True, BUT everyone sings "kick it off" and have done ever since I started going to CR

in about 1907

I always thought it meant "get things going". The I thought it was a reference to Edwardian hoolies. Then I stopped caring.

It scans much better too

Posted By: Old Git on November 15th 2006 at 08:53:49

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KICK IT OFF (NCFC) - downsey, Nov 15, 02:12:13
- ...and another thing, it's sung far too quickly at the moment, it should be a slow (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 15, 08:46:51
- Point of order (NCFC) - snowman, Nov 15, 06:41:17
  - ..and It's Kick Off, not kick IT off (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 15, 08:38:58
    - eh? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 15, 08:42:09
      - Stop getting otbc wrong......... (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 15, 08:44:26
        
        Technically...... (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Nov 15, 08:48:03
        
        Official site... (NCFC) - Clare, Nov 15, 09:05:35
        
        Have you sorted your MOT out? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Nov 15, 09:09:10
        
        I stand corrected, That's what my 1972 City book says anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 15, 08:50:12
        
        mmm. Just searched that up myself. Does anyone actually omit the 'it'? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 15, 08:46:31
        
        Why would you want to kick it off (for a throw?) (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Nov 15, 08:47:27
        
        Didnt we used to do it everytime we had kick off at the start of the game? (n/m) (NCFC) - conker, Nov 15, 10:36:10
        
        True, BUT everyone sings "kick it off" and have done ever since I started going to CR (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 15, 08:53:49
        
        also... (NCFC) - blindasabat, Nov 15, 09:44:00
  - Schoolboy error indeed (n/m) (NCFC) - Tomblander, Nov 15, 07:00:46
    - As Dracula said, an even more basic error is the dropped "A GOAL" at the end. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Nov 15, 08:32:17
    - .. I also sing Hurrrah! as its more Victorian Dad (as well as being correct). (n/m) (NCFC) - The Editor of Milk, Nov 15, 08:02:30
      - Hear hear (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 15, 08:54:06
      - I also sing it with an apostrophe: "now's your chance" (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Nov 15, 08:13:52
        
        Excellent point, everyone must sing with correct punctuation (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 15, 08:55:42
      - And there's another bit missing ..... (NCFC) - Dracula, Nov 15, 08:12:23

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