I also stood in silence, I just shock my head when people started to applaud however on Sunday I think a round of applause would be more fitting
Agreed. I stood up, I stayed silent. Yeah I did wonder about that, sounded like that is what was happening in response to some noises, and once a few start, doesn't take long for it to catch on, as misguided as it is. This coming Sunday, although I will keep quiet, I do understand it as more a celebration of a persons life/achievements in this case and it won't annoy me as much as last Sunday.
You'd clap through a minute of silence that has been requested by his family? If you applaud you're a disrespectful **** along with any others who ignore the wishes of the late man's family. "Sunday’s game against the Gunners will see the Club honour Davidson. Following consultation with his family, a minute’s silence will take place ahead of kick-off with the players wearing black armbands in memory. Members of the Davidson family will join the players on the pitch during the silence." By all means clap after the silence, but that would be par the course anyway.
When a moment of silence has been specifically requested, you stay silent. It's not difficult to stay silent for 1 or 2 minutes, I could not believe what was happening at Wembley when people started applauding, neither could I at the KC when it was close to Remembrance Day. You're supposed to applaud an achievement, not the death of 96 people at a football stadium tragedy and not at the death of several million young lads who died for their country.
I stayed silent because that is what was requested plus when you are remembering such a tragic loss of life in my opinion it is the right thing to do but if, however, you are celebrating the life of a great person or hero then i think that applause is ok - just my opinion like!
I agree that if the family have requested a silence then it should be observed and I also think the local media HDM, RH etc. have a role to play to remind people that it is silence not applause. Might just stop that ripple of applause could start because once it does it catches on like at Wembley. As a side point I think to call someone a **** over this is a bit harsh. Could've been worded a bit less aggressive.
Applauding during what is supposed to be a minute's silence in respect of the dead is the preserve of the terminally clueless.
It should be a minutes silence for all occasions but I do like the fact applauding covers up and disrespectful folk (as it did at Wembely)
I didn't hear any messing about on Sunday, but my mate said his section started to applaud to cover up people not staying silent (I know, I know, the irony). Either way, the club have made it clear that Sunday will be a minute's SILENCE, even going as far as to say "SILENCE" on their Twitter feed. That's SILENCE, it's not diffcult, we used to do it all the time back in the day. For the record, I think a minute's applause would be more appropriate this Sunday, but the family's wishes have to be respected.
There was noise which sounded like it was coming from our end to the left side of our goal as you look at it from the pitch, that's also where the clapping started & the SU lot were quiet until they started after us. I wasn't impressed by it at all.
Standing behind the goal, I thought the applause started on the left at our end. I stood in silence, as that was requested. I would always remain silent rather than applaud.
The applause started all round the stadium in small pockets instantly. I saw Sheffield fans clapping before I even heard a clap, once the sound had travelled it was coming from all directions. I think many just instantly did it to drown out all the morons at the bar and those cretinous pond scum trying to chant. Not that it makes it right, there shouldn't have been an issue to drown out in the first place. It amazes me how many silences are broken by ****heads inside on concourses, the tannoy should be blasted round the entire stadium so everyone hears and there's no excuses. Why do they only broadcast these hints at pitch side?
Like others have said I think it depends on what they ask for. If they ask for silence than that should be respected, if they ask for applause then that should be respected as well. Personally I prefer applause at such things but I wouldn't do the opposite of what they ask.
Just hope the "clappers" will restrain themselves and bow their heads and remain silent to pay their respects to Jock, a true City legend and one of the greatest servants and most dedicated players our club has ever had. I feel bad that he didnt live long enough to be at Wembley to see us playing in the Cup Final. We'll never see his like again in the black and amber. RIP Jock.
I know something has to be done to mark death but does anyone think the dead know they are being respected? I feel the same about funerals. They are rites for the benefit of the living really. To not mark death would mean in some way life was cheapened but the dead person concerned knows nothing about it.
I was ****ing fuming, in the moment I should have been reflecting on the tragedy of 96 people who went to watch a game of football and never came home. The sooner this minutes applause nonsense is stamped out, the better.
Irrelevant to the thread but I hate it when people say things like never to be bettered. It seems clearly biased, overly nostalgic and pessimistic to me. Sure he made a wonderful contribution but what's to say someone won't one day play 600 games for the club? My point isn't specific about Davidson by the way, the same thing applies to when people say Maradona/Pele/Best/Messi will never be bettered.
