explain?

I can't, I'm American.

Ah Americans.

I won’t say no more to avoid giving myself further embarrassment on these boards!

I'm gonna miss you this summer when you're away at Elstree.

What chants do you want to get rid of?

I agree the "when I was just a little boy" song is a bit harsh but most of the others I don't see a problem with.

If you wanted to get rid of any chants directed at another team you would run the risk of the atmosphere becoming boring.

With reference to the chants aimed at Pryce from the Wakey Faithful – it really upset Leon to the point he… scored.

Does anyone really think that the chants upset players?

Playing Bradford at HQ a few years back and being stood on the Western Terrace we were close to a massive amount of abuse being aimed at Barrie Mac about his missing eye.

I asked him about all the taunting he got and if it bothered him – he told me that if anything it gave him more determination.

Don't think they give 2 hoots, most of them know it's just a bit of banter. It's not like they will go home and cry is it. It's when you start with family insults to them tha is crossing the line, which does not happen all that often.

Take Graham for example, he took a song directed at him the way it should have been, in good humour and laughed. At the end of the game gave a little clap to us lot.

Only one that got serious stick at BV was Lowes, but he reacted straight away so it was bound to get worse.

Talked to a lot of my extra family tonight. Found out I have a distant cousin attending Castleford High! Anyways they all though my ideas for the healthier banter agenda where great and not to shut me up because it was the only time of the night I was taken seriously otherwise!

Good news everyone! Damo's found a bride!

He was a lad!



Anyways wish me good luck for tomorrows meeting. Just reminding you all that I’m there to clearly express a few ideas and not selling out. Should I be wearing my Keith Senior Testimonial shirt with a tie?

So your meeting is tomoz?

And your aim is what? Sorry if I have missed it. I get the general idea you don't like the stick some players get? Which is all part of the fun and is just light hearted banter at the end of the day.

Like I explained to someone in a private conversation the other night I’m not they to be a speech Nazi. Yes I agree that some chants are fun but some are just vile like you one I debated about at the start of the thread. The idea’s that I’m promoting to hopefully prevent such vile chants in the future are -

Match day crew (right influence whilst they’re young)

The match day crew is basically a kids club on Headingley Carnegie Match days I thought up. Parents drop off kids from both teams say at like 6:30 to a kids crew rep.

Once all the kids have been collected the rep then takes the children to a room that’s spare within the grounds. Once in the room the rep puts up a session of fun, games and a sing along with the kids as well as with a meet up with Ronny and the other teams mascot. But also in the session the rep can also drill in respect for all teams that take the field.

Hopefully if this crew was to come to light long lasting friendships will be built up between these kids who in like ten/fifteen years time will hopefully be standing together in the stadiums singing much friendlier songs than the ones that we put up with today. This will be all thanks to the Match day Crew!

Leeds Met Music Department & Southstander Get Together Day

What we want is a day or night session every other month where rhino fans and songwriters within the Leeds Met Music department get together and come up with some new songs for match days with a friendly agenda. Throw a few Leeds Rhinos players into the night and it’ll be a right one.

A Media Push By Players, Journalist And Editors Of The Match Day Programme!

We need a massive push that will get to the conscience of every fan that attends match days at Headingley. Ask the Boots n All team to do a feature on one of their shows, get Peter Smith to do a column on it in the YEP, have a reminder of it in the match day programme, get players to have their say on calendar/Youtube/Podcasts along with encouraging organisations like RLFANS/Southander.com to join in with this campaign.

Last of all songs associated with rape don’t belong in a family stadium nor do songs with vile language.Such stuff in my opinion should be left on the streets and in the pubs. But if you still feel like you want to throw this stuff about in a family stadium then no hard feelings. After all this is a free country

Ok.

There are some songs I don't like (ie) shoot the scum and anything about players family etc.

But there are some chants that are just sang for a laugh and will always be sang and it's just for a laugh and it's part of the atmosphere. Mostly the players take it in good humour.

Most chants at sport matches are childish and tongue in cheek.

Went good today. I got a free orange juice!

Right Result



PM us what was said will ya lad

The Club is going in a fantastic direction.

Anyone who sings on a match day is more than welcome to meet the management at Headingley. I promise they won’t curse you. We want things for the better all round. I think the club will probably organise a fans forum (real one) sooner or later so we can get this vile chanting out once and for all.

I didn’t do a blacklist of people and never will. 2010 Leeds Rhinos want to be recognised as the most friendliest club in the world. I can’t do that by myself but with everyone we can.

When you went in did they all chant to you "who the fu**ing hell are you"





Do you believe you will achieve your aim?

Yes because people who support the Rhinos in general genuinely care in what the direction the club wants to for in!

Mate I never that known in the first place and won’t ever be!

I don't think leeds fans are all that foul mouthed any way, don't think I have heard much in the way of foul chants from south stand, not in a long time any way (thats when Wakey visit)

Some teams are a lot worse



Sounds like a good idea for the younger kids too!

Quote ="adam9641"I don't think leeds fans are all that foul mouthed any way, don't think I have heard much in the way of foul chants from south stand, not in a long time any way (thats when Wakey visit) Some teams are a lot worse Sounds like a good idea for the younger kids too!'" It crept in against Catalans - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnvtgINPwA www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhDazPZeSs

Quote ="adam9641"I don't think leeds fans are all that foul mouthed any way, don't think I have heard much in the way of foul chants from south stand, not in a long time any way (thats when Wakey visit) Some teams are a lot worse Sounds like a good idea for the younger kids too!'" It crept in against Catalans - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnvtgINPwA www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhDazPZeSs

Quote ="Damo-Leeds"It crept in against Catalans - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnvtgINPwA www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhDazPZeSs'" Top one, just bit of sun aint it? We sang one a bit like it to leon and he took it in good heart. Bottom one, I don't have a club what they are saying Is that you in both videos I can see??

Quote ="Damo-Leeds"It crept in against Catalans - www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnvtgINPwA www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVhDazPZeSs'" Top one, just bit of sun aint it? We sang one a bit like it to leon and he took it in good heart. Bottom one, I don't have a club what they are saying Is that you in both videos I can see??

Right I’ve done my bit and I wouldn’t change it one bit. At the end of the day you don’t get through life doing everything perfect. Lets hope it’s a healthy chanting crowd that we have on Sunday along with a cracking game.

Proud to be Rhinos on and off the pitch!

Well said Damo.