Hammers fans accused of more homophobic chanting

Yesterday’s win over Chelsea was slightly marred with more homophobic chanting sung by West Ham supporters to away fans.

It follows a different homophobic chant sung to Brighton fans earlier this which resulted in at at least two arrests and a number of reports.

On Saturday West Ham supporters rubbed their victory in the face of the home fans by repeatedly chanting the phrase “Chelsea are rent boys, everywhere they go.”

The “Chelsea rent boys” song is rumored to have originated in the 1980s after newspapers reported that, in a dawn raid by police, a Chelsea hooligan was found in bed with a male prostitute (or “rent boy”).

Rival fans of Chelsea football club then adapted the Chelsea Headhunters (a notorious hooligan firm) threatening song “Chelsea aggro” to “Chelsea rent boys” and the song is still sometimes sung at matches. YouTube contains hundreds of videos of the chant, usually directed at an individual player.

Kick it Out say “We are absolutely clear: the ‘rent boy’ chant is homophobic and must be treated as such.” Our statement calling for more action from The