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Red red robin! Soon to be ditched!

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  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,711
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Z7i1mKEDw
  • boogica
    boogica Posts: 2,321
    Its our teams song my grandfather , my dad , myself and my son have all sung it, to get rid would be a total disgrace .
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    This is not our version but it is simply splendid, dated or not:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkhJ1xqw2o
  • 000__Jaaaaay__000
    000__Jaaaaay__000 Posts: 2,343
    Get rid
  • C4FC4L1f3
    C4FC4L1f3 Posts: 1,917
    000__Jaaaaay__000 said:

    Get rid

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lol
  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 390
    Well if KM is reading this for God sake don't take our Red Red Robin away. We are not just another club we are CHARLTON and this is part of our heritage, going back for me 44 years since I first went down the Valley with my Dad. As a music lover its probably the song I've heard the most in my life.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,032
    The Red Robin said:

    Curb_It said:

    I wish you hadnt come out with this, another stick for some to hit her with.


    But if it's true, then should we just stand back and watch one more bit of our heritage, history and tradition be stripped away because a couple of Belgians don't like it because they don't understand it?
    But we don't even know it IS true. And even if it was never going to happen in the first place, now it's going to go round and round as another piece of 'proof' the Evil Belgians are taking the soul out of Charlton... despite not being anything of the kind.
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    000__Jaaaaay__000 said:

    Get rid

    Because I'm a nice bloke who doesn't want to create any work for admin I'll just say it.......... 'Flag'.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,666
    It stays. Nothing else to be said.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,166
    thenewbie said:

    The Red Robin said:

    Curb_It said:

    I wish you hadnt come out with this, another stick for some to hit her with.


    But if it's true, then should we just stand back and watch one more bit of our heritage, history and tradition be stripped away because a couple of Belgians don't like it because they don't understand it?
    But we don't even know it IS true. And even if it was never going to happen in the first place, now it's going to go round and round as another piece of 'proof' the Evil Belgians are taking the soul out of Charlton... despite not being anything of the kind.
    We don't know if it ISN'T either using that logic.

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  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,241
    It was probably a jokey throwaway knd of comment. I cant really tell from the posters writing.

    Now we have lots of outraged of Tunbridge Wells on here.
  • C4FC4L1f3
    C4FC4L1f3 Posts: 1,917
    thenewbie said:

    The Red Robin said:

    Curb_It said:

    I wish you hadnt come out with this, another stick for some to hit her with.


    But if it's true, then should we just stand back and watch one more bit of our heritage, history and tradition be stripped away because a couple of Belgians don't like it because they don't understand it?
    But we don't even know it IS true. And even if it was never going to happen in the first place, now it's going to go round and round as another piece of 'proof' the Evil Belgians are taking the soul out of Charlton... despite not being anything of the kind.

    It is True, but basically as i understand from talking with her they have no clue why we sing it and thought it was boring. perhaps some Charlton education is needed at the next board room meeting?

    give her, her due where needed she quickly saw the passion we showed for it and had a good laugh about it - im fairly certain they wont ditch it - but would be great to see is sung again just in case!

    I'm pro Belgian, after meeting Rolland and Katrine, I'm convinced they are great news for Charlton!
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,568
    Outraged of Glasgow here. It was played at my Dad's funeral, so they ditch it over my dead body...
  • Tunwellsaddick
    Tunwellsaddick Posts: 2,455
    No debate. It's Charlton. It stays.
  • Blinkant
    Blinkant Posts: 598
    Either Las Ketchup, Crazy frog or No Limit to replace it please
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    yeah, about time too. How about something from the signing Nun?

    While we're at it couldn't we name the west stand the Stella artois stand, the east stand the Poirot stand, the Jimmy Seed stand the RD enclosure and the covered end the Tintin stand.

    Floyd Road can become Flanders road as well.

    Can't wait to get back to Le Valley

    :)
  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,746
    Its a great idea, then we can change the name of The Valley to La Choc Box and to really finish this tradition malarky off change the clubs colours to Blue, hhmm sorry not very apt. Ok yellow and black with a little touch of Red trim.
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Le Belgian Choc Box, of course :)
  • Red7Oak
    Red7Oak Posts: 498
    To be fair, and I was there when the conversation took place, the question was around whether we should have something more intimidating. Majority sign over Red Red Robin hence its being questioned as to whether fans want it changed. All those there supported non change but I can understand her thoughts. Would be nice this season if supporters actually acknowledged RRR and got 100% behind it!
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Red7Oak said:

    Would be nice this season if supporters actually acknowledged RRR and got 100% behind it!

    This! Use it or lose it.


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  • Oliver Street
    Oliver Street Posts: 5,133
    DON'T EVEN THINK OF IT. All those 100's of matches I went to with my Dad and that song brings him back a little bit every time at the Valley. Please respect this part of our history...
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,890
    Oliver Street said:

    DON'T EVEN THINK OF IT. All those 100's of matches I went to with my Dad and that song brings him back a little bit every time at the Valley. Please respect this part of our history...

    This, exactly the point I was making earlier in the thread.
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Love the Red Red Robin, especially when I hear kids (without the Charlton link) singing it because they sing it at school, it's a great 1st song to get the kids into.
  • bromleyjohn
    bromleyjohn Posts: 5,988
    crap song, sung with pride and enthusiasm by me every home game even though they have on occasion drowned it out with announcements. It runs deep as a tribal anthem and will really piss me off if it goes.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Let us turn this around a bit.
    I have never ever been cowed or intimidated by music at opponents grounds. I have never ever seen players intimidated by the running out music anywhere. Much as I like the New Zealand hakka I don't believe it puts opponents off their game.
    Personally I always sing RRR at the Valley because I enjoy it, enjoy the tradition too, and it clears the football brain palate much as a glass of clean water does for the meal to come.
    The other question is if it is changed, then to what? I can only think it would be a stirring piece of classical music which has already stood the test of time. Or a different piece every season, or every match?
    People are very protective about music, people love their music, their passionate favourite..I get that. Then again there are musical snobs (and we all have a bit of that in us don't we?), however RRR has organically evolved into being our music for good or ill. If we changed it somehow I would feel a bit manipulated, and I would hate that.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    Nothing wrong with debating it - well done KM for bringing it up and not just changing it - surprised RM would not have explained it to them though
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    No!!! It stays
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    If it goes I will consider for a nanosecond, torching myself outside the 'sportswear emporium' (where the club shop used to be ;-) ) in protest. Flippin' liberty takers. We'll be playing in blue next.
  • Mckforester
    Mckforester Posts: 852
    No!!!! We are Charlton! COYR's
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,568
    @lenglover hasn't found this thread yet...

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