Minutes Applause Paul McCarthy

[crookie]

To be fair to the club they may have their reasons for this decision and perhaps we should respect that.

The players preparation for such a big game will be key and I suspect that for one of our key players in particular another memorial minutes applause at the start of the game may not be the best preparation for them.

The club do so much that is right at the moment, perhaps we should respect their judgement on this.

I wonder whether there has been any communication with his family, finding out what they want, and would feel to be appropriate. Will anyone from his family be there ?

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[The Albion Roar]

Happy to do so if no-one else is, but a quick email to Paul Barber and/or Paul Camillin might change the time of the minute's applause.

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

Applause - a time-honoured way of expressing approval = seems such an inappropriate, almost offensive, way of marking someone's death.

A minute's silence - observed before the game - would be so much more fitting, poignant, and respectful..

 

[Eeyore]

Rather surprised at the 45th minute idea. If this is going ahead at that time for any other reason than a poor capture of mood I want to know why. Sky and all that. Whatever act of memory takes place it should be done at a time when it has the most attention. Paul deserves no less.

 

[Commander]

Why did it become applause rather than silence in the first place? Silence is so much better. There's something atmospheric about having 30,000 people together in complete silence. So much more poignant than applause, which will (hopefully!) take place plenty of times throughout the game anyway.


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[Hillian1]

Why did it become applause rather than silence in the first place? Silence is so much better. There's something atmospheric about having 30,000 people together in complete silence. So much more poignant than applause, which will (hopefully!) take place plenty of times throughout the game anyway.


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I'm fairly sure it started after Leeds fans chanted "there's only one Don Revie" all the way through a minutes silence for Matt Busby live on Sky.

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

I suspect there may be stipulations Sky impose that make this sort of thing much harder to make happen pre game than during it?

 

[goldstone]

Despite all I've said on previous threads about not joining in any more when a minute's applause is announced as it has got ridiculous - I shall be clapping on Saturday.

Agree with you.

 

[drew]

Should definitely be before kick off and I fail to see what it has to do with Sky. Players and officials only need to come our a minute earlier.

My preference is, and always will be, a minutes silence but we all know that it was changed to applause so that morons could not spoil it.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Before

And everyone sing their lungs out for Super, super Paul

 

[Left Footer]

Minutes silence before kick off.
Half the fans are queing up at for their half time pint on 45 minutes.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I wonder whether there has been any communication with his family, finding out what they want, and would feel to be appropriate. Will anyone from his family be there ?

This, especially the family wishes.

I suspect there may be stipulations Sky impose that make this sort of thing much harder to make happen pre game than during it?

And this.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Why did it become applause rather than silence in the first place? Silence is so much better. There's something atmospheric about having 30,000 people together in complete silence. So much more poignant than applause, which will (hopefully!) take place plenty of times throughout the game anyway.


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I'm fairly sure it started after Leeds fans chanted "there's only one Don Revie" all the way through a minutes silence for Matt Busby live on Sky.

It was later than that, it started this century. I can remember there was a minutes silence before the game for Sir Stanley Matthews at the Leicester v Tranmere League Cup Final at Wembley in 2000 for example. By the time of England v Brazil in 2007 there was a minutes applause for Alan Ball before kick off.

 

[The Gem]

Kick the applause into touch, it should ALWAYS be a minutes silence, during the applause no one reflects on the life of the person, with silence you have the chance to reflect.

I hate the applause and never do it, I always stand in silence.

 

[cooliobhafc]

I agree this should be before the kick off. It could be the wishes of the family for the timing but I do find this a little strange. Perhaps we should all just stand silent in the 45th instead of clapping

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

The recent preference for applause to mark someone's death is baffling in the extreme. And it sends out precisely the wrong signals: at its worst, it looks as if we're all glad that he's dead.

Instead, a mnute of silent relection, shared among many thousands of bowed heads, provides a far more powerful reminder of the person's life, and its true significance for all present.

It seems many others feel similarly, and we will be the ones not applauding, but standing in silent contemplation tomorrow.

 

[sparkie]

Minutes silence before kick off.
Half the fans are queing up at for their half time pint on 45 minutes.

I'll be queuing up on 40 minutes !!

If I've been served I'll raise a glass on 45 mins though.

 

[Giraffe]

I'll be queuing up on 40 minutes !!

If I've been served I'll raise a glass on 45 mins though.

Could you perhaps, just this once, not get a beer at half time? Given the later kick off you can neck it all afternoon if you really need to anyway?

 

[Dave the OAP]

I suspect there may be stipulations Sky impose that make this sort of thing much harder to make happen pre game than during it?

Sky can go an **** right off! This is to do with a loyal servant and much loved player, not some corporate wankers.

We have seen many pre kick off minutes applause or silence and they should have no say whatsoever.

 

[sparkie]

Could you perhaps, just this once, not get a beer at half time? Given the later kick off you can neck it all afternoon if you really need to anyway?

No, I'll be queuing for a beer along with loads of others.