Hmm. With his Plymouth-based posturing,
wfoster has reminded me of something football related that's really irritating me at the moment. Because you see, it's to do with the mighty Argyle, although I absolve young
wfoster and his pasty-chomping chums of any particular blame for this.
Here's
Exhibit A – an advert that's currently running on Englandshire telly for insurance company Aviva. For the benefit of our international friends, the campaign features funnyman Paul Whitehouse playing a variety of characters to promote the different insurance policies the company offers. For the car insurance ad, Whitehouse plays an Argyle fan driving his chums to the away match at Newcastle United – the longest distance to travel to an away match in the English League, unless I'm mistaken, hence the need for good car insurance. The ad ends with him shouting 'Green Army!' at his weary travelling companions, this being a nickname of the club and a chant favoured amongst its supporters.
Okay, I've no problems with the ad. I don't think it's particularly good one, but it's inoffensive enough – although I do wonder how Argyle fans feel about the slightly backwards way they're depicted. What is
really irritating me at the moment is the fact that a section of our support have started shouting 'Green Army!' in an oh-so ironic way at our matches.
Honestly, bloody shut up with it. It's not a City chant, and we don't play in green (except for a brief flirtation with a minty hued away shirt some years ago). There's a group just behind us who do this, they never join in with any of the City chants (preferring to moan about the manager, chairman, players or quality of the catering) but all of a sudden they feel the need to scream another teams chant, simply because it's on an ad on the telly. For crying out loud...
At a time when we're more than likely going to be embroiled in a relegation scrap, I'd venture that it might be more beneficial to actually join in with the songs that are in support of
our team rather coming out with this rubbish because that funny man on the telly does. What's next? A lusty rendition of Chelsea's
Blue Is The Colour? Or maybe we could roll out the proverbial barrel with a classic Chas 'n' Dave/Tottenham collaboration? The possibilities are endless.
If you really want to spend 90 minutes shouting 'Green Army!' to impress those around you, bugger off and go and watch
North Ferriby United. They play in green, and I'm sure they'll appreciate your support. Although they'll probably think you're a stupid twunt. Which you are. You stupid twunt.
Ah. It feels good to have got that off me chest.
