Wales v England

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Try and find an national anthem sung as passionately by the fans as the English anthem is.

[cmonurz]

Try and find an national anthem sung as passionately by the fans as the English anthem is.

LOL. Loads of them. French, Italian, Welsh, Scottish, American, Australian, loads more.

[Tails]

Something special about the our national anthem though, you have to admit!

[Ian Royal]

Something special about the our national anthem though, you have to admit!

It's ours?

[Tails]

It was the first of all national national anthems, which has been adopted by other nations or taken as a template.



And it is our, naturally.

[Tails]

On a relevant tangent, it was in the states where the national anthem was first used in relation to sporting occasions....1930's, I think.

[leon]

Try and find an national anthem sung as passionately by the fans as the English anthem is.

sweet f*cking jesus are you Danny Dyer?

I'll give you a couple for starters..Serbia and Croatia for reasons I have no expectation that you will understand.

[No Fixed Abode]

FRANK

[soggy biscuit]

Try and find an national anthem sung as passionately by the fans as the English anthem is.

That is a wind up yeah?

[Hoop Blah]

A pretty tepid game that one.

Wilshire and Young put in good performances but it really did seem like a decent Premier League side going through the motions against a very average Championship just looking to keep the score down.

[under the tin]

Something special about the our national anthem though, you have to admit!

Special in the respect that it is not about the nation, but about one person.

Try and find an national anthem sung as passionately by the fans as the English anthem is.

Presumably, you've never heard the Fields of Athelry at Croke Park....

[Big Foot]

FRANK

Awesome m8

[T.R.O.L.I.]

I foresee a dull but comfortable win for England.

Prediction: 2-0 England

[Handsome Man]

Absolute disgrace from the Welsh fans booing the national anthem. We pay there f*cking salaries and pensions as most people in Wales are Public sector.

Those getting so precious about such a trifling matter would do well to remember that England were repeatedly threatened with sanctions by UEFA/FIFA during the 1990s for supporters booing opposing national anthems.

Welsh fans would do well to remember that GSTQ is their own anthem too, however

Hopefully, we can have a change of anthem when our Queen dies. Jerusalem will be much better.

[TFF]

Hopefully, we can have a change of anthem when our Queen dies.

I think that's a given

[Tails]

Something special about the our national anthem though, you have to admit!

Special in the respect that it is not about the nation, but about one person.

oxf*rd terribe isn't it.....that's why a whole plethora of other nations chose not to adopt it for themselves.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr__-KqnfQM

[EASTENDER MARKY]

Try and find an national anthem sung as passionately by the fans as the English anthem is.

Gotta say it is something special going to an England away game and singing the anthem. Makes it even better when you outsing the 62,000 Welsh fans all game, even if they were trying to drown us out with boos.
It is a pleasure to follow England and go to away games with passionate supporters. Stood up and sung all game yesterday.

[Starfish]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr__-KqnfQM

Loud, indeed. I like this one better though. Much, and it'll never be that loud because it's not really supposed to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjJIZBw6ZOY

The most fun I have ever had with an anthem was when Ireland played France in Paris a couple of years ago and large sections of the Irish fans (there were 25,000 in the stadium - the French weren't all that bothered about the game) had printed out copies of the lyrics of the French anthem, and basically joined in (or did their best) - the French were totally (and positively) surprised and it set the tone for a great night.

What your clip does highlight though is that football federations (and etc.) should never ever employ someone to sing the anthem. Let the fans do it - it simply works much much better.