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Post by West Acton on Dec 29, 2019 20:38:30 GMT
This will probably go down like a lead ballon but am I the only person who has had enough of the clubs obsession with a minute of bollocks before almost every game
It’s like they're looking for reasons to do it now. Today’s effort was applause to applaud those we have previously applauded
We will be having a minutes applause for the bloody minutes applause next
If a highly regarded former player or staff member passes then Fair enough but we do it for everyone and it actually undermines it when someone does deserve it
Enough
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 29, 2019 20:41:18 GMT
We had this exact thread over on the other site the other year. People die,it's a fact. Even me. I don't expect my clients to clap me
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Post by West Acton on Dec 29, 2019 20:45:36 GMT
We had this exact thread over on the other site the other year. People die,it's a fact. Even me. I don't expect my clients to clap me Probably me that started it there 😂 it’s just gone too far When they said today applause to remember those we remembered earlier in the year I thought WTF |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 29, 2019 20:48:52 GMT
Actually it was me,but I don't expect recognition lol
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Post by Tarbie on Dec 29, 2019 20:51:57 GMT
Did they do a minutes applause for everyone we've lost this year?
Not sure I really get that either. As you say, you pull that card too often you certainly devalue it. It used to be that we'd only do a minutes silence if we lost a former player or someone very close to the club.
World we live in today though isn't it?
I cant even watch British daytime TV / news anymore without getting the hump a bit. I get pissed off at how generally soppy and soft your average punter is these days. I've actually found myself quite enjoying Piers Morgan (even though he's a bit of a twat) because he's got the bollocks to actually tell people when they are being daft, overly-PC or just generally soft. Meanwhile most of the rest of the country are nodding along as they being told that there are 126 genders these days, and it's OK not to vaccinate your kids or let them identify as a My Little Pony or whatever soppy shit they come up with next.
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 29, 2019 20:57:51 GMT
Next game we having a wake for our defensive coach
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Post by Tarbie on Dec 29, 2019 21:11:17 GMT
Perhaps we could have a minutes silence for Mark Warburton's reputation as a Football Manager at the next home game!  |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 29, 2019 21:15:28 GMT
I don't care anymore,he got to go!!!!!!
That's the gun loaded.....and wait....wait
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 29, 2019 21:28:28 GMT
I'd like a mins applause to remember the death of a mins silence
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Post by shepherdsmush on Dec 29, 2019 23:33:00 GMT
Wear a black armband and get on with it like we used to.
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Post by acricketer on Dec 29, 2019 23:51:48 GMT
This will probably go down like a lead ballon but am I the only person who has had enough of the clubs obsession with a minute of bollocks before almost every game It’s like they're looking for reasons to do it now. Today’s effort was applause to applaud those we have previously applauded We will be having a minutes applause for the bloody minutes applause next If a highly regarded former player or staff member passes then Fair enough but we do it for everyone and it actually undermines it when someone does deserve it Enough They'll be naming stadiums next after someone's already had a round of applause and a minute's silence. |
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Post by esoxlucius on Dec 30, 2019 0:01:03 GMT
Yeah, what a waste of a whole minute once a year.
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Post by esoxlucius on Dec 30, 2019 0:09:54 GMT
Yeah, what a waste of a whole minute once a year. You are right, it isn't a lot of time but I think most opposition is due to the excessive amount of minute's silences means that they lose their meaning. We should have had one for Jim Smith but did we really need one for Matthew Brazier? It was tragic what happened to him but he played under 50 matches and was very forgettable. Minute silences should be reserved for club legends, figures of national importance and current players in the league. Well for starters it was applause to celebrate those who had died this year and were connected to QPR; that included people who worked for the club and not just players. If a minute for that is a burden then go for a piss or something. |
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Post by acricketer on Dec 30, 2019 2:06:21 GMT
I think generosity of spirit shouldn't be taken for granted. Some people struggle with empathy and having a connection with the human condition. "Have a heart" can be quite demeaning to someone who hasn't got one. Imagine how the tin man would have felt in the Wizard of Oz if he heard that said.
