Is 'The Ayatollah' defunct?

What’s happened to the Ayatollah?

I can't remember it being sung this season (at home)

What’s happened to the Ayatollah
I cant remember it being sung this season (at home)

Personally, I think it had run it’s course.

No way. Sat amongst the Liverpool fans on Saturday when you lot were doing it all the fans around me were like "what the f**k are them nobheads doing?!" (Read in Scouse accent) It looked brilliant.

It's great, it's unique and I'm sure the players love it too. Let's get it going again at home!

I see Mark Hudson a lot around here and my 7 year old lad does it to him and he returns the favour even now.

I honestly don't think I've been to a game in the last 5 years that it hasn't been done. I like it personally, it's a bit unique and one of the things no one can copy.

The Ayatollah will forever be there at the heart of Cardiff, at the moment the Allez Allez Allez chant is in the spotlight because its catchy, its true, and it is a powerful chant. So don't worry about the ayatollah because it will return one day. But for now it's us welsh against the english Premier League and bring on Leicester this weekend.

The Ayatollah will forever be there at the heart of Cardiff, at the moment the Allez Allez Allez chant is in the spotlight because its catchy, its true, and it is a powerful chant. So don't worry about the ayatollah because it will return one day. But for now it's us welsh against the english Premier League and bring on Leicester this weekend.

Great post, very powerful!

The ayatollah at Liverpool was amazing, we kept it going for a while, repeatedly doing the "oooooooohhhhhhhh Blues!!" I love it, wish we could do it every game, especially away. The ayatollah will never die!!

The Ayatollah will forever be there at the heart of Cardiff, at the moment the Allez Allez Allez chant is in the spotlight because its catchy, its true, and it is a powerful chant. So don't worry about the ayatollah because it will return one day. But for now it's us welsh against the english Premier League and bring on Leicester this weekend.

What’s happened to the Ayatollah
I cant remember it being sung this season (at home)

A solid five mon spell every game at home would be good

The Ayatollah will never die. As Sam says, at the moment it's on the back burner, but it will never be extinguished.

Personally I love it because it's OURS, and no other team can take it from us. When you consider all the scousers who whinged (and still do) about us "stealing" their Allez Allez Allez song, you've got to laugh. It wasn't "their" song in 1st place.

But the Ayatollah is something different, no other set of fans will try and steal it because they haven't got a clue what the f**k we are doing.

It's brilliant, it's unique, we should always perform it with pride.

I honestly don't think I've been to a game in the last 5 years that it hasn't been done. I like it personally, it's a bit unique and one of the things no one can copy.

Didn't Mo Farrah have a go at it? I think he was in the middle of rehearsing when the bell rang which is why he couldn't hear it.

What’s happened to the Ayatollah
I cant remember it being sung this season (at home)

I live in Spain and when ever I bump in to fellow Bluebirds, thats the first thing they they do

When I go back to Cardiff, City fans in cars or walking by they always do the


It will never die

Should do it every game on 27th Minute to celebrate the FA Cup victory

Should do it every game on 27th Minute to celebrate the FA Cup victory

I also believe we should never have stopped singing "We are Cardiff City, We Will Always Be BLUE" Loved that as we should never forget what it meant to have our true identity back and should never ever happen again

What’s happened to the Ayatollah
I cant remember it being sung this season (at home)

I live in Spain and when ever I bump in to fellow Bluebirds, thats the first thing they they do

When I go back to Cardiff, City fans in cars or walking by they always do the


It will never die

It's the universal sign language for Cardiff City supporters. A few years ago I was stuck at traffic lights in Los Angeles. I saw the car next to me had a Cardiff City bumper sticker. I beeped the horn and did the Ayatollah. He did it back with the biggest grin on his face I've ever seen!

It will never die love new signings being asked to do it,ex players doing it and always a way tho introduce your self to other City fans
By the way I’d love to hear the return of some old songs,my fave was ‘Shitty Swansea city went to a Rome to see the Pope’.

Anyone else got any old favourites?

What’s happened to the Ayatollah
I cant remember it being sung this season (at home)

I live in Spain and when ever I bump in to fellow Bluebirds, thats the first thing they they do

When I go back to Cardiff, City fans in cars or walking by they always do the


It will never die

It's the universal sign language for Cardiff City supporters. A few years ago I was stuck at traffic lights in Los Angeles. I saw the car next to me had a Cardiff City bumper sticker. I beeped the horn and did the Ayatollah. He did it back with the biggest grin on his face I've ever seen!

Exactly Jimbo

My daughter has been doing it for a couple of months, she's one tomorrow Long may it continue..

Spot on, the missus looks at me stupid when I am taping my head in Disney world but when the fellow bluebird responds she laughs. Crazy but true almost every year!! Will never die, it’s ours. Loving men of Harlech at moment

Whilst I was sat at traffIf lights during an away fixture near the end of last season, JH scored sparking crazy celebrations in my car. I then seen the guy behind in my rear view mirror reach for his radio before imitating my frantic celebration, including several fist pumps. Due to the timely coincidence, I was pretty certain he was celebrating the same goal, but a quick exchange of ayatollah’s confirmed it. This is why the ayatollah will never die.

This needs to be a sticky...

Most random place you've 'shared' an Ayatollah?

This needs to be a sticky...

Most random place you've 'shared' an Ayatollah?

Reading this just now, whilst having my morning number 2.

Sitting on a coach on the M4 and watching another bus pass with 50 fully grown blokes tapping their heads...

Can't beat it

Where ever I have travelled on holidays I get a pic doing the Ayatollah, the wife thinks I’m mad I get some funny looks.Got pics taken in UK,Baltic’s,Europe ,Iceland,Russia,Caribbean

What’s happened to the Ayatollah?

I can't remember it being sung this season (at home)

Good, it's really cringe.

Why is it a cringe
Its a unique identity surely!
What do you recommend?
A golf clap?!