1.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:24:19
What a player! Hopefully he will realise that he's at the best club in the world with the best fans so won't even dream of leaving.


2.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:24:57
No place for religion in a football stadium. Football is where we all become equal and as one. Talk of Race, religion, ethnicity etc should be left outside of the turnstiles. Salah is not a Muslim inside the stadium. He is a football player. I don't see any songs being written about Sturridge being Christian for example. So why is Salah defined by his religion?

None of this stuff is what defines fans, players, managers, stewards or anyone else. We are all a part of football and we shouldn't even be bringing it up. Salah is a Liverpool player and that's the end of it. I actually find this song a little bit passive aggressive. As if being a Muslim is a negative, but Salah is so good, we'll convert anyway.

Nope, not for me. Very poor choice of words by whoever made this up. Why can't we sing about his left foot or how fast he is instead? Something relevant. I think I'll stick to "ooohhhh Mane, Mane"


3.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:32:40
100% agree MK, pretty embarrassing to be honest.


4.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:39:02
Exactly the same with sexuality and the whole rainbow thing. Who actually cares what way someone’s inclined as long as they perform well.


5.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:39:54
I’d say your great craic at parties MK.


6.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:41:55
Spot on MK, I find the song pretty disgusting to be quite honest I don't agree with it at all. People can say what they want, this isn't right.


7.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:43:52
Spot on MK.


8.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:45:05
MK, you realise Salah celebrates his goals by praying, as do many other religious players whilst on the field. The song is not discriminatory in any way shape or form and as you can see by Salah himself replying to the song, he likes it. Should we never refer to Fowler as God from now on? All Races, Religions and Ethnicity's should be carried into the stadium as long as it is a positive manner. People in 2018 try so hard to find negativity where there is none and try even harder to be offended. You are allowed your opinion, and i respect that, just wholeheartedly disagree.


9.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:45:27
By the way I’m only having a laugh mk! I actually do agree with it’s a bit strange to be sang in a song of praise!


10.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:47:24
I'd just prefer the song to focus on him as a player instead of his personal life. I don't think there is anything wrong with referencing Egypt or even something to do with his home country. But race, religion, sexuality and skin colour are areas i consider to be out of bounds. Maybe I'm just turning into a snowflake 😂 how about:

Mo Salah-lah-lah-lah-lah
Mo Salah-lah-lah-lah-lah

If he's good enough for you,
He's good enough for me,

He has the speed of Usain Bolt,
And the left foot of Messi,

If he's good enough for you,
He's good enough for me,

If you give him too much space,
He'll score another three,

Mo Salah-lah-lah-lah-lah
Mo Salah-lah-lah-lah-lah.


11.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:58:25
Conakry, i get that. But that is Salah's choice. We shouldn't be bringing it up en-mass. If a player is wearing rainbow laces, should we start singing about him being homosexual when he scores?

I just don't see the need to bring this stuff up. The biggest problem with modern discrimination is that people are being defined or categorised by something that is irrelevant. Where someone is from is slightly different for me. For example when we used to sing "We brought the lad from Sunny Spain" about Torres. A country is just a place you grew up or were born and it cannot be misconstrued in any way. Religion and sexuality are personal though. They are individual choices that should remain private. Salah can express it, but we don't need to sing about it. Race and ethnicity are not choices, but they are a bit taboo nowadays because of all the stereotyping and discrimination which has been going on for thousands of years. So I'd leave that out too!

I just don't think it is appropriate to sing about certain things. I respect that you disagree though and I'm sure no harm was meant. This is the last thing Liverpool of all clubs need to bring into the stadium though! We've already been stung by a racism row with Suarez, and Firmino is currently being investigated. Just leave some things be, i say. There is more to Salah than his religion and we should recognise his talents instead of his personal choices. I'm not saying anyone who sings this or likes it is a bad person, just that it's inappropriate.


12.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 16:58:36
Lighten up it’s not offensive and not intended to cause offence.


13.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 17:02:15
Agree with mk.


14.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 17:11:38
I appreciate that WelshRed84, but look at what happened recently with the United song about Lukaku.

