| National anthem booed 15:04 - Aug 10 with 3068 views | Illinoisblue |
And minutes silence for Jota abandoned after about eight seconds. Football is back, baby. |  |
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| National anthem booed on 16:59 - Aug 10 with 2014 views | Scuzzer |
Thank goodness I am unable to watch it. Scousers just about as intolerable as Chelsea or Brum fans. |  |
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| National anthem booed on 17:05 - Aug 10 with 1934 views | Illinoisblue |
| National anthem booed on 16:59 - Aug 10 by Scuzzer |
Thank goodness I am unable to watch it. Scousers just about as intolerable as Chelsea or Brum fans. |
Can’t say I mind it too much; establishment cover up and delays over Hillsborough deserves a reaction , and what scousers see as the managed decline of the city under Thatcher just adds fuel to the fire. | |
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| National anthem booed on 17:14 - Aug 10 with 1849 views | NedPlimpton |
| National anthem booed on 17:05 - Aug 10 by Illinoisblue |
Can’t say I mind it too much; establishment cover up and delays over Hillsborough deserves a reaction , and what scousers see as the managed decline of the city under Thatcher just adds fuel to the fire. |
Always amazes me that people are surprised or disgusted when Liverpool boo the national anthem |  | | |
| National anthem booed on 17:18 - Aug 10 with 1809 views | waveneyblue |
| National anthem booed on 17:14 - Aug 10 by NedPlimpton |
Always amazes me that people are surprised or disgusted when Liverpool boo the national anthem |
Why ? Geniune question. |  | | |
| National anthem booed on 17:25 - Aug 10 with 1728 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| National anthem booed on 17:05 - Aug 10 by Illinoisblue |
Can’t say I mind it too much; establishment cover up and delays over Hillsborough deserves a reaction , and what scousers see as the managed decline of the city under Thatcher just adds fuel to the fire. |
That’s such a dumb take. |  |
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| National anthem booed on 17:26 - Aug 10 with 1720 views | OldFart71 |
| National anthem booed on 17:05 - Aug 10 by Illinoisblue |
Can’t say I mind it too much; establishment cover up and delays over Hillsborough deserves a reaction , and what scousers see as the managed decline of the city under Thatcher just adds fuel to the fire. |
I think you will find Liverpool has had plenty of time to improve since Thatcher. Bit like this constant whining by the Labour party about the state the economy which was left by the Tories. They have been in for over a year and the black hole they whinge about of £22 billion is now £50 billion. Everybody else's fault except theirs. A bad worker always blames his tools and there's plenty of them in this government. |  | | |
| National anthem booed on 17:27 - Aug 10 with 1682 views | HighgateBlue |
| National anthem booed on 16:59 - Aug 10 by Scuzzer |
Thank goodness I am unable to watch it. Scousers just about as intolerable as Chelsea or Brum fans. |
I'd be very happy for them to explore founding their own republic. |  | | |
| National anthem booed on 17:28 - Aug 10 with 1664 views | Zx1988 |
| National anthem booed on 17:26 - Aug 10 by OldFart71 |
I think you will find Liverpool has had plenty of time to improve since Thatcher. Bit like this constant whining by the Labour party about the state the economy which was left by the Tories. They have been in for over a year and the black hole they whinge about of £22 billion is now £50 billion. Everybody else's fault except theirs. A bad worker always blames his tools and there's plenty of them in this government. |
That doesn't change the whole history of Hillsborough, nor the fact that nothing has changed. South Yorkshire Police's recent shredding of Orgreave files proves that. | |
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| National anthem booed on 17:30 - Aug 10 with 1632 views | baxterbasics |
| National anthem booed on 17:26 - Aug 10 by OldFart71 |
I think you will find Liverpool has had plenty of time to improve since Thatcher. Bit like this constant whining by the Labour party about the state the economy which was left by the Tories. They have been in for over a year and the black hole they whinge about of £22 billion is now £50 billion. Everybody else's fault except theirs. A bad worker always blames his tools and there's plenty of them in this government. |
You'd think they were the only city to ever go through an economic slump or the only people to ever suffer an injustice at the hands of the police.
