Sympathy applause

[urban genie]

I’ve not had a email on this and call bollocks

I too am sceptical about this

 

[Gingers Dad]

Don’t want to sound unsympathetic but...anyone else getting a little bit tired of people trying to get the crowd to applaud at particular times after the passing of members of the family/friends. It appears to me this is happening almost every week. I thought the club has a particular day of the year where fans who have passed are remembered, last home game of the year? Why must we do it during games? Am I being unsympathetic?

All loss is tragic to the family and, for me, very personal. Don’t want to upset people on here if this is very close to you as I am sure it is very raw for you. Should we be doing every game?

Exactly the sort of debate I signed up to Bluemoon for. Grumpy old tw@ts whinging about being asked to clap for a minute during a match. Now I'm off to the thread about not being able to get home for Strictly if I stay to the end

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Don’t want to sound unsympathetic but...anyone else getting a little bit tired of people trying to get the crowd to applaud at particular times after the passing of members of the family/friends. It appears to me this is happening almost every week. I thought the club has a particular day of the year where fans who have passed are remembered, last home game of the year? Why must we do it during games? Am I being unsympathetic?

All loss is tragic to the family and, for me, very personal. Don’t want to upset people on here if this is very close to you as I am sure it is very raw for you. Should we be doing every game?

Yep.

It’s supposed to be a silence so make it a silence!

 

[stonerblue]

some applause at the 61 minute mark wouldn't go amiss today....

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

It is this whole ''well we did it for that person so we need to do it for this person...''

If you had asked most fans to name the Leicester chairman 3 weeks ago very few would have been able to do it (not a criticism, I don't know the name of more than 5 club owners). Years ago minute silences were maybe one a year (Remembrance day apart) now it seems to be one a month.

I recall when Princess Di passed away and City's next 2 games were away (minute silences at both), so it was 3 weeks later for our first game and City had to do a minute silence. I just refused to stand (such a rebel). People say it is respectful to have the silences - I turn it around and ask ''is it disrespectful not to have them? And the answer is no. I go to the cinema to watch a film, I go to a gig to see a band and go to football to watch a game, not take part in some orchestrated public display of emotion....

 

[Dicko69]

Them cunts will get a massive sympathy cheer after each and every one of our goals today and an extra one at full time

 

[malg]

Just do what I do and don't join in.

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Something should be played halfway through halftime for reflective thoughts of friends, family, fans and whoever. I’d go for Elgar’s Nimrod.

 

[BimboBob]

Everyone dies eventually, I have no idea why they need applause for doing just that though.

 

[Tanzeylee]

I’ve not had a email on this and call bollocks

Well bugger me with a pitch fork it wasn’t bollocks