The Southampton Whisper

[Wurzel]

The latest issue of FourFourTwo has an article about terrace chants. It gives us a mention. ...

"Also around this time (1895) fans of some clubs developed chants known as 'whispers'- although they were more like war cries. One of the most famous was the Southampton Whisper, an ear-splitting yell of 'Yi! Yi! Yi!' "

Anyone ever heard of this? And who wants to be first to resurrect it on Saturday?

[simo]

I think they mean Sunderland and why eye !

[Fan The Flames]

Turkish is the oldest on here maybe he remembers it.

 

Millwall still do one of these today.

[farawaysaint]

I think they mean Sunderland and why eye !

 

Ha' Way you mean?

 

Where's Duncan when you need him?

[Breeny]

They were probably getting confused with that stupid Aussie Oi Oi Oi..!

[Gemmel]

Doesn't ring any bells with me

[lifeintheslowlane]

...One of the most famous was the Southampton Whisper, an ear-splitting yell of 'Yi! Yi! Yi!' "

 

Yeah us lads in the early days could shatter glass at 500 paces with that war cry. That's what made The Antelope Ground such a fortress for us in the '80s and '90s.

[dronskisaint]

Remember well the evolved version...

 

Yi yi yi yi

Martin is better than Yashin

Ron Davies is better than Eusebio

And....... will get a good thrashing!

 

Which dates me back to nearly as far as I can go...1895 is pushing it a little far!

[spyinthesky]

Remember well the evolved version...

 

Yi yi yi yi

Martin is better than Yashin

Ron Davies is better than Eusebio

And....... will get a good thrashing!

 

Which dates me back to nearly as far as I can go...1895 is pushing it a little far!

 

I go back a little further for the slightly differerent version

 

Eye yi yi yi

 

Forsyth is better than Yashin

Ron Davies is better than Eusebio

And you're all in for a thrashin'

 

Frightening thing is, at least three of these players have departed this mortal coil!!