No excuse for still booing your own anthem in 2025. |  |
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| National anthem booed on 17:31 - Aug 10 with 1616 views | GlasgowBlue |
| National anthem booed on 17:26 - Aug 10 by OldFart71 |
I think you will find Liverpool has had plenty of time to improve since Thatcher. Bit like this constant whining by the Labour party about the state the economy which was left by the Tories. They have been in for over a year and the black hole they whinge about of £22 billion is now £50 billion. Everybody else's fault except theirs. A bad worker always blames his tools and there's plenty of them in this government. |
It did improve. Under the Tories.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17314521 |  |
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| National anthem booed on 17:35 - Aug 10 with 1585 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
| National anthem booed on 17:26 - Aug 10 by OldFart71 |
I think you will find Liverpool has had plenty of time to improve since Thatcher. Bit like this constant whining by the Labour party about the state the economy which was left by the Tories. They have been in for over a year and the black hole they whinge about of £22 billion is now £50 billion. Everybody else's fault except theirs. A bad worker always blames his tools and there's plenty of them in this government. |
Right, what the hell has a PM 5 decades ago got to do with booing your own national anthem in 2025? It’s so utterly pathetic.
It’s also new and trendy for them to do it even though more time has passed for what they claim it’s all about. They didn’t do it in cup finals in the 90s etc. In fact even when they played in Europe (before they got everyone banned) you can see loads of union Jacks in their end.
It’s just this new fashionable victim mentality from that fanbase.
Tourist club now anyway, that literally have to pump in volume for YNWA at Anfield. | |
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| National anthem booed on 17:40 - Aug 10 with 1509 views | mutters |
| National anthem booed on 17:35 - Aug 10 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Right, what the hell has a PM 5 decades ago got to do with booing your own national anthem in 2025? It’s so utterly pathetic.
It’s also new and trendy for them to do it even though more time has passed for what they claim it’s all about. They didn’t do it in cup finals in the 90s etc. In fact even when they played in Europe (before they got everyone banned) you can see loads of union Jacks in their end.
It’s just this new fashionable victim mentality from that fanbase.
Tourist club now anyway, that literally have to pump in volume for YNWA at Anfield. |
Is that akin to when they started playing Singing the Blues recording at PR instead of letting it start organically? |  |
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| National anthem booed on 17:42 - Aug 10 with 1471 views | baxterbasics |
YNWA is such a dirge too. | |
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| Luckily they had..... on 17:48 - Aug 10 with 1395 views | Bloots |
| National anthem booed on 17:05 - Aug 10 by Illinoisblue |
Can’t say I mind it too much; establishment cover up and delays over Hillsborough deserves a reaction , and what scousers see as the managed decline of the city under Thatcher just adds fuel to the fire. |
....pillars of the local community like Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton running the council though.
Proper scousers, none of that Tory led corruption and cover ups. Old school socialists wouldn't get involved in that sort of thing.
Good honest decent chaps.
Oh, hang on.
Booooo!!!!! |  |
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| National anthem booed on 17:50 - Aug 10 with 1366 views | positivity |
| National anthem booed on 17:42 - Aug 10 by baxterbasics |
YNWA is such a dirge too. |
it is a bit (as a tune), not as bad as gstq/k though! wish the spaniards were up for a swap deal, we could even write some lyrics for it... [Post edited 10 Aug 17:56]
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| National anthem booed on 17:50 - Aug 10 with 1358 views | StNeotsBlue |
| National anthem booed on 17:42 - Aug 10 by baxterbasics |
YNWA is such a dirge too. |
Still irks me slightly that quite a few Town fans started belting out YNWA towards the end of the PO Final against Barnsley. Not because of an anti Scousers agenda though, I'd have been equaĺly aghast if they'd started singing I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles or On The Ball City, it was just odd. [Post edited 10 Aug 18:46]
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| National anthem booed on 17:53 - Aug 10 with 1336 views | Trequartista |
| National anthem booed on 17:42 - Aug 10 by baxterbasics |
YNWA is such a dirge too. |
We used to sing it. e.g. FA Cup Final 1978 |  |
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| Luckily they had..... on 18:10 - Aug 10 with 1165 views | Mullet |
| Luckily they had..... on 17:48 - Aug 10 by Bloots |
....pillars of the local community like Joe Anderson and Derek Hatton running the council though.
