To Bee or not to Bee. Brentford (H) 25/10/14

[Armchair Wanderer]

Since I heard it again on the weekend, can someone explain the wanky wanky chant to me?

It is meant to be the subtlest of ironies and about the reappropriation of language, as in a rapper bearing himself the nomenclature of "n****" or indeed MU fans repeating the "who the f*ck..." It reappropriates since it leaves opposition fans less likely to chant it and therefore is quite a clever psychological ploy. Probably still sounds stupid though.

Thanks for that. It's the only explanation that makes sense lol

A bit before my time but... we used to chant "Ohhh Franky Franky.." for Frank Worthington so you can see why opposition supporters might have changed it.

[Worthy4England]

Since I heard it again on the weekend, can someone explain the wanky wanky chant to me?

It is meant to be the subtlest of ironies and about the reappropriation of language, as in a rapper bearing himself the nomenclature of "n****" or indeed MU fans repeating the "who the f*ck..." It reappropriates since it leaves opposition fans less likely to chant it and therefore is quite a clever psychological ploy. Probably still sounds stupid though.

Thanks for that. It's the only explanation that makes sense lol

A bit before my time but... we used to chant "Ohhh Franky Franky.." for Frank Worthington so you can see why opposition supporters might have changed it.

Not before my time - but they did indeed change it - usually before he bagged a brace against them - DMB's

[wigan white]

I had a very disappointing weekend, some prick I was supposed to be meeting blew me out!

Bastard. Hope you recover from that snub.

"Drink through it" would be my advice.

Would that be inside or outside the pub?

[Enoch]

I had a very disappointing weekend, some prick I was supposed to be meeting blew me out!

Bastard. Hope you recover from that snub.

"Drink through it" would be my advice.

Would that be inside or outside the pub?

Good advice, I kept my end up.

Outside is just wrong!

Stumbled into a cracking place late on, no idea what it was called but I think I could find it again. Wall to wall ladies of a certain age, cracking.

[Andy Waller]

I had a very disappointing weekend, some prick I was supposed to be meeting blew me out!

Bastard. Hope you recover from that snub.

"Drink through it" would be my advice.

Would that be inside or outside the pub?

Good advice, I kept my end up.

Outside is just wrong!

Stumbled into a cracking place late on, no idea what it was called but I think I could find it again. Wall to wall ladies of a certain age, cracking.

Mecca Bingo?

[Enoch]

House!

Cheeky monkey.

[Worthy4England]

I don't think Ladies have a certain age. I think you know what you get told.

[thebish]

Stumbled into a cracking place late on, no idea what it was called but I think I could find it again. Wall to wall ladies of a certain age, cracking.

[Enoch]

Stumbled into a cracking place late on, no idea what it was called but I think I could find it again. Wall to wall ladies of a certain age, cracking.

Are you just out of shot talking to the one second from the right?

[NiceHotCuppaTea]

[General Mannerheim]

how come they pitch up on the bus now? sure we used to watch em arrive one by one and check out their motors.

do they stay in a hotel the night before a home game? why dont they use our own hotel?

[Worthy4England]

how come they pitch up on the bus now? sure we used to watch em arrive one by one and check out their motors.

do they stay in a hotel the night before a home game? why dont they use our own hotel?

They did used to. Lennon has decreed that stops. That they spend the night before a game in the same place.

[bobo the clown]

He is a PR dream. None of that assures pitch-side success but it's such a contrast from what we've had. Going into the FanZone, whoever thought of that well done.

[twilight]

He is a PR dream. None of tat assures pitch-side success but it's such a contrast from what we've had. Going into the FanZone, whoever thought of that well done.

He's not just a PR dream. He's my idea of the perfect manager...wants all the players to be together the evening before a match, so they feel like a team, gets among the fans, making them feel that they are involved with the team/club. Gets everybody fired up/motivated, even looking forward to a game (whoever thought eh?). It just feels right him being the manager, and long may it continue

[Enoch]

I keep wondering about where we'd be if Lennon had come in during the summer, where he'd have had a full pre-season to work on tactics and the players wouldn't have been destroyed mentally by playing in such a stifling system under a manager they didn't like. I think we'd be closer to the top 3 than bottom 3.

Aye.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I keep wondering about where we'd be if Lennon had come in during the summer, where he'd have had a full pre-season to work on tactics and the players wouldn't have been destroyed mentally by playing in such a stifling system under a manager they didn't like. I think we'd be closer to the top 3 than bottom 3.

Aye.

[Sponge]

I keep wondering about where we'd be if Lennon had come in during the summer, where he'd have had a full pre-season to work on tactics and the players wouldn't have been destroyed mentally by playing in such a stifling system under a manager they didn't like. I think we'd be closer to the top 3 than bottom 3.

Aye.

It's also amusing to read all the Pratley hate in this thread. He's now the deemed the saviour!

[thebish]

It's also amusing to read all the Pratley hate in this thread. He's now the deemed the saviour!

...until he starts playing again!

[Worthy4England]

It's also amusing to read all the Pratley hate in this thread. He's now the deemed the saviour!

...until he starts playing again!

He's clearly no Andranik...