bradowl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Pigs sang it in 1979. At the BDM one of the loudest chants from Wednesdayites was " Where's your Barmy Army now ?" I think that was in reply to them saying before game that there were thousands of em coming on East Bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 United started singing it just after they won their last major trophy...OBVIOUSLY Yep spot on...for a change Gi' oer! Chanting had even been invented then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Distraught! Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Gi' oer! Chanting had even been invented then! It wasn't long after though "Zeig heil, Zeig heil". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longley owl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 For me in the late 80's at away matches the chant used to be Sheffield Wednesdays blue and white army we're not mad we're f*cking barmy which then sort of lazily turned into barmy army after being Atkinsons barmy army at first On a similar note I remember coming out of the league cup final and hearing a disgruntled man u fan saying 'and they nicked our song' referring to always look on the bright side of life when the first time I'd heard us sing that was when we lost at Everton 4-0 in about 86 and we were singing it to ourselves not to the opposition as it later developed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Williams Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Not first time but it was epic at Notts County in 91, we were in the home stand and it seemed to go on for the whole match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy bunny Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Really can't remember the first time I heard it However, without doubt, the best was in the fa cup final replay, we were outnumbered and knackered but kept up the longest "barmy army" ever It was amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Really can't remember the first time I heard it However, without doubt, the best was in the fa cup final replay, we were outnumbered and knackered but kept up the longest "barmy army" ever It was amazing That was great but I think the best I've heard was away at Mansfield around '90/'91. If I remember correctly, it started about 10 minutes in, carried on for rest of the first half, through half time and then for the whole of the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Pigs sang it in 1979. At the BDM one of the loudest chants from Wednesdayites was " Where's your Barmy Army now ?" The Blades did sing it first as you say but before 1979. I remember being on the Shoreham in 1979 giving it "where's your Barmy Army now" after years of them saying the Barmy Army would smash us Edited May 7, 2015 by lanzaroteowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York_Owl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Best for me was "atkinsons Barmy Army" 1991 I think at Millwall 4-4 FA Cup......awesome day.Yep this game for me too when Atkinsons blue and white army morphed into Barmy army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesowl Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 ATKINSONS! Barmy Army! It was so engrained in our psych that I remember at Everton away on Boxing Day 1992 or 93 (?) some dude jumped up and shouted ATKINSONS!! problem was Atkinson at the time was Judas and tricky trev was the gaffer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 ATKINSONS! Barmy Army! It was so engrained in our psych that I remember at Everton away on Boxing Day 1992 or 93 (?) some dude jumped up and shouted ATKINSONS!! problem was Atkinson at the time was Judas and tricky trev was the gaffer... The game of Carltons 30 yard header? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 That was great but I think the best I've heard was away at Mansfield around '90/'91. If I remember correctly, it started about 10 minutes in, carried on for rest of the first half, through half time and then for the whole of the second half. I got a ticket off a Mansfield apprentice for this game and it turned out to be with the players parents/wives etc. Very hard to listen to our fans without joining in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wire owl Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I remember Derby away when Harkes scored that 45 yarder. It was really loud then. It was also properly Baltic and quite a few around Tango took their tops off and I was thinking they must be lunatics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macstiffler Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 When I was travelling down kop on top of flag 93 good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 When did YOU first hear the chant was the question....Err...88? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 United started singing it just after they won their last major trophy...OBVIOUSLY Yep spot on...for a change I'm always spot Dave...😠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateford_Owl Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 1990-91 SWFC v West Ham Utd Game finished 1-1 and Hirst scored for us (lovely turn and finish on his right foot). West Ham sang 'Billy Bonds purple army' throughout half time and carried on for the majority of the second half. We adopted it and changed the words to 'Atkinsons Barmy Army'. The rest, is history and the song will be forever one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaminowl Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 It was a different song/tune but in the early to mid 70's (and beyond) we used to sing..... Aye, aye, aye-aye. East Bank Republican Army, we're barmy............etc. Not sure when that started though. Too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fedor Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 1990-91 SWFC v West Ham Utd Game finished 1-1 and Hirst scored for us (lovely turn and finish on his right foot). West Ham sang 'Billy Bonds purple army' throughout half time and carried on for the majority of the second half. We adopted it and changed the words to 'Atkinsons Barmy Army'. The rest, is history and the song will be forever one of my favourites. Mid 80s , West Ham fans sang "Johnny Lyalls claret and Blue Army" for the entire second half. Thats where we copied it from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulsar Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I can go back a bit further when i was a patient at Rampton in the 70's. Remember these were different times and the staff, who were mainly Wednesday, allowed us, who were mainly Wednesday, to form our own military department. That was the first time i heard of the Wednesday Barmy Army! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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