Roy's View From... Pre-Match View From Swansea

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“Playing the English national anthem before KO could be a mistake, the minute silence is going to be challenging leave alone playing that”

England doesn't have an official national anthem, the British one is used at sporting events.

Only the "lets-pretend-we're-still-Celts" nations have their own anthem.
 



Yes mate, hands down winner...

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire.

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
 
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire.

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.

Because nothing brings the Union together like having a song that exclusively references England 🤔
 
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?

And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold:
Bring me my arrows of desire:
Bring me my spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire.

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
I prefer 'wind the bobbin up'. Tune's catchier and lyrics are easier to remember.
 



That was the most sheffield Wednesday view from I’ve ever read!

….and by sheffield Wednesday I mean severely below average and dull.
 
Thanks Roy, a bit nervous that they are so down on their chances, history tells us it is not always a good thing. Still, things have to change at some point don't they?
 



Perfectly entitled to their view about the national anthem, imagine us singing old land of my fathers or Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau as they say in Wales.
This may be controversial, but hear me out: with a change of monarch, maybe we should start having Land of Hope and Glory at England fixtures instead of GSTK, and keep GSTK as the ‘National’ anthem, for all 4 nations together, so still use it for GB and NI at the Olympics, etc. GSTK/GSTQ clearly annoys some Welsh and Scottish folks, so it makes sense to me to make a change.
 

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