W.C.
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Oh dear, poor bloke! That is exactly how it sounded to me, that a few people mistakenly gave the musicians a round of applause, which lead to a bit of confusion.
Minutes Silence
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Oh dear, poor bloke! That is exactly how it sounded to me, that a few people mistakenly gave the musicians a round of applause, which lead to a bit of confusion.
- Apr 13, 2015
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Clapping has become the new silence...... and it irritates me intensely. ...
Yep, that's all it was. It's not a big deal.
Hillian1
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If I remember correctly, the minutes applause was only introduced after Leeds fans sang "there's only one Don Review" all the way through a minutes silence for Sir Matt Busby.
Last season was both pieces played with NO whistles from the ref
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9InKL9oy8
The season before was the period of silence starting and ending with the referee's whistle, with just The Last Post being played.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVat0hd731o
pastafarian
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how did we get the silent reflection bit so wrong yesterday?
never mind though......i still believe eveyones heart was in the right place
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
sadly , I think it's not important as much to some people as others and weren't there to listen to the order of proceedings.
We had some come in behind us in the 1901 talking as loud as you like only to be shhhhhh'ed by the stewards.
It's not like they didn't know the club would do something to remember.
The problem is that the current culture at football is to clap these days. So I can understand why some got confused and clapped. Even some of the players were clapping;,some crown members took their lead from this. Although there was confusion it was still respectful and dignified imho.
Albumen
Don't wait for me!
This.
I simply can't believe anyone is actually questioning this. It sums up all that's wrong with the current day Poppy appeal.
This.
bn1&bn3 Albion
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smudge
Up the Albion!
I was watching the start of the Stoke Chelsea game. I clearly heard the announcer state that there would be a minutes silence on the blast of the referees whistle AFTER the last post.
The last post finished, the players broke away & the whole crowd just started giving it "Come on Stoke / Chelsea" with that roar you get at the end of a silence.
The referee had the whistle to his lips, about to start the minute silence; he & the other officials looked very confused, shrugged their shoulders & got on with the game.
I am sure that no malice at all was intended, the Last Post was observed in silence, but these things happen.
No harm done, just came across as a bit confusing.
The last post finished, the players broke away & the whole crowd just started giving it "Come on Stoke / Chelsea" with that roar you get at the end of a silence.
The referee had the whistle to his lips, about to start the minute silence; he & the other officials looked very confused, shrugged their shoulders & got on with the game.
I am sure that no malice at all was intended, the Last Post was observed in silence, but these things happen.
No harm done, just came across as a bit confusing.
So there's confusion elsewhere. Interesting. Makes me wonder why clubs don't just have a simple minute silence then. It's a lot easier to organise with a big crowd than these more elaborate multi-part affairs which require instruction.
OzMike
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I got to observe the minutes silence today at 11am your time.
I've been doing invoicing and listening to Classic FM online, then the program went over to the war memorial in London and the minutes silence took place, with me contributing from here.
They don't do the November remembrance here, they save it for Anzac Day on April 25th.
I've been doing invoicing and listening to Classic FM online, then the program went over to the war memorial in London and the minutes silence took place, with me contributing from here.
They don't do the November remembrance here, they save it for Anzac Day on April 25th.
I don't think Drew is saying anyone was trying to be disrespectful by applauding, but rather that the accepted norm (as announced) is for silence.
Personally, given the enormity of what we are remembering, I think silence is far more appropriate than applause.
It was too complicated. The last post seemed lasted quite a long time, at least 2 minutes, then silence for, a minute ? then another piece, total about 4 minutes. The silence was observed during the last post so for me, there was no need for a further period of silence, people reflected during the last post, the applause at the end of that, kind of felt fitting so I don't think it detracted at all from the power of the moment, infact in some ways it felt right
Did they really need to know it? I don't. Richie Reynolds explained the moment of silence starts after one song and ends with the other song. When one song ends, you fall silent until the next one starts. It isn't rocket science.
But it wasn't. The moment of silence that was supposed to occur between the two songs was interrupted with applause. It may have been respectful applause, but the moments silence was not "immaculately observed".
Vegas Seagull
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Marvellous Last Post. Best ever
smudge
Up the Albion!
Exactly the same thing just happened at the Villa game.
No harm done, (speaking as an ex serviceman).
No harm done, (speaking as an ex serviceman).