[Albion] Clubs anthem

[wealdgull]

I applaud this idea.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Nah we were holding our poppy cards

Looked amazing from the West.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

This has got me thinking now. Is SBTS the oldest club anthem?
Written in 1907, is there any club anthems , still regularly sung, that pre-date it?

On the Ball City (Norwich) and Goodnight Irene (Bristol Rovers) are both older songs.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

it would be great when the crowd sing Sussex by the Sea they didn’t clap! You don’t hear other clubs anthems spoilt by clapping.
Just a thought

Now’s not the time for clapping, now put your hands away…

 

[WATFORD zero]

This has got me thinking now. Is SBTS the oldest club anthem?
Written in 1907, is there any club anthems , still regularly sung, that pre-date it?

Something I was thinking yesterday, when was it first sung at the Goldstone ? IIRC it was certainly sung mid 60's when I first went

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Now’s not the time for clapping, now put your hands away…

…..take the words off the big screen….

….something, something, something….

 

[Dave the OAP]

On another tack about songs and the like……have we a “ song” for the. Ole ole oleeeeeeeeey, ole ole oleeeeeeeeee. Song that so many teams have words for?

just heard the arse singing a version and then the chelski doing the same…of course and Liverpool.

now we are “ big boys” I think we should have our own version.

 

[Swimboy64]

Now now we can’t have everything at once I’m just happy they’ve taken the tin pot words off the screen, it was embarrassing !!

I agree it is a bit cheap having the words on the screen but it turns out that the majority of fans now know the words which I guess is a good thing,every cloud etc but I do agree with you.

 

[Bodian]

On the Ball City (Norwich) and Goodnight Irene (Bristol Rovers) are both older songs.

Possibly - although the antecedents for Goodnight Irene are a bit vague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnight,_Irene

 

[Is it PotG?]

On another tack about songs and the like……have we a “ song” for the. Ole ole oleeeeeeeeey, ole ole oleeeeeeeeee. Song that so many teams have words for?

just heard the arse singing a version and then the chelski doing the same…of course and Liverpool.

now we are “ big boys” I think we should have our own version.

Allez Allez works a lot better when you've won something along the way to boast about in the lyrics.
That said, if you can get a rhyme going with Community Shield, white cup final suits, missing cash, losing the Goldstone and Hereford then fill yer boots.

 

[Mackenzie]

it would be great when the crowd sing Sussex by the Sea they didn’t clap! You don’t hear other clubs anthems spoilt by clapping.
Just a thought

I agree. Does my head in.

 

[Lindfield by the Pond]

I applaud this idea.

Not with too much clapping, but applaud the sentiments

 

[Gazwag]

On another tack about songs and the like……have we a “ song” for the. Ole ole oleeeeeeeeey, ole ole oleeeeeeeeee. Song that so many teams have words for?

just heard the arse singing a version and then the chelski doing the same…of course and Liverpool.

now we are “ big boys” I think we should have our own version.

We were champions of England
A long long time ago
And champions of Sussex
More times than most would know
We moan about the words
That are put up on the screen
And taking tops from our bottles
Really is obscene
Allez allez allez...........

 

[The Colonel]

I don't even like Mull of Kintyre as a song, but somehow it really works at Forest. It always sounds good.

 

[BluesRockDJ]

I must be in the minority that goes to the Amex to watch a game of football, not join in with singing anything before kick off ?

 

[Martlet]

This has got me thinking now. Is SBTS the oldest club anthem?
Written in 1907, is there any club anthems , still regularly sung, that pre-date it?

We don’t even win the South Coast battle on that front - the ‘Portsmouth’ tune that Pompey run out to dates to the 1700s apparently.
(Only know because Colin Murray was talking about it on 5Live this morning!)

 

[Happy Exile]

This has got me thinking now. Is SBTS the oldest club anthem?
Written in 1907, is there any club anthems , still regularly sung, that pre-date it?

Newcastle’s Blaydon Races was written in 1862, not sure when it became regularly sung at games but by the early 1970s at least.

I’m wondering what the newest anthem is now. Hibs use Sunshine on Leith (and it sounds AMAZING with the crowd in full voice) which was written in 1988.

 

[Happy Exile]

I don't even like Mull of Kintyre as a song, but somehow it really works at Forest. It always sounds good.

The Sheffield United one to the tune of Annie’s Song as well. Even if the words are quite funny

 

[lawros left foot]

Newcastle’s Blaydon Races was written in 1862, not sure when it became regularly sung at games but by the early 1970s at least.

Newcastle come out to Local Hero.

 

[Happy Exile]

Newcastle come out to Local Hero.

Fair point. I guess I’m thinking of anthem in the sense of songs associated with specific clubs (and maybe their region too) rather than what they come out to