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jto123

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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Good read

How Coventry City adopted The Enemy's 2007 song as their anthem

The Enemy's We'll Live and Die in These Towns is sung at every Coventry City home game.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
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SBT

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  • Feb 21, 2025
  • #2
First I’ve heard of it
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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Would be better if fans sung the whole song like at Wembley rather than clap until WLADITT
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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Maybe some need the words on the scoreboard, kareoke style.
 
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rob9872

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Would be better if fans sung the whole song like at Wembley rather than clap until WLADITT
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I think most do, it's just drowned out by the clapping. At Wembley the clappers were all quietly flag waving instead. What I'd really like, is if we sung it but saw lots of scarves held aloft as we sing, a bit like the Scousers do for YNWA.
 
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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rob9872 said:
I think most do, it's just drowned out by the clapping. At Wembley the clappers were all quietly flag waving instead. What I'd really like, is if we sung it but saw lots of scarves held aloft as we sing, a bit like the Scousers do for YNWA.
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That scarf idea is class I hope it catches on at some point
 
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covcity4life

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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It works well but always find it weird singing about a town when we are Coventry city.
 
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rob9872

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
That scarf idea is class I hope it catches on at some point
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I might start tomorrow as lonely voice in the crowd and see if week on week others join. If I'm still doing it on my own in a few games then I'll probably give up.

I did get one of the limited edition WLADITT scarves from the club shop before one of the games, so perhaps I'll take that one and show it lyric side facing (hopefully the right way up!)
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Would be better if fans sung the whole song like at Wembley rather than clap until WLADITT
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the clapping is tinpot
 
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shmmeee

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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Taken to pointedly sitting there not clapping then standing up just before the singing bit #TheHeroWeNeed
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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shmmeee said:
Taken to pointedly sitting there not clapping then standing up just before the singing big #TheHeroWeNeed
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that does sound exactly like something you'd do tbf
 
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SBT

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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So long as it’s in time with the song and not too slow, then clapping is fine.

I find the slow clapping during the EMC and Sakamoto songs much more annoying personally.
 

shmmeee

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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skybluecam said:
that does sound exactly like something you'd do tbf
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Its alright I sit with the old farts so sitting there grumpily just makes you blend in.
 
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oscillatewildly

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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rob9872 said:
I think most do, it's just drowned out by the clapping. At Wembley the clappers were all quietly flag waving instead. What I'd really like, is if we sung it but saw lots of scarves held aloft as we sing, a bit like the Scousers do for YNWA.
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Midweek, scarves replaced by lighters?
 
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Bernie Rhodes Nose

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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rob9872 said:
I might start tomorrow as lonely voice in the crowd and see if week on week others join. If I'm still doing it on my own in a few games then I'll probably give up.

I did get one of the limited edition WLADITT scarves from the club shop before one of the games, so perhaps I'll take that one and show it lyric side facing (hopefully the right way up!)
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We're gonna live and die in this scarf!!!
 

Balli001

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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rob9872 said:
I think most do, it's just drowned out by the clapping. At Wembley the clappers were all quietly flag waving instead. What I'd really like, is if we sung it but saw lots of scarves held aloft as we sing, a bit like the Scousers do for YNWA.
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If Liverpool do it thats good enough reason not to do it
 
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Ccfc_Addy

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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I love imagining how Stuart Court must have felt hearing it belted out at Wembley.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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rob9872 said:
I think most do, it's just drowned out by the clapping. At Wembley the clappers were all quietly flag waving instead. What I'd really like, is if we sung it but saw lots of scarves held aloft as we sing, a bit like the Scousers do for YNWA.
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Good point.

There's thousands who still don't know the words despite hearing it every two weeks for the past few years.
 
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GGTHECOVKID

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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Needs to go in the bin
 
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rob9872

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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GGTHECOVKID said:
Needs to go in the bin
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harvey098

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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skybluecam said:
the clapping is tinpot
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Right, I’d better add clapping to the list of things I’ve been doing wrong at football matches apparently. Can you just draw up some rules pls mate.
 
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Woolly68

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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I used to clap in cold weather when I had gloves on and it makes a quiet thudding noise so I now don’t clap when it’s cold. Waste of time. I will sing and hold a scarf up. I’m Spartacus.
 
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Frostie

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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*We'll
 
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skyblue_55

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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The game intro is great , singing , clapping , moaning , just making a noise to fill the stadium …….. remember it wasn’t that long ago that the Ricoh was a morgue !
 
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steveo1987

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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My neighbour ( I am over at Silverstone) is a spurs season ticket holder, has a massive soft spot for Cov as does his regular travelling group. He has been with me several times this season on my spare season ticket and always said it was incredible to hear that noise, the best intro to a game he had heard.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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harvey098 said:
Right, I’d better add clapping to the list of things I’ve been doing wrong at football matches apparently. Can you just draw up some rules pls mate.
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Clapping at matches is fine

Clapping during wladitt makes us sound like a nursery school singalong
 
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ccfctommy

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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Shite song.

Imagine having 'toilet smells of desperation' on the scoreboard.

Shite.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 21, 2025
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ccfctommy said:
Shite song.

Imagine having 'toilet smells of desperation' on the scoreboard.

Shite.
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But not at the CBS, Just pish!_
 

Sbarcher

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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skybluecam said:
Clapping at matches is fine

Clapping during wladitt makes us sound like a nursery school singalong
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People clap because they don’t know the words.
 
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Tile Hill Phil

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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Sbarcher said:
People clap because they don’t know the words.
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Yeah that’s right everyone by me only join in with the chorus
 
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clint van damme

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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skybluecam said:
Clapping at matches is fine

Clapping during wladitt makes us sound like a nursery school singalong
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Wait until you hear the whoooooo! in twist and shout
 
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peteCCFC

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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I know two ladies who never had any interest in the club. They now attend games just to sing the song - then go to the casino to do some crafting. Mental.
 
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Sbarcher

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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Tile Hill Phil said:
Yeah that’s right everyone by me only join in with the chorus
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For many it’s a trade off for a concession ST and remembering what we had for breakfast.(me included!).
 

Mcbean

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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Sbarcher said:
People clap because they don’t know the words.
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Bit like the Saka song which is rubbish
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Feb 22, 2025
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PUSB-We_are_going_up said:
Would be better if fans sung the whole song like at Wembley rather than clap until WLADITT
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Some do. B15/14 for example.
 
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