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When did this suddenly become such a prominent part of Welsh football? Amazing game,amazing atmosphere and we got over the line. Seemed a lot of Welsh language today
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I certainly hadn’t heard it sung before the Austria game. Now it’s very much part of the build up. Love it.Comment
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Not been to a wales game for a few years, never even heard of it until the Austria game. I think it’s alright though, the north must love it and they travel down here all the time, no fuss….let them belt it out.Originally posted by tomcat View PostComment
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It is a favourite of Chris Gunter, He and Connor Roberts have been playing it in the dressing room before games for a while, and they personally invited Iwan to sing live for the Austria game.Comment
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Wasn’t it played down the City when we were over the road? I’m sure I’ve heard it at Ninian Park.Comment
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I can remember the squad more or less adopting the song during the 2016 Euros, so there’s been an association with it from well before the Austria match.Comment
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Ali Yassine played this at the Millennium Stadium before the 4-0 Wales v Azerbaijan game in 2003, so it’s been around the FAW for some time.
After the game somebody asked him on this message board what song it was. That’s when I downloaded it on Kazza Lite.
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Spot on :thumbup:Originally posted by Jamsarnie View Post
Welsh speaking Ali was brilliant at choosing the right song for the right occasion.
When we beat West Ham 4-1 at home night game (Gary O'Neil was awesome) he played Steptoe and Son theme tune.
Never mind the series was set in Shepherd's Bush and probably been for a QPR game, it was funny as feck :hehe:
Ali was a pioneer for the modern day tannoy-ers.Comment
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I predict a riot after we beat Leeds a few years after the fa Cup......riotOriginally posted by MacAdder View PostComment
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Dafydd Iwan was asked to sing before a Cardiff City game - before the 3-3 draw with Chesterfield when we were promoted from Division 3 in 2001.
The club was trying to make quite an event of that game - remember them trying to get one of those mosaic things going on in the Bob Bank by distributing display cards. I still have it in the house somewhere - one side was blue with "Sam Hammam's Barmy Army" written on it, and the Welsh flag on the other side. The cards were way too small to really work!
Anyway... Dafydd Iwan turned the gig down because he wasn't convinced the crowd would "get it".Comment
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I’ve heard it sung at Wales away by some groups over the years and at pockets at home but nothing like it gets belted out now. As someone said above, I’ve read or heard it been said that Connor Roberts plays it before a match to gee himself up and that the players asked for Dafydd Iwan to sing it before the Austria game.
I grew up speaking the language so I’ve known this song from a young age. It’s surreal to see it being sung by so many that probably aren’t first language, which is quite heartening for me. The way the FAW put out stuff that mix and match in both of our languages is great, to me at least, it feels really relaxed in a way that anyone that speaks both code switches all the time, regardless of your fluency. It’s exactly how you encourage people to not feel intimidated about it and make it feel inclusive and that it belongs to all Welsh people, regardless of the languages you speak.
For any post-punk fans on here, him singing it in the rain yesterday brought to mind this song too: https://youtu.be/ECoTgXd6Vd8Comment
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It was a great rendition last night.
My Brother and I got to the stadium a little earlier to see it.
Absolutely superb and really set the tone.Comment
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