Rumour has it that Emile Smith Rowe is about to sign a new five-year contract extension, which is truly excellent news.
It’s important that we don’t get carried away with how good this young man is and put too much pressure on his young shoulders.
But quite clearly he’s already better than Brady, Bergkamp, Pires, Merson, Fabregas and Ozil.
Only joking. But there’s nothing wrong with having high hopes for the lad.
And if he’s going to be with us for years to come and featuring regularly in our first team he needs a song.
I have a couple of offerings, but they’re both a bit rubbish, so feel free to come up with something better
- To the tune of that nursery favourite, Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
Rowe, Rowe, Emile Smith Rowe
First name in our team,
When he scores another goal
Don’t forget to scream.
(Original lyrics)
Row, row, row, your boat
Gently down the stream,
If you see a crocodile
Don’t forget to scream.
2. To the tune of the Christmas song ‘Let It Snow’:
Emile Smith Rowe’s delightful
And his passes so insightful,
If we want to score some goals
Play Smith Rowe, play Smith Rowe, play Smith Rowe.
(Original lyrics)
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we’ve no place to go
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
Ok, I’ll get me coat.
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To the tune of johnny comes marching home
Again again again again we’ll sing well sing
Again again again again we’ll sing well sing
When Emile smith scored a goal your shove your heads right up
Your hole , and well
All go mad when Tottenham go down Again
(Repeat)
We’ve got Smith Rowe, Emile Smith Rowe
I just don’t think you understand
He’s Artetas man
He’s better than Zidane
We’ve Got Emile Smith Rowe
Deserves this much more than Ozil ever did!
Hmm, a little tricky but;
Emile’s simply the best
Better than all the rest
He’s better than anyone
Anyone I’ve ever met
At finding the back of the net
Go Emile!!!! 😎
Maybe a bit out there and definitely needs some finetuning
On the tune of Low Low Low by Flo Rida (not a classic but a nice tune to it)
Blond hair in the wind (wind)
Boots with cleets (cleets)
First name on the sheet (sheet)
Racking assists (assists)
Scoring some goals, you know
It’s Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe Rowe
What a bunch of fucking children.A few decent games and you’ve got a song for him loooool.Oh and AG you’re a twat.Don’t think Ozil bothered himself too much about a song from a bunch of hypocrites.
It is all good fun Sean – nothing too serious. No need to get all worked up about a song that probably will never be sung at the stadium anyways…
Excellent post, Rocky. Emile looks a bit like an old fashioned pilot so I go with your first song.
Sean, I am genuinely embarrassed for you. You go onto the comments section of a light-hearted article about an up and coming Arsenal player and call someone a twat. What a great human being you must be in this of all years. I just hope I don’t sit next to you in the North Bank.
Just for info, sean vassallo is a totnum supporter who has nothing better to do than to troll arsenal sites spouting drivel. He usually ends up in the bin but we do not need to pay him that compliment.
Not pilot but pirate! 😁
I am glad Sean never ended up in the bin, in the usual sad way, it is quite a funny comment.
Good bit of fun today.
I think ESR will get the Ozil song.
I just don’t think you understand etc.
We could revive the Giroud one to the tune of Hey Jude … ending with Smith Rowe …. but it seems too much for him at such a young age. It would be more fun to have something incorporating ‘the Croydon De Bruyne’
Sokratis has gone then! Be an interesting song with his surname in!!
He’s left for WWE…. 😆😆
Dunno Sue, there must be something that can be done with Papastathopoulos and ‘Papa’s Got a Brand New Pig Bag’ by James Brown/Pigbag…
Anyway, best of luck to Papa. He always put in a good shift for us whenever he pulled on the shirt.
Some nice contributions there, everyone.
Swing Low Sweet Chariot. I need something for the Sweet Chariot bit.
Smith Rowe,
Coming for to carry us home
Smith Rowe,
Coming for to carry us home
I looked over Arsenal and what did I see
Coming for to carry us home
Emile and Saka playing for free
Coming for to carry us home
Smith Rowe, plays number 10?
Love it GiE!!!
How about:
Smith Rowe, the Croydon de Bruyne,
Coming for to carry us home
Smith Rowe, there’s nobody finer,
Coming for to carry us home
(With line 3 it helps if you’re Irish: “…nobody foyner…” 😀
While we’re at it surely Saka needs a song too?
Copacabana
His Name is Saka, Bukayo Saka
The hottest man in north London
His Name is Saka, Bukayo Saka
Dribbling and crossing and always his scoring
With Saka we fell in love
I’ll get my coat.
I think there is nothing wrong with Sok’s surname ‘Pasthepolos’.
That’s another surprise to me — not that he is leaving, but the story of him being an experienced, hard as nails player who took no s**t from anyone, played well — got injured and disappeared.
He was arse nalled as far as I see it.
Still he gets a ‘free’ with his contract terminated today.
