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Billy Hunt said:
Killed some time though, hasn't it?

I'm going to have a cuppa, a cigarette and then a shower. :wave:
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Weirdo. :grey:

Telling others about your routine. :crazy3:
 

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Come on
Come on
Hurry up, Harry, Come on
Come on
Come on
Hurry up, Harry, Come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub


You're telling me to grow up
But Harry don't you see
If I tried to act my age
I wouldn't be me
We never do anything
So now's the time to begin

Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub

You don't have to tell me
That the thing's I do are wrong
But everything I do in life
Is with us right or wrong
Now I think I understand
How to have some fun

Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
Come on come on
Hurry up Harry come on
We're going down the pub
We're going down the pub

Sorry .... just an old git here, having a sing a long :-)
 

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wanderer paul said:
Well that's nice. I've been polite and never slagged off the younger supporters, yet here you are, not taking on board something I've offered you from speaking to players. What an unpleasant young man you are.
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Well you've never met me, so I don't see why you feel that's a reasonable thing to say. Can you please confirm to me that you think that vocal support helps the team. Then I will be satisfied.
 

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Holysmit said:
Singing a song doesnt make you a better supporter then those who dont. Putting more money in then others doesnt make you a better supporter then others as its all about what certain people can afford/have the time to put in.

Both viewpoints are as redundant as each other really. Some of our younger supporters do seem to have a complex about proving there support and claiming to be better supporters because you sing a few songs is disrespectful. As you get older you'll understand why.

Utimatley we're all supporters, and we all do it in different ways/have different roles. Some sing others put some more cash in, but please stop trying this im a better supporter b***ocks.

As for the song its utter crap as the words are ***** and its nicked from the Barmy Army who did a much better wittier version. It would also be better if we sang we sing for our own.
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Not that cricket lot?

Football songs were around long before they popped up!
 

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tobymaxtonesmith said:
Well you've never met me, so I don't see why you feel that's a reasonable thing to say. Can you please confirm to me that you think that vocal support helps the team. Then I will be satisfied.
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I will confirm that supporting the team, whether vocal or just in person, is all that matters. If you're vocal and sing for 90 minutes, excellent. If you're quiet and feel awkward singing, then that's fine. Being there at home or away and the players coming out of the tunnel seeing people inside a ground supporting them is what matters. All in the name of Brentford FC.
 

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wanderer paul said:
I will confirm that supporting the team, whether vocal or just in person, is all that matters. If you're vocal and sing for 90 minutes, excellent. If you're quiet and feel awkward singing, then that's fine. Being there at home or away and the players coming out of the tunnel seeing people inside a ground supporting them is what matters. All in the name of Brentford FC.
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Well we still disagree then. We may as well all be quiet by your logic. It doesn't make any difference. Let's just sit there reading the paper.
 

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If you don't want to sing ? just clap your hands OR stamp your feet just let the boys know your there its the only way we can show just how much the end of season push means to us all, players, supporters , and staff. Surely IF you've made the effort to go to the game don't just sit or stand in silence the players need vocal support I M H O ps even if Peter Gilham uses that mike more often ?
 

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tobymaxtonesmith said:
Well we still disagree then. We may as well all be quiet by your logic. It doesn't make any difference. Let's just sit there reading the paper.
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I try but you noisy oiks distract me and I'm forced to watch the game and see what all the noise is about. lol
 

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tobymaxtonesmith said:
Well we still disagree then. We may as well all be quiet by your logic. It doesn't make any difference. Let's just sit there reading the paper.
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Not at all. Where have I said that we should all be quiet? You're reading my explanations a little blinkered and not reading them fully. Some sing. Some don't. Accept it and let it be. Everyone is different. Maybe I don't sing, am I not allowed to attend matches involving my club of 40 plus years? You need to understand and accept we're all different. Some supporters go for a beer, some don't. You've failed in your argument in stopping non singing supporters to attend matches. Stay in your little section and sing. No ones stopping you. In fact, most applaud those that sing continuously, but it's not something we can all do.
 

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wanderer paul said:
I will confirm that supporting the team, whether vocal or just in person, is all that matters. If you're vocal and sing for 90 minutes, excellent. If you're quiet and feel awkward singing, then that's fine. Being there at home or away and the players coming out of the tunnel seeing people inside a ground supporting them is what matters. All in the name of Brentford FC.
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So being vocal makes no difference?? Fascinating opinion
 

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BFC1997 said:
So being vocal makes no difference?? Fascinating opinion
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Well it certainly doesn't make you a better fan. People support in different ways. I sing, Owlsmoor_Bee Snr not so much. We're still both parting with considerable time and expense to travel home and away in support of the team.
 

