Minutes Applause on Sunday

[coaxingstar71]

Our regular Sunday evening football pub chat with mates discussed the current obsession with social media death applause tributes.
One of my mates said the unthinkable,'' I am getting sick of all these faux social media induced sympathy bollocks for every tom dick and harry''.
Funnily enough we all agreed, it is just getting ridiculous. We all die and can be remembered by out friends with private grief, but asking others to join in for someone who most have never heard of in some tear induced bollocks is just getting ridiculous.
It isn't like we don't know that we are all going to die.

Last week on BBC News, we had an animal sanctuary releasing hedgehogs back into the wild .....cue the obligatory bunch of women roaring their eyes out.

Can we have a minutes applause for the hedgehogs released on the 22nd April 2017 in remembrance to those poor women suffering the loss of their poor hedgehogs.
Should it be the 4th minute for April, the 17th minute for the year and the 22nd minute for the day?

No disrespect to those that knew the deceased but where does this asininity end?

Completely get where you're coming from but at the end of the day, it's one minute clapping and it's just to show respect for someone who obviously gave his time for young footballers.

Besides, no ones forcing anyone to join in.

I'll clap on the 4th 17th and 22nd minutes if you like, I probably will be anyway celebrating our goals going in

 

[PokerBlade]

I would gladly join in but ask the question where will this new fad end, loads of ex players and fans die every year, do we have a minutes applause for everyone. We have them for terrorist victims and any poor soul that is tragically killed who have no connection with the club, where do you draw the line.?

I take your point fully. There's only so many minutes in the day and you can't acknowledge every tragedy in the world individually, and so the question will always be "is this case exceptional?". Where we make that distinction will be a personal choice and I try not to judge anyone who draws the line differently, but this is a case of someone dying at a game of football in Sheffield. That is in itself a rarity. As much as anything it's a chance to show that behind a city divided by football is a culture of solidarity and decency. For those reasons, I can't begrudge this minute's applause. I know everybody is exceptional to somebody, and I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought the same as you about some of the mentions we've had in past matches. I just don't feel that way about this one, and it's not someone I have any personal connection too.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

I hope this goes ahead. It is important to recognise local 'ordinary' people. We share a commitment to Sheffield, a passion for football, and mortality. It is healthy to be reminded of this. Condolences to family and friends.

 

[Bladesthorpe]

I said at the beginning of my post I would gladly join in with the applause for this fellow supporter, the point I was trying to make is where do you draw the line, who decides ? It's like when people turn out after a tradgedy and lay flowers at the spot at £10- £20 a shout, surely it would be better to donate the money to the poor victims family than just leaving the flowers there to rot.

 

[David Lee's first touch]

I new Nigel very well played with him and played for him top bloke on 58 mins knowing blades will applause on their thousands I will have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat
RIP big man

Yes played for him for 3 or 4 seasons handsworth boys top bloke always had time for a bit of banter gone far too soon R.I.P Nige

 

[GRUMPY BLADE]

I new Nigel very well played with him and played for him top bloke on 58 mins knowing blades will applause on their thousands I will have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat
RIP big man

They will, no props.

 

[lingsbord]

Just a note for a certain section of our fans.

The applause will be at 58 minutes. That means you start when the countdown clock thingy says 32 minutes to go in the second half. It's confusing I know, just go with it, and clap hard.

 

[SUFC Handsworth]

We're all Handsworth aren't we!

I'll be giving a minutes applause on Sunday.

 

[YouFUMS]

No doubt I'll join in when it happens, and as usual I'll have forgotten who we are applauding and have to ask someone.
Not keen on these things being done during the game though...I'm too engrossed in what's happening on the pitch.
What if, on 58 minutes the Chezzy centre half kicks John Fleck in the nads? Do we carry on applauding? - a bit unfair on Flecky. Or do we then start booing and shouting abuse? - unfair on the deceased.
Would rather do this stuff before the game or at half time.

