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Sweet ******* Caroline!

Maybe it's just me, but it's being played to death, have DJ's got shares in Neil Diamond's estate? 

Every sporting event, even the cricket in Australia, every act on the stage in our fan zone, any bloody excuse it's on. 

It used to be Three Lions, but I could take that partly because at least the song is relevant to football.

Is it just me?

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Agree, it doesn’t feel like a football song to me.

Im more worried about Mrs F not realising that a few Saturday’s off of football isn’t setting a precedent.  She’s already booked Sat 17th Dec afternoon to see friends for pre-Xmas catch-up.  WTF!

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8 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Agree, it doesn’t feel like a football song to me.

Im more worried about Mrs F not realising that a few Saturday’s off of football isn’t setting a precedent.  She’s already booked Sat 17th Dec afternoon to see friends for pre-Xmas catch-up.  WTF!

Similar situation.   The absolute glee with which my better half inspected the calendar over the weekend of the 10th and proclaimed ‘you don’t have a home game, so you can come to this family Christmas Party’ was quite unnerving ?. 

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14 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Agree, it doesn’t feel like a football song to me.

Im more worried about Mrs F not realising that a few Saturday’s off of football isn’t setting a precedent.  She’s already booked Sat 17th Dec afternoon to see friends for pre-Xmas catch-up.  WTF!

A shared pain, my 'free weekends' have been booked up way in advance by well meaning, socially misguided and frankly dull activities.

Should serve as a timely reminder that whilst the football doesn't always hit the mark in terms of commitment or entertainment value, it ain't no carol concert, music recital or the pinnacle... 'Thought we could go to Dunelm Mill, they usually have nice things' - which of course they don't. I only agree as it isn't Ikea. 

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1 minute ago, slartibartfast said:

When did this dirge become "a thing" ? It just seems to creep into everything !

When they let someone who doesn't go to football have access to the DJ booth (probably) - no idea is the honest answer. 

What surprises me most, is that it's continued - you would expect that most people in stadiums for national games have a club side they follow and care about with a passion and I don't think I've ever met a genuine football fan who likes the song. But somehow it has crept into the national game and the game seems slow to try and rid itself of it. 

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4 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

When did this dirge become "a thing" ? It just seems to creep into everything !

Hey ho …

Silver bloody lining. 
I remember at Wembley v Stoke waiting for ‘ One for the Bristol City ‘ or ‘ Drink up thee Zider ‘ when they put this song on from nowhere. 
It really was a WTF moment for me. 

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2 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Hey ho …

Silver bloody lining. 
I remember at Wembley v Stoke waiting for ‘ One for the Bristol City ‘ or ‘ Drink up thee Zider ‘ when they put this song on from nowhere. 
It really was a WTF moment for me. 

My old man still moans about that to this day

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1 hour ago, Port Said Red said:

Sweet ******* Caroline!

Maybe it's just me, but it's being played to death, have DJ's got shares in Neil Diamond's estate? 

Every sporting event, even the cricket in Australia, every act on the stage in our fan zone, any bloody excuse it's on. 

It used to be Three Lions, but I could take that partly because at least the song is relevant to football.

Is it just me?

I hate it, makes me cringe. “DA DA DAAAA”…..”SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD”

Arse chutney.

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23 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Hey ho …

Silver bloody lining. 
I remember at Wembley v Stoke waiting for ‘ One for the Bristol City ‘ or ‘ Drink up thee Zider ‘ when they put this song on from nowhere. 
It really was a WTF moment for me. 

Someone at the club had a real boner for that song. I remember a pre season friendly where it was played and the guy on the PA was trying to get the crowd involved. Presumably that was the Summer before our Wembley appearance against Stoke.

Embarrassing, pretty sure we had goal music at the time as well. See it wasn’t always better in the old days.

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32 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Hey ho …

Silver bloody lining. 
I remember at Wembley v Stoke waiting for ‘ One for the Bristol City ‘ or ‘ Drink up thee Zider ‘ when they put this song on from nowhere. 
It really was a WTF moment for me. 

