Sweet Caroline

[Josef K]

“The Referee's Alphabet - Half Man Half Biscuit”. To be played after the match as a homage to our excellent officials. 

[Leyther_Matt]

On the subject of Saturday’s music, can we all just take a moment to remember the introduction of “the legendary Alex Simmonds” in the gap between the two games. That was most certainly my cue to go and queue at the bar. 

[fighting irish]

34 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

On the subject of Saturday’s music, can we all just take a moment to remember the introduction of “the legendary Alex Simmonds” in the gap between the two games. That was most certainly my cue to go and queue at the bar. 

 

I remember watching ''Walk the line'' (the Johnny Cash story) with my daughter and when she saw the band playing Folsom Prison, she remarked ''it must have been easy to get famous in the old days Dad?''. 

The ''Legendary Alex Simmonds'' suggests it's getting even easier. 

[tiffers]

Should it not be the Hoodoo Gurus??
No brainer in RL worlds!
 

 

[daz39]

Funny thing is, before this became the song everyone HAS to be subjected to at any event i have always disliked this song, don't know why i've just never liked it, i could cope with it maybe once or twice a year at parties or on the radio but as Meast says it's everywhere, i know it's Cas's song and fair play to them there club adopted it and it took off with their fans/players etc then all of a sudden the England football fans started doing it, Huddersfield Giants started doing it, Barrow Raiders did it, FFS 25 seconds after we had just won a challenge cup semi final it started up so ruined any chance of fans celebrating properly and yesterday it was played 4 times in just over 3 hours in the same bloody place.

I despise the song even more these days and cringe everytime i hear it start up, unfortunately there's nothing i can do to avoid it apart from never leaving my house

 

And yes, i am a grumpy old man where this horrible song in concerned, plus my Ex is called Caroline 

Edited May 30, 2022 by daz39

[RP London]

20 hours ago, meast said:

If anyone from the RFL, SLE, IMG or any other RL and general sports bodies and clubs happen to read this

Can you please put Sweet Caroline in a bin and find some new material.

It's become the epitome of tedium now, I must have heard it at least 4 times yesterday, I hear at it just about every sports event I go to, I hear it on TV/radio adverts and any thing that's sports, drinking, betting related.

I don't want to sound like a grumpy old git but I'm afraid I am when it comes to this song which for some reason unknown all has become and unofficial national anthem in the last 12-18 months.

Cheers.

 

PS- please don't replace it with glad all over or country roads either, thanks again  

At least you didnt have to endure 2 drunken (or at least pretty well gone, as they were drinking bottles of wine) fans on the train back singing it all the ###### time as loud as they could!! 2 1/2 hours ffs and mostly just the chorus which didnt get repetitive at all!... was doing my nut in (and a fair few others, including a poor mother with young child trying to keep him calm), even worse when they clocked me and the lad were wearing eagles shirts... 

[fighting irish]

19 minutes ago, RP London said:

At least you didnt have to endure 2 drunken (or at least pretty well gone, as they were drinking bottles of wine) fans on the train back singing it all the ###### time as loud as they could!! 2 1/2 hours ffs and mostly just the chorus which didnt get repetitive at all!... was doing my nut in (and a fair few others, including a poor mother with young child trying to keep him calm), even worse when they clocked me and the lad were wearing eagles shirts... 

Morons.

[fighting irish]

29 minutes ago, daz39 said:

Funny thing is, before this came the song everyone HAS to be subjected to at any event i have always disliked this song, don't know why i've just never liked it, i could cope with it maybe once or twice a year at parties or on the radio but as Meast says it's everywhere, i know it's Cas's song and fair play to them there club adopted it and it took off with their fans/players etc then all of a sudden the England football fans started doing it, Huddersfield Giants started doing it, Barrow Raiders did it, FFS 25 seconds after we had just won a challenge cup semi final it started up so ruined any chance of fans celebrating properly and yesterday it was played 4 times in just over 3 hours in the same bloody place.

I despise the song even more these days and cringe everytime i hear it start up, unfortunately there's nothing i can do to avoid it apart from never leaving my house

 

And yes, i am a grumpy old man where this horrible song in concerned, plus my Ex is called Caroline 

Ah! 

[Damien]

1 hour ago, daz39 said:

Funny thing is, before this came the song everyone HAS to be subjected to at any event i have always disliked this song, don't know why i've just never liked it, i could cope with it maybe once or twice a year at parties or on the radio but as Meast says it's everywhere, i know it's Cas's song and fair play to them there club adopted it and it took off with their fans/players etc then all of a sudden the England football fans started doing it, Huddersfield Giants started doing it, Barrow Raiders did it, FFS 25 seconds after we had just won a challenge cup semi final it started up so ruined any chance of fans celebrating properly and yesterday it was played 4 times in just over 3 hours in the same bloody place.

