Lack of Dean Richards tribute tonight

[saintscottofthenortham]

****es me off a treat. if we didn't start those chants from the back of 37 nothing at all would have been done, said to remember a past great. disrespectful and totally out of line

 

Thank god you at the back of 37 paid respect to him.

 

All us Mongs in 42 done was sing "One Dean Richards" and "Deano, Deano, Deano" for the last 2 home games. Thank god block 37 was there to save us from looking like a right bunch of c*nts.

[BLINK]

pretty sure Claus and beattie were on the pitch at sundays match with a saints shirt with 6 richards on the back. well at least thats what I thought I saw on motd.

[BLINK]

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2310164,00.html

[Scudamore]

So in short block 42 > block 37 ?

[Roger]

By the way, I agree he was very good for us but let's not pretend he is Ted Bates or Matt Le Tiss. He had what, two seasons?

 

Scum. When didyou start supporting saints by the way? Some things are more important than football. He was our player of the year when we werent even flirting with relegation in premier league on 15k gates. He made us 8million pounds ffs. I think cortese's attitude to the ex players is a disgrace and he has to do something about it. I will support the team etc but I have hd enough of our chairman. Wake up cortese and actually start showing some pr skills.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Meh. The club made a gesture and there is All Saints Day celebs. Any excuse to moan...

[aintforever]

Should have been a minutes silence or applause, typical of the way the club is at the moment that they couldn't be arsed.

[Roger]

Should have been a minutes silence or applause, typical of the way the club is at the moment that they couldn't be arsed.

 

Agree, cortese needs to sort himself out.

[scotty]

my fourpence worth, I felt that a spontaneous tribute from the fans, as opposed to an organised minutes silence/applause, was the more appropriate gesture. I thought it was pretty moving myself, and yeh, I was in 37 as well. Dean Richards was a great player for us, its a pity he shipped out with hoddle once his contract had been bought out.

[Alain Perrin]

Pity the death of someone so young is being used as a reason to ***** and moan.

 

Personally I think there are too many one minute applauses, there was a high profile (televised) applause at which Beats and Claus were present. Deano didn't play with any of the current squad, so I think (especially after 10 days) it's better not to jump on the bandwagon.

 

Those who saw him play and chanted Deano, Deano to one of his towering headers should be able to pay their respects without the need for anything organised.

 

RIP Deano

[dickyhale]

I did not go I just sit at home hiding behind my keyboard writing s--t like the COCONUT.......The club were involved in the tributes at Wolves on Sunday and an Ebay auction to raise money for his???????......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Southampton-FC-Signed-Shirt-Tribute-Dean-Richards-/280640772233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41577e5889

Edited 9 March, 2011 by dickyhale

[Saintandy666]

I did not go I just sit at home hiding behind my keyboard writing s--t like the COCONUT.......The club were involved in the tributes at Wolves on Sunday and an Ebay auction to raise money for his???????......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Southampton-FC-Signed-Shirt-Tribute-Dean-Richards-/280640772233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41577e5889

 

The hospice he died at actually! But see, we are doing something...

[dickyhale]

pretty sure Claus and beattie were on the pitch at sundays match with a saints shirt with 6 richards on the back. well at least thats what I thought I saw on motd.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Southampton-FC-Signed-Shirt-Tribute-Dean-Richards-/280640772233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41577e5889

[St Marco]

Think Solent are waaaay out of order with this one.

 

The club were involved with the recent Wolves and Spurs game. They did a tribute on the pitch for him and had i think Claus holding his Saints shirt in the centre circle.

 

I think those who use this as an excuse to slag off the club should go watch the tribute to Dean and then comment.

 

While it would of been nice for us fans to have a momment's silence for him and show our appreciation we don't need to be in the stadium to do that, you can do it at home and by yourself. It isn't about where you show your respect just that you show it.

The club raising money for the hospice is a really good thing to do.

[Roger]

Think Solent are waaaay out of order with this one.

 

The club were involved with the recent Wolves and Spurs game. They did a tribute on the pitch for him and had i think Claus holding his Saints shirt in the centre circle.

 

I think those who use this as an excuse to slag off the club should go watch the tribute to Dean and then comment.

 

While it would of been nice for us fans to have a momment's silence for him and show our appreciation we don't need to be in the stadium to do that, you can do it at home and by yourself. It isn't about where you show your respect just that you show it.

The club raising money for the hospice is a really good thing to do.

 

 

Why would it be too much to do a minutes silence too, as all the other clubs are doing?

[Saint_clark]

Whilst I think we should have had a minutes silence, I think the reaction on here is way OTT.

