England V Scotland

[MarillionFan]

I believe he's Welsh.



If you actually took time out to understand the words of The Flower of Scotland you'd maybe appreciate it's about Scottish identity and not about kicking English arse.

Scottish identity. So it's a BNP style song. Thanks for
clearing that up.

[Wodewick]

If you actually took time out to understand the words of The Flower of Scotland you'd maybe appreciate it's about Scottish identity and not about kicking English arse.

1.
O flower of Scotland
When will we see
Your like again
That fought and died for
Your wee bit hill and glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

2.
The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

3.
Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
And stood against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again

What ever you say.......

[Doggy Styles]

Aye, celebrating Bannockburn. That King Edward was useless and paid for it with a red hot sword shoved two feet up his arse.

[Doggy Styles]

I believe he's Welsh.

So he is. Sorry for the insult malvolio.

[Troll]

If you actually took time out to understand the words of The Flower of Scotland you'd maybe appreciate it's about Scottish identity and not about kicking English arse.

So if we had a song about Edward Longshanks as our anthem, sung about the Battle of Dunbar & seizing the Stone of Destiny.. that would be acceptable in 2011 ?

About time you Scots grew up..

[Doggy Styles]

I don't mind them singing it. After all, the sixth verse of the British national Anthem reads:

Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring
May he sedition hush
And like a torrent rush
Rebellious Scots to crush
God save the King

The difference is that I don't think anyone sings this anymore, probably because the scots are now assimilated.

[d000hg]

Nope, never mind the waffle, I hit the point spot on.

You said England wouldn't get much further and would get "swamped by southern hemisphere teams".

"Southern hemisphere teams" are teams from the southern hemisphere. And England won't meet any of those until the final, which is almost as far as you can go in any tournament.

Scots, what would we do without them.

Also it's interesting to consider how England will be swamped by multiple teams, given that it's a knock-out tournament now.

[minestrone]

If you actually took time out to understand the words of The Flower of Scotland you'd maybe appreciate it's about Scottish identity and not about kicking English arse.

It is a dirge of a tune played on the pips of dirge. Not as bad as Scotland the Brave where we somehow produced a 'national anthem' on our 'national instrument' outwith its register.

[TiroFijo]

So if we had a song about Edward Longshanks as our anthem, sung about the Battle of Dunbar & seizing the Stone of Destiny.. that would be acceptable in 2011 ?

About time you Scots grew up..

There is a one big difference, the Scots are singing about sending home an unwelcome invader with the sole purpose of subduing a nation. Your ditty above would be celebrating the actual invader. Personally I think a nation has a right to celebrate 'sending home an invading army - tae think again'.

[Troll]

There is a one big difference, the Scots are singing about sending home an unwelcome invader with the sole purpose of subduing a nation. Your ditty above would be celebrating the actual invader. Personally I think a nation has a right to celebrate 'sending home an invading army - tae think again'.

Actually Edwards campaign against the Scots was in response to attack by the Scots on Carlisle.... would that do?