Fair play to you for singing it. Maybe if a few more people did, i may be able to hear someone in the north stand singing it. Perhaps someone could get up next to the drummer and get him to get it going.
Fair play to you for singing it. Maybe if a few more people did, i may be able to hear someone in the north stand singing it. Perhaps someone could get up next to the drummer and get him to get it going.
Well I sing RRR every week and I know Boogica does as well. Try telling him to scrap it and he will knock you out.
Maybe we should go the whole hog and start playing music when we score. Cheerleaders ? Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
Maybe we should go the whole hog and start playing music when we score. Cheerleaders ? Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
Am I imagining things or did we at some point actually play music when we scored??
We did have cheerleaders at one of the games this season, can't remember which one but they didn't get much of a reaction (it may of been the game where some fans won a chance to have a penalty shootout)
Fair play to you for singing it. Maybe if a few more people did, i may be able to hear someone in the north stand singing it. Perhaps someone could get up next to the drummer and get him to get it going.
Well I sing RRR every week and I know Boogica does as well. Try telling him to scrap it and he will knock you out.
Maybe we should go the whole hog and start playing music when we score. Cheerleaders ? Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
We did have cheerleaders at one of the games this season, can't remember which one but they didn't get much of a reaction (it may of been the game where some fans won a chance to have a penalty shootout)
Fair play to you for singing it. Maybe if a few more people did, i may be able to hear someone in the north stand singing it. Perhaps someone could get up next to the drummer and get him to get it going.
Well I sing RRR every week and I know Boogica does as well. Try telling him to scrap it and he will knock you out.
Maybe we should go the whole hog and start playing music when we score. Cheerleaders ? Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
Dez fella if you're going to quote everybody, generally you do it after the post you're referring to, otherwise your comment doesn't make sense. I know it's your first day posting on here so I like to help out the newbies...
We did have cheerleaders at one of the games this season, can't remember which one but they didn't get much of a reaction (it may of been the game where some fans won a chance to have a penalty shootout)
Fair play to you for singing it. Maybe if a few more people did, i may be able to hear someone in the north stand singing it. Perhaps someone could get up next to the drummer and get him to get it going.
Well I sing RRR every week and I know Boogica does as well. Try telling him to scrap it and he will knock you out.
Maybe we should go the whole hog and start playing music when we score. Cheerleaders ? Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
Dez fella if you're going to quote everybody, generally you do it after the post you're referring to, otherwise your comment doesn't make sense. I know it's your first day posting on here so I like to help out the newbies...
OK, so before i start I would like to point out I do know the clubs history and why the robin song is played as our "walk out" song, but I feel it is very out dated now and we should be considering a new one
Every game the music in the lead up to the players walking sets the scene and still gets the hairs on the back of my neck standing up (into the valley, the instrumental song that is played before the announcer gets the crowd going (please name this song and a download link if possible) and then Red Red Robin comes on... We havent been the robins for many many years, and apart from a very rare few, do not call Charlton "the robins". The song doesnt sound like something that gets the crowd going, and I have never heard anyone singing along with it, or even "inspired" by the song (i am in the north stand south every week).
I am not saying drop the song completly, but to drop it down the play list order before we walk out to another song (before the instrumental one i mentioned above)
I would like to hear what peoples thoughts are on this, and some suggestions as to what to use instead that other teams are not using
The lyrics are what the club is about (mostly) and fits better after the instrumental and the announcer "Get behind the boys and make some noise".
North Stand South ? WUM ?
Haha, north stand lower is what i should ofhave said.
I'm standing in for Henry
Seriously, why not a new song with a traditional feel...can still be jolly hockey sticks if you want. As for BDL, anyone remember that embarrasing DJ at the Hartlepool game, BDL should have got the whole shift.
It's always been our tradition and it's like something that is very close to Charlton that could go away. I don't care if other people take the piss out of it, it's our club song and part of our history, end off!
I get annoyed when the (tiresome) PA announcer cuts it short. Play it. Sing it. Enjoy it.
I'll put you down as a fan then?
In all seriousness, we do play it fully, I use the break to announce the mascots and sponsors then wait until the last bar to go into the teams.
Only on occasions such as last Saturday, will I go into it earlier when I know we have something like a minutes silence/applause or other announcement.
As for RRR as @AirmanBrown once said, it may be a crap song, but it's our crap song.