You just know some things are going to blow up or cause offence. I'm not offended by this as I'm not religious at all. But i guarantee you somebody will make a complaint, and it is publicity Liverpool does not need. I really hope any fans intending on singing this show a bit of common sense and just don't take the risk. There is so much that is good about Salah and so much we could sing about. I just don't see the need to even bring up his religion. Maybe Salah won't care, but if somebody else does, who are we to tell them they are not allowed to be offended? How can a non-religious person tell a Muslim person that a song doesn't offend them because we said so. If they say they are offended, just respect it and move on.

The song has potential. My alternate version isn't great, but I'm sure someone more musically inclined can cone up with something along those lines that is a but more catchy.


15.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 17:18:17
What a ridiculous response from the majority of you, not one offensive thing has been said yet youve all somehow taken offence? So what if he says the word muslim, how is that offensive or even remotely linked to incidents of racism?
MK leading the SJW brigade as usual jumping on anything that has the slightest hint of not being politically correct. Fair enough say you don't like the song, but don't pretend its offensive.
MK "There is more to Salah than his religion and we should recognise his talents instead of his personal choices"
Why are you dramatising this so much? When was it mentioned that he was not more than his religion?
Ridiculous.


16.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 17:20:16
It also shows a severe lack of understanding to say "I'll be Muslim too".

Islam is a highly dedicated religion, that takes a lifetime of commitment, and it is almost derogatory to suggest you can just say "I'm Muslim now" just because Salah scores. Even though i know it isn't meant literally, that is how it is written. You can't just "be Muslim". It requires huge changes to your lifestyle, to your diet, to your daily routine etc. It's rude to even suggest it is as easy as flicking a switch. I know a lot of Muslims and some would probably laugh at this. But i also know some who take it very seriously and would almost certainly find this offensive.

There are certain circumstances where you have to make leeway. Like i think Clattenburg paused a game recently for a prayer session. But he hasn't made a big deal out of it, he's just showed acceptance to another culture. The best way to show acceptance is to just let people do there own thing and go about your own business without making an effort to point it out.

This is all a bit heavy for a Friday night though lads, so I'll leave it at that 😂 you've got to be careful around things that mean so much to people though. Too many people don't respect how much their beliefs mean to followers of Islam so it's safer to just accept it as the norm (which it should be anyway) and let them do their thing.


17.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 17:32:08
Apparently Mo Salah loves the song.
It’s lighthearted fun I can’t see much wrong with it apart from it’s a bit crap.


18.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 17:40:13
Ed's I'm sorry for even creating this thread, didn't realise a simple song celebrating our best player would be such a topic of debate.

{Ed002's Note - I would have deleted it if I could - I have had to delete a bunch of replies.}


19.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 18:00:08
This was a very light hearted song made up by some that have had a few drinks.

Sure they didn't make up the song thinking let's be disrespectful. Doesn't matter how it reads on paper when you know it wasn't meant that way.


20.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 18:00:55
Embarrassing this thread causing such offence to some people. Certain people should be embarrassed for turning this into a religious debate when the original poster had no intention of it being a religious song. According to some people it is now racist to observe somebodies religion and use it in a song praising how good he is? Mk I love reading your posts but your wrong occasionally, and this is definitely one of those times. Sjws triggered so easily these days that people can't have their own free speech.


21.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 18:43:14
I haven’t been this confused for a long time as I have been by this thread.

As a Muslim I can’t see how any Muslim may see this song as offensive. In fact it’s actually a wonderful thing when a (relatively) persecuted minority gets positive press due to some public role model. Muslims these days enjoy lots of respect and freedom in the west, and it’s very much down to positive role models such as Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and more recently figures like Moeen Ali in cricket and Mesut Ozil in football who publicly express their religiosity. Muslims also nearly exclusively get negative press coverage these days, so it’s positive to see Mane and Salah being celebrated for their religion.

MK another thing I dislike about your song is that it’s putting a lot of pressure on Messi lol.

{Ed025's Note - well said hanif..


22.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 18:45:39
Salah gave the song his approval on Twitter so no harm done. I prefer the Salah song to the James Sit Down tune personally.