Was that not the same final where some suit wanted the City Cat (as was) to collect the trophy, should we win it?

Whilst it might not have been the World Cup, if you're a footballer and have earned the right to compete in any final at the most famous stadium in the world, and have amongst your peers been named captain, lifting a trophy there would be a career highlight - to have that stolen from you by someone in fancy dress would have been dreadful. 

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44 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

When did this dirge become "a thing" ? It just seems to creep into everything !

In terms of the England football team, it was played at full time after the Germany game at the Euros last summer. I don't recall it being played at an England game before then, but whoever was in charge of the Wembley PA then decided to play it again just before the teams came out for the semi-final against Denmark, at full time after the semi-final, and again before the teams came out for the final against Italy. 

 

42 minutes ago, maxjak said:

Bout time they introduced a more appropriate song in keeping with the clientele?..................How''s about "Too drunk to  Pheck" by the Dead Kennedy's?

At £11 for a can of Budweiser I strongly suspect many fans in Qatar won't be drunk at all!

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1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said:

A shared pain, my 'free weekends' have been booked up way in advance by well meaning, socially misguided and frankly dull activities.

Should serve as a timely reminder that whilst the football doesn't always hit the mark in terms of commitment or entertainment value, it ain't no carol concert, music recital or the pinnacle... 'Thought we could go to Dunelm Mill, they usually have nice things' - which of course they don't. I only agree as it isn't Ikea. 

I’ve ‘cleverly’ pointed out I’m not that interested in watching the World Cup bar the England matches and any tasty looking fixture which she was pleased with.

Little does she know I’ll be able to claim every game is tasty. “There’s a huge rivalry between South Korea and Senegal due to the 1874 war between them”.

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36 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said:

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People can say what they like , about other issues , but following England through the 80s , 90s , we never had any of this ******

 

Maybe not...but we had all those god-awful "team anthems" where by virtue of reaching a World Cup or a FA Cup final it was deemed that a bunch of the most tone deaf people in the country were fit to record a song.

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36 minutes ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said:

Someone at the club had a real boner for that song. I remember a pre season friendly where it was played and the guy on the PA was trying to get the crowd involved. Presumably that was the Summer before our Wembley appearance against Stoke.

Embarrassing, pretty sure we had goal music at the time as well. See it wasn’t always better in the old days.

Was the goal music you refer to 'I feel good' by James Brown? I had forgotten all about that but having read your post that song comes to mind.

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Maybe not...but we had all those god-awful "team anthems" where by virtue of reaching a World Cup or a FA Cup final it was deemed that a bunch of the most tone deaf people in the country were fit to record a song.

"We're on our way, we are Ron's twenty two

Hear the roar, of the red, white and .... er, the red and white:

 

This time, more than any other time, this time

We're gonna find a way, find a way to get away

This time, getting it all together ..... "

 

Love that one. What number did it get to @British Steel?

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"We're on our way, we are Ron's twenty two

Hear the roar, of the red, white and .... er, the red and white:

 

This time, more than any other time, this time

We're gonna find a way, find a way to get away

This time, getting it all together ..... "

 

Love that one. What number did it get to @British Steel?

Don't...don't ?

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23 minutes ago, SecretSam said:

Probably popular because it's one of the things the parping clowns of the England band can play. The talentless c**ts

Wonder what became of the band we had up in (H block was it?) - They're probably doing the football-supporters-band equivalent of one of those reunion tours that are popular at holiday parks like Butlins.

On the bill, T'Pau, Kagagoogoo, Modern Romance, one of the original members of Bucks Fizz and the H-block band from the Atyeo stand. 

I'd sign up. 

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3 hours ago, Port Said Red said:

Sweet ******* Caroline!

Maybe it's just me, but it's being played to death, have DJ's got shares in Neil Diamond's estate? 

Every sporting event, even the cricket in Australia, every act on the stage in our fan zone, any bloody excuse it's on. 

It used to be Three Lions, but I could take that partly because at least the song is relevant to football.

Is it just me?

Definitely not just you, drives me insane.

It's bloody everywhere....

