GOSBTS - can we now just BIN the "going up to win the cup" bit ?

[Easy 10]

In our wonderful, unique club anthem we have the superbly evocative line:

"You can tell them all that we stand or fall for Sussex by the sea". Its pinned permanently onto the side of the North Stand, and its in the lyrics on the screens when the teams come out. So WHY do we still persist with this "going up to win the cup" gubbins, when 99% of the time its not even a CUP game anyway ? Why do we sacrifice such a great line, for such a meaningless one ? I'm making it a point of order that when we arrive at that final line in the verse, I will always sing the Stand or Fall line, whether its a cup game or not. And I hope everyone else eventually wakes up to it and does the same.

Point of order - at Charlton there was a large group of lads who actually sung, word for word, the whole of the first verse of Sussex by the Sea, and it sounded magnificent. My ears pricked up as soon as I heard the "Now is the time for marching, now let your hearts be gay", eventually arriving at the time-honoured "all together now...good old Sussex by the sea". Brilliant. To my shame, I wasn't familiar enough with the whole verse to properly join in, but I'm working on it.

Anyway. After the durr durr dur durrr durr durr durr, lets now bin the Cup line and sing the PROPER one.

"YOU CAN TELL THEM ALL THAT WE STAND OR FALL, FOR SUSSEX BY THE SEEEAAAA"

 

[Biscuit]

It will change in time, for the reasons you've given. Be patient.

Stand or fall is vastly superior.

 

[DavidRyder]

On a side issue - they seem to have stopped cutting the music off to leave the more powerful sound of just the crowd singing, which is a shame.

I'm more than happy to have a go at your suggestion though!

 

[smudge]

Yep, I'm a 100% stand or fall man.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Going up to win the cup wasn't right, in any case. When it was changed it was, 'And we're going up and we'll win the cup' etc


Stand or fall is much better.

 

[Ernest]

Can we JUST slow it down a TOUCH whilst WE'RE at it

 

[Hillian1]

Stand or Fall please.

 

[black & white seagull]

I always sing stand or fall, too, and then feel a bit of a plum for being the lone dissenting voice.

 

[Hillian1]

I always sing stand or fall, too, and then feel a bit of a plum for being the lone dissenting voice.

Keep going. The people around me gave funny looks for years, now they're singing it.

 

[Official Old Man]

"And we're going up for to win the cup"
Strange thing is that, according to the NSC folk, it should be 'stand or fall' and yet this season alone I've been in the East Upper every game except North (only once) and amidst the hard core away fans at 6 grounds and ALL sing 'going up'.
In fact I don't think I've heard 'stand or fall'
After 40 years I am not going to change.

 

[Triggaaar]

Stand or ****ing fall!!!

Fortunately only dull old people sting sing 'going up' and they'll all be dead soon.

After 40 years I am not going to change.

See.

 

[Hillian1]

Stand or ****ing fall!!!

Fortunately only dull old people sting sing 'going up' and they'll all be dead soon.

See.

RIP, 2016 strikes again.

Thoughts with family.

 

[ROSM]

As my signature says. It's.....

 

[ROSM]

But I'm all for standing or falling

 

[Triggaaar]

RIP, 2016 strikes again.

Thoughts with family.

Hold the Champagne buddy, I said soon, not now.

 

[melias shoes]

As my signature says. It's.....

Correct. It's not to win. It's And we'll win.
However I much prefer and sing stand or fall.

 

[knocky1]

Maybe you should all dress in military uniform whilst you sing the wrong words.

 

[Igzilla]

It's interesting that early on in the season, if you listened to radio Sussex, you'd distinctly hear "win the cup". On Monday, I thought it sounded more like "stand or fall".

 

[Chief Wiggum]

'Stand or fall' every time. It's been sung far more this season as people have got used to it. Give it time.

 

[KingstonSeagull]

Only when we win the cup....