🚨 Sky Sports Staff Go WILD as 9-Year-Old Sunderland Alan Shearer Chant Resurfaces — And His Reaction Says It All!
There are some football chants that disappear almost as quickly as they arrive.
Then there are the chants that refuse to die.
For Sunderland supporters, the infamous Alan Shearer chant belongs firmly in the second category.
An old clip of Sunderland fans singing the chant has resurfaced online, and it has once again dragged one of the most entertaining — and most brutal — chapters of the Sunderland-Newcastle rivalry back into the spotlight.
The chant is not new.
In fact, FanChants lists it as a Sunderland rivalry song dating back to 2013, while footage published in February 2017 shows Sunderland supporters singing about Shearer.
But nearly a decade later, the song still has the power to cause a reaction.
And this time, football fans have been looking back at Shearer’s own experiences with Sunderland supporters — particularly one unforgettable story involving a train journey.
That is where this old chant becomes even more entertaining.
🗣️ THE CHANT THAT REFUSES TO DISAPPEAR
The chant begins with a long, unmistakable roar:
“Woaaaaaaaahhhhh…”
Then comes the part every Sunderland supporter familiar with the song knows.
The version circulated by supporters goes:
“Woaaaaaaaahhhhh,
Shearer is a wnker,
He wears a wnkers hat.
He plays for scum united,
And he’s a fcking twat.
He fcks up on the left wing,
He fcks up on the right.
And when he plays for England,
He’s always fcking sh*te!”
It is crude.
It is provocative.
And it was clearly designed to get under the skin of one particular person.
Alan Shearer.
FanChants identifies the song specifically as a Sunderland chant aimed at the former Newcastle United striker and records its release as 2013.
The fact that it continues to resurface years later tells you everything about how deeply football chants become attached to rivalries.
For Sunderland supporters, Shearer is not simply a former footballer.
He is one of the most recognisable faces associated with Newcastle United.
And that makes him an obvious target whenever the rivalry returns to the conversation.
🔥 WHY THE OLD FOOTAGE IS GETTING PEOPLE TALKING AGAIN
The remarkable thing about the clip is not simply what the supporters were singing.
It is the fact that the footage is old — yet it can still generate a reaction years later.
Football has changed dramatically since the original video was recorded.
Players have retired.
Managers have moved on.
Clubs have gone through enormous changes.
Sunderland themselves have experienced one of the most dramatic journeys in English football, dropping out of the Premier League before eventually fighting their way back to the top flight.
Yet the rivalry with Newcastle remains instantly recognisable.
And whenever Alan Shearer’s name enters the conversation, Sunderland supporters know exactly where to go.
Straight back to the chants.
The old footage has therefore become more than just an old video.
It has become a reminder of an era when the North East rivalry was capable of producing some of the loudest and most personal terrace exchanges in English football.
😳 BUT SHEARER HAS HEARD WORSE
Perhaps the funniest part of all this is that Shearer has already told a story that shows just how far Sunderland supporters can take their banter.
The former Newcastle striker has previously recalled travelling on a train surrounded by Sunderland fans.
The supporters did not realise he was there.
According to the story, they spent the journey singing — including songs aimed at Shearer himself.
Shearer reportedly sat quietly and tried not to attract attention.
That story has since become one of those classic pieces of North East football folklore.
Imagine being one of Newcastle’s biggest legends.
You’re travelling home.
You find yourself surrounded by Sunderland supporters.
Then the songs start.
And suddenly you’re sitting there listening to your own name being turned into a terrace anthem.
It is almost impossible to write a better script for a football rivalry.
😂 AND THAT MAKES THE RESURFACED VIDEO EVEN FUNNIER
Once fans remember the train story, the old chant takes on a completely different feel.
Because Shearer isn’t someone who has never experienced Sunderland supporters’ hostility.
He has been there.
Literally.
And that is why the reaction whenever the old chant resurfaces is so predictable.
Newcastle supporters hear it and remember one of their greatest-ever players.
Sunderland supporters hear it and immediately remember the rivalry.
Neutral football fans hear it and wonder how one footballer managed to inspire such a memorable terrace song.
And social media does what social media always does.
It brings everybody into the same conversation.
⚫⚪ SHEARER’S NEWCASTLE LEGACY IS WHY THE SONG WORKS
There is no question about Shearer’s importance to Newcastle United.
He became the club’s record goalscorer and one of the defining players of the Premier League era.
He also chose Newcastle over Manchester United in 1996, fulfilling his childhood dream of playing for his boyhood club.
Sky Sports has previously reported Shearer’s reflections on that decision, with the striker explaining that playing for Newcastle had been his dream as a child.