 

[lingsbord]

yeah a minute before the game is the best way

 

[PokerBlade]

I said at the beginning of my post I would gladly join in with the applause for this fellow supporter, the point I was trying to make is where do you draw the line, who decides ? It's like when people turn out after a tradgedy and lay flowers at the spot at £10- £20 a shout, surely it would be better to donate the money to the poor victims family than just leaving the flowers there to rot.

I'd say it's more like walking past yet another charity bucket, seeing it's for a good cause, but knowing there's no end of good causes. Somewhere you have to make that personal choice about how much you're comfortable giving and who to. The only issue with the minute's silence/applause is that, unlike the charity bucket, it's a social obligation to take part (far more with silences though). And to me, once it becomes an obligation rather than a gesture, it loses some of the meaning. But then it's the same feeling for me, when I walk past yet another bucket and get a bit irritated by it, and then I feel like a bit of a knob for begrudging someone taking the time to try and raise a bit of money.

 

[ShorehamRevolution]

I can't stand them lot but like has been said, it's only a joke most of the time, it's more of a Sheffield thing than football I'd say. I didn't know the bloke but obviously done a lot for grassroots football by the sounds of it.

 

[blade too long]

First and foremost it shows we are good hearted , real people , with decency at our core, who put compassion before stupid empty rivalry.
I lost my brother at a football match in Burnley, same thing heart attack , and the compassion we were shown by Burnley still warms my heart now

Like to think we have that warmth in us

we can thoroughly enjoy a few hours of celebration on Sunday but we can give back a few seconds for a family who have lost their dad

 

[YES Blade]

I take it this didn't happen because Billy scored?

I didn't hear anything from where I was on the Kop anyway.

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

I was slightly surprised the club didn't do anything for Ugo

 

[Piffle and Tosh]

I had my own personal minutes applause for my Dad yesterday ,he would have loved it (not me clapping with tears in my eyes ,the spectacle )

 

[bornablade]

I take it this didn't happen because Billy scored?

I didn't hear anything from where I was on the Kop anyway.

I saw the clock approaching the 58th minute (or 32 minutes on our clock) and wondered if some in different parts of the ground would start the applause. Gary Sinclair almost on cue announced the 31,003 attendance and this resulted in an applause.

 

[loyalblade95]

I was slightly surprised the club didn't do anything for Ugo

there was a bit of chanting ugo ehiogu at the back of the kop not for very long cos people didn't want to join in as for the minutes applause given billy scored in the 58th minute celebrating the goal seems a more fitting tribute to a fan than just applauding him

 

[Large Mendonca]

I thought i heard some of our fans trying to start the applause, just before Billy nodded in our 2nd.

 

[wizadry]

I thought i heard some of our fans trying to start the applause, just before Billy nodded in our 2nd.

You thought right, LM.

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

You thought right, LM.

That's the problem with this idea. Events on the pitch are always going to affect it.

We score, they score, our player gets sent off...with the best will in the world something like that will affect any planned tribute.

 

[wizadry]

That's the problem with this idea. Events on the pitch are always going to affect it.

We score, they score, our player gets sent off...with the best will in the world something like that will affect any planned tribute.

Totally agree mate.

Before a game would be better, if one is ever needed at all.

 

[Lawrence]

Yes some applauded around me on 32 minutes (me included)

 

[SB_90]

That's the problem with this idea. Events on the pitch are always going to affect it.

We score, they score, our player gets sent off...with the best will in the world something like that will affect any planned tribute.

Totally agree mate.

Before a game would be better, if one is ever needed at all.

Thats the problem. I always sound horrible when i say this but theres no other way of saying it, but this always seen this with applause in a certain minute for former players or others. We all there for the football & we are mostly concentrating on the game. We dont all have the greatest memories either

Pre game is always the best as you have everyone attension

 

[coaxingstar71]

I was surprised it wasn't announced prior to the game as it had been featured in the local media. There was applause but think this was more to do with the combination of the attendance being announced and then Billy scoring.