IT'S all gone quiet over there! That's the verdict on Burnley's song-shy fans after the club's supporters failed to make it into a national league table of soccer chants.

A top ten of footie songs compiled by holiday firm Thomson failed to throw up any Clarets' songs, but Burnley fans needn't be too down-hearted -- Blackburn's supporters also failed to register in the terrace chant hit parade.

But fans today defended their chants.

Topping the 2003 poll for the nation's funniest football song in the Thomson Smile League was Niall Quinn's Disco Pants sung by Sunderland fans.

The chant includes the lines "Niall Quinn's disco pants are the best, they come up from his **** to his chest, they're better than Adam and the Ants, Niall Quinn's disco pants!"

West Bromich Albion's Boing Boing Baggies tune was voted the nation's weirdest football song while Liverpool's You'll Never Walk Alone took the top spot as the all time classic.

Tony Scoles, chairman of the Clarets Independent Supporters Association, said he was not surprised that Burnley had not made it into the top ten football songs.

"We don't really have any anymore," he said. "In the old days, when you could all gather in the same place to chant, there used to be loads, but all seater stadiums have put an end to that."

Burnley's local rivals were equally sheepish about their lack of original chanting.

Blackburn Rovers Supporters' Club secretary Pauline Pringle revealed the low volume of singing at Ewood Park was something the club committee had tried to address.

She said: "The club has no particular anthem and it's not a noisy ground compared to many others, though there's a lot of singing in Blackburn end and it's better away from home.

"We have held meetings in the past to discuss what we can do to improve it, but if there's people who don't want to sing you can't make them."

Thomson questioned 2,000 fans in the national poll to find out the funniest song in British football.

And it was also revealed that women are more likely than men to sing in support of their team.

Fans can vote for the 2004 Thomson Smile League, and also find out how their favourite songs charted, at www.smileleague.co.uk.