2006-08-23 10:56:46 · 14 answers · asked by Blondie 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
Why not ?
2006-08-23 11:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bill L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It originates from at the same time as the dockers in Portsmouth went on strike years in the past. The dockyard presented in dockers from Southampton and broke the strike, strike breakers have continuously been noted as scum, for this reason Southampton are literally the Scummers basically because they broke a strike in, what, the 1920's. Or it could be the vast chip Pompey have were given about the bigger city up the coast. shall we face it, the basically aspect about Portsmouth it truly is more desirable helpful than Southampton is the football crew. the city's a s**thole.
2016-11-27 01:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it something 2 do wit go in way back 2 the 20s, or 30s and a strike at the port wen the dockers from Southampton passed picket, or am i thin kin of something else, i think i saw programme on soccer hooligans, and that seems 2 jump out, but apologies 2 all in Southampton if I'm incorrect
2006-08-23 11:08:21 · answer #3 · answered by buttsy1966 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Southampton nowadays enjoy a fierce derby rivalry with Portsmouth F.C. whose fans have dubbed Southampton supporters "Scummers", an epithet used by supporters of a number of clubs when referring to their local rivals. According to Portsmouth fans, it actually stands for 'Southampton City Union Men', with the term originating from when Southampton dockyard workers crossed the picket lines when Portsmouth dockyard workers were on strike, to take advantage of the situation and take on their work, but recent research failed to uncover any evidence that this strike took place.
2006-08-23 11:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the so-called picket line jumping. Some dispute if that had even occurred.
RED AND WHITE FOR LIFE!!!
DOWN WITH THE SKATES!!!
When I was just a little boy
I asked my mother what shall I be?
Shall I be pompey? Shall I be Saints?
Here's what she said to me
Wash yer mouth out son
Go fetch your fathers gun
and shoot the pompey scum
and support the Saints
We hate pompey, we hate pompey
You're a scouser
An ugly scouser
Your only happy, on giro day
Your mums out thieving
Your dads drug dealing
Please don't take my hub caps away
(to the tune of You're My Sunshine)
2006-08-24 12:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by MotorCityMadman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever been to Southampton????
Most people that call them that would be from Portsmouth
2006-08-23 11:03:17 · answer #6 · answered by Chris H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its exactly how TMLeaf Fan explains it - its to do wit the picket line and the S.C.U.M (union workers)
tjmc2gc - We're called skates cuz off the amount of friggin Matlows in the city - Nowt to do wiv footy. A skate is another name for a Navy Boy, same as matlow and plenty of other names!!
2006-08-27 06:23:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're Scummey little fu.ckers and they're football team is back where it belongs, a league below the mighty Portsmouth,,,mwuah ha ha ha!!
2006-08-23 22:51:42 · answer #8 · answered by Dazman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only by fans of Portsmouth.
2006-08-27 02:36:08 · answer #9 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hu knows but i go to fratton park every week and theyre the scum and they call us pompey ba£tards and thats just how it is
2006-08-24 22:45:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are scum!!!
#hes only a poor little scummer
he made me feel sick
so i hit him with a brick
and now he dont sing any more#
i dont actualy believe in football violence its only a song get over it
2006-08-25 10:26:42 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