Is no one smiling?
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M17TT C
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Top post Scarby, have said this myself before.
It does need to be brought back, hopefully a rise in fortunes on the pitch may bring us some character that we have so desperately been lacking on the terraces.
IMO it is partly down to the move but also the abysmal form we have suffered over the past few years since moving to The Walkers. We have slowly drifted into becoming a bit of a 'nothing' team at home with awful support. Before kick-off at the Plymouth game I was shocked by how much crap goes on before the game and realised we are now a boring family club with little or no atmosphere.
Bring back 'When you're smiling....', at least it was something that was pretty much sang just by us and made us have at least one unique chant.
It does need to be brought back, hopefully a rise in fortunes on the pitch may bring us some character that we have so desperately been lacking on the terraces.
IMO it is partly down to the move but also the abysmal form we have suffered over the past few years since moving to The Walkers. We have slowly drifted into becoming a bit of a 'nothing' team at home with awful support. Before kick-off at the Plymouth game I was shocked by how much crap goes on before the game and realised we are now a boring family club with little or no atmosphere.
Bring back 'When you're smiling....', at least it was something that was pretty much sang just by us and made us have at least one unique chant.
Lako42
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Back when the fans had passion and character, i have heard it sung loud and proud a few times when i was much much younger and i remember thinking that it was brilliant, it really made me like the song.
M17TT C
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I mainly sat in The Carling stand at Filbo and always thought it looked mint when the whole Kop would be singing it, usually before kick off.
Was even better actually being in there for a couple of seasons joining in!!
In addition to my post, I suggest we also bring back the old 'Double-Decker', had so much character that stand!! :icon_sad:
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Lako42
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I believe they already sell the CD in the club shop.
Any campaign to revive it will be well met im sure.
M17TT C
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Would probably be worth it as a starting point to see what their initial thought on it is.
Maybe try and get The Mercury involved somehow as then at least the vast majority of City fans will be aware of it. If it is done through forums then it will only reach a very small %age of fans and would be about as successful as the 'singing section'!!
partypiece
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Yup, most of the lack of atmosphere and singing is down to the new sterile stadium. It of course started at filbo when they the Taylor report forced us to install all seater stadia.
When they ripped the kop up and replaced it with seats...it just dampened it a bit. Now though its almost non existent.
I`ve worked in the away end for many years, and before that was in the kop or east stand for at least 15!
Don`t forget, every year people who maybe once used to sing " When you`re smiling " in the 80`s and 90`s....drop out from the club...maybe never to come again.
Though this is pretty normal ( growing older,gettied married w/kids,plain f***ing bored of "going down the football").........its not being passed on through the generations!. And nobody knows it anymore coz there are only 20 people sing it in L block and normally its so weak it fades away after 10 seconds!
I predict the atmosphere will get WORSE! The new chief exec is a hardliner. I will say no more
When they ripped the kop up and replaced it with seats...it just dampened it a bit. Now though its almost non existent.
I`ve worked in the away end for many years, and before that was in the kop or east stand for at least 15!
Don`t forget, every year people who maybe once used to sing " When you`re smiling " in the 80`s and 90`s....drop out from the club...maybe never to come again.
Though this is pretty normal ( growing older,gettied married w/kids,plain f***ing bored of "going down the football").........its not being passed on through the generations!. And nobody knows it anymore coz there are only 20 people sing it in L block and normally its so weak it fades away after 10 seconds!
I predict the atmosphere will get WORSE! The new chief exec is a hardliner. I will say no more
DesertFox
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In fact, I'd say all...
Boy Genius
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I think Alex should write something......
Boy Genius
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Juventus have their own song and the crowd sing it full belt pre match as the team come out. The atmosphere is just electric, and this from a crowd smaller than ours.
spionfox
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Don't get me started on the Crazy Frog remix of The Post Horn Gallop!!
Louis Clarke and the London Philharmonic isn't it?
alex
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Melton Fox
Dancing Queen
It never stopped Oasis though.Beatles did that......
Dickovforengland!
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As great as it is, the problem with "When you're smiling" is that it doesn't really lend itself to repitition.
It does pop up pretty much every match however tamely but the Kop seem to want to sing everything in triple time.
It does pop up pretty much every match however tamely but the Kop seem to want to sing everything in triple time.
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