Francis Lee RIP

[cookster]

Why no black arm bands but the players put them on second half ?

Wasn't 2nd half for Charlton?

 

[pride in battle]

Wasn't 2nd half for Charlton?

But none on the first half for Franny ? Fucking disgrace if so

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

Fantastic banner... would make a great flag that

Any pics of it?

 

[Leeky]

Not sure if we read the script before the match, after the minutes silence some of our players ran off to their position, only to hastily run back for Franny’s minutes applause and no armbands

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

 

[come-on-barney]

I just felt it was all totally muddled, and did not give respect to a true legend.

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Loved the minutes applause that lasted nearly three minutes , well done to every fan today , great tribute

 

[WNRH]

Lovely banners. Shambles of a tribute to a great man. One of the biggest legends this club has ever had and we ballsed it up.

The tannoy announcer needs to go! He loves the sound of his voice. A simple “please put your hands together and remember, the great Francis Lee” would have been simple enough but this guy likes to overdo things as per and read out his Wikipedia profile. He’s such an amateur.

 

[Oyster28catcher]

Banner was glorious. 1894 flag too. Great programme cover. Can't wait for the statue trio outside the West entrance

 

[cleavers]

Great minutes applause

Well over a minute, it started well before the referee's whistle.

 

[cleavers]

That banner, superb!

It needs to be hung in one of the corners.

 

[cleavers]

I just felt it was all totally muddled, and did not give respect to a true legend.

Not helped by the PL mandating a minutes silence for the nonsence in the middle east.

 

[failsworthblueboy]

Not helped by the PL mandating a minutes silence for the nonsence in the middle east.

Or the City players then dispersing after the minutes silence before being called back by the referee.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

Don’t know if I’m being harsh on the club or just have unrealistic expectations, but I expected a bit more yesterday.

The banner was absolutely fantastic, it’s nowt to do with that, I just thought there’d be more of a prolonged tribute/scarves on seats/display on the pitch/general making a fuss.

Maybe plans were hampered by the mandatory Middle East applause.

 

[Corky]

Don’t know if I’m being harsh on the club or just have unrealistic expectations, but I expected a bit more yesterday.

The banner was absolutely fantastic, it’s nowt to do with that, I just thought there’d be more of a prolonged tribute/scarves on seats/display on the pitch/general making a fuss.

Maybe plans were hampered by the mandatory Middle East applause.

Maybe just one gesture and not have it the middle of 3.

Less in more.

 

[give it to gordon]

I found it totally confusing yesterday, whilst doing the minutes since I was thinking ' what about franny '.
Than at the end of a minutes silence the City players ran to their starting position leaving the Brighton players still stood around the centre circle.
The City players than came back to the cente circle.
The announcer than started to talk about Franny and we all started clapping. Than we are told a minute applause will start on the refs whistle !

City werent even wearing black armbands but wore them in the second half.

It seemed like a proper City cock up and I thought Franny deserved better than that.

Yes he got at great 3 minutes but it just seemed an odd start to match.

A minutes silence for troubles in the world, than 3 minutes applause, than taking the knee. Personally I thought this diminished the respect I wanted to show Francis Lee

 

[I'm not really here]

Just seen this, brilliant if it happens, can't see it though personally

 

[Vienna_70]

Unfortunately, due to work, we weren’t able to make it in time for the pre-match tribute, but I’m appalled that we had a minute’s applause, rather than a silence for a true club legend.

Also the depiction of the iconic photo of Frannie on the wall at Newcastle in 1968 is terrible, IMHO. I would rather that the original picture was reproduced for it.

 

[Vienna_70]

I'm gutted I can't get down there today to pay my respects, laid up with covid, my thoughts will be with his family. A massive thank you to Franny for the special years.

Get well soon, mate.

 

[CarlosTevez'sEnglishTutor]

I found it totally confusing yesterday, whilst doing the minutes since I was thinking ' what about franny '.
Than at the end of a minutes silence the City players ran to their starting position leaving the Brighton players still stood around the centre circle.
The City players than came back to the cente circle.
The announcer than started to talk about Franny and we all started clapping. Than we are told a minute applause will start on the refs whistle !

City werent even wearing black armbands but wore them in the second half.

It seemed like a proper City cock up and I thought Franny deserved better than that.

Yes he got at great 3 minutes but it just seemed an odd start to match.

A minutes silence for troubles in the world, than 3 minutes applause, than taking the knee. Personally I thought this diminished the respect I wanted to show Francis Lee

Agree with all of the above. A disgrace by the club but that's what we stand for now politically, unfortunately. I'm too young to have seen Franny Lee play but have grown up knowing he is part of the DNA of the club. With conversations I've had with other longstanding ambassadors of the club, I'm not surprised. It's not the club we all grew up watching and I'm personally falling out of love with it a bit more by the season.