Anthems at Ravenhill on Friday

**NeilMcD** · 31/08/2007, 11:14 AM

All Kind of Everything by Dana

**OwlsFan** · 31/08/2007, 4:02 PM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

All Kind of Everything by Dana

A rousing song if ever there was one!

**dcfcsteve** · 02/09/2007, 1:23 AM

Originally Posted by joeSoap

The Scots and the Welsh always wanted their own identity. The rugby playing (predominately Unionist) boys in the North have always wanted to be English so they will always want GSTQ as their anthem.

The Northern Unionists don't want to be English ya dingbat - they want to be British/Northern Irish.....

Hence they use the British anthem.

**dcfcsteve** · 02/09/2007, 1:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dassa

The island of Ireland isnt exclusively nationalist either, That doesnt stop the soldier song being played at Ireland games in Dublin. I feel really disapointed by the IRFU and hope that the soldier song and tricolour will now be removed from games in dublin.

Nor does it stop GSTQ being played at Northern Ireland football games either. So doubtless you'd like to see that stop as well.....

**dcfcsteve** · 02/09/2007, 1:29 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Three anthems before a game from a practical point of view anyway is a bit stupid and when the President is presented to the team, there are 4 songs with the addition of the Presidential Salute!!

The Presidential salute is just a pre-amble to Amhran na bhFiann. It is sometimes played by accident at football international away games, when the host nation get their hands on the wrong music.

It just makes the anthem longer - it doesn't add a 4th song...

**monutdfc** · 02/09/2007, 8:17 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

The Presidential salute is just a pre-amble to Amhran na bhFiann. It is sometimes played by accident at football international away games, when the host nation get their hands on the wrong music.

It just makes the anthem longer - it doesn't add a 4th song...

The Presidential Salute is a brief snippet of the familiar part of A na F.
What I think you are referring to is the 'full' version of A na F which includes that unfamilar prelude.

**dcfcsteve** · 02/09/2007, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by monutdfc

The Presidential Salute is a brief snippet of the familiar part of A na F.
What I think you are referring to is the 'full' version of A na F which includes that unfamilar prelude.

Trust me - I'm thinking of the Presidential salute. As in what they play when the President is in attendance.

**Dodge** · 02/09/2007, 4:53 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Trust me - I'm thinking of the Presidential salute. As in what they play when the President is in attendance.

They play the full anthem when she's there too...

**OwlsFan** · 04/09/2007, 3:15 PM

Exactly. At rugby games when Mary is in attendance, the fans have to stand up for:

(a) The Presidential salute

(b) The away anthem

(c) The home anthem and

(d) Ireland's Call.

Stuff and nonsense.

Could be worse I suppose and have to watch the players parading around the pitch following a load of boys playing some diddy iddly music

followed by a gut renching speech at the end of the game with the local bishops hovering in the background.

**bennocelt** · 04/09/2007, 9:12 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Could be worse I suppose and have to watch the players parading around the pitch following a load of boys playing some diddy iddly music

followed by a gut renching speech at the end of the game with the local bishops hovering in the background.

to be honest i would much prefer that than the dreadful Irelands Call, silly song

dont know why they just dont play GSTQ and get it over with

**cheifo** · 04/09/2007, 11:12 PM

Irelands call was meant to be the happy medium.Kinda shows the whole stupidity regarding The big deal about playing GSTQ at Croker against England.People seemed to forget that its also the anthem of some of our lads.

**Dassa** · 06/09/2007, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

Nor does it stop GSTQ being played at Northern Ireland football games either. So doubtless you'd like to see that stop as well.....

Couldnt agree more. Always arrive at NI games a wee bit late so I dont have to stand for it.

**OwlsFan** · 23/12/2007, 5:38 PM

I knew this issue would evetually blow up:

http://www.independent.ie/national-n...w-1253200.html

with Trevor Ringland leading the way.

**shakermaker1982** · 23/12/2007, 6:57 PM

let em boycott the games then.

**Not Brazil** · 23/12/2007, 7:16 PM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

let em boycott the games then.

I already do.

You don't agree with parity of esteem for the rugby team and it's supporters then?

**holidaysong** · 28/12/2007, 6:09 PM

GSTQ should have been played in Belfast, simple as that.

**kingdomkerry** · 29/12/2007, 5:07 PM

No it should'nt. A Northern Ireland anthem should of been played. They dont have one so Irelands call was correctly played.

**osarusan** · 30/12/2007, 1:50 AM

Originally Posted by kingdomkerry

No it should'nt. A Northern Ireland anthem should of been played. They dont have one so Irelands call was correctly played.

That reason is even more illogical than the reason the IRFU gave for not playing GSTQ. (it was an 'away' game!!)

As you say, a Northern Ireland anthem should have been played.

Northern Ireland has an anthem, and it is called God Save the Queen.

**OneRedArmy** · 31/12/2007, 8:24 PM

IRFU made their bed and they should've slept in it.

They fanangled the rules to ensure Amhran na bhFiann is played in Dublin but managed to display an impressive lack of foresight by failing to realise the full implications of this.

An all Ireland team will only work with a shared anthem (leaving aside the musical merits of Ireland's Call).