Twitter mocks West Ham fans for complaints about Arsenal ‘stealing their song’

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... https://twitter.com/UberWestHam/status/687041492989394944 https://twitter.com/jackAFCmartin/status/688754431924527104 Yes, it's the same, but is it that big a deal?

West Ham fans were furious.

https://twitter.com/claretandblue_/status/688758923202039808

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.

https://twitter.com/Mesutmerised/status/688949886633394177 https://twitter.com/JayGooner1/status/688827222677962752

And neutrals just found it hilarious.

https://twitter.com/simplyjanuzaj/status/688853347361665028 https://twitter.com/_camwba/status/688767747543666688

Especially when it turned out West Ham weren't even the first ones to come up with it.

https://twitter.com/Fkarbin/status/688816533024411648 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=v_KGJoZ-RFA Oh dear.