Urgent: New Songs Required

**4tothefloor** · 06/04/2007, 12:06 AM

[QUOTE=citizenerased;660831]

Originally Posted by 4tothefloor

Also 'Danny Boy' - it's a class song, as the Dutch have often shown. Isn't there also a Lee Carsley club song, something to do with uncle Fester?? We seriously need to get this going. Maybe a few pages in that free fanzine 'You Boys In Green' with the words of whatever songs we decide would help. Definately

On The One Road (chorus only)
God Save Ireland (chorus only)
Steve Finnan Song
All You Need is Duff
Kevin Doyle Ring of Fire
Shane Long, Shane Long
Oh Danny Boy
Fields of Athenry (but has to be sung at pace like Liverpool sing their version)

Apart from "The Fields of Anfield Road" and "The Luis Garcia Song", you're talking ****e there I'm afraid. QUOTE]

Hardly, your after proving my point!!! also what about we all dream of a team of carraghers!! thats 3 songs, its enough to counter your claim that im expending mistruths!!

Firstly, read hp123's post. Then put it in your pipe and smoke it. Secondly, Liverpool fans don't actually sing this in the ground, it's more of a pub song. I'll also enlighten you some more. Our 'Come on you boy's in green' is originally a Liverpool song which was 'Come on you mighty reds'. You can smoke that one too

Originally Posted by hp123

We all live in a Red and White Kop.

The first fans to sing it in any football context.

Correct

Originally Posted by aidz1

danny boy at a football match?????

my opinion but i think the fields of athernry should be sang without the clapping...think it has a more emotional affect..

Danny Boy at a football match - ever watched Holland play?? Obviously not....

Fields of Athenry neither holds or drums up any atmosphere when sung without clapping, especially when you're dealing with our non-singing crowd at Ireland games

All i'll say is an end to 'Stand up for the boys in green' asap, cos it's absolutely pathetic. Maybe once during the game, ok, but not every 10 mins....

**Kildare Lad** · 06/04/2007, 11:24 AM

What about "We all Dream of a team of Robbie Keanes" (Yellow Submarine)

**Hoofer** · 06/04/2007, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by aidz1

how about singing something that is ours..and is known....

god saves ireland say the heroes
god saves ireland says them all
from the scaffold high
or the battlefied we die
sure no matter for irelands cause we fall

Ya I agree with this.Its short and catchy and I think the majority of people will know it and the rest will learn it and it has Ireland in it.Think about it..... singing this on the terrace will be class. Who agrees with me???????

**Torn-Ado** · 06/04/2007, 12:17 PM

you'll Never Beat The Irish...
You'll Never Lose To Us Either!!

**Stuttgart88** · 12/04/2007, 8:43 AM

Don't you think club songs evolve in a different way to national songs?

You attend your club game maybe 30 times a year and songs just catch on and evolve. There's a different connection between players and fans too so at club level it's way more common to have songs about particular players.

Internationals are far less frequent and the fans are more dispersed so the same thing doesn't happen.

I'd be happy just to add something like "Molly Malone" (regardless of how it ends). In my opinion it's every bit as good, if not better than, "The Fields".

I've been happy to sing "Come on..." for 25 years now and think it is unquestionably our number one song and I hope it stays that way.

**galwayhoop** · 12/04/2007, 9:18 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Don't you think club songs evolve in a different way to national songs?

definately.

that is why i think we have to sing songs which everyone either knows well or would pick up quite easy. while not hoping to replace YBiG we do need to supplement it. personally i'm not a major 'molly malone' fan but would definately join in if at a match. would also like 'the one road' and a couple of others from this thread to be started. with our 'hardcore' support located in the lower davin/canal end in croke park we now have a good opportunity to introduce new songs to our matches IMO

**NY Hoop** · 12/04/2007, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Don't you think club songs evolve in a different way to national songs?

You attend your club game maybe 30 times a year and songs just catch on and evolve.

Irish "fans" dont attend any club games in their own country hence the lack of atmosphere at the majority of Ireland games. However they do attend the pub on sunday afternoon to cheer on foreign clubs. Sadly that is the football culture in this country.

KOH

**galwayhoop** · 12/04/2007, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Irish "fans" dont attend any club games in their own country hence the lack of atmosphere at the majority of Ireland games. However they do attend the pub on sunday afternoon to cheer on foreign clubs. Sadly that is the football culture in this country.

KOH

i am sitting in the lower davin for current campaign NY and all around me are eL supporters - granted there are a massive amount of daytrippers/barstoolers/EPL fans in the rest of the stadium but i think there is a good section or 2 where i am behind the goals. and a fair few eL jerseys/jackets ..etc around too. ever hear the expression about painting everyone with the same brush?

agree with your expression about the football culture to a large degree unfortunately. but sadly it goes much deeper into society than just football culture. i think you could re-write the sentence and say:
Sadly that is the culture in this country.

**pineapple stu** · 12/04/2007, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

i am sitting in the lower davin for current campaign NY and all around me are eL supporters

That's because it's the eL section.

