 

[emperor]

but as ray nolan said we'll never understand them because we're not english.

and don't we love it

 

[Joffaboy]

lighten up pal, sport is supposed to be fun, not a political debate. The barmies have a laugh and you winge.

get a life

Truth hurts n00b

Correct me on one thing I said that was wrong. As for having a laugh, thank you, you prove my point. They aren't there to support their team ,but for their own entertainment. Why the pretence of anything else when it is patently obvious to anyone who has witnessed their infantile behaviour first hand.

And on whinging. Ha what a laugh. 4-0 and you reckon I am whinging. the only ones I heard whinging where the hypocrites in the Barmy Army complaining about an offensive song. What a hide with what i heard at the Melbourne test.

And BTW I have a life, because i simply am not a pommy loser like the Barmy Army and you

Enjoy the drubbing n00b

 

[sherb]

I wonder how you would feel if you were a family who were unfortunately seated close to these yobbos?

It seems to me that they have little consideration for those in their vicinity (no different to drunken idiots of any nationality might I add ).

 

[TorresIsGod]

Solo: Everywhere we go!
Everyone: Everywhere we go!
Solo: People wanna know
Everyone: People wanna know
Solo: Who we are!
Everyone: Who we are
Solo: Where we come from!
Everyone: Where we come from
Solo: So we tell them!
Everyone: So we tell them
Solo: Who we are!
Everyone: Who we are
Solo: Where we come from
Everyone: Where we come from
Solo: We are England!
Everyone: We are England
Solo: The mighty, mighty England!
Everyone: The mighty, mighty England
Solo: We are the army!
Everyone: We are the army
Solo: The Barmy, Barmy army!
Everyone: The Barmy, Barmy army!

 

[Shmoses]

Thanks mate, but I'm pretty sure we all know that chant by now.

 

[TorresIsGod]

Yeah, but I felt the need to post it here

 

[Shmoses]

Because England are doing so well? Or because this thread is overwhelmingly positive towards the Army?

 

[frankrizzo]

Solo: Everywhere we go!
Everyone: Everywhere we go!
Solo: People want us to shut up so they can watch the cricket
Everyone: But will we do that?
Solo: no we won't
Everyone: Why won't we?
Solo: becuase were drunk egotistical prats
Everyone: What sport are we at again?
Solo: cricket i think, one of the many we stink at
Everyone: we're not much good are we?
Solo: nope lets chant like drunk ****************s to ease the pain
Solo: We are the army!
Everyone: We are the army
Solo: The Barmy, Barmy army!
Everyone: The Barmy, Barmy army!
Everyone: What sport are we at again?

fixed, you had the wrong lyrics.

 

[Millo]

As for having a laugh, thank you, you prove my point. They aren't there to support their team ,but for their own entertainment. Why the pretence of anything else when it is patently obvious to anyone who has witnessed their infantile behaviour first hand.

And on whinging. Ha what a laugh. 4-0 and you reckon I am whinging.

How sad... your premise appears to be that just because the barmies don't quietly sook when we lose (like you lot did last year) they aren't there to support their team.

To me they were the only mitigating feature of the uncompetitive and tedious Melbourne test, especially the "English Wave". Thanks guys.

The suggestion to get a life still stands - stop wingeing and enjoy your success ! Cos it won't last, now that Warney and Glen are history.

 

[Blues_Man]

How sad... your premise appears to be that just because the barmies don't quietly sook when we lose (like you lot did last year) they aren't there to support their team.

To me they were the only mitigating feature of the uncompetitive and tedious Melbourne test, especially the "English Wave". Thanks guys.

The suggestion to get a life still stands - stop wingeing and enjoy your success ! Cos it won't last, now that Warney and Glen are history.

wow ..just what we needed another whinging pom 4 - 0

 

[Bomber Bears]

I spent the whole of the yesterday afternoon amongst the barmy army aqnd I have to say these guys are a crack, offensive but heaps of fun. I don't understand why they had to whinge about the song that was played in the first test...all their songs are just insulting and rude. They call us cheats, heckle warnie non stop and just go on like pork chops and don't give a rats about the cricket. They know that it pisses the aussie crowds off when they show no real emotion in being thrashed and just laugh and sing so they do it more, but deep down as the wickets kept falling it bloody hurt them.

They keep singing "four nillll but we're having fun foooooooooooour nilllll but we're having fun" sung to the tune of "go west" by the village people. This was really annoying a lot of punters. Also calling warnie and aussies cheaters. One taunt i didn't really understand is the one where they gesture with their hand in a gay fashion and just scream in a camp voice "warnie"..can someone explain that?

What pisses me off is they act like they don't care yet if they had won the ashes again we would not have heard the end of it. Typical English smartarses!

Anyway i took a pic of these louts.

"It's four nil now, just having a laugh"

I think that was cos all the australians were going waaaaaaaaaarney and so they came back with there's.

The warne song was pretty funny as well - "And when he lost his hair, he also lost his wife"

I thought this was the funniest tho

We all shagged Matilda
We all shagged Matilda
We all shagged Matilda
And so did out mates
And she moaned and she groaned as she took it up the billabong
We all shagged Matilda and so did our mates.

 

[bus24]

I thought this was the funniest tho

We all shagged Matilda
We all shagged Matilda
We all shagged Matilda
And so did out mates
And she moaned and she groaned as she took it up the billabong
We all shagged Matilda and so did our mates.

Matilda being some transexual prostitute in the vacinity of Kings Cross?

 

[Shmoses]

You guys play cricket too? Could've fooled us. Looks like you brought a soap opera on the road or something.

 

[Bentleigh]

They were pretty average in Melbourne.

Didn't make a sound for long periods of the game when they were getting killed. (Symo & Hayden).

Sing when your winning it seems.

 

[bus24]

The Mute Button - Mans greatest invention

The peace, the tranquility, its Fantastic not listening to the same Bull******** hour upon hour on end

 

[Glass23]

The "Barmy Army" chant is to let the players know that the fans are there and that they are with them, it's not bring attention to the group itself.

Yeah right.

Then why did they rudely continue "singing" during the presentations at the MCG?

 

[Treasurer]

Why are you guys crapping on about singing when you are losing as if they give a crap. The Barmy Argmy Tour to Australia is about getting smashed having the holiday of your life away from the English winter in the aussie summer not about religiously supporting the English team.

You AFL diehards need to get out and see more sporting Kulcha!!

 

[Browney2006]

I think we will clearly find who has the more loyal fans wont we? or less bandwagoners? Or wont we? Im yet to actually here anything to back any of this up or prove me wrong, all i have heard so far is that Aussies clap more at the cricket