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Post by felonious on Apr 8, 2019 18:46:28 GMT
You look a bit silly singing while sitting down. There's probably only Val Doonican that's really got away with it for an extended period of time. The vast majority of people attending football matches do not sing! In my youth I did! I grew up! I never knew there was an age limit when you had to stop singing
I did stop for a while and then at the age of 41 my son was born so at the age of 44 when I started taking him to matches I had to start again because I didn't want him to miss out. This also entailed moving from the non singing section in the John Smiths Upper, one of the best moves I ever made
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Post by felonious on Apr 8, 2019 18:47:54 GMT
You look a bit silly singing while sitting down. There's probably only Val Doonican that's really got away with it for an extended period of time. You're on to something. I suggest an area dedicated to an "ultra" section, with everyone lounging in a rocking chair, smoking a pipe and sporting patterned, pastel-coloured, lambswool V-neck pullovers. And beige Farah slacks. Don't forget the beige Farah slacks. They would croon rather than chant. The Nifty 50 (as they might be called) would be a feared firm throughout the land and beyond. Where do I sign up? The Beige Rage
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Post by Gods on Apr 8, 2019 21:54:41 GMT
"Wash your mouth out son, and get your fathers gun..."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 22:44:11 GMT
Here he is doing a song about one of our former players. Now playing in France.
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Post by str8outtahampton on Apr 9, 2019 9:04:34 GMT
Here he is doing a song about one of our former players. Now playing in France. What a dynamic midfield pairing that was. Delaney's Donkey and Paddy McGinty's goat.
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Post by str8outtahampton on Apr 9, 2019 9:14:16 GMT
More like the senile 60, now where did I put my ticket? or the sedentary 70 Strictly speaking it should rhyme, but I suspect that's as close as possible. Excellent work. Can't wait to become a member of the notorious Weighty 80.
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Post by tijuanabrass on Apr 9, 2019 10:39:49 GMT
I’ll defend the rights of people to spend a few bob extra to sit down during their Saturday afternoon entertainment but would expect the same courtesy for those who wish to stand up and chose who they watch the match with. The terrace ban is Thatcher’s class emasculation; social neutering. Those who defend it are no friends of the game.
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Post by JoeinOz on Apr 9, 2019 11:04:35 GMT
I’ll defend the rights of people to spend a few bob extra to sit down during their Saturday afternoon entertainment but would expect the same courtesy for those who wish to stand up and chose who they watch the match with. The terrace ban is Thatcher’s class emasculation; social neutering. Those who defend it are no friends of the game. Remember though the wording of the Taylor report stated clearly safe standing areas are easily achievable. the problem was the ruling bodies had proven time and time again they couldn't be trusted to implement them properly. All seaters were a criticism of the authorities.
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Post by str8outtahampton on Apr 9, 2019 13:12:40 GMT
I’ll defend the rights of people to spend a few bob extra to sit down during their Saturday afternoon entertainment but would expect the same courtesy for those who wish to stand up and chose who they watch the match with. The terrace ban is Thatcher’s class emasculation; social neutering. Those who defend it are no friends of the game. Remember though the wording of the Taylor report stated clearly safe standing areas are easily achievable. the problem was the ruling bodies had proven time and time again they couldn't be trusted to implement them properly. All seaters were a criticism of the authorities. One of the problems with Taylor, and in particular the advent of the term "safe standing" is that it implies that standing was (and is) inherently dangerous. If the evidence supports such a view, then I have not yet seen it. The S Yorkshire police were blamed (quite rightly) for their part in Hillsborough. But how the focus was (and is) not at the same time on those whose decisions led to fences (at all major grounds) I have never understood. If Hillsborough had not had fences, or at least fences that could easily be opened, then the scale of the disaster would have been (at the very least) significantly reduced. My memory - fading of course - is that the origins were in the influence David Evans (MP and chairman of Luton) had over the Thatcher government - after Millwall fans invaded the Kenilworth Road pitch during an FA cup replay. That led to ID cards - and I think some time afterwards to fences. The idea of caging thousands of people into a confined space, with no immediate means of escape, seems now to be inhuman.
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Post by thegooddoctor on Apr 9, 2019 13:29:29 GMT
I’ll defend the rights of people to spend a few bob extra to sit down during their Saturday afternoon entertainment but would expect the same courtesy for those who wish to stand up and chose who they watch the match with. The terrace ban is Thatcher’s class emasculation; social neutering. Those who defend it are no friends of the game. Amidst the various squabbles and in-fighting that plague this forum, it's smart, clear-eyed posts like this that mean I check in every day. If anyone hasn't read it, Peter Caton's book "Stand Up, Sit Down: A Choice to Watch Football" is about as level-headed a summary of this debate as you're ever going to find. Not that it's exactly thrilling reading: it's particularly recommended if you're the kind of nerd who wants to know how many people were treated for insect stings at Moss Rose during the 2002-03 season...
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