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Post by Stanley75 on Dec 30, 2019 6:54:00 GMT
There is such a thing as overkill (no pun intended), to the extent it risks losing its effect and descends to virtue-signalling.
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Post by West Acton on Dec 30, 2019 7:45:30 GMT
Yeah, what a waste of a whole minute once a year. not once a year though it’s virtually every other match |
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Post by Tarbie on Dec 30, 2019 7:58:10 GMT
I knew when I read the original post that you'd raise exception to this one Esox.
Clearly nobody is begrudging a minute of their time. Also I don't think it's a case of fans lacking empathy. The concern (as quite clearly stated a few times) is that if you have a minutes applause every week or every other week, there is a genuine concern of the gesture losing it's meaning.
I remember the weekend Ray Jones died. Me and my mate, 2 lads in our early 20's welling up at the loss of one of our favourite players in R Block before the game. What would we do now if we lost a 1st team player? When there is a minute applause/silence every week, somehow that gesture wouldn't quite seem enough.
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Post by West Acton on Dec 30, 2019 8:20:29 GMT
Exactly Tarbs
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 30, 2019 9:15:10 GMT
Why not through year put a paragraph on site or program,and then last home game each year,put all names on score board and do min silence or applause for lot.
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 30, 2019 9:59:08 GMT
Why not through year put a paragraph on site or program,and then last home game each year,put all names on score board and do min silence or applause for lot. Great idea... And an exception can always be made for an obvious and prominent special case. |
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Post by gtleighsr3 on Dec 30, 2019 10:00:35 GMT
See I can be helpful 😊
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 30, 2019 10:05:27 GMT
Bollocks... Someone else posted that for you😁 |
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Post by West Acton on Dec 30, 2019 10:06:14 GMT
Excellent idea GT
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 30, 2019 10:24:14 GMT
Not specific to this thread but something I have picked up on again here is that clearly older posters want to 'tell' people rather than engage in debate. Glad I haven't got like it.
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Post by BrightonR on Dec 30, 2019 10:42:32 GMT
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Post by 72bus on Dec 30, 2019 10:49:34 GMT
It's the only clapping I did yesterday
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Post by West Acton on Dec 30, 2019 11:30:03 GMT
It’s gone to far now football has been dragged into the PC world
I just want go football and watch the match. If a hero like macca passes I’m more then happy to remember him but not every Tom dick or Harry
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Post by BrightonR on Dec 30, 2019 11:52:36 GMT
You are right, it isn't a lot of time but I think most opposition is due to the excessive amount of minute's silences means that they lose their meaning. We should have had one for Jim Smith but did we really need one for Matthew Brazier? It was tragic what happened to him but he played under 50 matches and was very forgettable. Minute silences should be reserved for club legends, figures of national importance and current players in the league. Well for starters it was applause to celebrate those who had died this year and were connected to QPR; that included people who worked for the club and not just players. If a minute for that is a burden then go for a piss or something. Bit uncalled for mate, isn’t it? Don’t think anybody is being disrespectful. Simply expressing their irritation as to how this sort of thing has been allowed to become the norm. What better way to liven up the crowd before a game, than to get everybody thinking about all the loved ones they have lost throughout the year. Genius. As for being respectful, much prefer silent reflection personally. Clapping is a bit like wearing a white poppy. Cheapens the whole thing. IMO. 😄 |
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Post by Brian Wilson on Dec 30, 2019 12:55:27 GMT
Is it not possible to just ignore LGBT flags? you might not care who people sleep with but unfortunately as the many violent incidents against gay people show, some people clearly still do. Autistic singers? Women's team? not interested but why should it bother me? makes no odds. I just watch the football....which does bother me  |
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Post by alanwycombe on Dec 30, 2019 12:57:04 GMT
The roar that goes up on the ref's whistle is probably the most noise our crowd makes all match - apart from booing at half time of course😁
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