laticsrblue Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I don't remember it either. If it was sung maybe it was a by a minority that I couldn't hear in the Chaddy. And it is disrespectful. So lets try and drop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsmad Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 For years it was never BFJ - I was there. Nothing to do with being PC - just read for a fact that he doesn't like it. Showing respect is not being PC. Anything else you need explaining? Everyone else seems to remember BFJ barmy army and I remember it...oh and I was there too by the way! As for your comments being to PC. They are because nobody else seems to be bothered and BFJ barmy army is alittle light hearted banter and by no way a dig at joe. Anything else you need explaining pal let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie82 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Bollox. seems you're the only one who thinks that. Perhaps your memory is clouded by being tiddley after some shandies and wine gums in your teenage years. Defo sang Big Fat Joe's Blue and White Army back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostofcecere Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 BFJ's Barmy Army seemed to creep in during the Prem Years, prior to that it was Joe Royle's Blue and White army... Exactly how I remember it.......... we copied Villa and "Big Fat Ron's........" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics and England Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 BFJ was the song I most remember the 1994 FA Cup Run and the later Premier League days for. When the RRE was singing it for the five minutes or so prior to Tranmere's first goal on Saturday, that was the best atmosphere I have known inside Boundary Park for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 BFJ was the song I most remember the 1994 FA Cup Run and the later Premier League days for. When the RRE was singing it for the five minutes or so prior to Tranmere's first goal on Saturday, that was the best atmosphere I have known inside Boundary Park for a very long time. It's definitely Joe Royal's Blue and White Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 It's definitely Joe Royal's Blue and White Army. Its both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics and England Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 It's definitely Joe Royal's Blue and White Army. It's not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 It's not! 'tis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRodg75 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 How do you know he doesn't like it? Its done in an affectionate way, its obvious he's not fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 How do you know he doesn't like it? Its done in an affectionate way, its obvious he's not fat. This is the problem: some people feel that the people who chant, "Big Fat Joe's Barmy Army" are simply Johnny Come Latelys, or upstarts, because they chant that now thinking that people used to chant it back in the day. Back in the day, people chanted, "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army" for about half an hour of every match. Here's another reason why not to sing "Big Fat Joe's Barmy Army." Supposing someone I do not know especially well is on the large side, if you will. Do I go up to him or her and say, "All right fatso" in an affectionate sense, or do I just say "Hello"? Why can't we just have "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army" just in case he doesn't like "Big Fat Joe"? I should not have had to write that second paragraph, but some people just can't get to the right answer by themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 This is the problem: some people feel that the people who chant, "Big Fat Joe's Barmy Army" are simply Johnny Come Latelys, or upstarts, because they chant that now thinking that people used to chant it back in the day. Back in the day, people chanted, "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army" for about half an hour of every match. Here's another reason why not to sing "Big Fat Joe's Barmy Army." Supposing someone I do not know especially well is on the large side, if you will. Do I go up to him or her and say, "All right fatso" in an affectionate sense, or do I just say "Hello"? Why can't we just have "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army" just in case he doesn't like "Big Fat Joe"? I should not have had to write that second paragraph, but some people just can't get to the right answer by themselves. More dribble... I was certainly there all the way through those great days... It was sung.. So was blue white army.. I will ask you something.. If it was never sung where the hell did it come from then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 More dribble... I was certainly there all the way through those great days... It was sung.. So was blue white army.. I will ask you something.. If it was never sung where the hell did it come from then ? Listen young 'un: I don't know where it came from, and I do not care. Probably it came from one of those people that always sings the wrong words to a song they don't know and then it just caught on with other like-minded idiots, in the usual banal fashion. Why don't you write to the man himself and ask him whether he prefers "Big fat Joe's Barmy Army" or "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I will ask you something.. If it was never sung where the hell did it come from then ? And how do we know Joe doesn't like it if it was never sung? Big Fat