I personally think it's a bit pointless considering we only have one Welsh player in the entire squad.
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I personally think it's a bit pointless considering we only have one Welsh player in the entire squad.
But we're a Welsh football club, from the Welsh capital, where the vast majority of our fan base is Welsh. The players know that, to an extent, they're adopted Welshmen when they put on the Cardiff shirt. They represent Cardiff, the capital of Wales.
Based on your logic, there would be no point singing anything that could be perceived as Welsh.
I've done gigs with bands in Swansea. Remember doing one once with a ska band for a scooter club, who soon realised that most of the band were Cardiff fans and provided banter all night. Took me ages to peel Swansea City badges off my keyboard. Did I give a shit? Nah. Great night was had by all.
I don't like it personally. I think we only do it because Wales do it. Would like more Cardiff specific songs.
Depends how it's done. I have never felt like it was a "we're better than you" or "we're here to wind you up" thing with Wales but that's how GSTQ comes across from away fans with City. It's never done at home matches, is it?
It's not pointless (we're a Welsh club) but our anthem is about pride in our culture/country and if, if, it's been used instead as a cheeky dig then I don't like it.
Men of Harlech words being sung is fantastic.
Not so.
Can't we go back to "You're gonna get your f***ing head kicked in"
Why haven't we substituted 'Men of Harlech' with 'Cardiff City.
All the syllables work and it then becomes ours alone.
I think it's brilliant to sing a Welsh language song. Anything that differentiates us from Englishness and Britishness should be cherished.
But in the 'Gwlad' chorus everyone gets the final line wrong. It's 'O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau' (may the old language endure) , not 'dros ryddid collasant eu gweud'.