will be a shame there will not be that many at it a packed valley under the lights belting it out would of been a fantastic site, 6/7000 and a couple of hundred fgr fans not so much, however im sure all there will do there part.
I'm sure I went to those games, but have no recollection of whether we sung the anthem. I DO remember going to the New Den for our game versus Millwall in that competition though, I'm not sure any anthems were sung before that game
I'm sure I went to those games, but have no recollection of whether we sung the anthem. I DO remember going to the New Den for our game versus Millwall in that competition though, I'm not sure any anthems were sung before that game
I'm sure I went to those games, but have no recollection of whether we sung the anthem. I DO remember going to the New Den for our game versus Millwall in that competition though, I'm not sure any anthems were sung before that game
If anyone from the club reads this - then it might be helpful to explicitly state the anthem will be ‘God Save The King’, rather than have some awkward mish mash of the two which would inevitably happen otherwise.
When we played after the Queen mother died it was played. The sound was weird and I remarked on Glynn Jones mailing list it sounded like it was being played on a kazoo. Lo and behold in the next Saturday Guardian football snippet bit they wrote ‘one Charlton fan said it sounded like the National Anthem played on a kazoo’. Fame but no name.
I think it's now "king" but I do find it odd that this changes immediately, during mourning. I'd have thought GSTQ would make more sense as a farewell? But hey I dunno, I'm hardly a royal expert
I think it's now "king" but I do find it odd that this changes immediately, during mourning. I'd have thought GSTQ would make more sense as a farewell? But hey I dunno, I'm hardly a royal expert
I think the point is that it's a bit late asking God to "save" the outgoing monarch after they've already passed. So it transfers to the current monarch immediately.
Even if it's constitutionally correct, singing GSTK seems a bit inappropriate, as the purpose of the events, including the minute's silence and black armbands is to honour the previous monarch, not welcome in the new one.
At the U21 game at Dartford this afternoon, no tannoy thing at these games. Anyway the players walked out, all with armbands. They assembled around the centre circle. All who were there immediately stood up, quietly. The referee blew his whistle, the whole place was in impeccable silence, the referee then blew again after what I suppose was a minute. There were then a few claps. Then the referee and players got on with it.
I think it's now "king" but I do find it odd that this changes immediately, during mourning. I'd have thought GSTQ would make more sense as a farewell? But hey I dunno, I'm hardly a royal expert
I think the point is that it's a bit late asking God to "save" the outgoing monarch after they've already passed. So it transfers to the current monarch immediately.
I don't have so much of an issue with the "God save" line, but I think the "long live" line is the one that puts the kibosh on it. I reckon what we'll actually end up with is
"God save our gracious Queeng Long live our noble Quing God save the Quing Send herm victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God save the King"
as more people gradually remember they should be singing the new words rather than the old ones.
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In 1952 when the old King died Abide with Me was sung
I've already got my coat.
The sound was weird and I remarked on Glynn Jones mailing list it sounded like it was being played on a kazoo.
Lo and behold in the next Saturday Guardian football snippet bit they wrote ‘one Charlton fan said it sounded like the National Anthem played on a kazoo’.
Fame but no name.
Anyway the players walked out, all with armbands. They assembled around the centre circle.
All who were there immediately stood up, quietly.
The referee blew his whistle, the whole place was in impeccable silence, the referee then blew again after what I suppose was a minute.
There were then a few claps.
Then the referee and players got on with it.
Long live our noble Quing
God save the Quing
Send herm victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the King"