The Demotion of the song Grand Old Team

[Diogenes the Cynic]

WOOOO

 

[Bedfordblue]

 

[Diogenes the Cynic]

 

[If You Know Your History]

As long as our fans are getting behind our players and inspiring them to victory in the same way that we did towards the end of last season then I don't care what we sing!

 

[Bedfordblue]

As long as our fans are getting behind our players and inspiring them to victory in the same way that we did towards the end of last season then I don't care what we sing!

I can guess which is your favourite though….

 

[blackie_jones75]

I don't mind when fans sing GOT/Everton forever...but when they are played on the tannoy pre match I find it toe curling embarrassing because the tunes sounds so old fashioned, like some 50's musical hall stuff. Not a fan of Spirit of the Blues either , sorry, it reminds me a bit of some early Saturday night light entertainment show would have as a tune.

 

[smileychap]

This might be unimportant in terms of the real problems we're face with at the club at the moment, but it's getting on my nerves and I have to speak out.

Over the past 12 months or so the club have placed this song down the pecking order in favour of stuff like Forever Everton and that abomination Spirit of the Blues (which, IMO, only people who are impressed by cat memes can possibly like).

Grand Old Team should rightfully be restored to being played prior to Z-Cars and immediately after any win or good/unexpected draw against a top of the table challenging team.

The fact that no longer happens is another example of the trampling down of our culture by the clueless frauds who've cratered the club in the last 7 seasons.

Thoughts?

I noticed Spirit of the Blues a lot more in recent seasons. I'm not a regular at GP to realise Grand Old team had stopped being played. Crazy. Reinstate.

 

[davek]

I noticed Spirit of the Blues a lot more in recent seasons. I'm not a regular at GP to realise Grand Old team had stopped being played. Crazy. Reinstate.

It's just another example of how standards have dropped at the club.

I'm not sure if anything can be done about this.

 

[davek]

It's a Grand Old Team is the Glasgow Celtic anthem. The team sang it as they waited in the tunnel before the European Cup Final of 1967 in Lisbon.

It well predates that in this city mate.

A version was sung by school kids in Liverpool in the inter war period. This is from Terry Cooke's book 'Scotland Road' and shows St Anthony's sung it for their footy team...

 

[gonetomorrow]

It well predates that in this city mate.

A version was sung by school kids in Liverpool in the inter war period. This is from Terry Cooke's book 'Scotland Road' and shows St Anthony's sung it for their footy team...

I thought it was written by Gilbert and Sullivan in the 19th century. The tune anyway. Not the words obviously.

 

[Crestfallen]

If the woooo was dropped it would be absolutely fine.

 

[gedefc]

Heard GOT on the tele last night

 

[BigMick]

If the woooo was dropped it would be absolutely fine.

Nah, I love a good woo, me.

Always though we should trot out to this, which has some great woos in it, plus lyrics that are more nonsensical than Spirit or that terrible plinky plonky version of GOT.

 

[Dixieslaces]

It well predates that in this city mate.

A version was sung by school kids in Liverpool in the inter war period. This is from Terry Cooke's book 'Scotland Road' and shows St Anthony's sung it for their footy team...

There was a muted "We Shall Not be Moved" last night Dave oh and a slightly tongue in cheek of "tell Me Ma, Me Ma" Wembley Twice was mentioned, optimistic, maybe but why not!!

That said Villa do do a good entrance thingymajig fanfare but their fans are knobheads! so whop cares


UTFT

 

[gonetomorrow]

Woooo is good. And it can be easily altered to make Boooo.