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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 19, 2015 13:42:24 GMT
What was that about?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 19, 2015 13:48:16 GMT
Was wondering the same myself.
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Post by ianstokie on Apr 19, 2015 14:17:29 GMT
I'll clap for anything. Baaaaaaaa
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Post by 1raytuper on Apr 19, 2015 14:56:21 GMT
These are getting way out of control, people will clap for somebody's fish dying. it was for big john sidley who passed away aged 58 (not 55) the bloke was a massive stokie and a good man,if id heard you make that comment yesterday i woulda slapped you. ok ? |
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Post by buddha74 on Apr 19, 2015 14:57:37 GMT
It was someone who my brother worked with at screw fix who died recently.
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Post by coco on Apr 19, 2015 16:00:50 GMT
These are getting way out of control, people will clap for somebody's fish dying. +1 |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Apr 19, 2015 16:08:47 GMT
These are getting way out of control, people will clap for somebody's fish dying. it was for big john sidley who passed away aged 58 (not 55) the bloke was a massive stokie and a good man,if id heard you make that comment yesterday i woulda slapped you. ok ? Slap away - but it is getting a bit daft. I and everyone around me ended up clapping for a minute. But we had no idea what (or who) we were clapping. That's not a proper way to pay tribute to someone by getting 20,000 people to clap for something they know nothing about. I'm not against doing this sort of thing providing that the club can be persuaded to flash the reason on the screen. If they don't do that then it all gets a bit silly. |
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Post by Birchesheadpotter on Apr 19, 2015 16:18:44 GMT
These are getting way out of control, people will clap for somebody's fish dying. it was for big john sidley who passed away aged 58 (not 55) the bloke was a massive stokie and a good man,if id heard you make that comment yesterday i woulda slapped you. ok ?  |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 19, 2015 16:35:25 GMT
I just stubbed my toe, do I get a clap?
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Post by Meggsy on Apr 19, 2015 16:42:41 GMT
For those who unfortunately pass on the most fitting tribute is for their families and friends to get together and share their memories, have a laugh, have a cry, raise a glass and keep that person in your thoughts.
A fitting tribute is not having random people clapping for you.
The whole clapping thing should be reserved for ex players/managers of the club.
If you want 20,000 people to clap invite them all to the funeral. It's beginning to tire and can't continue every time that somebody's dad/mum/dog/goldfish or pet tortoise passes away.
Each Stokie we lose is sad but we were all born to die, that's just life.
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Post by knockabout84 on Apr 19, 2015 16:46:57 GMT
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/John-just-wonderful-man/story-26345717-detail/story.htmlThose of us who knew him gave our minutes applause and that's it. It's not about getting 20,000 people to go along with something they know nothing about. There were a few people around me who didn't join in and I didn't think any less of them for it, they didn't know John or even know what was going on so fair enough. This however is in poor taste but the comment was made in ignorance so can be forgiven..... the guy giving +1 despite having seen what it was about, well...not so much. Honestly though, if John was still here he'd probably be laughing his tits off at all this anyway lol so whatever.
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Post by ladyinred on Apr 19, 2015 16:49:24 GMT
I'm sure that in the 4 weeks since the Palace game, several Stokies have sadly passed away.
What makes one fan worthy of a 'Minutes Applause'?
I'm sure that when I fall off my perch, there will be no applause for me, am I not a worthy enough fan?
The club do a fantastic tribute every year to all fans that have left us, with photos and music on the scoreboard etc.
IMHO, in match tributes should be reserved for players.
And as for people getting angry with fans that don't buy into the clapping tributes (when most people don't know who they are clapping for), that is just not right.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 19, 2015 16:56:49 GMT
It seems to be the fashionable thing to do these days, hardly ever used to happen a couple of seasons ago, hopefully it disappears as quickly as it arrived.
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Post by icelandpotter on Apr 19, 2015 17:13:15 GMT
Can't believe how petty, aggressive and sad the people are who moan about clapping for a fellow fan who's passed away. If you don't want to join in, don't. To go out of your way to moan about it on the internet is tragic.
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Post by ladyinred on Apr 19, 2015 17:25:24 GMT
Can't believe how petty, aggressive and sad the people are who moan about clapping for a fellow fan who's passed away. If you don't want to join in, don't. To go out of your way to moan about it on the internet is tragic. Can't believe how aggressive some fans can be when fellow fans don't join in with the clapping. To loudly moan and illustrate your disgust with fellow fans at the match is "tragic" |
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Post by buddha74 on Apr 19, 2015 17:39:09 GMT
Can't believe how petty, aggressive and sad the people are who moan about clapping for a fellow fan who's passed away. If you don't want to join in, don't. To go out of your way to moan about it on the internet is tragic. Spot on |
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Post by agingerstokie on Apr 19, 2015 18:15:46 GMT
Personally reckon 1Raytupter's comment nominates him for twat of the year.
