In case you hadn’t heard, the FA today announced the winner of the “Chant Laureate” competition. Basically a competition to find the “best chant” for which the winner gets a £10,000 bursary to traipse around footie grounds and write more stuff.
The winner was some guy who supports Birmingham City. Ironically, his winning entry was a 3-verse opus about Juan Pablo Angel, who plays for local rivals Aston Villa.
Now… why was he going on about Angel in the first place? He’s a Brum fan. Secondly, at what point did terrace chants morph into 3-verse ton ten contenders, complete with chorus?
Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of the FA where all fans wave at each other and explain pleasantries during matches. No – save that for before/after the game. For the intervening 90 minutes it’s sheer volume-obsessed, insult-hurling war. And that’s the way it should stay.