Joe's barmy Army (usually started by one bloke in a stand shouting "Big Fat's Joe's!!!" over and over until people join in just with the "Barmy Army!!!".....repeat ad infinitum) AND Joe Royle's Blue and white army! Both right. PS, is Joe's skin really so thin he can't take a chant expressing banter and a fondness for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 And how do we know Joe doesn't like it if it was never sung? Big Fat Joe's barmy Army (usually started by one bloke in a stand shouting "Big Fat's Joe's!!!" over and over until people join in just with the "Barmy Army!!!".....repeat ad infinitum) AND Joe Royle's Blue and white army! Both right. PS, is Joe's skin really so thin he can't take a chant expressing banter and a fondness for him? Yeah, both chants were sung by Latics fans. At Ipswich the fans sang "Big fat Joe's" in respect of both "barmy army" and "blue and white army". On the Ipswich link there is a reference at the end of the fifth paragraph to Joe not liking the "Big fat" bit. http://www.thefootballnetwork.net/main/s78/st97388.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takemeanywhere Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Does anyone remember the slight variation in 1994? - Big Fat Joe's Going to Wembley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellys_discopants Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 For years it was never BFJ - I was there. Nothing to do with being PC - just read for a fact that he doesn't like it. Showing respect is not being PC. Anything else you need explaining? Utter twaddle! After the Southampton game the chant going around BP was Big Fat Joes Barmy Army! Your talking absolutely rubbish kidda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) Listen young 'un: I don't know where it came from, and I do not care. Probably it came from one of those people that always sings the wrong words to a song they don't know and then it just caught on with other like-minded idiots, in the usual banal fashion. Why don't you write to the man himself and ask him whether he prefers "Big fat Joe's Barmy Army" or "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army"? Youn'un ?? Your only a couple years older than me.... (although your memory seems to be that of a much older person) Your full of it... It was defo sung as confirmed by many people on this thread... Edited March 23, 2009 by oafc0000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozz_oafc Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I can remember it being sung and I was only young when Royle was in charge last time. Even if it wasnt get a bloody grip things change if the fans today want to sing "BFJ Barmy Army" then tough s**t!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martjs Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I can remember it being sung and I was only young when Royle was in charge last time. Even if it wasnt get a bloody grip things change if the fans today want to sing "BFJ Barmy Army" then tough s**t!! I remember both being sang - and as someone said Big Fat Joe's coming in the Prem years (and I remember Joe not liking it) BUT at Wembley in 1994 we chanted "Blue! Blue! - Barmy Army" and that was special... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Been very busy at work at all day and see a thread already at 3 pages about no more Big Fat Joe, I feared the worst. That he had seen all he could take and walked aready!!!! (and that was jsut the messages ont his messageboard no wonder he doesnl;t like them!_ Thank god it was just about whether Joe is a bit tubby or not. Maybe that could be the compromise. Tubby Joes Blue and White armyy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsmad Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 This is the problem: some people feel that the people who chant, "Big Fat Joe's Barmy Army" are simply Johnny Come Latelys, or upstarts, because they chant that now thinking that people used to chant it back in the day. Back in the day, people chanted, "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army" for about half an hour of every match. Here's another reason why not to sing "Big Fat Joe's Barmy Army." Supposing someone I do not know especially well is on the large side, if you will. Do I go up to him or her and say, "All right fatso" in an affectionate sense, or do I just say "Hello"? Why can't we just have "Joe Royle's Blue and White Army" just in case he doesn't like "Big Fat Joe"? I should not have had to write that second paragraph, but some people just can't get to the right answer by themselves. rubbish! It all depends in the context of how it is said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Joe Royle's Blue & White Army for me. That's what I remember ruining my throat to back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 as i remember, it was always joe royles blue and white army and then in the last few years bfj barmy army was sang also. to be honest does it matter. dont we have other things to worry about, im sure joe does. and until he says dont sing it in an interview, then sing what you want ....within reason and just coming to mind was a funny song (and i say this with respect for the man, world cup legend en all ) when we played exeter in the cup and for god knows how long but we sang alan ball has got no bollox clap, clap clap, clap over and over. felt like the whole game im sure it never bothered him...thats football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 yep. big fat joes.. no danger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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