NO - Its tradition and the Red Red Robin song is Charlton Athletic FC. Too many things in football have changed over the years, many for the worst. For those who do not understand our history or tradition and want to change to suit their own fancy - perhaps you may look to consider a change of club or indeed sport, as it is evident from you comments you just dont see or get it - do you.
I currently have it as my ringtone, confuses people all the time in public, due to the fact im a rocker/metalhead art type when suddenly that comes out loudly from my phone.
no, RRR stays but be happy if that bloke stops telling us to make some noise - he's generally alright as an announcer but that bit is contrived nonsense
no, RRR stays but be happy if that bloke stops telling us to make some noise - he's generally alright as an announcer but that bit is contrived nonsense
That's very much a pre match tradition which can stay thank you very much, keep it up BDL.
no, RRR stays but be happy if that bloke stops telling us to make some noise - he's generally alright as an announcer but that bit is contrived nonsense genuine passion.
1996 ? So you weren't around in the mid 80s when certain people thought a change of scenery would do the club good ? You don't like the song, fair enough. Is there anything else that's got your goat in the last 17 years ? Tradition and history are what make the club, whether it be the ground, kit colour or a song.
I used to love it when the away team came out first to little or no crowd noise and then the build up to the home team coming out - shame it changed.
Same here. I dunno how long the handshake walkout has been going on for, but I'm still not used to it - still expect them to come running out booting footballs into the air on the way.
Am I imagining things or did we at some point actually play music when we scored??
I think we did for at least one game (Tranmere?) in the playoff season, or perhaps two years later when we got promoted as champions. Hope we never do again!
Not a fan of the handshake start either, think it is great in International football or tournaments but league football, when your playing teams and players, you will play all the time, it seems weird to me.
Add to that the constant slow motion replays of men either shaking or not shaking hands for days at a time on sky sports news... that got old real quick.
The playing of the RRR was one of the poignant moments of the game on December 5th 1992. It produced a lump in the throat for many, even tears for some. Old-fashioned, maybe, but who cares. It means something.
Whenever I am back from Oz and can get to The Valley for a game I always have to look away from my friends who I am at the game with when RRR is playing as I have tears running down my cheeks.
Just hearing THAT old style rendition of RRR and feeling the cold, crisp SE London air and looking around my beloved Valley, a place we fought so hard for, gets me very, very emotional.
The age and style of RRR is perfect for us, we are an old club with a proud history, I would not change it for anything.
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Cheerleaders ?
Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
Maybe we should go the whole hog and start playing music when we score.
Cheerleaders ?
Traditions keep a link with our history and bring generations together - I'd be well f***ed off if we dropped the RRR.
Am I imagining things or did we at some point actually play music when we scored??
Seriously, why not a new song with a traditional feel...can still be jolly hockey sticks if you want. As for BDL, anyone remember that embarrasing DJ at the Hartlepool game, BDL should have got the whole shift.
It's always been our tradition and it's like something that is very close to Charlton that could go away. I don't care if other people take the piss out of it, it's our club song and part of our history, end off!
In all seriousness, we do play it fully, I use the break to announce the mascots and sponsors then wait until the last bar to go into the teams.
Only on occasions such as last Saturday, will I go into it earlier when I know we have something like a minutes silence/applause or other announcement.
As for RRR as @AirmanBrown once said, it may be a crap song, but it's our crap song.
Live, Love, Laugh and Be Happy!
Too many things in football have changed over the years, many for the worst.
For those who do not understand our history or tradition and want to change to suit their own fancy - perhaps you may look to consider a change of club or indeed sport, as it is evident from you comments you just dont see or get it - do you.
Love it, it's a major part of the club.
You don't like the song, fair enough. Is there anything else that's got your goat in the last 17 years ?
Tradition and history are what make the club, whether it be the ground, kit colour or a song.
12.45 on New Years' Day, still a bit pissed from the night before, very surreal, thought I was back in Ibiza.
Don't ever touch the Red Red Robin though.
Pardew had the same idea.
;o)
Just hearing THAT old style rendition of RRR and feeling the cold, crisp SE London air and looking around my beloved Valley, a place we fought so hard for, gets me very, very emotional.
The age and style of RRR is perfect for us, we are an old club with a proud history, I would not change it for anything.