Red red robin! Soon to be ditched!

It is my earliest memory, Kevin Dickinson running out and kicking the ball towards the covered end as high as he could, yeah 82/83/84 was not great but it was something me and me dad done together, a bit of stability in our house at the time.
Grandad had it at his funeral, who helped build the valley, and no doubt my dad will want it at his funeral.

If it goes it goes but I will still sing it in my head as the captain walks out.

We were known as "The Robins" when I first supported Charlton in the 50s. Very reluctantly, we had to change that nickname because another league club already had it and their fans objected (Bristol City). Hence, RRR was very apt for us then and it was the same Billy Cotton version we have today.

The difference then was it could be heard as the players ran out and the crowd sang it out loud. In recent years it has been drowned out by some deafening "battle-cry" over the tannoy system which virtuallty obscures the song completely (no disrespect to the announcer, but more respect for the anthem, please). I, for one, will always be in support of RRR and will continue to sing it out dispite the tannoy.

Oh, and whilst we are on the subject, who's decision was it to stop playing "Who's Sorry Now" by Connie Francis at the end of games?? It goes hand-in-hand with many fond memories of the huge crowds filtering out of The Valley as the mist was rolling in with the darkening light before we had the luxury of floodlights. That haunting song echoing around the terraces, for years, accompanied us on our way out of the ground to the buses. Own up now! Save yourself and bring it back immediately. You had no permission from us, the loyal fans and I miss it. (:

Baldybonce said:

I miss the outdoor urinals.

Get a better aim.

The red red robin song is old fashioned and I love it.

Tunwellsaddick said:

We were known as "The Robins" when I first supported Charlton in the 50s. Very reluctantly, we had to change that nickname because another league club already had it and their fans objected (Bristol City). Hence, RRR was very apt for us then and it was the same Billy Cotton version we have today.

The difference then was it could be heard as the players ran out and the crowd sang it out loud. In recent years it has been drowned out by some deafening "battle-cry" over the tannoy system which virtuallty obscures the song completely (no disrespect to the announcer, but more respect for the anthem, please). I, for one, will always be in support of RRR and will continue to sing it out dispite the tannoy.

Oh, and whilst we are on the subject, who's decision was it to stop playing "Who's Sorry Now" by Connie Francis at the end of games?? It goes hand-in-hand with many fond memories of the huge crowds filtering out of The Valley as the mist was rolling in with the darkening light before we had the luxury of floodlights. That haunting song echoing around the terraces, for years, accompanied us on our way out of the ground to the buses. Own up now! Save yourself and bring it back immediately. You had no permission from us, the loyal fans and I miss it. (:

Tunwellsaddick said:

We were known as "The Robins" when I first supported Charlton in the 50s. Very reluctantly, we had to change that nickname because another league club already had it and their fans objected (Bristol City). Hence, RRR was very apt for us then and it was the same Billy Cotton version we have today.

The difference then was it could be heard as the players ran out and the crowd sang it out loud. In recent years it has been drowned out by some deafening "battle-cry" over the tannoy system which virtuallty obscures the song completely (no disrespect to the announcer, but more respect for the anthem, please). I, for one, will always be in support of RRR and will continue to sing it out dispite the tannoy.

Oh, and whilst we are on the subject, who's decision was it to stop playing "Who's Sorry Now" by Connie Francis at the end of games?? It goes hand-in-hand with many fond memories of the huge crowds filtering out of The Valley as the mist was rolling in with the darkening light before we had the luxury of floodlights. That haunting song echoing around the terraces, for years, accompanied us on our way out of the ground to the buses. Own up now! Save yourself and bring it back immediately. You had no permission from us, the loyal fans and I miss it. (:

Tunwellsaddick said:

Tunwellsaddick said:

We were known as "The Robins" when I first supported Charlton in the 50s. Very reluctantly, we had to change that nickname because another league club already had it and their fans objected (Bristol City). Hence, RRR was very apt for us then and it was the same Billy Cotton version we have today.

The difference then was it could be heard as the players ran out and the crowd sang it out loud. In recent years it has been drowned out by some deafening "battle-cry" over the tannoy system which virtuallty obscures the song completely (no disrespect to the announcer, but more respect for the anthem, please). I, for one, will always be in support of RRR and will continue to sing it out dispite the tannoy.

Oh, and whilst we are on the subject, who's decision was it to stop playing "Who's Sorry Now" by Connie Francis at the end of games?? It goes hand-in-hand with many fond memories of the huge crowds filtering out of The Valley as the mist was rolling in with the darkening light before we had the luxury of floodlights. That haunting song echoing around the terraces, for years, accompanied us on our way out of the ground to the buses. Own up now! Save yourself and bring it back immediately. You had no permission from us, the loyal fans and I miss it. (:

Has the Red Red Robin actually been ditched now? It hasn't been played at the last two home games, replaced instead with a singalong 'Valley Floyd Road'. I'll sing 'Valley Floyd Road' when I want to, not when I'm told to thank you very much.

Did I miss the consultation exercise or has Ms Miere decided that we will just have to accept this. This is precisely the sort of thing that gets right up my nose how the club is run at the moment.

The Valley Floyd Road thing is shit and doesn't work.
Oh well, it's only our heritage.

Red Red Robin was played when they ran out but agree that Valley Floyd Road wasn't great.

Did they play the whole thing? Or did I live up to my username and miss it?

Missed It said:

Did they play the whole thing? Or did I live up to my username and miss it?

I think they played it all. If they didn't then I need to change my user name to yours and add the word too!

no one is taking any notice of "let's sing Valley Floyd Road", apart from the Forest fans the other night. The Covered End started up with "Everywhere we go" as it was announced and everyone joined in.

I wonder if the 68/69 team enjoyed hearing the Red Red Robin? A clear link going back to players from nearly fifty years ago. A great example of why it should never be ditched.

Was that a different version of VFR?

Sure it wasn't the version that is normally played.

We never used to sing VFR at 100mph you know. Or that high either. Think it's lost something these days as a result.

We don't need singalongs. To be frank what we need is the Red Red Robin then music silence. Let the atmosphere grow itself. Anything else gets in the way.