[Football] D1rty N0rtherner/S0uthern S0ftie

[Fungus]

I’ve never heard the expression “dirty northern” without the b-word afterwards.

Southerners often use the word “soft” about themselves.

 

[hoveboyslim]

Love it when it’s sung ironically eg Albion to say a Watford team.

It’s quite glorious when Plymouth have sung it at us

 

[El Presidente]

It’s fine, what is embarrassing is the “we pay your benefits“ dirge regularly sung by some of the Brighton ‘Yoof’ these days.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

This thread is typical Southern, shandy drinking nonsense.

 

[nicko31]

If we were playing Crawley they're dirty northern bastards and yes is acceptable for anything north of Ditchling

 

[Bodian]

Harmless.

Love it when it’s sung ironically eg Albion to say a Watford team.

Especially when most of the players playing for that team come from south of Brighton anyway!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Went to Crawley v Carlisle today (2-5) Crawley look like they are going down, 4-0 down after 38 minutes, it honestly could've been double figures had Carlisle not taken their foot of the gas.
MY QUESTION HERE IS: are the terms D1rty N0rtherner/S0uthern S0ftie just acceptable football banter or offensive? Couldn't believe a steward asking a fan to refrain from "D1rty N0rtherner" as his wife is from up Norff. So when does banter become offensive? A N0rtherner (or S0utherner) are not to my best knowledge protected terms etc. Seemed rather OTT to me.

How's the hangover this morning? I can recommend a Berocca and a cheeky wank if you're still suffering.

 

[Coalburner]

I’ve never heard the expression “dirty northern” without the b-word afterwards.

Southerners often use the word “soft” about themselves.

Song "The Manchester Rambler - I'm a rambler from Manchester way, I take all my pleasures the hard northern way" So even pleasure is hard. Ergo, north hard, south soft

 

[Weststander]

It’s quite glorious when Plymouth have sung it at us

At the Goldstone I remember our reply:

“You only sing when you’re fishing”

 

[BN9 BHA]

It’s fine, what is embarrassing is the “we pay your benefits“ dirge regularly sung by some of the Brighton ‘Yoof’ these days.

The same “yoof” that live at home sponging off mum and dad

 

[Cheshire Cat]

As a southerner who lives in the north, it is a stupid, vacuous remark and not true in the slightest.

 

[Fungus]

Song "The Manchester Rambler - I'm a rambler from Manchester way, I take all my pleasures the hard northern way" So even pleasure is hard. Ergo, north hard, south soft

Yeah, I get the hard/soft thing, but the accusation was that northerners are dirty, which isn’t true.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I just thank God they built the bypass and rescued Mile Oak, Hangleton, Goldstone Valley, Withdean, Westdene, Patcham, Hollingbury, Coldean, Moulsecoomb, Whitehawk etc or some of my best mates would be northerners

All north of the OSR

I must be considered a virtual Eskimo by some Brightonians on here, considering where l live.

 

[Bodian]

As a southerner who lives in the north, it is a stupid, vacuous remark and not true in the slightest.

Which bit - the dirty northerners, or the softie southerners?

I heard myself on a podcast not long ago - I hadn't realised how southern I still sound, thought I had blended a bit more than that!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Which bit - the dirty northerners, or the softie southerners?

I heard myself on a podcast not long ago - I hadn't realised how southern I still sound, thought I had blended a bit more than that!

Both

I was accused of sounding "northern" by a relative recently, which was a gross insult, although I have lived up here for four decades.

The locals think I sound "posh" which is equally untrue.

 

[Albion in the north]

Both

I was accused of sounding "northern" by a relative recently, which was a gross insult, although I have lived up here for four decades.

The locals think I sound "posh" which is equally untrue.

Yeah. Suffered with that. Up here Im a southerner (lived here for 25 years) but down south they think I sound like a northerner.

 

[Albion in the north]

Wait to you go to Stoke !

Stoke is in the midlands. Not sure what the derogatory term for them is

 

[Bodian]

Stoke is in the midlands. Not sure what the derogatory term for them is

"From Stoke" is derogatory enough isn't it?

 

[maresfield seagull]

 

[maresfield seagull]