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A short point on the songs for tomorrow

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,830
edited September 2008 in General Charlton
Perhaps i'm getting old and boring, i don't know.

But football songs and football people should never, ever be linked to children or tragedy.

'Football humour' encompasses one of the widest spectrums there is, and virtually everything is viewed as acceptable. So is the effort to try and antagonise the opposition.

But certain things simply shouldn't be seen as acceptable. It is wrong, plain wrong, and i would of hoped that we as a collective would be above that.

I will be passionately getting behind my side on Tuesday night, i will be passionately making clear my thoughts on Selhurst, Jordan etc.

But i won't be vocally implying an albeit loathable character makes him a peodophile or child murderer, or revelling in the tragic death of a fellow football fan.

Time we all grew up.
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  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    Wheels on the bus should be shouted down I totally agree. with you that is bang out of order.
  • Salad
    Salad Posts: 10,189
    when wotb starts perhaps we try to get VFR going instead
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,350
    If the Madeline McCann song is sung I can see Jordan making a huge deal out of it, the media catching on and it being almost as big a thing as the Hull fans who sung "Town full of bombers".

    Kelvin Mckenzie would be rubbing his hands with glee.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,230
    as if anyone would sing that. just cos some random idiot sang it on sat afternoon i very much doubt that would take off at all.

    Tho the wheels on the bus i can. that was sung saturday afternoon from the north upper.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,028
    [cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]Wheels on the bus should be shouted down I totally agree. with you that is bang out of order.



    Personally i can't see the McCann song taking off, but the WOTB has been sung for years and i heard it a few times on saturday. Can't see you eradicating that in one night.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,103
    Sadly it's one of those things that has always existed in football and always will. After Hillsborough the Man Utd fans chanted at the Liverpool fans, where's your famous Munich song? Yet after a cup semi-final at Old Trafford between Liverpool and Chelsea some Liverpool fans graffitied Munich 58 in the toilets, likewise some Utd fans chant anyone for a game of squash.
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    To be honest I've always found the songs sung in England fairly civilized compared to Scotland. Maybe it's better now. I do recall attending a Celtic Hibs match with some Hibbee mates. One had waded into a bunch of lads who were racially abusing Paul Elliott and shut them up. The police later through him then threw him out for swearing. Society moves on and if you hear someone talking trash, let them know or at least make it clear that you think they're scum.

    Generally I think that it's accepted that a portion of football fans lack class and nobody takes them too seriously. It cracks me up when Celtic fans get mortally offended about people spoiling the minute's silence for the pope or Leeds fans winding up Man U about Busby. It's part of the game, grim though it is. I like your sentiment AFKA but can't see any quick solutions other than pointedly not take part.
  • Hillsys Up
    Hillsys Up Posts: 1,109
    I will be very vocal tomorrow, and I'm sure you will all join me with a very slow "VALLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEYYYYYY FLLLLLLOOOOOYYYDDDDD RRRROOOAADD"
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    [cite]Posted By: Hillsys Up[/cite]I will be very vocal tomorrow, and I'm sure you will all join me with a very slow "VALLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEYYYYYY FLLLLLLOOOOOYYYDDDDD RRRROOOAADD"
    And a "Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Arrrrreeeeee Chhhaaaarllllttttoooooon, Suuuuppppppperrrrr Chaaarrrllllttttoooooon"
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,596
    Oh god the slow chants are awful! And they don't come across... let's bring out loads of the old ones, about OUR TEAM as well as goading them

    And wheels on the bus should defo be shouted down
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  • Al the Addick
    Al the Addick Posts: 794
    well said Danny I hate the wheel on the bus song and no one hates Palarse more than me. I think the younger supporters haven't a clue why it's sung to be fair though but need telling and shutting up.
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    slow does work if you have enough fans singing it its quite effective

    But as we are Charlton maybe we should give it a miss

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  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,679
    that CAFC one is far to hard
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    Whats wrong with the WOTB song ?
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,679
    palace fan was killed by a coach against man u in a cup game years ago
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Is 'The Palace Family' still allowed?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    [cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]Is 'The Palace Family' still allowed?

    That chant is rubbish anyway, makes no sense against teams like Palace. Fine with isolated farming towns like Ipswich but Croyden doesn't exactly have a small gene pool does it?
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Is that a no then?
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    looks like it

    looks like

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  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    [cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]Is that a no then?

    I won't be there Falc so don't worry about upsetting me! ;-)

    Just making a general point. It was funny the first time I heard it but now it just gets sung all the time no matter who the opposition is - the novelty has worn off for me! I think the covered end could do with giving its repetouir (sp?) a general overhaul.
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  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Exiled_Addick[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]Is that a no then?[/quote]

    I won't be there Falc so don't worry about upsetting me! ;-)

    Just making a general point. It was funny the first time I heard it but now it just gets sung all the time no matter who the opposition is - the novelty has worn off for me! I think the covered end could do with giving its repetouir (sp?) a general overhaul.[/quote]

    No point mate
    tried a few different songs on Saturday think one song ha teh whole of 5 of us joining in

    Not much hope
  • Addickson's God
    Addickson's God Posts: 478
    yippie aih ee, yippie aih ooh
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,412
    As long as I don't hear any 'we sent the palace down' chants I'll be happy...
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    hears an idea how about not saying what people cant sing but just F**KIN SING !
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    i really like the wheels on the bus
  • SidewaysInOz
    SidewaysInOz Posts: 1,340
    Build a bonfire?
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,179
    [cite]Posted By: nth london addick[/cite]boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    That's probably our best chant at the mo - very popular at least!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,956
    [cite]Posted By: Exiled_Addick[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: falconwood_1[/cite]Is 'The Palace Family' still allowed?

    That chant is rubbish anyway, makes no sense against teams like Palace. Fine with isolated farming towns like Ipswich but Croyden doesn't exactly have a small gene pool does it?

    I always think that, we seem to sing it against everyone though!
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Keep it simple.
    Charlton boys we are here shagging your women and drinking your beer,or
    Your gonna get your fuc
    Ducks.
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    edited September 2008
    [cite]Posted By: Goonerhater[/cite]hears an idea how about not saying what people cant sing but just F**KIN SING !

    Ahmen

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