h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Never mind, McKay, it happens to us all (except Ormy, possibly). If you can manage three ducks in a row, you'll match my record.

B

I enjoy a challenge.

Yes that was one of B's finer moments in the history of this league

It is one of the more depressing things that have ever happened to me online that I am currently thirteen points *behind* that useless git, despite me winning two mystery player rounds.

Could be worse ------ I don't actually know how, but I'm sure it could be.

Incidently I know what HNM is but whats UTB ?

Well you have been posting some bizarre scorelines this season. These are totally at odds to the considered one-nil's that most folk post. The only problem then is those overpaid prima donnas in the Premiership run around for 90 minutes and serve up, a one-nil.

UTB = Up The Blades

I'm a user of the '606' Division 1 message board in this parish. Well all season long SheffU fans have been under sustained attack from the likes of, well everyone it seems. As a part of the response, all Blades (if they remember ) now sign off with "UTB". It's a bonding thing


UTB

Cov fans use 'keep the faith' - usually when we're drowning our sorrows after Coventry have once again flattered to deceive. Or we've been knocked out of the cup by some lower league team and we're no longer even surprised by it.

Hmm. From what i've observed on messageboards, my fellow Everton fans tend to, if anything, type "if you know your history..." which is a line from one of the club chants/songs

Club chants, yes, interesting stuff there.

There was a new one to me that came out at the Cardiff match based around '10 green bottles'. It went, "There were 10 Welsh bombers in the air, etc... ", with the reply, "And the RAF from England shot them down, again etc...". Repeat until there are no bombers left.

It seemed quite well worked out, so I suspect it's not entirely an original, but possibly one worthy of inclusion on my page of SheffU songs.

It is usually German bombers - usually sung to confused Swedes or Dutch with German sounding names.

Spurs could always be relied upon to have a new and topical song when they came up - Coventry, notoriously, only have 1 song - but at least its entirely their own. Occaisonally you'll hear 'In our Coventry homes', but its a constant complaint that all the old songs just died.

See I told you I didn't think that that was an original. In my defence I say that I don't particularly follow English international football, so haven't been exposed to that song before.

I've said before, and I'll say it again. I've always believed that the Blades have one of the best signature songs out there with our John Denver 'Chip Butty' song. And sometimes we sing the second verse, and we sing it almost straight as Mr.Denver wrote it

Can I have my carlisle result? I predicted Southend to win, and they did...

sprout

Probably the most common Everton fan internet forum sign-off is "COYB" ("come on you blues!").

Scunthorpe fans have laid claim to inventing that charming chant:

"We're so very pleased to see you here...NOW F*CK OFF!"

B

It was at Fulham that I first heard the infuriatingly gently mocking 'You're not very good'.

I think I remember Yeovil fans singing that at Liverpool in the cup. And "Champions League? You're having a laugh.."

There is also the bog-standard, "Are you Wednesday, are you Wednesday, are you Wednesday in disguise etc..." which gets tripped out on a regular basis.