Does any other Olympic sport have the anthems played before competition?
I suspect it is a FIFA thing. In any other sport it is not an issue.
I was getting annoyed with the BBC last night, first trying to claim Wembley is important to each of the home nations (even though there were no Scots or N Ireland players involved) and then that GSTQ is not the anthem of Wales. It is the anthem of the UK of which Wales is part and which they were representing, so this was just plain nonsense.
If they don't want to sing it, fine, I don't sing On the Ball City (if you ever heard me sing you would understand why). It is not compulsory but don't make excuses that are just plain made up.
Posted By: watfordcanary on July 30th 2012 at 14:44:10
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- I know most people on this site (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 30, 14:02:21
- not for us as england isn't GB (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:06:22
- 90% of the team is English (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 30, 14:10:48
- Think about 40% of it is Welsh (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jul 30, 14:15:31
- Taylor, Giggs, Bellars, Allen, Ramsey (Other Football) - lurd, Jul 30, 14:19:46
- part of me wants them to fuck up (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:21:03
- Does any other Olympic sport have the anthems played before competition? (Other Football) - watfordcanary, Jul 30, 14:44:10
- good point should just use them for gold medal winners (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:48:48
- I wouldn't honour the national anthem either... (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 30, 14:22:44
- you should if your team mates are imo (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:24:47
- None of them can sing anyway (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 30, 14:26:39
- you should if your team mates are imo (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:24:47
- Does any other Olympic sport have the anthems played before competition? (Other Football) - watfordcanary, Jul 30, 14:44:10
- part of me wants them to fuck up (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:21:03
- Taylor, Giggs, Bellars, Allen, Ramsey (Other Football) - lurd, Jul 30, 14:19:46
- Think about 40% of it is Welsh (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jul 30, 14:15:31
- 90% of the team is English (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 30, 14:10:48
- not for us as england isn't GB (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 30, 14:06:22
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