If someone does pen a new song for Wembley, I hope they find a way of including the immortal words from this site'we'll fuck the fuckers'.A song won't be complete without them.
i will definitely struggle to hold myself together during Abide with me.
Quote from: silhillvilla on May 21, 2015, 01:13:08 PMi will definitely struggle to hold myself together during Abide with me. You won't be alone.I only gained my ticket for the final due to my terminally ill uncle giving me his ticket. He passed away on Tuesday.
Is it right that "Abide With Me" is a Cup Final tradition started by Frederick Rinder? I think he suggested it to the FA? Edit: Yep, a quick Google search tells me it has already been discussed here. Still, nice to know where the tradition started.
Finance is important, but we should never forget that we are not talking about a mere business. This is the Aston Villa football club, and it deserves nothing short of the best.—The Little Book of Aston Villa - Dave Woodhall – page 13
Quote from: Billy Walker on May 21, 2015, 03:56:55 PMIs it right that "Abide With Me" is a Cup Final tradition started by Frederick Rinder? I think he suggested it to the FA? Edit: Yep, a quick Google search tells me it has already been discussed here. Still, nice to know where the tradition started. If that's true about Rinder, then need we look any further than Abide With Me for a club anthem?
Quote from: Jimbo on May 21, 2015, 05:38:24 PMQuote from: Billy Walker on May 21, 2015, 03:56:55 PMIs it right that "Abide With Me" is a Cup Final tradition started by Frederick Rinder? I think he suggested it to the FA? Edit: Yep, a quick Google search tells me it has already been discussed here. Still, nice to know where the tradition started. If that's true about Rinder, then need we look any further than Abide With Me for a club anthem?A version was sung by some blokes on the Holte in the run up to the 1977 league cup final - back then you would get separate songs and chants from different groups of fans at the same time. The only bit I can recall was "follow the Villa, home and away". (Slightly unusual in that I don't think they sang Abide with Me before the league cup final so I assumed it was just a Wembley related thing).Do any old timers on here recall this song?