city1983 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Probably get crucified for this. But anyone else getting completely fed up with having a minutes applause in a random minute at every single home game. I think its naff anyway but surely it is losing any meaning. i prefer a minutes silence at the beginning of a game. Far more respectful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'll answer this. I hope you never have the cause to request one for someone close to you. People deal with the shock and the grief in various ways. If it helps bring some comfort to those that are left behind, after all they are the ones that need it, and allows them and others to pay their respects then seriously, where is the harm. But like I said, everyone is different. If silence suits you better, bow your head, close your eyes and don't join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Bristol city fans and other teams fans have lost love ones . I know one particular person who has lost the world. If people clap for 90 minutes it will never be enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 No, if it gives any berieved family any sort of comfort then I'm all for it. You have the right not to join in if you don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry2157. Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Ditto @RedM.. would just like to post this picture as I think it sums our squad up.... the whole bench joined in., not sure that would happen at many places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, Strawberry2157. said: Ditto @RedM.. would just like to post this picture as I think it sums our squad up.... the whole bench joined in., not sure that would happen at many places. Great picture that. Hope the family get to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrdc Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Who was this for? As I had no idea that one was being held today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 step away from the troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Red Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I thought it was a very humbling moment as it is every time that we are given cause to do so. For many of us, BristolCity is in the blood, my brother and I are 3rd generation City fans and I could not think of a more fitting tribute than this. City till we die.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I think I understand where city1983 is coming from on this one and I don't think its meant to be disrespectful but it could easily stray into that if were not careful. There are a lot of city fans (probably over 40k) most of which seem to over 60, chances are that one is going to die every couple of weeks over the winter. Are we going to do a minutes applause every game at a different time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I agree with the opening poster. These things are perhaps left to the end of the season as clapping every game for someone I dont know seems a little odd to me. Wont say anymore though so as not to be disrespectful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bs3 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Maybe at the end of the season or beginning we could read out or the fans we have lost during the season and give a minutes applause and pay our respects in that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 3 minutes ago, Pezo said: I think I understand where city1983 is coming from on this one and I don't think its meant to be disrespectful but it could easily stray into that if were not careful. There are a lot of city fans (probably over 40k) most of which seem to over 60, chances are that one is going to die every couple of weeks over the winter. Are we going to do a minutes applause every game at a different time? Yes I agree and think you have put it a bit more tactfully than the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry2157. Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I think you'll find this has been done & is done when the person it concerns is younger... when we lose one of us in their 20's or 30's it's slightly different than someone in their 70's or 80's. Just me view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoc Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, RedDave said: step away from the troll. Sort of, and I think the sentiment is charming, but there's a fair few City fans out there and sadly many of them won't make it through to the end of the season. Guess there's that element of what's the criteria for being clapped, as I believe two city fans passed away and were flagged up over the past week , and it appears that one received the show of respect.Personally think it would be more fitting to announce those lost to us at half time, but maybe that's me. Would add that if I pottered off at some stage over the next few years I'd be majorly embarrassed by the idea of 19000 people I don't know clapping me for what comes naturally to all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 When my time comes I want the players all wearing T-Shirts with some nice gesture to me written on them and brandished when we score and my ashes imporalised into the foundations of the Dolman, otherwise don't even bother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 1 hour ago, city1983 said: Probably get crucified for this. If you do, I'll put a request in for a minutes silence. I liked the 'City til I Die' chant that somehow felt right. I like the suggestion on another thread from @BS4 on Tour... to have the names and photos of all city fans that have passed away during the season being shown on screen before the final game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 .....with the stadium screens due to go live soon I think perhaps at the first and last home matches of each season an on-screen 'role of honour' scroll of 'lost reds' names could be displayed with a suitable amount of time allocated for the crowd to show their respects to each one 'lost' that season. Dignified, respectful and infrequent enough that it remains meaningful and special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 