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I have said on here I am in favour of United holding a minutes applause for the
City game. To drown out the possible noise from City fans.
But maybe I say this because it is how my people celebrate. I am used to this.
Manchester United is of course an English club so I now change my mind. They
must go with their own traditions.
In fact if they didn't use the minutes silence that would just be a cop out.
The minute's applause is something invented in the recent years to allow clubs to
remember people without running the risk of yobs spoiling the occasion.
Applause is good ...
When you are dealing with the death of an individual, especially a former player
for example, a minute's applause has a certain amount of dignity.
You applauded them on the pitch during their career so why not celebrate their
life in the same way?
Fair enough.
But we are not talking about a single player here.
We are talking about a tragedy which took the lives of 23 people. People with
wives, children and grandchildren back home waiting for them to return from a
football match.
Remembering that sort of event is no occasion for clapping. It should be somber
and dignified, respectful and contemplative. I understand there is rivalry between
City and United. And I understand that that rivalry is passionate and intense. But
surely it can be put aside for a minute to respect the dead.
To be honest, at first I thought we might be blowing the whole thing out of
proportion, looking for a problem where none existed.
But then, on Wednesday, some idiots threw paint bombs at a poster in
Manchester that had been erected to commemorate the occasion.
If they are capable of that simple yet disrespectful act, then I would imagine
making their voices heard at Old Trafford when the rest of the 70,000-plus crowd
is completely silent is not beyond their levels of idiocy.
And it's not only the Manchester derby that could be affected by these mentally
challenged muppets - FA chief executive Brian Barwick has insisted that
Wednesday's international match at Wembley should also be preceded by a
minute's silence as it falls on the exact date of the anniversary.
That game has even more potential for problems in terms of keeping the silence
as you could potentially have fans from 91 different clubs intent on causing
disruption.
But both the FA and Manchester United are right for insisting these minutes of
respect go ahead as planned. Just like it is wrong for society as a whole to bow
to terrorists, it is wrong for football to bow to hooligans.
Anybody breaking the silence at either of these two games should be named and
shamed. There are literally thousands of cameras at football matches these days.
Most people have mobile cameras, then there are the press photographers, the
CCTV cameras and the television cameras.
At the first hint of a yell or chant every single one of those cameras should be
turned on the culprit or culprits. Then images of these brain dead thugs should
be broadcast around the world, published in newspapers and uploaded to sports
websites everywhere.
And, to top it off, they should be banned from all football grounds for life. I don't
care how harsh that seems, these people have no place in football.
In fact they have no place in society.
So to any United fans (AND CITY FANS - I know not all of you are bad people) who
read this - if you are at the game - and somebody breaks the silence - be sure
to get pictures of these idiots - name and shame them !!!
City game. To drown out the possible noise from City fans.
But maybe I say this because it is how my people celebrate. I am used to this.
Manchester United is of course an English club so I now change my mind. They
must go with their own traditions.
In fact if they didn't use the minutes silence that would just be a cop out.
The minute's applause is something invented in the recent years to allow clubs to
remember people without running the risk of yobs spoiling the occasion.
Applause is good ...
When you are dealing with the death of an individual, especially a former player
for example, a minute's applause has a certain amount of dignity.
You applauded them on the pitch during their career so why not celebrate their
life in the same way?
Fair enough.
But we are not talking about a single player here.
We are talking about a tragedy which took the lives of 23 people. People with
wives, children and grandchildren back home waiting for them to return from a
football match.
Remembering that sort of event is no occasion for clapping. It should be somber
and dignified, respectful and contemplative. I understand there is rivalry between
City and United. And I understand that that rivalry is passionate and intense. But
surely it can be put aside for a minute to respect the dead.
To be honest, at first I thought we might be blowing the whole thing out of
proportion, looking for a problem where none existed.
But then, on Wednesday, some idiots threw paint bombs at a poster in
Manchester that had been erected to commemorate the occasion.
If they are capable of that simple yet disrespectful act, then I would imagine
making their voices heard at Old Trafford when the rest of the 70,000-plus crowd
is completely silent is not beyond their levels of idiocy.
And it's not only the Manchester derby that could be affected by these mentally
challenged muppets - FA chief executive Brian Barwick has insisted that
Wednesday's international match at Wembley should also be preceded by a
minute's silence as it falls on the exact date of the anniversary.
That game has even more potential for problems in terms of keeping the silence
as you could potentially have fans from 91 different clubs intent on causing
disruption.
But both the FA and Manchester United are right for insisting these minutes of
respect go ahead as planned. Just like it is wrong for society as a whole to bow
to terrorists, it is wrong for football to bow to hooligans.
Anybody breaking the silence at either of these two games should be named and
shamed. There are literally thousands of cameras at football matches these days.
Most people have mobile cameras, then there are the press photographers, the
CCTV cameras and the television cameras.
At the first hint of a yell or chant every single one of those cameras should be
turned on the culprit or culprits. Then images of these brain dead thugs should
be broadcast around the world, published in newspapers and uploaded to sports
websites everywhere.
And, to top it off, they should be banned from all football grounds for life. I don't
care how harsh that seems, these people have no place in football.
In fact they have no place in society.
So to any United fans (AND CITY FANS - I know not all of you are bad people) who
read this - if you are at the game - and somebody breaks the silence - be sure
to get pictures of these idiots - name and shame them !!!
