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I know there are a few threads on the go already but I feel this topic needs a thread of it's own. It kinda goes over old ground, but old ground that hasn't yet been clarified. Firstly, the lyrics to some of our songs...I'm speaking from my own perspective and understanding so feel free to tell me I'm wrong. The song is We're Comin Down The Road and it really irritates me to hear Jags fans singing We'll Be Comin...that point is factual and I for one will not budge on it. This one is a bit more contentious..the We'll Score When We Want song is new and I like it a lot, but instead of We Are Partick Thistle, We'll Score When We Want I think it would be best to leave it at We Are Thistle...We'll Score When We Want. 3 reasons, 1 it rolls off the tongue easier, 2 it informs the meedja in clear terms that Thistle should not be dropped when they report on us (which I don't expect them to take heed of, but hey) and 3 it pays homage to this forum . The You're Not Very Good song is another that I like a lot but everyone must have noticed how when we get to the In Fact Yer F***in Shite bit (where it get's faster with everyone struggling to say In Fact Yer F***in In Fact Yer F***in bit) it kinda dies...well I have been singing You Are F***in You Are F**in You Are F***ckin Shite for a while now at it fits better, flows off the tongue and doesn't sound like a mumbled rabble. AGGRO...not Shed Boys!!!!! (would be very interested in the general consensus on this one). Now to another couple of contentious songs. Hullo Hullo, How Do You Do and the Jackie McNamara song. We all know the Hullo Hullo song is in fact anti-sectarian so I don't see a problem with us singing it, except I haven't sang the last line for a while, don't want to be made an example of and don't want any of my fellow fans to be made an example of either. The use of the word Tim (given my understanding of the origin of the phrase...and the fact Celtic fans refer to themselves as Tims in a song, i.e. "The Glasgow Celtic, The Tim Malloys") does not hold sectarian connotations. So I think some sort of dialogue needs to take place between onethistle and the sectarian Police in order to get clarity on both these songs...by dialogue I mean proper discussion where we can explain our logic behind both songs rather than a simple "Are they sectarian in your eyes?" "Aye they are sonny and you'll be risking arrest if you sing them" sorta thing. This is something I would be willing to take on myself under the onethistle banner if no-one else is up for it. None of this is, or should be seen as, criticism...just my view on some things. I would appreciate the viewpoint of others on the things I mention here. (we can eliminate the Hullo Hullo song from the 'debate' I guess as most of us are singing from the same hymn sheet on that one). The aim? Obviously to gain clarity on the 'possible sectarian songs' and to have us all having a general consensus of agreement regarding the other songs I mentioned. Yesterday was brilliant and will only get better imo, clarity in these areas can help with the improvement. Cheers