That emotional connection is precisely what makes him such a significant figure in the rivalry.
For Newcastle supporters, Shearer represents loyalty and goals.
For Sunderland supporters, that same Newcastle connection makes him a natural target for derby banter.
That is football rivalry in its simplest form.
One side celebrates what the other side cannot stand.
🚨 SKY SPORTS AND THE OLD SUNDERLAND FOOTAGE
The resurfacing of the footage has also created plenty of interest among football audiences familiar with Sky Sports’ long-running coverage of Sunderland, Newcastle and the wider North East game.
Sky Sports has covered both clubs extensively over the years, including Sunderland’s difficult 2016/17 season, when the club were relegated from the Premier League after a decade in the top flight.
The broadcaster has also documented the intensity surrounding Sunderland and Newcastle, including previous matches and controversial moments involving both clubs.
That history helps explain why old North East rivalry footage continues to attract attention.
But there is an important distinction.
While the chant itself is genuine and well documented, there is no verified evidence that specific current Sky Sports staff members have officially reacted to the newly resurfaced clip.
The “Sky Sports staff go wild” angle is therefore best understood as the social-media framing around the footage rather than a confirmed statement from a named Sky Sports employee.
And that distinction has not stopped fans from having fun with it.
🔥 SUNDERLAND FANS KNOW THE SONG INSTANTLY
Ask a Sunderland supporter to finish the opening line and there probably won’t be much hesitation.
“Woaaaaaaaahhhhh…”
That is all it takes.
The rhythm begins.
The name Shearer appears.
And suddenly the entire context of the rivalry comes flooding back.
This is one of the reasons football chants survive for decades.
They don’t need an explanation once supporters know them.
They are passed from one generation to another.
Older supporters remember where they first heard them.
Younger supporters discover them through videos.
And social media gives everybody a chance to bring them back.
The Alan Shearer chant has followed exactly that path.
👀 EVEN JUDE BELLINGHAM GOT CAUGHT UP IN IT
The chant has become so recognisable that it has even appeared in more recent football footage involving Jude Bellingham.
TalkSPORT reported in 2024 that Bellingham appeared to mouth along with Sunderland supporters singing an X-rated chant about Shearer while attending Sunderland’s match against Blackburn to watch his brother Jobe.
That moment showed just how familiar the song had become.
A world-class England and Real Madrid player sitting among Sunderland supporters.
The crowd starts singing about Shearer.
And suddenly the old rivalry chant becomes part of a completely new generation of football memories.
That is how terrace culture works.
The players change.
The stadium changes.
The era changes.
But the songs survive.
😱 WHAT ABOUT SHEARER’S REACTION?
This is the part that Sunderland supporters love most.
Shearer knows exactly what the chant represents.
He knows the rivalry.
He knows the history.
And, most importantly, he has experienced the supporters singing directly around him.
His train story remains one of the best examples.
Rather than being a new shock, the resurfaced chant is almost a reminder of something Shearer has lived through before.
And that makes the phrase “his reaction says it all” particularly fitting.
Because sometimes a football legend doesn’t need to give a long speech.
Sometimes the story of sitting quietly among rival supporters while they sing about you tells you everything.
🏟️ THIS RIVALRY DOESN’T NEED MUCH TO COME ALIVE
Sunderland and Newcastle do not need a fresh controversy to reignite their rivalry.
Sometimes all it takes is an old video.
A familiar face.
A familiar song.
And thousands of supporters suddenly remembering exactly why the rivalry matters so much to them.
The chant is almost a time capsule.
It takes supporters back to the terraces.
Back to the noise.
Back to the banter.
Back to the days when Shearer was one of the biggest names in English football and one of the most obvious targets for Sunderland supporters.
And now, years later, the same words are being shared again.
🚨 NINE YEARS LATER… STILL GOING
That may be the biggest story of all.
A chant captured on video years ago is still capable of producing the same reaction.
The football world has moved on.
Shearer has moved into his broadcasting career.
Sunderland have experienced huge changes.
Newcastle have transformed dramatically.
Yet the old chant remains.
One “Woaaaaaaaahhhhh…”
And Sunderland fans know exactly what comes next.
The song may be old.
The footage may be old.
But the rivalry?
That part never really went away.
And as the clip continues to circulate, one thing is becoming clear:
Sunderland supporters have found another way to remind everyone that when it comes to the North East rivalry, Alan Shearer remains one of the biggest names in the conversation. 🔴⚪🔥
Nearly a decade later, the chant has returned to the timeline.
And judging by the reaction, Sunderland fans have absolutely no intention of letting it disappear quietly.