[Football] Time for a new, modern National Anthem?

[GT49er]

for an update? Even Flour of Scotchland is a better anthem now for our modern world??
I absolutely hate our NA it's a monarchist dirge. As a republican, and listening to the rousing French anthem, surely it's time

Well, there's a reason for the French having a 'rousing' republican anthem - France is a republic. On the other hand, the United KIngdom is a......... oh never mind, haven't you got it yet?

 

[jessiejames]

Jerusalem or i vow to thee my countr0y

 

[Iggle Piggle]

Well, there's a reason for the French having a 'rousing' republican anthem - France is a republic. On the other hand, the United KIngdom is a......... oh never mind, haven't you got it yet?

That's the thing though. It's the UK anthem and not the English one. I've never understood why it's used for the English football team as well as PLAYER X WASNT SINGING IT criticism in years gone by.

Jerusalem works better for the cricket.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I absolutely hate our NA it's a monarchist dirge. As a republican, and listening to the rousing French anthem, surely it's time for an update? Even Flour of Scotchland is a better anthem now for our modern world??

I certainly don't agree there's anything wrong with the national anthem. It would be good to have an England anthem though - and not Three Lions !

 

[Boys 9d]

Is this a National Anthem for England or for the UK? If the former "England Arise" as I suggested on another thread. If the latter, then perhaps something newly composed.

 

[beorhthelm]

Lazy Sunday by Small Faces. nice sing a long and got that do-di-do-di-do bit to shout out like the current anthem. winner.

 

[Silverhatch]

Nope. It’s our national anthem and doesn’t need to be changed

Our??

It doesn’t speak to us or our country.

 

[Fungus]

Yeah. Seconded. Sounds absolutely tragic asking god to save one bloke.

Asking someone that doesn’t exist to save someone who shouldn’t exist.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Five years down the line it could be this

 

[BBassic]

My absolute favourite thing about the national anthem is how everyone always comes in late, after the drums in the beginning.

It's not until the "nanananana send him victorious" bit that everyone lines up again.

It's makes a miserable piece of music asking a god that doesn't exist to save the figurehead of an establishment that should have already been consigned to history really funny.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Wasn’t there a similar thread recently?

Edit - @Tom Hark Preston Park beat me to it…..

 

[hart's shirt]

I wonder if Mr. Stormzy could write a little ditty for us all.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

well i guess that unlike you, "Harry" and "Zeb" we don't spend thousands of hours and posts on here. I dunno, maybe I should keep up....

You have to put the hours in if you fancy yourself as a thread-starter.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Wasn’t there a similar thread recently?

Edit - @Tom Hark Preston Park beat me to it…..

Recently, you say? Repeatedly I would say.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Always thought Jerusalem would be good myself

That's already the Israeli national anthem, though, shirley?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yes, a really poor one as you NSC perma-fixtures enjoy a group wank over your joint 180,000 posts

So young, and yet so bitter.

Off with your head!

 

[matt]

That's already the Israeli national anthem, though, shirley?

And the Palestinian one...

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yes, a really poor one as you NSC perma-fixtures enjoy a group wank over your joint 180,000 posts

You have actually looked at our post count and added it up?
All by yourself?

Christ.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

And the Palestinian one...

I would agree, but some people dispute this.

 

[Is it PotG?]

You have actually looked at our post count and added it up?
All by yourself?

Christ.

Watford GAP would be proud of that effort