23.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 19:05:47
Hhanif well said mate.


24.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 19:17:18
It’s a bit Dodgy 😛.


25.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 19:22:06
Not that I know the ins and outs of brexit. but all those lines tend to ne forgotten on a football pitch. I think what MK is pointing oit is that there is an insinuation that muslim is only ok (and salah mind) cos he can put the baall in the net. So if he didn't we'd be a bit meh about islam. Its a sensitive topic so probably deserves a bit more nuance. I get that MK

At the same time, all that aside i think the chant itself is lame. doesn't have the bounce of previous anthems! The current mo salah song, what is the tune that is to?


26.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 19:25:16
Hmmmm They're not praising them for their religion are they? Look I don't think its offensive, and actually would side with muslims whichever eay they go. But let's see an article that allows salah andmane to talk openly about their religion and how that is impacted on their lives and life in the UK. Then let's see that as the base to praise thembfor being muslim.


27.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 19:30:54
Light hearted banter, if you can not see it as that then you need to lighten up.


28.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 19:35:23
The one to the tune of horse with no name came out around nov last year, i think its the best one

"We bought the lad from Roma and he scores every game

He’s Egyptian and he’s brilliant and Mohammed’s his name.

Mo sa-lah la la la la mo sa-lah la la la la "


29.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 21:13:32
Way too much pressure hanif. Messi can't touch our man Mo 😉.


30.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 21:18:53
Just too add, I'm not offended, nor am I saying everyone will be. Just that it has the potential to be misinterpreted or offend someone.

I'd just rather be safe than sorry. Sorry if anyone took what i said wrong and thought i was calling them bad people. I don't think making a song in good heart makes you bad at all. But you know what the media and modern society is like nowadays, and we'll get some kind of accusation levelled at us as a fan base.

I think some people may have assumed i was offended, when i was actually just worried somebody else would be.


31.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 21:32:13
Theres no need to take offence on others behalf, that's the point.


32.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 21:40:09
It's a bit. no the nose with his religion isn't it? Sorry just feels a little bit on the line of controversy for me - it talks more about who he prays to (which I've never seen him discuss anywhere) than it does about his football!


33.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 21:46:15
One word, dodgy.


34.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 21:47:09
There is no offence. To call it offensive is to assume there is something wrong or negative about being Muslim.

That said, I do take mks point that religion is a personal thing and you are walking on dodgy ground when we bring that into football.

I think it highlights the positive changes in football, 20 years ago mo would have been booed and racist songs may well have been sung. Now we are over debating whether an inoffensive line is right or wrong.

Whether mo likes it or not shouldn't matter. If I were lukaku I wouldn't mind a song about my 18 inch dong. That song was racist as it made assumptions according to race. This song is not.

I have more concern about us singing it to the tune of dodgy, good enough for you. That was an awful song. I loved britpop but that was a poor poor song.


35.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 18:30:09
I'm a Muslim, and while agreeing with MK on this, I am not really offended in any way. But I can see others who might be, and so, to ensure no controversy and find the "middle path" better to avoid any and all possibly contentious things that the press will pounce on. Why can't we just stick to songs that leave players' personal choices out of it? The Mane song is fine (how many realize he's a Muslim too? ) . There's already more than enough stuff mixed into football, let's leave politics and religion out of it.


36.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 22:46:18
Spot on ra1969. That was exactly the point i was trying to make.


37.) 16 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 23:49:18
Too late Supersalah, got there before you.

Is this any different to calling Robbie Fowler “God”?
It’s not serious, it’s not trying to insult anyone, it’s a bit of fun praising one of our players.
It’s nothing like singing about Lukaku’s dimensions. 🤝.


38.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 06:40:46
People really need to lighten up, great tune.


39.) 17 Feb 2018
16 Feb 2018 23:11:50
Just gutted my attempt at a song regarding the front 3 got such little attention.

I blame Ed0025 😜😜😜.

{Ed025's Note - i phoned andrew lloyd webber about it drogie....still waiting for a reply mate.. :)


40.) 17 Feb 2018
17 Feb 2018 08:18:46
The nanny state is going strong!