Welcome to the Scuff Podcast where we talk about US soccer. Our guest today is Ryan March, the founder of Alternative Wales and I'll quote from the

website the voice of the counterculture community that has grown

around Welsh football end quote he publishes magazines and hosts a

podcast that closely follows Welsh football and the Welsh national team of course

Ryan thank you for joining us.

Thank you very much for having me.

Pleasure to be here.

Yeah, I'm excited about it.

First thing I want to ask you about is a song.

And can you pronounce it for me it's it's the one that was sung by the folk singer

yeah yeah it's a mma oh heed okay I'med, yeah, it means we're still here.

Right, despite everyone and everything.

Correct, that is the chorus lyric, yes.

Now let me just play a clip of it, it's like I think that at least for me as an outsider the videos of the

Stadium singing it together with the guy who wrote the song back in the 80s are pretty moving so let me just put it in. Ewiccaa Bökanaa Tumwoven,

Ewicanaa of Wöken,

Ewicanao the Wökmen,

Ewicanaoi. You can see the guy in the video of me.

You know me.

You can see the guy in the video the guy who wrote the song Tears streaming down his cheeks as he's like leading the stadium singing this this was I think before the Austria game in March

But it was also sung before the Austria game in March, but it was also sung before the Ukraine game, the playoff.

Yeah. Yes, both games. Yeah, just give us the background of the song, like what does it mean?

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