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Post by knockabout84 on Apr 19, 2015 18:29:22 GMT
Can't believe how aggressive some fans can be when fellow fans don't join in with the clapping. To loudly moan and illustrate your disgust with fellow fans at the match is "tragic" Haven t seen anyone being aggressive here, or has someones post been removed by a mod or something that I missed? genuinely confused. Only thing that comes close was the guy above saying he'd slap someone if they'd made a snide remark to him yesterday in person while he was taking a minute to remember a friend, which was a hypothetical "if" statement and not something that actually happened. Not saying its right but its not an unexpected reaction from someone still feeling the loss of a friend I'd say. |
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Post by ladyinred on Apr 19, 2015 18:31:31 GMT
I'm referring to comments and gestures that I have witnessed at some matches over the last 18 months.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Apr 19, 2015 18:32:51 GMT
Can't believe how petty, aggressive and sad the people are who moan about clapping for a fellow fan who's passed away. If you don't want to join in, don't. To go out of your way to moan about it on the internet is tragic. No one is being petty, aggressive or sad, some have a difference of opinion to yours on the clapping for someone at a match, and who's going out of their way to moan, its an internet forum made for discussion and thats whats happening. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2015 18:46:02 GMT
People getting aggressive if the wrong thing's said, people getting annoyed at others clapping, people getting annoyed at others not clapping, people feeling awkward because they don't know why they're supposed to be clapping. All the reasons why this sort of thing isn't really meant to take place at a football ground. As others have said, commemorate a friend or relative's life at a funeral, or a family do, or with mutual friends down the pub.
Celebrating someone's life at the match might seem a good idea, but there's too much scope for awkwardness or bad feeling for it to be the most appropriate way to do it in my opinion.
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Post by kjpt140v on Apr 19, 2015 18:54:13 GMT
If this is what friends and family wish to do, then so be it. Every death is a tragedy to somebody and if it helps then who are we to argue with the process. The only thing that I would say is that as time goes on and the more often it is done it just devalues the reasoning behind doing it. In other words when it first started people would want to know why we were clapping, have an interest in the person and the circumstances behind the person's death. Now it is just another occasion when we are clapping for somebody we never knew. Not a single person around me asked why we were clapping, we just did. As I say if people want it done, then why not if it helps.
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Post by potternation on Apr 19, 2015 19:04:24 GMT
It's about time someone said something about all these minute applause. Just getting ridiculous! I can't remember the last game we didn't have one! Nobody around me knew why we were clapping. Unfortunately people die all the time, the way to mourn is with family and friends, not 28,000 strangers who've no idea what they're clapping for.
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Post by Gods on Apr 19, 2015 19:11:44 GMT
When I turn up my toes I'd like a 1 minute rendition of "WANKER, WANKER, WANKER..." please |
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Post by stokeoptimist on Apr 19, 2015 19:13:54 GMT
Don't they show pictures at the last game of all the fans who have passed that year with a round of applause as they are shown?
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Post by slpmarc on Apr 19, 2015 19:17:59 GMT
I agree it all getting stupid now, and I take some blame to the increasing theme of clapping someone that's died. I started with the Mabel tribute as one of our admins was personal friends with her family and Mabel unlike some of the recent tribute was a stoke fan known by all in some capacity.
As a page we get at least 1 or 2 people asking us to promote a tribute for some dearest, though it's is a very upsetting time for the relatives and they see them as the biggest Stokie ever, when it comes that only 1% of the stadium know who they are it's beggars the belief why it's done. As a page now we won't push any unless they are widely known or the sentinel have done an article about the said person
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Post by Fenparkpotter on Apr 19, 2015 19:34:00 GMT
I notice the "official" ones that Newcastle, Villa and West Brom do includes an image/name on the screen - at least that way people know what the tribute is for. But I guess as mentioned these are often someone associated with the club who played for the team or exceptional circumstances in the Newcastle tribute case
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Post by str8outtahampton on Apr 19, 2015 20:23:20 GMT
When I turn up my toes I'd like a 1 minute rendition of "WANKER, WANKER, WANKER..." please By some distance, the most enlightening comment on the subject. Good show. I must say I was worried that the club was (yet again) off the pace. I was on the brink of suggesting a minute's applause to draw attention to the fact that we did not yet have a minute's applause. |
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Apr 19, 2015 20:28:05 GMT
I'll be honest I thought it was for poor Jack.  |
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Post by 1raytuper on Apr 19, 2015 20:38:26 GMT
I agree it all getting stupid now, and I take some blame to the increasing theme of clapping someone that's died. I started with the Mabel tribute as one of our admins was personal friends with her family and Mabel unlike some of the recent tribute was a stoke fan known by all in some capacity. As a page we get at least 1 or 2 people asking us to promote a tribute for some dearest, though it's is a very upsetting time for the relatives and they see them as the biggest Stokie ever, when it comes that only 1% of the stadium know who they are it's beggars the belief why it's done. As a page now we won't push any unless they are widely known or the sentinel have done an article about the said person the sentinel did do an article on john sidley !!!! |
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