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David Whyte tribute applause at 10th minute, suggestion

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  • iainambler
    iainambler Posts: 967
    Strikes me that the best compliment you could ever pay a well-regarded footballer is a minutes applause at the relevant minute with the chanting of their name.
    Seems to say thank you as well being an act of remembrance.
  • Its_Hamer_Time
    Its_Hamer_Time Posts: 1,565
    Why not do both? Silence before the game with his picture up, then on the 10th we all start cheering his name and clapping?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,272
    Minutes silence (I think Watford fans would respect this) and a 10th minute tribute would be good.
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,636
    I'd say silence would be more appropriate, but given some tools will start clapping and/or yelling, then I think applause on 10 is definitely the best way.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,364
    For sportsmen I think applause is appropriate

    For remembrance day 100% it is not
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,229
    10th minute applause and chant of David Whyte Whyte Whyte would be brilliant.
  • queensland_addick
    queensland_addick Posts: 7,586
    Normally I'd prefer silence. But David was a goalscorer and a crowd pleaser who no doubt cherished and strove for the roar of the Valley crowd. If he's looking down, I think he'd love to hear it one last time.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,368
    Kap10 said:

    I would personally prefer a minutes silence pre game with pic of DW on the screen, but given some pratt will spoil it, a minutes applause.

    Maybe we could do both? Minutes silence before the game and an applause and song on ten minutes.
  • MeebaumAzanitch
    MeebaumAzanitch Posts: 605
    The 10 minute applause is ok. But us in A Block will have to follow the lead of Covered End because we can't see the screen, the only downside of sitting in A Block.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,818
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    GreenWithEnvy said:

    Be great to have a montage of Whytey's goals on the screen before the match! Anyone know how we could ask to make this happen?

    I'm happy to contact Iain Liddle tomorrow ( Comms Dept) to see what he thinks as he would probably be involved with the Big Screen pic/montage and the publicity around the tribute.

    Do Lifers want me to try to get this off the ground ?

    Apologies for not acting on this as we were at SL this morning where I heard that the Comms team were aware of the suggestions.

    Looks like we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.


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  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    GreenWithEnvy said:

    Be great to have a montage of Whytey's goals on the screen before the match! Anyone know how we could ask to make this happen?

    I'm happy to contact Iain Liddle tomorrow ( Comms Dept) to see what he thinks as he would probably be involved with the Big Screen pic/montage and the publicity around the tribute.

    Do Lifers want me to try to get this off the ground ?

    Apologies for not acting on this as we were at SL this morning where I heard that the Comms team were aware of the suggestions.

    Looks like we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.

    Great news Fanny. Thanks for the update.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,267
    If in the 10th min all the cafc crowd give a rendition of David Whyte Whyte Whyte with applause, not only would this give a message to his family, but to our players now that you won't be forgotten when you wear the shirt with pride.
  • tom_k
    tom_k Posts: 1,207
    Might be a bit soon but it would be great if the family were there to hear this and see how much love the fans have for him.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    For me it would be showing his goals on the screen during a minutes applause before the game and on ten minutes a proper chant of 'David Whyte, Whyte, Whyte'.
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,708
    yes we'll sing in the 10th minute but might wake a few up in the west lower
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,272
    Hope he gets a tribute before kick off. I like the idea of the 10 minute as well as tho, but if a goal was scored in the 10th minute, it might not happen.
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 51,164
    Fanny Fanackapan said:

    GreenWithEnvy said:

    Be great to have a montage of Whytey's goals on the screen before the match! Anyone know how we could ask to make this happen?

    I'm happy to contact Iain Liddle tomorrow ( Comms Dept) to see what he thinks as he would probably be involved with the Big Screen pic/montage and the publicity around the tribute.

    Do Lifers want me to try to get this off the ground ?

    I think it would be a good idea to invite at least one of his relatives so we can show them our appreciation
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,355
    Bump
  • DiscoCAFC
    DiscoCAFC Posts: 1,767
    edited September 2014
    Thanks everyone think that went well
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,355
    @super_horns your fans were great with it and even joined in which was great to see

    R.I.P David Whyte

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  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,532
    paulie8290 said:

    @super_horns your fans were great with it and even joined in which was great to see

    R.I.P David Whyte

    Agreed - credit to the Watford fans
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,641
    Went well once it got started, I got wrapped up on the game and wondered why people were standing up. Overall well done every one.
  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,544
    For those that didn't catch a glimpse, there was a tribute to David on the big screen, but with the worst luck in the world, there was a power failure three seconds into it. In a 90 minute game, that was the one minute it decided to fail!
    Great tribute from the fans all the same and there were a large amount of David's family there today, as guests of the club, to see it. Well done all.
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    Well done to the club for at least trying.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,301
    I missed that Olly, I just thought the blackout on the screen was planned. It seemed quite fitting.
  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,931
    Came across very clear on the stream - think the arab geezer said why - Watford clearly joining in. RIP David
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,301
    Well done to all who joined in.

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,157
    Don't want to make a big thing of it, but was there any reason given why the players weren't wearing black armbands?

    Thought it was poor form to be honest. Though todays players wouldn't know.Whitey, I'm sure they would respect the fact a fellow pro and good servant of the club died at just 43.

    Did no one think of it, or.was a deliberate decision?
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 8,015
    AFKABartram said:

    Don't want to make a big thing of it, but was there any reason given why the players weren't wearing black armbands?

    Thought it was poor form to be honest. Though todays players wouldn't know.Whitey, I'm sure they would respect the fact a fellow pro and good servant of the club died at just 43.

    Did no one think of it, or.was a deliberate decision?

    I was a bit disappointed all round. It's a difficult subject. It's not nice debating the significance of one person's passing away compared to another's, but I thought David Whyte warranted a bit more than just his face up on the screen during the game.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,364
    Agreed disappointed no black armbands, he really was loved by the fans and deserved a better send off.

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