Crazy Gang the League Cup. It is difficult to determine precisely when the term fell out of use. However, as Wimbledon became more established in the top flight of English football after promotion in 1986, their style of play became much more sophisticated over time and their players' bizarre behaviour was no longer as unexpected to the media as before. It can be said that the nickname lost much of its previous effect at the point it became official — when the club's owner Sam Hammam decided to use it in the club's own marketing. This was carried to the extent that
Football Crazy Football Crazy "Football Crazy" is a song believed to have been written by James Curran (died 1900), which, with slightly different lyrics, became a minor hit in 1960 for Scots folk duo Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor, largely as a result of exposure on the BBC's "Tonight" programme. The song was covered by another Scottish singer, Adam McNaughtan, under its original title of "Fitba' Crazy", on his 1988 album "Words Words Words". As an instrumental arrangement, it is also used as the theme tune to BBC tv's "Match of the Day". The phrase "football crazy" came into popular use during