Proper scousers, none of that Tory led corruption and cover ups. Old school socialists wouldn't get involved in that sort of thing.
Good honest decent chaps.
Oh, hang on.
Booooo!!!!! |
Yep they absolutely played into Tory hands, complete scumbags. It’s a bit baffling the Tories loaning on this thread think that central government, funding etc is equal towards cities and people in this country though.
There’s clear evidence of a north south divide being social and economic. Denying Liverpool wasn’t held back compared to other places is just baffling in this day and age. |  |
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| National anthem booed on 18:13 - Aug 10 with 1113 views | stonojnr |
| National anthem booed on 17:40 - Aug 10 by mutters |
Is that akin to when they started playing Singing the Blues recording at PR instead of letting it start organically? |
Fwiw I'm not sure why the club ever did that, it wasn't a thing fans were demanding, asked for or even wanted and certainly not a version sung like an entry into SGRs country nights playlist
It wasn't even a song that the fans sang that much, just when it spontaneously was sung lots could join in because the lyrics were fairly simple and it went on for a while
They could just have easily gone for those were the days my friend, or Shampoo...oh oh your in trouble Ipswich came along and we burst your bubble...that was surprisingly popular at the time | | | |
| "Managed decline" was definitely.... on 18:27 - Aug 10 with 1013 views | Bloots |
| Luckily they had..... on 18:10 - Aug 10 by Mullet |
Yep they absolutely played into Tory hands, complete scumbags. It’s a bit baffling the Tories loaning on this thread think that central government, funding etc is equal towards cities and people in this country though.
There’s clear evidence of a north south divide being social and economic. Denying Liverpool wasn’t held back compared to other places is just baffling in this day and age. |
....a "thing", but Hatton and his cohorts made it far worse by spunking £30m that wasn't theirs in the 80's.
It put the City into debt, stalled regeneration in the 90's and cost thousands of jobs. They didn't pay it off till the turn of the century.
I'm of the view that giving corrupt people power, whatever their political persuasion, isn't particularly sensible! | |
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| National anthem booed on 18:29 - Aug 10 with 982 views | NedPlimpton |
| National anthem booed on 17:18 - Aug 10 by waveneyblue |
Why ? Geniune question. |
Why am I amazed?
Because it shows a bit of critical thinking rather than just blindly singing the anthem without actually thinking about what those in power have done to the people in your city. As others have pointed out, there's the policy of managed decline under Thatcher, the Hillsborough cover up and the media's take on the Liverpool fans that day, then there's also a strong Irish and immigrant population as well.
There's plenty of reasons why people might not hail "King and Country". It's just they're the only ones to express it as a collective community | | | |
| National anthem booed on 18:32 - Aug 10 with 948 views | stonojnr |
| National anthem booed on 17:53 - Aug 10 by Trequartista |
We used to sing it. e.g. FA Cup Final 1978 |
It was a universal football tune for a long while,always sung at the Fa Cup final and by any clubs fans I mean its a song from a Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, they only started singing it at Liverpool because Gerry & the Pacemakers made a cover record of it and it topped the chart and Bill Shankly was a big fan of it
Who knows, if Bill had been a Beatles fan, or Paul hadnt said he supported Everton they'd be singing Hey Jude all the time instead
But it's not a song specifically about Liverpool or has any real lyrical meaning for the city other than the fact they adopted it after a local band got it to number 1 in the hit parade. | | | |
| National anthem booed on 18:35 - Aug 10 with 904 views | TRUE_BLUE123 |
National anthem is dross.
Needs changing |  |
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| "Managed decline" was definitely.... on 18:38 - Aug 10 with 873 views | Mullet |
| "Managed decline" was definitely.... on 18:27 - Aug 10 by Bloots |
....a "thing", but Hatton and his cohorts made it far worse by spunking £30m that wasn't theirs in the 80's.
It put the City into debt, stalled regeneration in the 90's and cost thousands of jobs. They didn't pay it off till the turn of the century.
I'm of the view that giving corrupt people power, whatever their political persuasion, isn't particularly sensible! |
I quite agree but this idea that Thatcher wasn’t a piece of sh1t etc still baffles me. | |
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