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Post by funkymonk on Sept 6, 2024 20:50:34 GMT
Andy Mangan of Conference Wrexham fame heading to Real Madrid. Yes really. Forest Green and Fleetwood fame in my eyes. Still remember being worried about him in that Fleetwood side, wonder whatever came of his strike partner Mr J Vardy Esquire.
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Post by Mark Peters’ Bonce of Power on Sept 6, 2024 23:26:23 GMT
Andy Mangan of Conference Wrexham fame heading to Real Madrid. Yes really. Forest Green and Fleetwood fame in my eyes. Still remember being worried about him in that Fleetwood side, wonder whatever came of his strike partner Mr J Vardy Esquire. He’s won the Premier League, The FA Cup and scored for England at a world cup, Mangan however will at least be able to tell his grandkids about the time he got caught illegally betting on his team.
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Post by foolhandy on Sept 7, 2024 6:12:37 GMT
I wouldn't sing it either, and I haven't ever previously played for the opposition who have a long history of being shat on by my country's monarchs.
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Post by saltyvinegar on Sept 7, 2024 9:16:02 GMT
I am a passionate England supporter, following them through thick & thin but I never sing it because it’s a dirge & I’m not a monarchist
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Post by B Block on Sept 7, 2024 9:45:13 GMT
It’s still our national anthem, not interested in the politics.
Not bothered who sings it or not.
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Post by Andrewlang on Sept 7, 2024 9:59:13 GMT
I think the royal family are parasites to (mis) quote Scott Howie so, yeah, I'd back anyone who doesn't want to sing it.
Andrew
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Post by Brophypants on Sept 7, 2024 10:19:31 GMT
Any expectation to sing a national anthem before a glorified kickabout is weird. Join in if you want to, don't if you don't.
But I reckon you'd get more joining in if it wasn't such a shite royalist nothing of an anthem.
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Post by El Goodo on Sept 7, 2024 10:59:44 GMT
Lavery & Kaikai didn't get off the bench in their games. O'Riordan played the full 90 in Ireland U21's 1-0 win against Turkey. Hopefully being part of a functioning defence will do him some good.
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Post by btb on Sept 7, 2024 11:29:18 GMT
Of course they should all sing the national anthem, Capello stopped it and Southgate used it to reinforce togetherness and pride.
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Post by funkymonk on Sept 7, 2024 11:44:41 GMT
But I reckon you'd get more joining in if it wasn't such a shite royalist nothing of an anthem. Quite. And the fact it's not "our" national anthem. Just a shame all the alternatives are religious or colonialism based, or that and impossible for a football crowd to adopt (they struggle with Jerusalem enough elsewhere as it is!). Not singing it is fair enough, and even if you do, it should still be save the queen (she needs it more than ever!) rather than king. Sod that.
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Post by MartinL on Sept 7, 2024 13:00:44 GMT
Of course they should all sing the national anthem, Capello stopped it and Southgate used it to reinforce togetherness and pride. Why should they sing it? It’s just a song
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Post by Mark Peters’ Bonce of Power on Sept 7, 2024 13:31:10 GMT
The idea that anyone has an obligation to sing a song that requests the intervention of a deity they may not believe in, to save someone holding a position in society they may believe shouldn’t exist, is laughable. As is ‘but it’s the national anthem, sing it anyway because patriotism’. Get a better national anthem.
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Post by nickpom on Sept 7, 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Netherlands’ national anthem is all about how great the Spanish are. Spain’s national anthem has no lyrics. Anthems are best not taken too seriously… although the Marseillaise is a pretty cool tune…
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Post by Fred Colon on Sept 7, 2024 14:34:41 GMT
Adopt 'Vindaloo' as our national anthem and have done with it.
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Post by funkymonk on Sept 7, 2024 14:45:30 GMT
Netherlands’ national anthem is all about how great the Spanish are. Spain’s national anthem has no lyrics. Anthems are best not taken too seriously… although the Marseillaise is a pretty cool tune… Germany's is great, German women and German wine. Done. Sorted.
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