minutes silence

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Would they be the same two faced Littlewoods fans that booed during the silence for George Best at our place? We spent days afterwards listening to rags in the media wrongly blaming City supporters for the disrespect.

As I suggest, some 'football fans' can be quite selective when they choose to remain silent.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

As I suggest, some 'football fans' can be quite selective when they choose to remain silent.

I was about to make a similar point.

I remember Aston Villa fans ruining the minute's silence for Bill Taylor in 81-82, and similarly City fans ruining the minute's silence for an Ipswich director at Portman Road in 87-88

I was also at Anfield for the Busby silence, although I seem to recall the vocal outrage appearing after about 2 seconds: ( "SHUT UP" sounding just as stupid as the original idiots).

 

[Eccles Blue]

Wasn't it because some people were disrespecting the silence (not sure which stadium) that people started applauding instead of silence? Just asking, thinking out loud.

 

[urban genie]

Wasn't it because some people were disrespecting the silence (not sure which stadium) that people started applauding instead of silence? Just asking, thinking out loud.

Yes it was though applause in some sensitve cases would be better.

On the concourse bit, surley they could just announce it over the tannoy on there to shut the fuck up prior

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

last season's against United was one of the best we've done as a club. Just a shame some booed because they pulled out the united flag on the pitch as well.

 

[stonerblue]

Going to need to extend them to 3 minutes soon.

Why are clubs doing rememberance silences now and not on their nearest game to Nov 11th?

 

[yeseye]

Going to need to extend them to 3 minutes soon.

Why are clubs doing rememberance silences now and not on their nearest game to Nov 11th?

International break?

 

[give it to gordon]

Going to need to extend them to 3 minutes soon.

Why are clubs doing rememberance silences now and not on their nearest game to Nov 11th?

Nearest home game to the 11th ? I would guess City will do it next Saturday

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Like everything else it will be different / strange this year. Are we not already doing a taking a knee minute of silence before every game anyway? - will next week be not taking the knee, or taking the knee with an additional minute also?

 

[stonerblue]

International break?

playing next weekend according to my telly commentator in Newcastle game.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Going to need to extend them to 3 minutes soon.

There's already 90 minutes of silence in the stadium anyway.

 

[stonerblue]

Like everything else it will be different / strange this year. Are we not already doing a taking a knee minute of silence before every game anyway? - will next week be not taking the knee, or taking the knee with an additional minute also?

And a minute for Nobby, And another for the US of A if trump gets in next week.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

And a minute for Nobby, And another for the US of A if trump gets in next week.

There is a serious point here of the minutes silence as a symbolic act becoming so overused it loses its significance. Im not sure I'm comfortable defining when it shouldn't be used, but I'm confident that it is currently over used.

 

[Corky]

Pointless without fans in - they can do it on 11 11.11 instead like everyone else who wants to.

 

[stonerblue]

There is a serious point here of the minutes silence as a symbolic act becoming so overused it lives its significance. Im not sure I'm comfortable defining when it shouldn't be used, but I'm confident that it is currently over used.

I am trying to make that point, but a bit flippantly.
It's the snowball effect and needs stopping before it crushes the sentiment.
Twice a year is the only sensible option. One for Remembrance sunday and one at years end for everybody else.

 

[richardtheref]

My 1st season as a ref I showed up to ref a Sunday league team from Sedgefield. The secretary came up to me about half an hour before kick off & said "if you don't mind can we have a minutes silence today". So I say "no problem, what's it for?". He then said "young Joe's dads been diagnosed with diabetes". Not sure laughing was the correct response but needless to say we did not have aminutes silence.

 

[yeseye]

playing next weekend according to my telly commentator in Newcastle game.

They are away on Friday evening.

 

[stonerblue]

They are away on Friday evening.

A pound says they'll have a minutes silence there as well.

 

[yeseye]

A pound says they'll have a minutes silence there as well.

I’m sure Southampton will.

 

[cityblue123]

Don't care if your home or away. It's a silence for those who lost there lives whether in battle, sport or like city have done, the family of lost ones. Its 1 minute, respect it!