David Jeffrey has lost the plot

[NY Hoop]

Your national anthem??:D :D

KOH

[galwayhoop]

Just for reference-

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Nothing in the slightest way sectarian :D :cool:

Just for reference-


The Fields of Athenry

-1-
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Micheal they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

Chorus
Low lie the Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

-2-
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matter Mary when your free,
Against the Famine and the Crown
I rebelled they ran me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity.

Chorus

-3-
By a lonely harbor wall
She watched the last star falling
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

Chorus

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Nothing in the slightest way sectarian :cool:

[galwayhoop]

Just for reference-

Words of 'The Sash'


And our National Anthem


Nothing in the slightest way sectarian :D :cool:

in fairness, whether we want to go down this route or not (and i don't) the original posters reference was nothing to do with 'the sash' but more to do with 'we are the billy boys' i would think.

[Erstwhile Bóz]

Some of those Orange tunes are class when you hear the bands playing them. Build My Gallows is deadly.

Can't say I care too much for some of the football-stadium versions, though ...

[Steve Bruce]

in fairness, whether we want to go down this roue or not (and i don't) the original posters reference was nothing to do with 'the sash' but more to do with 'we are the billy boys' i would think.

If that was the case, said person should have just said Billy Boys - Which i think 95% of people would condemn at Windsor. We are trying hard to get rid of it totally, but it will take a long time. Also it is a society problem as much if not more than a Linfield problem.

[Erstwhile Bóz]

in fairness, whether we want to go down this route or not (and i don't) the original posters reference was nothing to do with 'the sash' but more to do with 'we are the billy boys' i would think.
That's not the point. It's your right to go down that route that is the issue.

[Steve Bruce]

Some of those Orange tunes are class when you hear the bands playing them. Build My Gallows is deadly.

Can't say I care too much for some of the football-stadium versions, though ...

Believe it or not, thousands of Catholic people from Northern Ireland used to go to the parades, it's only a recent phenomenon that Catholic people where getting offended(last 20 or so years).

But anyway, we are straying well off topic.

Billy Boys etc is not acceptable and most Linfield supporters agree.

[galwayhoop]

That's not the point. It's your right to go down that route that is the issue.
:confused:
elaborate in relation to my comment if you don't mind

[Steve Bruce]

That's not the point. It's your right to go down that route that is the issue.

An issue that Linfield are trying to address.

I would happilly join in everyones condemnation of Linfield if Linfield where not trying to sort it out.

But Linfield are and rather than being condemned they should be praised in there efforts.

1 song is unnacceptable, I agree, but 10 years ago there would have been 90 minutes of sectarianism. Now we only get the odd burst, which although not perfect, it is headin in the right direction and I feel that people should focus more on where Linfield are going rather than where we are now. We are on the right path and we are walking down the right path. It is just going to take time to erradicate Sectarianism 100%.

[Erstwhile Bóz]

I see my "Queen's highway" joke got re-routed somewhere along the line.

[LeviathanNI]

Don't worry Bóz, some of us got it :D

[LeviathanNI]

Your national anthem??:D :D

KOH


Is it not? Pray tell what is it then?;)

[dcfcsteve]

Believe it or not, thousands of Catholic people from Northern Ireland used to go to the parades, it's only a recent phenomenon that Catholic people where getting offended(last 20 or so years).

Thousands of Catholics going to Orange parades as recently as 1987, or the years immediately prior to that ?!?!? :eek: :o

You sure you're from Norn Iron....? :p

[jebus]

Cheers for giving the words to the Sash as well, I was getting bored of singing 'One Barry Ferguson' whenever Dundalk fans were in town :)

[Aaron]

For its here I am an Orangeman, just come across the sea
For singing and for dancing, I hope that I'll please thee,
I can sing or dance with any man
As I did in days of yore
And its on the Twelfth I long to wear the Sash my Father wore.

Chorus

It is old but it is beautiful. Its colours they are fine
It was worn at Derry, Aughrim, Enniskillen and the Boyne
My Father wore it as a youth in the bygone days of yore
And its on the Twelfth I long to wear, the Sash my Father wore.

For it's now I'm going to leave you, good luck to you I'll say
And when I'm on the ocean deep, I hope for me you'll pray
I'm going to my native land, to a place they call Dromore
Where on the Twelfth I long to wear the Sash my Father wore.

Chorus

Whenever I come back again my brethren here to see
I hope to find old Orange style, they will always welcome me
My favourite tune's "Boyne Water", but to please me more and more
And make my Orange heart full glad with the Sash my Father wore.

Dont you mean Londonderry!!:p :D

[Steve Bruce]

Dont you mean Londonderry!!:p :D

We are comfortable with abbreviating names of citys and countys to suit our needs:D

[wiseman]

We are hallions, we are hallions, we are hallions from the Cross
We'll molest you, we'll molest you, we are hallions from the Cross

[BohsPartisan]

We are hallions, we are hallions, we are hallions from the Cross
We'll molest you, we'll molest you, we are hallions from the Cross

Thinking twice about heading down next week now! :eek:

[michaelguineys]

We are hallions, we are hallions, we are hallions from the Cross
We'll molest you, we'll molest you, we are hallions from the Cross

ha ha that definitely has to be used

[Tis-smeee]

Think DJ was only saying what we all already know, he might be in league with the FAI and the anti-cork bandwagon, or maybe just maybe he is right.