Minutes Silence V Clapping

[SeagullEd]

Which one do you support?

I have heard convincing arguments about both.

Clapping - this is more celebratory then mounrful because the supporters are celebrating the player, it means if someone is being ridiculous and booing or whatever they are less likely to be heard. Silence can be quite insincere.

Silence- clapping in football happens at every little thing, so really it isn't enough! You clap when a player puts the ball out for a throw in etc, you shouldn't just clap about someones death.

 

[bright1064]

Clapping...

It is a happier way to show your respect for someone.

Also that way you don't have to hear the dickheads that make noise during a silence!

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Silence

 

[Djmiles]

I support both really.

Depends on the cirumstances to be honest.

You wouldn't clap if another 9/11 happened for example, and you certaintly wouldn't clap on Rememberance weekend.

 

[Gully]

Agree totally, in football clapping seems to have gained favour, certainly more appropriate to applaud the life of someone who has entertained us...plus it has the added benefit of drowning out those who are dis-respectful, who might be disposed to interrupt a minute of silence.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Silent clapping or clappy silences, either works for me.

 

[Simon Morgan]

I think the whole clapping thing that has emerged is very naff. To have (relative) silence in a gound full of thousands of people is a very eerie experience and one that perfectly befits the occassion of someone's death, IMO.

 

[Kukev31]

I think silence is the best way to respect someone. Clapping only seems to have come incase silences are ruined by one or two idiots, which is a shame really.

 

[Frutos]

Silence.

 

[Easy 10]

I'm sick of the whole thing, clapping and / or silence before kickoff.
Wear the black armbands if necessary and put an obiturary note in the programme instead. Wouldn't that be enough ?

 

[cjd]

I'm sick of the whole thing, clapping and / or silence before kickoff.
Wear the black armbands if necessary and put an obiturary note in the programme instead. Wouldn't that be enough ?

Agreed.

The whole clapping scene is truly pathetic....IMHO

The only time I,ll clap at one of these events, will be when I,m glad the person concerned is dead..!

 

[Easy 10]

Perhaps we've all gone a bit SCOUSEland in our public outpourings of expressions of grief. Less is more in my opinion.

 

[The Oldman]

Silence. Clapping is naff and very chav.

 

[Jam The Man]

Clapping... because there's always a twat or two that cannot remain silent

 

[pasty]

Definitely silence. That is a true mark of respect. All this minutes clapping bullshit only came about because of moronic fuckwits that can't respect a minutes silence.

Saying that, I do agree with Easy, in that it seems a minutes silence seems to be declared for almost anything or anybody nowadays, like Dick Knights second cousins aunties next door neighbours budgie died!

 

[Billy the Fish]

I think the whole clapping thing that has emerged is very naff. To have (relative) silence in a gound full of thousands of people is a very eerie experience and one that perfectly befits the occassion of someone's death, IMO.

What he said. Also, clapping is just an easy way out, during a minutes scilence you have the chance to think and reflect on that persons life, I don't think I'd be able to properly do that if I was standing there making a load of noise.

 

[SeagullEd]

Yeah but do you not find the minutes silence really insincere? Chances are you didn't know the person whatsoever yet you're mourning for 1 minute, silence seems a bit intimate to me. Clapping is more appropriate I think because otherwise it's just strange.

 

[Brovion]

I think the whole clapping thing that has emerged is very naff. To have (relative) silence in a gound full of thousands of people is a very eerie experience and one that perfectly befits the occassion of someone's death, IMO.

Agree. Clapping has only come about because people can't be trusted to observe the silence. Clapping at football is nothing special, but thousands of people standing in (near) total silence is, as you say, eerie and a more fitting tribute.

The problem has arisen because people wanted to have a minute's silence every time somebody died. Consequently clapping has emerged as a sort of 'second rate' tribute for people who haven't achieved enough to warrant a minute's silence.

 

[Starry]

I'm sick of the whole thing, clapping and / or silence before kickoff.
Wear the black armbands if necessary and put an obiturary note in the programme instead. Wouldn't that be enough ?

what he said.

i had the displeasure of being stuck with a bunch of scum fans yesterday and they are beside themselves that when england play on the anniversary of munich there will be no clapping, silence or okey kokey. eh.

 

[Lush]

If I'm honest, I don't really care when someone has died. They may have been a great servant for X, Y or Z - but I didn't know them. However I appreciate that others may feel differently. I'm happy to stand in silence while they do the whole RIP thing, but I'm not going to applaud just because the club says we should or others want to. Trouble with applause is there's more pressure to take part, even if you don't really want to or care.