Now is the time for some serious creativity and additions to our repertoire, as well as giving some older lesser known songs an airing.
It’s difficult if you can’t get to the games to get them started but those who do, should keep the new ones and decent old ones pumping in the ale house before games with their mates and then to a bigger audience.
Some good observations have been made on here in recent weeks. Singing, and atmosphere are a big thing in Jurgen Klopp’s footballing theory. That’s why we have a huge responsibilty to remind him and the team just who we are and to make us a place that players want to come to. The other arguments about safe stading and the halfy halfy scarves , bell-ends on the Kop checking their mobiles and taken photos of opposition players have contributed to deteriorating atmosphere, but that’s another story.
There are older songs that need to be given an airing and it was a good to put them in to different categories as someone did a couple of weeks ago.
1) When the team have their backs up to the wall:
In the past the Kop used to belt out; “Come on Scousers, come on scousers!”
Or “Get into them! Get into them!!” (this was also used to encourage the Annie Rd to charge at the opposition but that’s another story too!)
Another one which was aimed to get the team back into the game was “Come on you mighty reds, come on you mighty reds, come on you reds, come on you mighty reds” (To the tune of “ those were the days my friend”- incidendly another cracking song which was sung widely in the late 60s and 70s)
2) With the team swarming forward, the Kop used to just push them forward with “Li-ver-pool, Li-ver-pool.”
Then there was the short sharp. LIVERPOOL (clap clap clap) LIVERPOOL- powerful and defiant.
There was also the LIV-ERP-Double OL Liverpool FC (sung to Jesus Christ Superstar)
"Allez les rouges " was a cracker too.
3) Away game defiance-
“Scousers here, scousers, there scousers every fucking where as the away end started filling up- Used to love that one
4) Going for the Title
With us always being in the mix for the League title, there was the “We’re going to win the League“ which is getting an airing I hear as it did in the run-in a couple of years ago.
But there was an even better one which was sung to an old Edith Piaf tune Milord:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwe3CzWZ4Bg “We’re going to win the League, we’re gonna win the League, we’re gonna win win win win win the League”. This was absolutely brilliant when boomed out by the Kop
Another good one was : “Liverpool Liverpool, top of the League, Liverpool top of the League.”
I’d love to hear that when we get back on our perch.
5) Newer ones:
That’s entertainment is utter brilliance. Hope it takes off more in the next few weeks.
I also like my own one for Matip a couple of pages ago, but that obviously flew under the radar. I’d love it to get a sounding. It’s bounceable and if I was able to get to games, my mates and I would definitely get it going!
For some people, creating an atmosphere might be of secondary importance. As far as I’m concerned, and I think this is the manager’s line too, the support is as important as getting a big signing. This on eone of the reasons that Klopp was attracted to our club in the first place. If you have a ticket on the Kop (or anywhere else for that matter), you have a privilege and an enormous responsibility to do your bit. Learn the fucking songs or give your ticket to someone else.
Atmosphere makes an enormous difference , gets points, respect and makes players want to be part of the club. When we’re going through a bad patch as well. Sorry if I’m ranting again buti t really is dear to me even if (or because) I’m an old git.
