Shoreham Air show crash

[atfc village]

A few years back we lost a fan at a young age,having such a small fanbase the lad was known to many.A few of his mates had t shirts printed in his memory .At an away game at Burton 1 of the t shirts got in to the hands of the players .We scored in front of the away end and the players produced the said t shirt from the bench and held it aloft in front of the away end ,which was a touching tribute.

 

[trueblue]

In practice it seems a good idea, however what if the ref had to send one of the players off. Also a lot of clubs up and down the country have personal losses that involve the club, so potentially you could have players playing with different names on their shirts most weeks and where do you draw the line? Black armbands and a minutes silence are happening tonight and I have no doubt the club will arrange something for the next home game. Maybe the players could wear the names under their shirts and lift them up when they score.

I really think the referee would cope. They did book people long before players names were on the backs of shirts. Our players are capable of saying their own name, and he'd be aware in any case. I have a vague recollection of different names being on a team's shirt recently so think there is a precedent, although perhaps that was only in the warm-up - which is another option.

 

[Gritt23]

I actually emailed Mr Barber after I heard he had visited the grieving relatives. I was really touched that he had done that so soon, so thought he deserved a compliment. Nice reply too.

Same here.

I have to say, the dealings I've had with Paul Barber, he has always been the same ... a credit to the club, and someone I'm proud to have at the helm of our club.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

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[Steve.S]

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I really think the referee would cope. They did book people long before players names were on the backs of shirts. Our players are capable of saying their own name, and he'd be aware in any case. I have a vague recollection of different names being on a team's shirt recently so think there is a precedent, although perhaps that was only in the warm-up - which is another option.

Its not about the ref, it's about giving a player the responsibility of wearing that shirt. If said player gets sent off in the first ten minutes or injured and has to go off, how do you think people will react? Like I said in principle it sounds good, but where do you draw the line?there are still people to be named and could yet turn out to have connections to the club, and it could be sometime before they are named. I would like the club to honour all those that have lost their life's as this has happened in the community around the club.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

I think they would have.

http://www.cpfc.co.uk//news/article/jacob-schilt-deepest-sympathy-2642780.aspx

Class shown by CPFC

 

[trueblue]

Its not about the ref, it's about giving a player the responsibility of wearing that shirt. If said player gets sent off in the first ten minutes or injured and has to go off, how do you think people will react? Like I said in principle it sounds good, but where do you draw the line?

I appreciate what you're saying but I wouldn't think anyone would bat an eyelid personally. They would understand the sentiment behind the gesture of wearing the shirt. As for drawing the line, I think most clubs could understand the difference between an unprecedented Sussex tragedy of national significance like this and the normal course of events. But there you go. Just a suggestion. If it were my place to do so, I would ask the question of the FA/League regardless of regulations as the circumstances are clearly exceptional. As part of the 'football family' that they're so keen to promote, it would not seem an unreasonable approach and 'don't ask, don't get' tends to be my view on things. I'm sure whatever the club does will be respectful and appropriate in any case.

 

[LamieRobertson]

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Thanks for posting that..that's a ten minute walk down the road and I will attend

 

[TomandJerry]

Thanks for posting that..that's a ten minute walk down the road and I will attend

7:30? will that be enough time to get back from Ipswich?

 

[LamieRobertson]

7:30? will that be enough time to get back from Ipswich?

Work day for me

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Won't make that but guessing it will be very well attended.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Work day for me

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Work day for me

 

[PFJ]

Worthing FC are at home tonight so guess there will be a minutes silence there too. With it being so local that will be a pretty emotional match.

I realise it would be difficult to arrange , but an Albion 11 v Worthing 11 game as a memorial to all who lost their lives at Shoreham on Saturday. It would be a way we could show our support and respect, with all proceeds going towards the families of those affected..

Whether it be at Worthing or the Amex, it is something I would very much like to attend.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I realise it would be difficult to arrange , but an Albion 11 v Worthing 11 game as a memorial to all who lost their lives at Shoreham on Saturday. It would be a way we could show our support and respect, with all proceeds going towards the families of those affected..

Whether it be at Worthing or the Amex, it is something I would very much like to attend.

Far too soon, we don't even know most of those who perished yet.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

The out pour of support and respect shown from the whole of England but in particular the football community really does make me feel proud to be a part of such a big family..

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

This would be completely against numerous FA rules for the actual game so won't happen but maybe whilst warming up or something ?

Hartlepool's whole team had the same name on their shirts after a youth team player died when we played them a couple of years ago.

 

[Easy 10]

The out pour of support and respect shown from the whole of England but in particular the football community really does make me feel proud to be a part of such a big family..

Agreed.
And then you get the flipside - some of the ghoulish accounts of witnesses who were there (which I will not reproduce here), which are splashed across some of the papers. These people are utterly, utterly sickening.

Something like this really does bring out the best, and worst in some people.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The family of a chauffeur killed in the crash as he drove to collect a bride-to-be have paid tribute to the “well-respected and loved father and husband”.

The 76-year-old, from Brighton, served with the Grenadier Guards and Parachute Regiment worked for the UN in Cyprus and Bahrain. He also served as a police officer with Hampshire Police.

Another tragic loss of life, cruel in its sheer stupid randomness. The wedding car aspect just turns the knife. And one further footnote (apologies if it's been mentioned elsewhere, I've not seen it) that adds to the sense of 'we are a small community': the couple who the bride-to-be car was intended for, and who were unaware of the circumstances until their wedding ceremony was under way, were Raj and his missus Rebecca, a lovely couple who until a few months back ran the newsagents shop at the bottom of Preston Drove. So very sad.

 

[trueblue]

Agreed.
And then you get the flipside - some of the ghoulish accounts of witnesses who were there (which I will not reproduce here), which are splashed across some of the papers. These people are utterly, utterly sickening.

Something like this really does bring out the best, and worst in some people.

While admittedly I haven't read those accounts, I only agree with this to an extent. I think some people would talk about this to newspapers and the media if approached, without fully realising how it can then come across in print. Words written down and perhaps given a bit of 'spin' to highlight the most dramatic aspects may seem very different to what were actually just responses to questions they'd been asked. Obviously if there's any monetary gain or ulterior motive like that, then no time for them whatsoever.