[Albion] GOSBTS "Going up" or "Stand or Fall"?

[The Large One]

"Stand or Fall". Every. Single. Time.

Because they're the words.

And I believe it's 'you may tell them all...', not 'you can tell them all...'

 

[Nixonator]

Stand or fall, no brainer.

Even my old man has converted. Perhaps when the final 10% stop being obstinate we can no longer display the words on the screens.

Next stop will be making people realise it's 'Oh Sussex, Sussex by the sea.. Good old Sussex by the sea' rather than the latter repeated twice, but little steps.

 

[Normski1989]

Stand or fall. Always have and always will.

 

[Bigtomfu]

When growing up it was always up to win the cup but on learning the original has to be Stand or Fall.

However, and I realise I may be alone here, but how does the 'Oh Sussex, Sussex by the sea, Good Old Sussex by the sea' scan?

I can never make that sentence work when singing so just go for the old double good old instead.

 

[Surf's Up]

Stand or Fall, it's our song and Sussex man sang it as they marched to war, we honour their memory, we honour our beautiful county and its history and we honour our amazing football club when we sing the original words.

 

[Surf's Up]

Correction: Men not man!!

 

[rippleman]

Stand or Fall, it's our song and Sussex man sang it as they marched to war, we honour their memory, we honour our beautiful county and its history and we honour our amazing football club when we sing the original words.

YES! Exactly. I urge those not aware of the origins of the song to google it. All will then become clear.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Depends how pissed I am

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[Kuipers Supporters Club]

For the 64651th time

Stand or Fall

 

[Simster]

Stand or fall.

The Cup version has run it's course.

 

[Foul Play Rocks]

Stand or fall.

 

[dazzer6666]

Stand or Fall. Noticed a gradual move towards this around where I am.............................

 

[withdeanwombat]

Useful men are we.........obviously.

 

[sully]

GOSBTS "Going up" or "Stand or Fall"?

However, and I realise I may be alone here, but how does the 'Oh Sussex, Sussex by the sea, Good Old Sussex by the sea' scan?

I can never make that sentence work when singing so just go for the old double good old instead.

"Oh, Sussex" instead of "good old" is surely quite straightforward. I'm not sure how to explain. It just works for me.

Having thought about it, you just need to pause after Sussex, rather than after Oh!

 

[sams dad]

Stand or fall.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Stand or Fall.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Is it better to be "going up to win the cup"? (yes I know it makes no sense - that's a different argument)

I'm with the majority but I always assumed that 'going up to win the cup' referred to going up to Wembley.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

As a ten year old (1978) my understanding was "going up to win the cup" that was it and I've never sung it any other way.

Apologies to anyone near me that "cringes" or is "embarrassed". Actually I'm not sorry, I couldn't give a flying **** what you think of mt singing, the time I decide to leave or what I wear to the match.

 

[Easthill Andy]

Stand or fall

 

[Triggaaar]

I slightly favour the original "You can tell them all that we stand or fall" but then does that mark me down as a newbie reading off the screen?

No it doesn't make you a newbie. I've been singing 'going up to win the cup' for decades like the rest of you, but that's just an in game chant, and it's taken from the stand or fall poem anyway.

Stand or fall means a lot more, and it's over a hundred years old. God knows why anyone sings 'going up' at the start.