it's the sucking up to the royals that grates with a lot of folks

and yes the tune is bit of a dirge as well and it's not really "national" and it is a crap singalong. mercifully short though.

in short, we need an update. sort it out burnhams.

Posted By: Tombs on June 23rd 2026 at 21:16:36

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God our national anthem is embarrassing (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 23, 20:55:07
- 100% An awful dirge. And it’s British not English. Needs to be Jerusalem end of. Thinking (Other Football) - DH Yellow, Jun 23, 21:28:20
- No it’s not (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 23, 20:56:23
  - It is a bit of a dirge but it is short and sharp (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 23, 21:00:40
    - Go away tomby (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 23, 21:19:15
      - Tell him to his face (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 23, 21:38:37
    - it's the sucking up to the royals that grates with a lot of folks (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 23, 21:16:36
      - 100% this plus it would be nice to have a different English anthem.. (n/m) (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jun 23, 21:29:06
      - I wouldn't mind switching to Rule Britannia (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Jun 23, 21:28:31
        
        Racist connotations. Bet disco gets on the wind up to that statement (n/m) (Other Football) - DH Yellow, Jun 23, 21:38:21

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