Football Focus

[Otta]

I never said the police had never behaved badly towards black people.

[Bluerevolution]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BcsqwPvRXlc

[red devil]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd

> ed&v=BcsqwPvRXlc

Tells you more about the poster than I could ever convey in words...

[Bluerevolution]

Apologies RD. Wrong URL ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcsqwPvRXlc&sns=fb Now I know you will enjoy this ! >:D

[Alan Medic]

You actually find that funny BR? It just isn't in my view.

[Otta]

Some of them were funny, like the Shearer / Sheringham one.

[Alan Medic]

Maybe I didn't get that far.

[Undisputedtruth]

It seems BR is in the mood for the big game on Sunday.

[maxxi]

I think it's relief after City got out of jail last night.

[Parkdrive]

maxxi Wrote:

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> I think it's relief after City got out of jail

> last night.

They certainly did, as did Manchester United. They were held for long periods of the game by the resolute Romanians. The clash is nicely poised between the blue and red sections of Manchester this coming weekend.

[Ladygooner]

It's a shame that there are 2 other matches on at the same time as this Derby on Sunday - I will be at the Emirates admiring Rory Delap's long arms!

[Atticus]

BR, tell us about the contrived 'the singing stand' and its abject failure to bring a much needed atmosphere to the library of the north, aka Ethiad.

[red devil]

Tricky game for the Gooners tonight, should be a fiery atmosphere in the Stade Velodrome, 2-1 to OM...

[Bluerevolution]

Atticus, highly controversial subject. Basically, the club WANTS singing/chants (friendly ones obviously) however if you dare stand up you get ejected. How can you sing with joy sat down? (Not that we've had much joyous singing until recently and even then it's a bit nervous !)

[Mick Mac]

Celtic have a siging section too. Stop copying all our good ideas. ::o

[Jah Lush]

We don't need a singing section at White Hart Lane. We just sing and not just when we're winning.

[Mick Mac]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> We don't need a singing section at White Hart

> Lane. We just sing and not just when we're

> winning.

Is this what you sing down the lane?

 

[Jah Lush]

No.

[Parkdrive]

red devil Wrote:

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> Tricky game for the Gooners tonight, should be a

> fiery atmosphere in the Stade Velodrome, 2-1 to

> OM...

Good wins for Chelsea and Arsenal this evening, and both top their groups. I hope you're not a betting man red devil.

[red devil]

I am PD, but not tonight.

It was certainly a strange negative performance by OM in the 2nd half, and for showing more initiative Arsenal fully deserved their win. They should now go on to qualify quite comfortably, but I wouldn't bet on that either ;-)

[Mick Mac]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> No.

Really ?

McNamara's Band (note correct spelling) is also the club song for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. a Premier League Football Club in North London. The connection to the club may be that the song was written in Barnet, also North London and not far from the Spurs Ground. Spurs is the well known nickname for Tottenham Hotspur. The song was adopted by Spurs long before popular legend has adoption after Northern Irish international Danny Blanchflower joined the club in 1954. Whilst the song was used at this time and underwent something of a revival during the Glory Glory years of the early 1960s, its use at White Hart Lane predates either. The song is still played to this very day as the players return to the pitch after half time at White Hart Lane.

[Jah Lush]

Hmmm... didn't know that and I've been going there since '68. No one sings it these days though and I don't think they play it anymore. Wiki is not always strictly accurate.

[red devil]

A City United?..

[Bluerevolution]

red devil Wrote:

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> A City United?..

:)-D

[Mick Mac]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Hmmm... didn't know that and I've been going there

> since '68. No one sings it these days though and I

> don't think they play it anymore. Wiki is not

> always strictly accurate.

Have you seen this Tottenham blog?

http://mcnamarasband.wordpress.com/about/

Or hear it on this clip?