1 minutes silence/applause for Alan Henning

[kunaguero10]

I don't get all this 'clap on x minute for such and such reason', it should be a minute at the START when it will have everyone's attention (and I would say silence is more appropriate in this case).

 

[stonerblue]

I have nothing but respect for Henning but i'm sick to the back teeth of minutes silences/applause at the football. It's getting to be every game now.
Personally i go to the match to forget about the worlds, and my, problems

 

[Pelly Greeny]

His picture was shown on the screens before the Roma match, so the club wasn't bothered about the political/moral implications of it then. Got applause from both sets of fans - not sure a majority of the Roma fans knew who he was at first but the applause spread as his identity was being passed on.

Wouldn't surprise me if they did a minutes silence or applause for him.

 

[blue10high]

On facebook there have been numerous calls for a 1 minute silence before the match against spurs for Alan Henning as he was a Manchester man and i believe his son supports city (not sure if he did). This would need to be arranged for by the club if we did a minutes silence but does anyone know who to contact if not, anyone on here that can plan a minutes applause properly during the match if the silence cannot be arranged?


EDIT: Also saw it should be done on the 47th minute as he was 47
Cheers

red or blue we should be doing this.

I believe the club wanted to do something at the spurs game, But as his wife will be in Scotland for the David Haynes memorial and she can't attend, they are going to do some thing. But not sure when.

 

[kenzie115]

Didn't this already happen, before the Sheffield Wednesday or Roma match?

 

[blue10high]

On facebook there have been numerous calls for a 1 minute silence before the match against spurs for Alan Henning as he was a Manchester man and i believe his son supports city (not sure if he did). This would need to be arranged for by the club if we did a minutes silence but does anyone know who to contact if not, anyone on here that can plan a minutes applause properly during the match if the silence cannot be arranged?


EDIT: Also saw it should be done on the 47th minute as he was 47
Cheers

red or blue we should be doing this.

I believe the club wanted to do something at the spurs game, But as his wife will be in Scotland for the David Haynes memorial and she can't attend, they are going to do some thing. But not sure when.

Trust this great club. They will do something for Alan.

 

[malg]

I have nothing but respect for Henning but i'm sick to the back teeth of minutes silences/applause at the football. It's getting to be every game now.
Personally i go to the match to forget about the worlds, and my, problems

Same from me.

 

[Tanzeylee]

I have nothing but respect for Henning but i'm sick to the back teeth of minutes silences/applause at the football. It's getting to be every game now.
Personally i go to the match to forget about the worlds, and my, problems

Same, the world is in a shit storm, I just want to forget about it all for a couple of hours...

 

[tidyman]

But what im thinking is would people overrule city as it is quite a controversial topic possibly the premier league may tell them not to do it ?

Why?

Could be deemed in some quarters as ''political'' and I'd imagine the FA/PL bigwigs would want to avoid any controversy.

I think every club had a minute for that Ken bloke who had his head chopped off a few years and he had no connection to Manchester and was over there to earn a load of dough not to help people.

 

[moomba]

Why?

Could be deemed in some quarters as ''political'' and I'd imagine the FA/PL bigwigs would want to avoid any controversy.

I think every club had a minute for that Ken bloke who had his head chopped off a few years and he had no connection to Manchester and was over there to earn a load of dough not to help people.

That was the one that turned me against a lot of the public grieving. From memory someone decided 1 minutes silence wasnt enough for a tragedy such as that so we all had two minutes silence. Struck me that it was becoming less and less about respecting the individual and more about being seen to do the right thing.