4 minutes ago, Red Army Faction said: If you do, I'll put a request in for a minutes silence. I liked the 'City til I Die' chant that somehow felt right. I like the suggestion on another thread from @BS4 on Tour... to have the names and photos of all city fans that have passed away during the season being shown on screen before the final game. Beat me to it... great minds eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 While I wouldn't have put it quite as bluntly as the OP, I do tend to agree and, as heartless as it might seem, I wasn't even sure who we were respecting today. I do understand that people deal with it in different ways though and it's a touchy subject but I think it's a trend that's probably not gonna go away for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 There are on average between 23-26 home league and cup games each season, but more than this number of City supporters and ex players pass away. If this trend continues there will be at least one round of applause at each game. Possibly more, if different minutes have different significance to different people. I'm sure those that have passed away are loved and missed by their friends and relatives, but applause at every game becomes meaningless. The majority of attendees don't even know the person for whom they are applauding. We've even had applause for people associated with the opposition's team. As has been suggested, a round of applause at the last match of the season for everyone who has passed away during that season would be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, pongo88 said: There are on average between 23-26 home league and cup games each season, but more than this number of City supporters and ex players pass away. If this trend continues there will be at least one round of applause at each game. Possibly more, if different minutes have different significance to different people. I'm sure those that have passed away are loved and missed by their friends and relatives, but applause at every game becomes meaningless. The majority of attendees don't even know the person for whom they are applauding. We've even had applause for people associated with the opposition's team. As has been suggested, a round of applause at the last match of the season for everyone who has passed away during that season would be much better. Eloquently and sensitively put, totally agree. It loses the meaning and purpose if we're doing it every couple of games. Having a yearly thing at the end of the season would be much more fitting and would be pretty moving if done correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I don't personally know any of the people who have died that have been acknowledged with a minutes applause, be them City fans, Villa fans or just people on general. However, if it gives the family and friends of the deceased comfort and all I'm required to do is to clap my hands together with enthusiasm and gusto then I'm more than happy to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 The original post is an interesting one. My elderly mum sat next to me asked why we we're all clapping as she joined in. I told her a fellow City supporter had died and I found out on this forum. She seemed quite surprised as the whole ground was a clapping . The power of One Team In Bristol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 The once a season idea seems a better one, otherwise the sentiment becomes a little devalued. Many more City fans will pass away in a year than there are matches (and by a long way). Keep it to the end of the season in my view. This country does appear to have gone a little odd when it comes to these things, seems to have started with Diana's death and all the roadside shrines, almost grief tourism. No disrespect to any of those that have made the effort to request minutes applause for lost loved ones, just my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 8 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said: Eloquently and sensitively put, totally agree. It loses the meaning and purpose if we're doing it every couple of games. Having a yearly thing at the end of the season would be much more fitting and would be pretty moving if done correctly. Agreed. It is feeling a big devalued now, yesterday had no idea who or why but most joined in. Equally though a fair few didn't, general feeling was 'who are we clapping for this week' which surely isn't the meaning? halfway through the clapping the atyeo then started signing to add more confusion? So most of us stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WECANDO Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Why not provide a whole page to the deceased in the home programme. Can include a photo plus piece about their life and involvement with City. Could also just do a short announcement saying Dave ? a City fan passed away on ........ Please obtain a programme for further details or words to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartcliffe red Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 4 hours ago, Bowie said: Agreed. It is feeling a big devalued now, yesterday had no idea who or why but most joined in. Equally though a fair few didn't, general feeling was 'who are we clapping for this week' which surely isn't the meaning? halfway through the clapping the atyeo then started signing to add more confusion? So most of us stopped. Was singing city til i die while still clapping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemmyredjeff Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 It was inevitable that this was eventually going to come to a head with such divided opinions on a very sensitive subject and that is a shame. With the gradual increase of the minutes applause, it 's a shame that the club haven't taking the bull by the horns and announced that an end of season roll call could be made of all those loved ones lost if their families so desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Well at this thread will distract people on here writing players off on other threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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