So the FA thinks that singing 'Three Lions' comes across as "arrogant"...

Discussion in 'Bulletin Board' started by Tekkytyke, May 5, 2022.

Page 2 of 2
  1. shenk1

    shenk1 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2012
    Messages:
    6,603
    Likes Received:
    4,181
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Urine Extraction Technician
    Location:
    Elsecar By The Sea
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
     
    shenk1, May 5, 2022
    #21
    Farnham_Red, churtonred and Redhelen like this.
  2. Harry Hough

    Harry Hough Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 28, 2005
    Messages:
    4,839
    Likes Received:
    2,212
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Lost!
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    It was first used by the the Northern Irish Darts Pro, Daryl Gurney as his walk-on music and latched onto big-time by the sporting world as a whole.
    upload_2022-5-5_12-21-9.png
     
    Harry Hough, May 5, 2022
    #22
  3. Redhelen

    Redhelen Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 29, 2018
    Messages:
    37,634
    Likes Received:
    44,105
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Female
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Story broken by the same papers that say councils ban Christmas and you can't sing baa baa black sheep anymore.
     
    Redhelen, May 5, 2022
    #23
    Farnham_Red, churtonred, S74 Red and 3 others like this.
  4. lk3

    lk311 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2016
    Messages:
    9,561
    Likes Received:
    7,776
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    NI fans started using it in 2005 10 years before him and he adopted as a fan.
    American sports been playing it since 1996 in stadiums.
     
    lk311, May 5, 2022
    #24
  5. BrunNer

    BrunNer Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 25, 2007
    Messages:
    5,525
    Likes Received:
    5,875
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    I think it was first used by Neil Diamond
     
    BrunNer, May 5, 2022
    #25
    Plankton Pete, Farnham_Red, churtonred and 3 others like this.
  6. Andy Mac

    Andy Mac Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Apr 26, 2006
    Messages:
    11,916
    Likes Received:
    11,897
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Occupation:
    IT
    Location:
    Sweet Home Bingley.
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    duplicate
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited: May 5, 2022
    Andy Mac, May 5, 2022
    #26
  7. Tek

    Tekkytyke Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 19, 2005
    Messages:
    7,375
    Likes Received:
    4,633
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Retired
    Location:
    Italy
    Style:
    Barnsley Dark
    OK so I'll send the towel to the Sun after I have wiped the egg off my face with it. they can then presumably do the same and pass it to the Mail .That said the 'why you can trust the'.. BBC did in effect 'spread the word' via the papers summary roundup on the news website, in part adding to the report legitimacy.
     
    Tekkytyke, May 5, 2022
    #27
    Redhelen likes this.
  8. Redhelen

    Redhelen Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 29, 2018
    Messages:
    37,634
    Likes Received:
    44,105
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Female
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Tbf the BBC didn't have it as a news item , just what was in the newspapers today as they do every day!.
     
    Redhelen, May 5, 2022
    #28
    Plankton Pete likes this.
  9. Jay

    Jay Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    43,071
    Likes Received:
    31,419
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    On Sofa
    Style:
    Barnsley
    I like three lions too. It's so relatable to any football fan. It's about hopes and dreams and although they've been dashed a hundred times before, you still believe. You don't expect, but you do believe. It's the opposite to arrogance, it's wide eyed wonder. And I disagree that it's aged badly, it's still a great song.

    In 96 German fans and players loved it and sang it just as much as English fans. You don't get that with a song full of nationalistic arrogance, you only get it if it has universal appeal.
     
    Jay, May 5, 2022
    #29
    Plankton Pete, Redhelen, JLWBigLil and 1 other person like this.
  10. wak

    wakeyred Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 9, 2008
    Messages:
    9,824
    Likes Received:
    8,565
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    the clues in my imaginative online moniker
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley (full width)
    Vindaloo, get that as the official song!
     
    wakeyred, May 5, 2022
    #30
  11. Gally

    Gally Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2009
    Messages:
    17,039
    Likes Received:
    12,610
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    York
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley
    I see it's another made-up Daily Hate Mail story but didn't the Croatia players say after the World Cup semi-final that the arrogance of the song had motivated them to beat us.
    (I love it by the way)
     
    Gally, May 5, 2022
    #31
    Redhelen likes this.
  12. Jay

    Jay Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jul 18, 2005
    Messages:
    43,071
    Likes Received:
    31,419
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    On Sofa
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Don't worry about it. You posted in good faith and it was an interesting topic.
     
    Jay, May 5, 2022
    #32
    Redhelen likes this.
  13. Gally

    Gally Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2009
    Messages:
    17,039
    Likes Received:
    12,610
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    York
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley
    Think German Fans still sing it and it got into the German Charts after Euro 96. Skinner and Baddiel even performed it on German TVs equivalent of Sports Personality of the Year (in World Cup 66 shirts :) )
     
    Gally, May 5, 2022
    #33
    Redhelen likes this.
  14. Gally

    Gally Administrator Staff Member Admin

    Joined:
    Nov 5, 2009
    Messages:
    17,039
    Likes Received:
    12,610
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    York
    Home Page:
    Style:
    Barnsley
    I had googled it earlier and saw it was from the Daily Mail but then noticed lots of other outlets were also reporting it so seemed credible to me.
     
    Gally, May 5, 2022
    #34
Page 2 of 2

Share This Page