 

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3 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

As much as I'm not a fan of Sweet Caroline and don't believe it has any place in football; I'll take that over the South African Vuvuzela which pretty much ruined an entire tournament. 

Should you ever want to recreate the Vuvuzela sound, just place a woman in each corner of the room, and ask them how their day was.

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1 hour ago, Bristol Rob said:

Wonder what became of the band we had up in (H block was it?) - They're probably doing the football-supporters-band equivalent of one of those reunion tours that are popular at holiday parks like Butlins.

On the bill, T'Pau, Kagagoogoo, Modern Romance, one of the original members of Bucks Fizz and the H-block band from the Atyeo stand. 

I'd sign up. 

Only got 1 drumstick though

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2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said:

Wonder what became of the band we had up in (H block was it?) - They're probably doing the football-supporters-band equivalent of one of those reunion tours that are popular at holiday parks like Butlins.

On the bill, T'Pau, Kagagoogoo, Modern Romance, one of the original members of Bucks Fizz and the H-block band from the Atyeo stand. 

I'd sign up. 

Someone nicked the drummer’s drumstick and that was the end of it.

 

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4 hours ago, North London Red said:

In terms of the England football team, it was played at full time after the Germany game at the Euros last summer. I don't recall it being played at an England game before then, but whoever was in charge of the Wembley PA then decided to play it again just before the teams came out for the semi-final against Denmark, at full time after the semi-final, and again before the teams came out for the final against Italy. 

 

At £11 for a can of Budweiser I strongly suspect many fans in Qatar won't be drunk at all!

Whoa! Is that a fact?, i had no idea.........so alcohol is against the Muslim Religion, unless you are loaded with cash?   Just about sums up the hypocrisy of it all?  Qatar?...what a joyful experience?

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2 minutes ago, maxjak said:

Whoa! Is that a fact?, i had no idea.........so alcohol is against the Muslim Religion, unless you are loaded with cash?   Just about sums up the hypocrisy of it all?  Qatar?...what a joyful experience?

Someone on the England fans' forum posted the other day that it is going to be QAR 50 for a can of Budweiser in the fan zones and at / outside the stadiums; there was a picture which appeared to confirm this. At current FX rates that's between £11 and £12 per can.

It might be possible to buy alcohol more cheaply in hotel bars; hopefully that will be the case, and hopefully it won't be Budweiser. I'll find out in a few days.

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1 minute ago, North London Red said:

Someone on the England fans' forum posted the other day that it is going to be QAR 50 for a can of Budweiser in the fan zones and at / outside the stadiums; there was a picture which appeared to confirm this. At current FX rates that's between £11 and £12 per can.

It might be possible to buy alcohol more cheaply in hotel bars; hopefully that will be the case, and hopefully it won't be Budweiser. I'll find out in a few days.

Are u going?  If so, you are braver, or possibly richer than me?

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Are u going?  If so, you are braver, or possibly richer than me?

Yes, flying out at the weekend. It'll be my 6th world cup. Have got tickets for all of England's games for as long as England stay in, plus a few other group games including one of Ghana's (so might get to see Semenyo). 

I definitely won't be richer by the end of it!

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1 minute ago, North London Red said:

Yes, flying out at the weekend. It'll be my 6th world cup. Have got tickets for all of England's games for as long as England stay in, plus a few other group games including one of Ghana's (so might get to see Semenyo). 

I definitely won't be richer by the end of it!

Good Luck.........hope you have a great time, and an intereseting experience.  Take a couple of bottles of Jack Daniels with you?,  Then again, maybe not? 

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6 hours ago, Davefevs said:

Agree, it doesn’t feel like a football song to me.

Im more worried about Mrs F not realising that a few Saturday’s off of football isn’t setting a precedent.  She’s already booked Sat 17th Dec afternoon to see friends for pre-Xmas catch-up.  WTF!

Did you tell her to have a nice time dave? ?

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6 minutes ago, maxjak said:

Good Luck.........hope you have a great time, and an intereseting experience.  Take a couple of bottles of Jack Daniels with you?,  Then again, maybe not? 

