A fitting tribute to Phil 5 minutes round of applause from all us fans.

Silence would be the best tribute, alas there are too many mongos who'd spoil it.

 

Applause, albeit not as fitting a tribute IMO, would at least drown out said mongos.

 

Maybe I'm being as overly optimistic as usual, but I don't think any of our fans are mongo'd enough to disrespect a minutes silence for Phil Gartside.

Edited February 11, 201610 yr by Cheese

I admire your optimism, I just don't share it. I'd be absolutely delighted to be proved wrong.

Shirt over his seat?

 

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Maybe I'm being as overly optimistic as usual, but I don't think any of our fans are mongo'd enough to disrespect a minutes silence for Phil Gartside.

Agree on this cheese. I think it would be fine as it should be

Agree on this cheese. I think it would be fine as it should be

Agree as well.

Any idiot disrespecting it should be banned for life

If it's a minutes silence and there are Bolton fans who feel they are going to actively spoil it then we may as well all give up now

 

They'll be getting told if they are near me

They'll be getting told if they are near me

 

I agree, I'm more than willing to have a quiet word with anyone who takes exception, after I've observed the minute myself.

 

I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one.

I've stood at OT quietly for the Busby's Babes ffs.

If it's a minutes silence and there are Bolton fans who feel they are going to actively spoil it then we may as well all give up now

They'll be getting told if they are near me

The point is people will be coming into the ground, they won't be aware it has started, so they forget, someone tells them to shut up and it can ruin the occasion.

 

Of the people still going the game I think there would 100% respect , in fact I think the vast vast majority of people who have any involvement with the club would be silent, I do think a silence is much more impactful and means a lot more just the natural noise in the ground of people coming in can disrupt.

 

Sure the club will do something suitable,

A minute's silence would be the best way to show the watching world that, yes we're having our toughest time as a Club, yes we're struggling in the League and yes we've just lost our Chairman but the fact that despite all this, we are BWFC and can stand tall and show respect and love for our Club and one of "ours" and observe this respect in the stands and then on the pitch we stuff it right up QPR's hoops.

 

I stood up while I typed that.

The point is people will be coming into the ground, they won't be aware it has started, so they forget, someone tells them to shut up and it can ruin the occasion.

 

Of the people still going the game I think there would 100% respect , in fact I think the vast vast majority of people who have any involvement with the club would be silent, I do think a silence is much more impactful and means a lot more just the natural noise in the ground of people coming in can disrupt.

 

Sure the club will do something suitable,

Actively trying to spoil it and unintentionally not realising it's going on when you enter are two completely seperate things

 

Hopefully nobody tries the former

Actively trying to spoil it and unintentionally not realising it's going on when you enter are two completely seperate things

 

Hopefully nobody tries the former

 

Surely none of our fans are thick enough to not understand what's going on?

 

Don't remember ever seeing/hearing any disruptions (accidental or otherwise) at previous silences we've held before a match. The odd phone going off maybe, but even those draw disapproving glares.

Edited February 12, 201610 yr by Cheese

I can remember one at Burnden not being that silent.

 

I don't think there'd be a problem with a minutes silence for Phil Gartside though.

It's the seventieth anniversary of the Burnden disaster soon too. Perhaps a combined event or is that inappropriate?

 

I've stood at OT quietly for the Busby's Babes ffs.[/quote

 

I think BWFC had threatened to cancel season tickets if anyone disturbed the silence that day

we have too many idiots imo. and i wouldnt like to give them the chance to taint the rest of us.

It's the seventieth anniversary of the Burnden disaster soon too. Perhaps a combined event or is that inappropriate?

It would dilute both events I feel. Treat them as two separate events....surely we can manage that

we have too many idiots imo. and i wouldnt like to give them the chance to taint the rest of us.

No more or less than other club.

No more or less than other club.

I never said otherwise

Silence - a minute's reflection

 

Applause - a minute's thanks

 

Really doesn't matter at the end of the day. It's not worth arguing about.

 

Whatever is decided just go with it for fuck's sake. A White has passed away. And a significant one at that

This

 

Doesn't matter what we choose, it's how we do it

Apparently the family has requested no silence this or next week

Apparently the family has requested no silence this or next week

Strange decision

Strange decision

Their decision. Nothing else matters

Strange decision

Probably worried about some folk booing.

Minute or two applause to drown out any stupid fucker that'd decide to boo?

 

Whatever his family want or not to want to happen is fine by me. Got to respect their wishes.