I watched with interest the FA Cup semi final between Spurs and Chelsea on Sunday and the abandonment of the minutes silence for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. Firstly I want to say I have no time for the morons who chanted "muderers" but does anyone else wonder why this minutes silence was being held in the first place? After all this was a game between two clubs completely unassociated with the events involved. There isn't a general minutes silence in rememberence of the Ibrox or Bradford disasters so why this one? And please forgive me but isn't there a bit of sanctimony goin on here afterall I cannot recall Liverpool Football club ever having a minutes silence to remember the people from Juventis who died at Heysel.
Many of us know what it is like to lose a loved one or close friend in a tragic accident but we get on with life time for people to move on I think.
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I agree that there is no need for the silence in games not involving Liverpool.
However, it has been my view for some time now that organisers of big sporting events (of all different types) now see a minute's silences as an expected part of such events, something there to make the day seem that bit 'more important' and build atmosphere.
So it does tend to lead to some rather spurious links.
I am certainly not opposed to showing proper respect where due (and sometimes they are absolutely appropriate), but I don't like the cynical way that this has gone - ask yourself when was the last time that you saw a final or semi-final that did not begin with a minutes silence?
I, personally, think these things should be club specific, and I also question the 'anniversary' issue. If we observe every anniversary in the end we'd be having a minutes silence at every game, after all there are only 52 weeks of the year and sooner or later every week would have an anniversary attached to it.
I also think that as the minutes silence becomes more and more common it reduces the effect of it.
What a crushing indictment of modern society that people do not have either the good manners or self discipline to comply.
what Len said 100%
http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/47390/liverpool-team-v-blackburn#Item_62
Sooner or later you have to let go. I don't believe in a heaven, but if there is one, and there are 96 'Pool fans up there, I doubt very much they'd be shaking their fists in anger at anyone who doesn't intend to hold a minute's silence.
Littlejohn had it bang on in the Mail on Tuesday with all this vicarious grief.
I also agree with silences being club specific, unless of course the tragedy in question is a national/international one.
I don't agree with having a pop at Liverpool over how they choose to honour their tragedy, if someone said similar things about our club I'd be livid.
really gets my back up.
100% agree that the minutes silence should have been honoured but i dont think it should have been involved in a game not concerning liverpool in the first place.
Not an England international and didn't play for either Charlton or the opposing team so not a lot to do with us - a tragedy for sure but they happen most days in one way or another.
I think it is right to pay respect to football people who really have made a contribution to the game. The club do their own annual one for people connected to CAFC which is fair enough but I don't think it needs to be at the expense of major football figures just because they didn't play for Charlton.
It should be a club decision though and not an edict layed down by FA/UEFA/FIFA etc.