That's not allowed, sadly! All luggage is scanned on entry to Qatar, and any alcohol would be confiscated. 

Only permanent residents of Qatar are allowed to buy takeaway alcohol from the (relatively few) shops with an alcohol licence. 

Alcohol will be available in the fan zones and at the stadiums, and in certain hotels, for consumption on the premises.

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52 minutes ago, North London Red said:

That's not allowed, sadly! All luggage is scanned on entry to Qatar, and any alcohol would be confiscated. 

Only permanent residents of Qatar are allowed to buy takeaway alcohol from the (relatively few) shops with an alcohol licence. 

Alcohol will be available in the fan zones and at the stadiums, and in certain hotels, for consumption on the premises.

Thanks........i would love to be updated, if u have the time, as to your experiences, and how much you are being charged in the stadiums and fanzones for booze?   Best Wishes to you on your adventure., hope it all goes well.

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1 hour ago, North London Red said:

Yes, flying out at the weekend. It'll be my 6th world cup. Have got tickets for all of England's games for as long as England stay in, plus a few other group games including one of Ghana's (so might get to see Semenyo). 

I definitely won't be richer by the end of it!

Hi buddy heading out for the Wales game will be looking for somewhere to spend the day leading up to the game . We have red some hotels are letting day visitors in for a fee to use the pool get food ect. If you see any can you let me know please 

many thanks stick 

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1 hour ago, North London Red said:

Yes, flying out at the weekend. It'll be my 6th world cup. Have got tickets for all of England's games for as long as England stay in, plus a few other group games including one of Ghana's (so might get to see Semenyo). 

I definitely won't be richer by the end of it!

Have you got a Bristol City banner? 

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6 hours ago, Red-Robbo said:

I hate to say it, but it is mysteriously popular though. When I DJ parties, I always get asked to play it. To my horror. 

It's like there is some sort of crappy PA system vortex impacting ALL things and ALL fans City, and guests can only enjoy a bit of the music so a sing-along is the only answer, we've all been touched by the Dolman PA curse, would go some way to why I keep missing flights.

 

 

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3 hours ago, sticks 1969 said:

Hi buddy heading out for the Wales game will be looking for somewhere to spend the day leading up to the game . We have red some hotels are letting day visitors in for a fee to use the pool get food ect. If you see any can you let me know please 

many thanks stick 

Never been to Qatar but in Dubai this is standard practice in hotels that can sell alcohol and is extremely popular but is usually a weekend thing.

Obviously a different country and not during a major sporting event so the rules could be very different for either or both, of these reasons.

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On 14/11/2022 at 15:53, maxjak said:

Good Luck.........hope you have a great time, and an intereseting experience.  Take a couple of bottles of Jack Daniels with you?,  Then again, maybe not? 

Sure fire way to get arrested. Alcohol can only be consumed in permitted areas (eg hotel bars)

On 14/11/2022 at 21:04, ScottishRed said:

Never been to Qatar but in Dubai this is standard practice in hotels that can sell alcohol and is extremely popular but is usually a weekend thing.

Obviously a different country and not during a major sporting event so the rules could be very different for either or both, of these reasons.

Same in Qatar. 

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On 14/11/2022 at 15:44, North London Red said:

Someone on the England fans' forum posted the other day that it is going to be QAR 50 for a can of Budweiser in the fan zones and at / outside the stadiums; there was a picture which appeared to confirm this. At current FX rates that's between £11 and £12 per can.

It might be possible to buy alcohol more cheaply in hotel bars; hopefully that will be the case, and hopefully it won't be Budweiser. I'll find out in a few days.

Or you could just not drink? 

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On 14/11/2022 at 03:25, Port Said Red said:

Sweet ******* Caroline!

Maybe it's just me, but it's being played to death, have DJ's got shares in Neil Diamond's estate? 

Every sporting event, even the cricket in Australia, every act on the stage in our fan zone, any bloody excuse it's on. 

It used to be Three Lions, but I could take that partly because at least the song is relevant to football.

Is it just me?

Dah dah dahh!

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