I despise the song even more these days and cringe everytime i hear it start up, unfortunately there's nothing i can do to avoid it apart from never leaving my house

 

And yes, i am a grumpy old man where this horrible song in concerned, plus my Ex is called Caroline 

If you'd have just said that at the start you could have saved typing the rest!

Edited May 30, 2022 by Damien

[DI Keith Fowler]

11 hours ago, Josef K said:

“The Referee's Alphabet - Half Man Half Biscuit”. To be played after the match as a homage to our excellent officials. 

V is for Video Ref, great drama and no pressure on me. 

[David Shepherd]

21 hours ago, meast said:

If anyone from the RFL, SLE, IMG or any other RL and general sports bodies and clubs happen to read this

Can you please put Sweet Caroline in a bin and find some new material.

It's become the epitome of tedium now, I must have heard it at least 4 times yesterday, I hear at it just about every sports event I go to, I hear it on TV/radio adverts and any thing that's sports, drinking, betting related.

I don't want to sound like a grumpy old git but I'm afraid I am when it comes to this song which for some reason unknown all has become and unofficial national anthem in the last 12-18 months.

Cheers.

 

PS- please don't replace it with glad all over or country roads either, thanks again  

Used to love that song, until Cas started using it.

I walk out of pubs if it ever comes on.

[Just Browny]

Yes, very cringey.

[Dunbar]

3 hours ago, tiffers said:

Should it not be the Hoodoo Gurus??
No brainer in RL worlds!
 

 

This is a great example of cognitive dissonance. 

I love the song cause its about Rugby League.

But it really is an awful song.

Edited May 30, 2022 by Dunbar

[meast]

3 hours ago, David Shepherd said:

Used to love that song, until Cas started using it.

I walk out of pubs if it ever comes on.

I'm getting close to it too, hopefully the trend will die soon and they'll find something else to appeal to the masses?

[fighting irish]

4 hours ago, David Shepherd said:

Used to love that song, until Cas started using it.

I walk out of pubs if it ever comes on.

It's even died a death in the karaoke bars. Singers now get heckled for singing it. 

[David Shepherd]

18 minutes ago, fighting irish said:

It's even died a death in the karaoke bars. Singers now get heckled for singing it. 

Good. Nature is healing 

[ivans82]

Enjoy Yourself by the Specials would be my choice .

[wiganermike]

1 hour ago, meast said:

I'm getting close to it too, hopefully the trend will die soon and they'll find something else to appeal to the masses?

It will probably last until about the time of the RLWC semi finals when the latest incarnation of 'Three Lions' or 'Vindaloo' will take over as the FIFA World Cup approaches.

For those who don't like it, it could be worse, the football fans were singing an Atomic Kitten song prior to the Euros last year. We could have had that blaring out yesterday.

[meast]

I'm in grumpy old git mode again here  But why do we need music blasting out?

It spoils the organic atmosphere and celebrations for me, fine, have some music playing after the celebrations are dying down, but blasting really loud music out 5 seconds after a try has been scored and 20 seconds after a game has finished does my head in.

[Eddie]

19 hours ago, Josef K said:

“The Referee's Alphabet - Half Man Half Biscuit”. To be played after the match as a homage to our excellent officials. 

All I want for Christmas is a Mad Squirrels Vrchlabi away kit. 

[Superb Chops]

I’d like to see a lap of honour done to The Benny Hill Show theme.

Admittedly, that may not be the image RL wants to project in 2022.

[sfmedusa]

I disliked Sweet Caroline well before people started playing it here, there and everywhere again.  It has not improved with age and idiots singing along.

[HKR AWAY DAYS]

Holy Mountain by Noel Gallagher can replace it. Bloody masterpiece! 

[JohnM]

1 hour ago, sfmedusa said:

I disliked Sweet Caroline well before people started playing it here, there and everywhere again.  It has not improved with age and idiots singing along.

Lighten up. We're suffering the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Covid, world shortage of semiconductors, etc etc, so what if you don't like Sweet Caroline? 

[sfmedusa]

2 hours ago, JohnM said:

Lighten up. We're suffering the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Covid, world shortage of semiconductors, etc etc, so what if you don't like Sweet Caroline? 

You are entirely at liberty to both form your own opinion of the song and to form your own opinion of my opinion of the song.  Neither is of consequence in the great scheme of things