I completely support the advancement of 'Sussex By The Sea' as it is the anthem for Sussex (and I am not going to go into the history etc. which I well know), and of which everyone of us should be proud. But I have a problem with the 'popular' words advocated which frankly are not especially appropriate, I mean going up and will win the cup - that may have been so back in the 70s / 80s BUT,
We need to be proud of SBTS and recognise where it came from but, FFS, no-one has ever tried to change the words of 'Land of Hope and Glory' so why should we change the words of 'Sussex by the Sea'
I really agree with promoting SBTS (not GOSBTS to which it is incorrectly referred) but there needs to be some sensible thought about this issue which, I agree, could be massive at the Amex.
PS. I, and one or two others, have majored on this in the past.
Good Old Sussex by the Sea, or should I say, Sussex by the Sea !
Alternatively, get a life. There are 18k plus Albion fans at the Amex and just because a handful announce on a forum they want it suing their it suddenly warrants an e-petition and some anorak campaign. As Charlie Brown would say, 'Good Grief'
As I've said before ... the words (as set out in the petition) don't fit the tune that is now played pre-match.
But the new arrangement of the music does fit the way most Albion fans think GOSBTS goes.
If we are going to sing the words as set out in the petition, it will be necessary to revert to the music that was used at Withdean. And, if that happens, I predict a SHAMBLES.
Alternatively, get a life. There are 18k plus Albion fans at the Amex and just because a handful announce on a forum they want it suing their it suddenly warrants an e-petition and some anorak campaign. As Charlie Brown would say, 'Good Grief'
But that's because they only play the first verse, then the refrain, and then stop – we're all being short-changed!As I've said before ... the words (as set out in the petition) don't fit the tune that is now played pre-match.
We'll see... If after a week or two there are still only a handful of people who would like to sing SBTS fairly properly before each game then this will die a natural death. I strongly suspect, however, that the vast majority of those "18K plus Albion fans at the Amex" would LOVE IT if this gets done and works well...Alternatively, get a life. There are 18k plus Albion fans at the Amex and just because a handful announce on a forum they want it suing their it suddenly warrants an e-petition and some anorak campaign. As Charlie Brown would say, 'Good Grief'
I think there should be a lot of people who are well up for this... if there are say 50 people prepared to act as catalysts then the total number should grow quickly - might be that the club pick up on it and act themselves sooner rather than later...104 signatures... a good start.