Like the Croydon de Bruyne thing, but I’d prefer if the player wasn’t still live in the Pl.
That was always good about the Romford Pele, he wasn’t anywhere near as good as Pele but for Romford he was, the thing with ESR he could easily be as good as De Bruyne, so we should aim higher and maybe someone who is no longer playing the Croydon Platini?
My favourite Sokratis moment!!
He is a diver, makes my skin crawl
Well, we have to say that Mikel’s to do list is slowly going down.
So is Kane.
All those ‘England Captain’ fouls and penalties he wins.
Grrrr.
Arsenal’s Winter clearance:
– Ozil out
– Sok out
– Who is next? Mustafi?
LoL Rocky Can I have some of what you’re on? Must be good sh!t
Hopefully RC78
He’s been an unmitigated disaster since he arrived for £35m. £35m!!!
I’ve read rumours today that Mustafi, Kolasinac & Ozil were a problem group in the dressing room.
‘RC78 says:
January 20, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Arsenal’s Winter clearance:
– Ozil out
– Sok out
– Who is next? Mustafi?’
Thanks Rocky. Rasp is the one with the musical talent so I expect no less than 5 suggestions from him and maybe even an original specially written song for him.
When I started reading the post I thought for all the world it was an RA post as it was in his indelible style. Is our giant Wichitarian friend getting into your head Rocky?
I think I must have said a couple if years back that Smith Rowe reminded me of De Bruyne in his style of play and movement. However, like GIE I am not sure having his name linked with someone still playing in this league quite works.
The Romford Pele was always more tongue in cheek anyway but Smith Rowe’s comparison to great technical players is more of a direct comparison. Personally I think we should go with the “Croydon Bergkamp”. A technical number 10 that makes the team tick and scores and assists. The similarities are there.
A song for Sean. To the tune of the Ozil ditty:
Sean Vassallo
He’s snorted too much blow
I just don’t think you understand
It’s just a bit of fun
Stick your finger up your 8um
Sean Vassallo
*calm down
Hello RA.. I’ve just seen your comment on the previous thread.It made me chuckle, almost belly laugh, about how you read the sports pages in the supermarket and nobody challenges you! 🤣 Can you blame them?! I’m not sure I would either 🤣 Although I’d expect to see you down the tinned food aisle – the ‘jolly’ green giant!!
GB I considered suggesting Bergkamp, but felt that was a large burden to shoulder for anyone.
5 year contract extension good to hear, hopefully we start getting all the youngsters nailed down.
If £45k a week is correct the kid is now made for life. £11.7m over the next five years guaranteed, just concentrate on your football now young man.
In 3 years, we could have the following line-up
Leno – Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney – Partey, ? – Saka, ESR, Martinelli – ?
which is basically missing 2 players…and we may get them this winter or next summer so building a relatively young and competitve team for the years to come?
RC
I’d be surprised if Hector is still here in three years time, but you never know.
All we need now is the new Gilberto Silva to play alongside Partey and we’re sorted.
GoonerB
A bit harsh to describe Redders’ style as “inedible.”
I find his prose style very palatable. 😀
We should buy Luka Jovic the Serbian striker at Real Madrid struggling atm he’s built for the PL to replace Laca in the Summer
Sue,
I am an early riser and when I get to the local supermarket they often tend to be unloading some fresh food, and I give them a hand while awaiting the newspaper deliveries.
The deal is, I don ‘t eat to much of their fresh comestibles, while they let me read the sports.
Hence it bugs me when you are so brilliant at unearthing the latest transfer news. 🤔
Rocky, Rocky, take no notice of that naughty GB.
I would never allow him to impugn your eloquent and apposite prose — no siree.
Now Emillia SR that is interesting, indeed;
See how he dives
From those boots in the gloom
See how he darts
Through the Ems like a loon
Past kicks and eels
Any way he feels
Past fluffs of mud
And fresh camel crud
See how he wins
A foul with a swerve
A flip of his … zipper,
A flick of his wrist!
Softer than spray,
He goes down, rightaway
With a sneaky sway
Like he’s having it away
Before you can utter,
He’s a cheating nutter
He’s done it again
And squawks like a hen.
Now that is a high class poem and difficult to write, but I can teach you, if you feel like you might. 😉
Top Quality Redders 😀
Readers, that last bit was truly indelible in style but I wouldn’t want to eat it.
RA.. An early riser, hey?! 😉😜😂
Frickin phone….. Redders not readers
Emile Smith Rowe – “Croydon Zidane”
Croydon Cruyff ?
What about closer to home…”Croyden Pires”
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To the tune of pilot by magic
Oh, ho, ho, he’s magic, smith Rowe
never believe it’s no so,
he’s magic Smith Rowe,
never believe it’s not so
Croydon De Bruyne!!!
We’ve got the Croydon de Bruyne
Croydon De Bruyneeeeeee
We got the Croydon de Bruyneeeee!
To the tune of there’s only one Arsene Wenger