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I'm old and smell of wee but I for one like the fact that the younger lot are trying to make some noise and get us old farts on board.

The atmosphere at GP has been crap for years, don't knock them for trying to do something about it.
 

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Too true, good to see a new generation of younger Bees supporters who get behind their team, make a bit of noise and are confident with a bit of attitude.
I think some need to realise that when they are older and sit with their parents or kids and even grandchildren but don't sing as much as they used to it doesn't make them lesser supporters.
We're not very good at singing in The New road but trust me it's packed with passionate supporters with years and years and years of loyally following Brentford around the lower leagues.
 

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Owlsmoor_Bee said:
Well it certainly doesn't make you a better fan. People support in different ways. I sing, Owlsmoor_Bee Snr not so much. We're still both parting with considerable time and expense to travel home and away in support of the team.
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No no, wanderer paul seems to be saying the team respond exactly the same whether there's singing or not
 

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BFC1997 said:
No no, wanderer paul seems to be saying the team respond exactly the same whether there's singing or not
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No I haven't. Read my posts in full.
 

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It seems "the choir" believe that singing is the only way to support your team. Oh for the simplistic optimism of youth when everything is cast as black or white.

Very appropriate for a moment's deep thought about August 1914, anyway.
 

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sonofabee said:
Too true, good to see a new generation of younger Bees supporters who get behind their team, make a bit of noise and are confident with a bit of attitude.
I think some need to realise that when they are older and sit with their parents or kids and even grandchildren but don't sing as much as they used to it doesn't make them lesser supporters.
We're not very good at singing in The New road but trust me it's packed with passionate supporters with years and years and years of loyally following Brentford around the lower leagues.
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I agree with you as old man has season ticket new road , But when needed the new road does it part , These last few home games I'm sure The new roaders will do what they need to do.
 

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Blimey thought this had been done to death a few months ago!!

The young supporters are fear getting behind the team and making a noise much as we all did in years gone by, it is I am certain something the players all appreciate

However I would suggest that if the GPG had been around 20 odd years ago this would have been discussed then with Wanderer Paul probably being one if the protagonists saying that more singing us required

Equally in 20 years time some of the " singing" advocates will be telling the new youth that we all support the team in different ways

This argument is probably as old as the game and, to a degree, becomes generational. It is an argument that will never be resolved because people are different and change with age. Once I was a young loud noisy little scroat who thought everyone over 40 probably shouldn't go to football, now I'm a miserable old git that hardly ever sings. It's life!!!

Let's just accept there are 2 contrasting arguments but ultimately everyone wants the same result: success !!!!
 

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tobymaxtonesmith said:
That's exactly what you're saying. You said all players care about is numbers.
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Please highlight a quote where I've said that.

To go back over what I said, trying to put it simply for you, if only 100 turned up and say they all sang, it may sound good but IMO it would look embarrassing and I'm sure the players would feel that too. Now, if 500 turned up, with the regular 60-100 'singers', with the rest adding their voices here and there, I'm sure the players would prefer seeing the 500 than the 100. Is that simple enough for you? Or are you going to continue with your blinkered view?

Accept people are different and we all support Brentford FC in our own way and that not everyone wishes to render the voice box useless for the rest of the weekend.

Once in a while, a game will come up with a large contingent 'singing' for 75% of the game - Orient recently springs to mind - but at present it's a rare thing. I actually heard New Road more than Ealing Road on Saturday, which is unusual, but then I was sitting for the first time this season in Braemar and not standing on the terrace, where I normally add my shillings worth of 'singing', hollering and general support.

You'll never get more than 10% of the crowd being the lead 'singers', I doubt it happens at many grounds where more do, less in the Prem probably.
 

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As previously mentioned I brought 2 first timers (Spurs fans) on Saturday and sat in my usual New Road seat. They really enjoyed it and thought the atmosphere was great until will started strolling the last 20 minutes. I think some people are getting too upright over all this.
 

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Gutted to have missed last night. How loud was it?
 

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...............lots of noise in Ealing Rd.............
 
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