
Scunthorpe UTD Director of football , Alan Latchley has made the unusual move of releasing a Hip-Hop single , Called "Dare to Phail" after Alans ever popular motivational seminars it features rhymes drawing on his experience as a lower leagues manager and has been hailed by music critics for blunt and honest depiction of grassroots football and its macho culture . I spoke to Alan who was on his way to an appointment to discuss remixes with Pharrel from NERD , I asked him why Hip - Hop ?
" Well ever since I saw John Barnes' terrific rap on world in motion Ive seen Hip-Hop as the most suited musical medium for football - the rhythim and foul language that I employ in my team talks and the element of performance lends itself to the medium . The trails , tribulations and predjudices faced by Football Managers are much the same as those experienced at street level by my homies in the projects and ghetto's of the inner cities in the US . One example is the institutional persecution of Afro-Americans at the hands of law enforcement agencies - this is exactly the same as what we experience at the hands of the Football Association , the referees are the FA's street cops and there brief is to take a Muthafucker down regardless of guilt or innocence ! As with any ghetto-ised group we Managers have problems with substance abuse - in the ghetto it may be cheap crack , in the managers office it is fine wines , cigars and prawn sandwiches . I have had my problems in the past but I am working them out through my music I have a track in the can called " Tupacs O' Hamlet and a Neuf Du Pap " which is a joint I worked on with DJ Muggs from Cypress Hill "
And what of your Hip Hop influences ?
" I dont get into the East Coat/West Coast thing though the rivalry is similar to when we play Grimsby -I like UK HipHop - particularly Grime like Dizzy and Roots Manuva -Im more into an organic sound and can see myself moving away from samples and working with a live band - Smokie have been in contact about reworking "Alice" but making it "Alex" as in Sir Alex Ferguson -Im sure Its a goer "
Will this see you move away from football ?
"Football is my Wife . I go home to Football every night eat with her , argue over watching the soaps with her and ignore her sexual advances - Hip Hop is my Ho - I can do things with my Ho that I cant with my wife - like anal , You Feel Me ! I... I drive to the darkside in my five-o , make a fuck on her booty then pop a cap in her ass - but not an international cap, Oh No.... "
Here we leave Alan Latchley a man passionate about his wife and his Ho - Below is an exclusive lyricalpreview from Alans first single ....
DARE TO PHAIL
My Name's Al Rock and I get respect
The pressing game is what I expect
We tried longball pre-season at Shoreditch
And we got overun in the middle of the pitch
The back four played far to high
And the midfield ended up watching the ball in the sky
I like a couple of big lads running channels up front
Ive got a striker on loan who's a useless cunt
Bigtime Charlie , always snorting the dust
Did his medial ligaments before we got off the bus
He's the only out and out striker I have in my stable
And now he's getting a massage on the treatment table
When the chairmen sees me coming he's gonna shit his kecks
Im gonna burn up his cash like a tube of Ralgex
I rang Tony Mowbray bout signing Chris Brunt
He says he wants 2 million for the skinny cunt
I said thats too much and tried not to flip
But he thinks he'll get goals in the Championship
I offered 1.5 in instalments as a bit of lark
Now Ive brought Dean Windass to Glanford Park
He wants to play upfront and not in the hole
So I offered him a bung and a coaching role
In his first game he was clean through
But he has a turning circle like the QE2
He got a shot away and fell over like a bitch
It hit a handicapped fan at the side of the pitch
Knocked her out of her wheelchair , caused a fit and laceration
Now the brother is subject to litigation
Took him straight off , muthafucker was mad at me
Replaced him with a Belgian on a Bosman free
We got caught on the break and conceded a soft goal
Centreback ballwatching like a fucking asshole
At the full time whistle got the bum's rush
He said their striker gave him push
I said fuck you Mutha , I dont care
Muthafuckers gonna get mugged , he dont get his body there
Two weeks later he's on the transfer list
Mutual frottage with a trainee , one off the wrist
After training , soaped up in the communal bath
Now again Ive reduced my senior playing staff
Homie physio warned me " he's a brown hatter , Latch "
Used to listen to Bette Midler after every match
Im all about equality for the homosexual
But the bummers aint good for team morale....
WHOAH WHOAH , DARE TO PHAIL
INA PLAYOFF POSTION
WHOAH WHOAH , DARE TO PHAIL
SAFE FROM RELAGATION
WHOAH , WHOAH , DARE TO PHAIL
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