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Not all of the classics take the mickey. This delightful ditty is usually reserved for players and/or managers to have played and/or managed their way into the hearts of the supporters. Scoring twice against your hated rivals helps, as does winning trophies.

There’s only one Arsène Wenger!

One Arsène Wenger!

Walking along, singing a song

Walking in a Wenger wonderland!

[Sung to the tune of ‘Winter Wonderland’, a song penned in the 1930s by Felix Bernard. It’s been covered by everyone from Ozzy Osbourne to Dolly Parton to Frank Sinatra. Strangely enough, the ode to Wenger has died down slightly following Arsenal’s lengthy run without a trophy.]

There’s only one Carlton Palmer!

And he smokes marijuana!

He’s six foot tall and his head’s too small

Walking in a Palmer wonderland!

[An excellent use of the ‘Winter Wonderland’ tune, sung by Sheffield Wednesday fans in the 1990s. The Wednesday fans didn’t literally mean Palmer liked the odd jazzy cigarette – they used the line because it rhymed. Just like that.]

There’s only one Emile Heskey!

One Emile Heskey!

He used to be shite

But now he’s alright

Walking in a Heskey wonderland!

[Sung about much-maligned striker Emile Heskey. Started by Wigan and inherited by Aston Villa following Heskey’s arrival in 2009.]