To me it should always be a minutes silence.
When the organisers of a memorial tell you they want a minutes applause it's them basically saying they don't trust at least a proportion of those in attendance to keep silent. And a minutes silence is ALWAYS more meaningful than applause because we get so little silence in the world today, plus it means you are forced by the inaction and silence to really think.
This article is not in any way a dig at those attending this evenings game, football fans have become more used to the less meaningful applause and probably that is what the majority expected. I just think silence is so much more meaningful.
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Minutes applause or silence?
posted on 24/5/17
Depends on the situation. Minute's applause for someone that you are celebrating the life of. Minutes silence for when you are remembering the life of someone who will be missed.
comment by Just go already (U21166)
posted on 24/5/17
Fair point.
comment by downsouf (U4095)
posted on 24/5/17
A minute's silence.
comment by hydywirralterrier (U3097)
posted on 24/5/17
Why was that d¡ck head sticking his middle finger 🖕 up for? (ajax v man u)
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Minutes silence for me. But you always get the odd d¡ck /drunked spoiling it
posted on 24/5/17
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/aug/11/clapping-minutes-silence
comment by Jalisco Red (U4195)
posted on 24/5/17
Seemed to be like the organisers made a complete mess of it tonight.
The crowd were silent for a while, then the announcer starts saying something. Everyone thinks it's the end of the silence and starts clapping etc, but I think he was actually announcing the start of a period of silence. Did I hear it wrong?
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted on 24/5/17
I think half the problem comes with the fact they are so regular. Anyone with any sort of link to a football club gets one nowadays. Sometimes feels we have one every week.
The minutes applause at a certain time if the match is another forced show of emotion that has lost any real meaning by overuse.
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