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Post by stone6 on Feb 12, 2009 16:01:49 GMT
Why aren't they made to stand there and belt it out at the top of their voices? Surely this would give you a massive adrenaline rush from the pride? It really pissed me off last night watching the majority of them facing the floor or just quietly wording it to themselves!!!  SING WITH PASSION, PLAY WITH PASSION. Rant over. |
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Post by Spud on Feb 12, 2009 16:06:57 GMT
The Russians seem to do their national anthem well, always reminds me of the rocky film.
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Post by Hiram on Feb 12, 2009 16:50:04 GMT
maybe they're republicans
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Feb 12, 2009 16:52:04 GMT
Maybe they fucking hate the Queen?
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Post by salopstick on Feb 12, 2009 16:56:54 GMT
watch the wales england rugby this weekend and see the both sets of players sing their anthem with pride
pride of playing for your country is somthing most of the england football team lack
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Post by jbstokie on Feb 12, 2009 17:03:46 GMT
They were singing 'Tea, Coffee and Biscuits, Tea, Coffee and Biscuits'
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Post by stokecity1992 on Feb 12, 2009 17:04:16 GMT
yeah i noticed that to, most dont seem bothered about playing for england anymore  david james was still belting out the anthem with passion tho  |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Feb 12, 2009 17:05:29 GMT
SWP seemed to move his lips a smidgin!
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Post by mickstupp on Feb 12, 2009 17:22:48 GMT
Good call Stoney, some of the Rugby lads are crying with passion while they sing. Most of the footballers look like they don't even want to be standing there never mind sing. Maybe with the team being run by foreigners doesn't help.
Sadly, national identity is dying in football with club football becoming more important.
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Post by Flip on Feb 12, 2009 17:25:52 GMT
James was the only one really singing it but in fairness the Spanish players were hardly belting it out were they.
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Post by mickstupp on Feb 12, 2009 17:28:41 GMT
The Spanish national anthem doesn't have any words!
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Post by One-Two on Feb 12, 2009 17:44:22 GMT
SWP seemed to move his lips a smidgin! I thought I felt gravity shift  |
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Post by Huddysleftfoot on Feb 12, 2009 18:01:35 GMT
Good call Stoney, some of the Rugby lads are crying with passion while they sing. Most of the footballers look like they don't even want to be standing there never mind sing. Maybe with the team being run by foreigners doesn't help. Sadly, national identity is dying in football with club football becoming more important. Agreed, not the best English Rugby team at the moment but watch them belt out the anthem on Satdee ;D |
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Post by jbstokie on Feb 12, 2009 18:13:55 GMT
I don't like many of them anyway
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Post by Veritas on Feb 12, 2009 19:15:27 GMT
The English national anthem is a song of praise to the monarch and not the country so why should anyone want to sing it!!
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Post by STAYIN UP FOR..scfcboothengirl on Feb 12, 2009 19:18:25 GMT
maybe its because they are playing for money not pride of the country???
get the to play "money money money" by ABBA then they will belt it out lol
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Feb 12, 2009 19:22:04 GMT
I hate this bollox playing the national anthem - if it is before a football game or more pathetic , winning a medal etc. The crying and passion shit is crap. Why the f$ck get passionate over a stupid song?
'God save the Queen'?????????????? Explain please? Are we talking England here ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2009 19:25:50 GMT
Probably because the National Anthem is the most pathetic tune and verse ever written
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Feb 12, 2009 19:32:37 GMT
No- John Lennon wrote a lot worse.
Why play the bloody anthems? Is a football game- we already know what teams are playing
I hate that patriotic shite
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Post by Sparkiee on Feb 12, 2009 19:56:04 GMT
yeah i noticed that to, most dont seem bothered about playing for england anymore david james was still belting out the anthem with passion tho Too bad he's wank :-\ |
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Post by beagriestache on Feb 12, 2009 19:59:19 GMT
I wouldn't sing it, the royal family can f*ck off, pointless inbred anachronism.
I'd sing something like Land of Hope and Glory. It's about representing my country and the people in it not some privileged dimwit in Buckingham Palace.
Grrrrrrrrrr.
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Post by Hiram on Feb 12, 2009 20:04:59 GMT
The Spanish national anthem doesn't have any words! yes it does!! they are.. doo, do, de doo do, do doo doo doo dooo dood doo doo doo doo doo de doo de doo doo doo do dooo a lot of the crowd and some players joined in |
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Feb 12, 2009 20:08:19 GMT
'doo, do, de doo do, do doo doo doo dooo dood doo doo
doo doo doo de doo de doo doo doo do dooo'
Could have swore that was a song by the Police
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Post by Hiram on Feb 12, 2009 20:09:36 GMT
there's more da da das in that one
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Post by Soi Cowboy on Feb 12, 2009 20:13:39 GMT
Good point Billy :-)
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Post by Akinbadbuy on Feb 12, 2009 23:33:36 GMT
Original post hits the nail on the head - no passion!!
Thats what happens when we rely on a bunch of overpaid premadonnas
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Post by bayernoatcake on Feb 12, 2009 23:36:19 GMT
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Post by icklelilstokie on Feb 13, 2009 0:09:09 GMT
pjbo1957 - you are totally right, the tune is terrible and the words even worse. Couldn't agree more with beagriestache, this England we are talking about and so the "anthem" if we sing it at all should be English. The disaster of a song that is God Save the Queen is the British national anthem - you don't see Scotland singing it at the beginning of a match, why not, cos they sing a "Scottish" anthem. It should be Land of Hope and Glory just like at Commonwealth games.
Agree that we want the players to have passion but why should they when the song is utter garbage and means nothing?
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Feb 13, 2009 7:49:11 GMT
I wouldn't sing it, the royal family can f*ck off, pointless inbred anachronism. I'd sing something like Land of Hope and Glory. It's about representing my country and the people in it not some privileged dimwit in Buckingham Palace. Grrrrrrrrrr. Agree about the National Anthem. Would prefer Jerusalem myself - national pride without mindless patriotism, and a decent tune. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Feb 13, 2009 8:02:09 GMT
Personally, I have no problem with having a monarch (even though "her" anthem is the crappiest of tunes and has silly words) but for the life of me I can't see why the ENGLISH football team should sing the BRITISH anthem of praise to a BRITISH monarch before a game.
If we are to have anthems before games (and every country does) then it should be an ENGLISH anthem - Jerusalem would be my front runner but there are plenty of of others we could choose (I vow to thee my country, Land of Hope and Glory etc.) Perhaps we should have a reality show on English TV and vote on the contenders! ;D
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