**Wolfie** · 12/04/2007, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by 4tothefloor

Liverpool fans actually have a campaign at the moment called 'Reclaim The Kop", which abhors the singing of crap Soccer A.M. chants such as 'Who Are Ya' and 'Eaaasy, Eaaasy'. It's a campaign that us Irish fans could also take a leaf out of........we could certainly do with something similar

We missed the boat on that one with Lansdowne. We could have called it "Reclaim the Kip".

**NY Hoop** · 12/04/2007, 2:12 PM

Originally Posted by galwayhoop

i am sitting in the lower davin for current campaign NY and all around me are eL supporters - granted there are a massive amount of daytrippers/barstoolers/EPL fans in the rest of the stadium but i think there is a good section or 2 where i am behind the goals. and a fair few eL jerseys/jackets ..etc around too. ever hear the expression about painting everyone with the same brush?

agree with your expression about the football culture to a large degree unfortunately. but sadly it goes much deeper into society than just football culture. i think you could re-write the sentence and say:
Sadly that is the culture in this country.

Tarring everyone with the same brush? Would have thought it was obvious I didnt mean the real fans that go to Ireland games.

Davin stand my hole? The canal end. Ah fcuk the gah

KOH

**Newryrep** · 12/04/2007, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Irish "fans" dont attend any club games in their own country hence the lack of atmosphere at the majority of Ireland games. However they do attend the pub on sunday afternoon to cheer on foreign clubs. Sadly that is the football culture in this country.

KOH

Doesnt seem to have affected/afflicted the North

There are 3 types who go to the games,
Type 1 - Those who sing
Type 2 - Those who would sing if those around were singing
Type 3 - Those who expect to be entertained/ mexican wave etc,day trippers/freebie etc

Our Problem is %'s
Unfortunately against Wales on the Sat there were too many of the Type 3 and the Type 1 are not together due to ticketing/singing section fiasco.

There are enough type 1 and 2 abouts if they can get the tickets and in the right locations.

The problem with the lack of songs will solve itself if the above is rectified

**citizenerased** · 12/04/2007, 3:09 PM

Would you ever give the whole el moral highground a break...do you want to be cannonised or something. Im a big ireland fan, i go to all the home and most of the away(depending on finances). I dont support an english club, nor do i support an el club as there is none in my vacinity(meath) and i sure is hell am not going to support a dublin team, AND i sing my heart out every match.

I dont exactly fall into any of your pigeon holes...

The obsession with the premiership is sad, but it is the fault of the FAI, they havnt pumped any resources into promoting and marketing it.

**NY Hoop** · 16/04/2007, 1:14 PM

Originally Posted by citizenerased

Would you ever give the whole el moral highground a break...do you want to be cannonised or something. Im a big ireland fan, i go to all the home and most of the away(depending on finances). I dont support an english club, nor do i support an el club as there is none in my vacinity(meath) and i sure is hell am not going to support a dublin team, AND i sing my heart out every match.

I dont exactly fall into any of your pigeon holes...

The obsession with the premiership is sad, but it is the fault of the FAI, they havnt pumped any resources into promoting and marketing it.

No obsession here son. How about supporting Drogheda then? I know of a shels fan from wexford who goes to every game. Not that far from you. My point above still stands however.

KOH

**citizenerased** · 16/04/2007, 1:53 PM

Im not supporting drogheda, they are from louth, im not a fan of louth people...Im not goin to support some team for the sake of it, defeats the purpose, it should be about locality and having a sense of tribalism against the evil of the jackeens and the ignorance of the drogs...

**NY Hoop** · 16/04/2007, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by citizenerased

Im not supporting drogheda, they are from louth, im not a fan of louth people...Im not goin to support some team for the sake of it, defeats the purpose, it should be about locality and having a sense of tribalism against the evil of the jackeens and the ignorance of the drogs...

Sounds like you're not a fan of people, period. Just as well you only go to a few live games a year.

KOH

**citizenerased** · 16/04/2007, 3:45 PM

I actually love people( i dont mind drogs)....Not self righteous ass holes who assume they are better irish fans than others...Im sure you fly home to see rovers every week then.

Your blue peter badge is in the post, ladies and gentlemen, what a man!!!

**NY Hoop** · 17/04/2007, 10:32 AM

Dont let the name fool you son. Judging by the juvenile name calling I would equate you're a regular blue peter watcher.

Ole, ole, ole

KOH

**NeilMcD** · 17/04/2007, 10:47 AM

NY Hoop you have double standards. When I added a Bohs Avator to my profile you gave my abuse for it and now you are giving out to Citizenerased for not supporting Drogheda. If people are lucky enough to have a team that they feel represents them they are the lucky ones who can go to games week in week out.

Citizen does not feel Drogheda represents him so it would be false for him to support Drogheda if he did not feel it.

**NY Hoop** · 17/04/2007, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

NY Hoop you have double standards. When I added a Bohs Avator to my profile you gave my abuse for it and now you are giving out to Citizenerased for not supporting Drogheda. If people are lucky enough to have a team that they feel represents them they are the lucky ones who can go to games week in week out.

Citizen does not feel Drogheda represents him so it would be false for him to support Drogheda if he did not feel it.

If you support boez you deserve abuse

KOH