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[Albion] GOSBTS "Going up" or "Stand or Fall"?

GOSBTS What do you sing when the players walk out?

  • You can tell them all that we stand or fall

    Votes: 301 84.1%

  • And we're going up to win the cup

    Votes: 52 14.5%

  • None. I don't sing.

    Votes: 5 1.4%
  • Total voters
    358






Nixonator

Nixonator

Well-known member
Feb 8, 2016
6,733
Shoreham Beach
Stand or fall, no brainer.

Even my old man has converted. Perhaps when the final 10% stop being obstinate we can no longer display the words on the screens.

Next stop will be making people realise it's 'Oh Sussex, Sussex by the sea.. Good old Sussex by the sea' rather than the latter repeated twice, but little steps.
 


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Normski1989

Well-known member
Apr 15, 2015
751
Hove
Stand or fall. Always have and always will.
 


Bigtomfu

Bigtomfu

New member
Jul 25, 2003
4,416
Harrow
When growing up it was always up to win the cup but on learning the original has to be Stand or Fall.

However, and I realise I may be alone here, but how does the 'Oh Sussex, Sussex by the sea, Good Old Sussex by the sea' scan?

I can never make that sentence work when singing so just go for the old double good old instead.
 


Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2011
10,169
Here
Stand or Fall, it's our song and Sussex man sang it as they marched to war, we honour their memory, we honour our beautiful county and its history and we honour our amazing football club when we sing the original words.
 






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rippleman

Well-known member
Oct 18, 2011
4,569
Surf's Up said:
Stand or Fall, it's our song and Sussex man sang it as they marched to war, we honour their memory, we honour our beautiful county and its history and we honour our amazing football club when we sing the original words.
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YES! Exactly. I urge those not aware of the origins of the song to google it. All will then become clear.
 


Wrong-Direction

Wrong-Direction

Well-known member
Mar 10, 2013
13,423
Depends how pissed I am

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sully

sully

Dunscouting
Jul 7, 2003
7,833
Worthing
GOSBTS "Going up" or "Stand or Fall"?

Bigtomfu said:
However, and I realise I may be alone here, but how does the 'Oh Sussex, Sussex by the sea, Good Old Sussex by the sea' scan?

I can never make that sentence work when singing so just go for the old double good old instead.
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"Oh, Sussex" instead of "good old" is surely quite straightforward. I'm not sure how to explain. It just works for me. :shrug:

Having thought about it, you just need to pause after Sussex, rather than after Oh!
 










Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews

Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews

Remainer
Mar 19, 2007
7,060
The Graveyard & The Ballroom
As a ten year old (1978) my understanding was "going up to win the cup" that was it and I've never sung it any other way.

Apologies to anyone near me that "cringes" or is "embarrassed". Actually I'm not sorry, I couldn't give a flying **** what you think of mt singing, the time I decide to leave or what I wear to the match.
 






Triggaaar

Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
50,201
Goldstone
Lush said:
I slightly favour the original "You can tell them all that we stand or fall" but then does that mark me down as a newbie reading off the screen?
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No it doesn't make you a newbie. I've been singing 'going up to win the cup' for decades like the rest of you, but that's just an in game chant, and it's taken from the stand or fall poem anyway.

Stand or fall means a lot more, and it's over a hundred years old. God knows why anyone sings 'going up' at the start.
 


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