On 7 Sep 2011 at 1:38pm proud to be english wrote:
not really a lewes post ,but, why does wayne rooney feel he does not need to sing the national anthem , (hes not the only offender ) does he not feel the pride , or just his wallet ,
On 7 Sep 2011 at 1:48pm Old Cynic wrote:
He probably doesnt know the words
On 7 Sep 2011 at 1:49pm Peter Pan wrote:
Could it be , because he's just a ignorant loud mouth yob
On 7 Sep 2011 at 2:28pm Grrr wrote:
Why should he sing it?
What if he wants to play for his country but he doesn't agree with the monarchy?
Why does not singing the national anthem automatically make you unpatriotic in some people's eyes?
I never sing the anthem, but am proud to be British. (I also don't adorn my car and house with the Union flag or St George's cross whenever there's a sporting tournament.)
Get a grip people, a song doesn't make a country, the culture, history, and people do.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 2:50pm padster wrote:
To sing "god save the queen" is about the monarchy and the political entity that is Britain. England and it's history and it's cultural identity is so much more than the monarchy. I feel passionate about England , but not about the queen so why do i want god to save her? I guess Rooney feels the same.
England's green and pleasant land, now thats a nice tune or abide with me .....that might be another thread.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 3:07pm 'ere be monsters wrote:
Religion is less of a reason to sing than the monarchy. We need a new anthem, written especially for sporting occasions.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 3:17pm padster wrote:
No religion and monarchy are equally bad reasons for a national anthem, but abide with me , now how lovely that was before the cup final, sentimental i suspose.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 3:24pm proud to be english wrote:
padster you make a good point , and might be a good solution , not sure he would sing anything , they all should be proud to pull on a shirt , if you represent your country you should take all that goes with it ,
On 7 Sep 2011 at 3:25pm Paul Newman wrote:
Perhaps we should draft an alternative set of lyrics with which, atheist republican and dissenting intellectuals, like Wayne Rooney, will feel comfortable .Lets see â?¦
Inexplicable cosmos remain neutral to symbols of oppression
Do so for a long period , (or not its up to you)
Inexplicable cosmos remain..etc.
Sorry for any past military adventures
Of which we have wrongly been proud
Curse the persistent vestigial symbols of past oppression
Inexplicable cosmos remain neutral .
Would that be ok?
On 7 Sep 2011 at 3:59pm giveitarest wrote:
You have to admit, Paul, that it's a pretty rubbish anthem. I understand that it's the only national anthem in the world written in 3/4 time, so it's a complete nightmare to march to. It's also farcical, when England are playing the Welsh, that we have a British anthem and they have a Welsh one.
I supported that campaign a couple of years ago to get it replaced with Spandau Ballet's 'Gold'. Proper song, that is.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 4:31pm king of england wrote:
How about this old chesnut?
Where on earth are you from?
We're from England
Where you come from?
Do you put the kettle on?
Kick it
(Na na na)
(Na na na)
(Na na na na na na na na)
(Na na na) Bonjour
(Na na na) monsieur
(Na na na na na na na na)
(Na na na)
( Na na na )
(Na na na na na na na)
We're England!
We're gonna score one more than you
England!
Can I introduce you please
To a lump of cheddar cheese?
Knit one, pearl one, drop one, curl one
Kick it
Na na na (na na) Na na na (na na)
Na na na (na na) na na na na na
(Repeat)
Na na na (na na) Na na na (na na)
Na na na (na na) na na na na
We're England!
We're gonna score one more than you
England!
Me and me mum and me dad and me gran
We're off to waterloo
Me and me mum and me dad and me gran
with a bucket of vindaloo
Bucket
Vindaloo, Vindaloo, Vindaloo, Vindaloo, na na
Vindaloo, Vindaloo, Vindaloo, Vindaloo, na na
Vindaloo, Vindaloo and we all like vindaloo
We're England!
We're gonna score one more than you
England!
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo) na na na na na
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo) na na na na na
vindaloo - (na na)
vindaloo - (na na)
And we all like vindaloo
we're england
We're gunna score one more than you
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo) na na na na na
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo)
Na na na (na na - vindaloo) na na na na na
vindaloo - (na na)
vindaloo - (na na)
And we all like vindaloo
We're england
We're gunna score one more than you
England!
On 7 Sep 2011 at 4:41pm Paul Newman wrote:
Ha ! Good one Give It A Rest, you are right we ought to have an English Anthem the Scottish one was only released in 74 ( by the Corries) and it was never decided on,it just caught on . Gold ? Why not , always believe in your soul, you got the power to know !
On 7 Sep 2011 at 4:43pm king of england wrote:
your indestructibleeeeeeeee! 
On 7 Sep 2011 at 5:01pm king of england wrote:
alwaysssssss belieeeeveee cause you areeeee GOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD! 
On 7 Sep 2011 at 5:43pm Clifford wrote:
It's always struck me as a very strange anthem, insisting that you believe in a god and a monarch, or even worse pretend to if you are an atheist and a republican.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 5:45pm Cityboy wrote:
Wayne Rooney would probably be happier with just an old tyre on a rope.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 7:08pm Bazooka Joe wrote:
I would imagine that Rooney does not sing the national anthem due to his republican heritage. He is also a rude buffoon.
On 7 Sep 2011 at 7:16pm Rookie wrote:
Typical spoilt premiership millionaire professional. Lost all sense of social perspective.
On 8 Sep 2011 at 9:42am Shardlake wrote:
The good thing about the Football League is that it keeps about 800 young men out of prison.
On 8 Sep 2011 at 11:11am Cliffite wrote:
As Billy said many years ago as part of one of his comedy routines, it needs cheering up as it's why we're rubbish at sports due to it's droning nature
On 8 Sep 2011 at 11:19am Grrr wrote:
"Lost all sense of social perspective"?
What on earth do you mean?
On 8 Sep 2011 at 11:21am Rookie wrote:
Look in a dictionary.
On 8 Sep 2011 at 12:14pm Kitchener wrote:
Shardlake wrote: The good thing about the Football League is that it keeps about 800 young men out of prison.
You could say much the same about the armed forces. But now the Tories are cutting them.
On 8 Sep 2011 at 1:47pm Grrr wrote:
No. Why don't you explain to me why a footballer doesn't have the right to choose not to sing the national anthem if they don't agree with it?
How is this a case of the footballer 'losing all sense of social perspective'?
I know it's a stretch to believe, but maybe Rooney just doesn't agree with the words in the anthem and so chooses not to sing them. This doesn't automatically mean that he isn't passionate about playing for England (I think Rooney is the least of our worries in that department).
No one knows the reasons but him, and no one has the right to accuse him of losing perspective, being passionless, rude, or anything else on the basis of his failure to sing a song! (Evidence from other areas of his life or footballing career may point towards these things, but I don't see what singing a ditty has to do with anything.)
On 8 Sep 2011 at 4:52pm Brixtonbelle wrote:
He does look better with hair though, don't you all agree ?
On 8 Sep 2011 at 6:47pm Clifford wrote:
Grrr is of course correct. Why should anyone have to sing a song made up in the 18th century to prop up the position of a German-born princeling as the price of playing football for England?
On 8 Sep 2011 at 8:35pm Peter Byron wrote:
Roos talent lies in his feet, end off. Peter
On 9 Sep 2011 at 9:56am 'ere be monsters wrote:
I rather like the verse relating to Marshall Wade, a better response to "Flower of Scotland" me thinks.