It’s not too controversial to claim football fans lack originality in their chants.
The “he scores when he wants” chant has been appropriated by supporters of at least half the teams in the football league, and you don’t want to get Spurs and Man United fans started on who did “glory glory” first.
Now it’s West Ham’s turn to cry plagiarism, after Arsenal debuted a very familiar-sounding chant for Mesut Özil.
Compare and contrast…
West Ham fans at the pub right now in Bournemouth. We've got Payet. pic.twitter.com/WQQNeMYsNP
— Uber West Ham (@UberWestHam) January 12, 2016
— Jack Martinelli (@jackAFCmartin) January 17, 2016
Yes, it’s the same, but is it that big a deal?
West Ham fans were furious.
THEY STOLE OUR FUCKING PAYET CHANT CUNTS
— freddo âš’ (@claretandblue_) January 17, 2016
Though some were more embarrassed for their counterparts.
https://twitter.com/PxyetIsCrucixl/status/688764257782099972
https://twitter.com/RubieDubes/status/688759161790816257
The Arsenal faithful didn’t seem too bothered.
Lol west ham fans really upset that we took their payet chant lmfao. State of them
— GSt (@10GSW) January 18, 2016
West Ham fans you might as well let's us remix the "Payet chant" because he will leave this summer or the next so pipe down
— 🤫 (@JaeBoogieee) January 17, 2016
And neutrals just found it hilarious.
Lool Arsenal fans really stole that dimitri payet chant from the hammers and acted like they just discovered fire before future
— ManLikeJanuzaj (@simplyjanuzaj) January 17, 2016
Search 'payet chant' to watch an absolute West Ham meltdown live, it's really something
— Cam (@_camwba) January 17, 2016
Especially when it turned out West Ham weren’t even the first ones to come up with it.
LOL @ Hammers' fans crying over us stealing "their" Payet chant when they actually stole it from Newcastle who stole it from Celtic 😂😂😂 #LRT
— Fredrik Karbin (@Fkarbin) January 17, 2016
Oh dear.