[Cestrian Saint]

I appreciate what the club have done but feel that they could have done a bit more.

 

Has anybody actually confirmed what Richards was suffering from? All the reports say a long illness. I know he was in a hospice so it was obviously cancer of some description. I guess it related to his retirement from the game?

[Saint_clark]

Very poor. The club should have done more.

 

Has anybody actually confirmed what Richards was suffering from? All the reports say a long illness. I know he was in a hospice so it was obviously cancer of some description. I guess it related to his retirement from the game?

 

Wasn't he diagnosed with a brain tumour a while ago?

[Larrylove]

Once again a complete OTT reaction about a percieved slight from NC about a former player,as many have pointed out,we wore black armbands were involved in the tribute at the weekend and i'm sure if we had been at home on saturday or for the Walsall game we would have had the silence/applause.

[Hatch]

Er no. A great player but not a Saints great.

 

You were the one who referred to him as a "great". Not me. We have remembered him in several ways already. You remembered him with your song. What's the big deal?

 

Please don't tell me people were singing Elton John Songs.

[ST Randy]

A complete over reaction.

 

Let's keep a tribute like this to All Saints Day - and explain to people that this is what we are doing.

[alehouseboys]

Whilst I think we should have had a minutes silence, I think the reaction on here is way OTT.

 

Agree.

 

If that many were really put out by the lack of a minute silence...and I think they should have held one but I understand there 'All Saints Day' policy...then more could have quite easily joined in with the "Deano" chants. As it was only a handful decided sing his name so maybe they didn't feel quite as strongly about it until Solent caused a fuss.

 

And I'm certainly not knocking the ones who were chanting and that goes for the general atmosphere at SMS anyway, other than one corner of the ground the place is fookin' comotose.

 

RIP Deano.

[Deppo]

Have we decided which block is the best at mourning someone's death yet? Is it 37 or 38?

[Secret Site Agent]

Yes I listened to the Tirade on the radio, All of them disgusted that Saints did nothing for Dean Richards.

 

And I agree we should have done it.....................

 

However...........................................

 

Pompey are a bunch of cheating bastards, and on Merrinton at the time had anything to say on the subject and was soundly shut up by the rest, and when Eddie left Bompey for more money, after being linked with all and sundry as the nmercenary he is, it was all 'What a Shame' but nothing on the fact he shown no loyalty, they ALL bent over backwards to excuse him.

 

So, we should do something for Dean, it is a great shame his passing, although plenty has been done previously for him at other clubs, and maybe more where he meant more to other teams, (played 2 seasons for us, to be sure, and got 8 million in the coffers) but I don't think it as bad a crime as they made out. Just another excuse for tators for other teams to have a go at us, (it didn't start with Merrignton, but with that **** Wilco), and it isn't like it was a life long player like Banali and Le Tiss.

 

Not criticising the issue, but the way it was handled, especially when it was picked up from Dean Court and Fratton and thrown our way.

[dune]

We shouldn't even have been discussing this. I just get the feeling that as a club we're lacking a wise head in the boardroom that could give NC some advice. People used to call Guy Askham but him and the old board (pre Lowe) were really on the ball in terms of things like this because there was a continuity that went way back.

[fish fingers]

Have we decided which block is the best at mourning someone's death yet? Is it 37 or 38?

 

I'll put a late shout in for block 40, there was real emotion being shown.

[keithd]

Yes I listened to the Tirade on the radio, All of them disgusted that Saints did nothing for Dean Richards.

 

And I agree we should have done it.....................

 

However...........................................

 

Pompey are a bunch of cheating bastards, and on Merrinton at the time had anything to say on the subject and was soundly shut up by the rest, and when Eddie left Bompey for more money, after being linked with all and sundry as the nmercenary he is, it was all 'What a Shame' but nothing on the fact he shown no loyalty, they ALL bent over backwards to excuse him.

 

So, we should do something for Dean, it is a great shame his passing, although plenty has been done previously for him at other clubs, and maybe more where he meant more to other teams, (played 2 seasons for us, to be sure, and got 8 million in the coffers) but I don't think it as bad a crime as they made out. Just another excuse for tators for other teams to have a go at us, (it didn't start with Merrignton, but with that **** Wilco), and it isn't like it was a life long player like Banali and Le Tiss.

 

Not criticising the issue, but the way it was handled, especially when it was picked up from Dean Court and Fratton and thrown our way.

 

what?

[Ken Tone]

A complete over reaction.

 

Let's keep a tribute like this to All Saints Day - and explain to people that this is what we are doing.

 

 

I agree. Solent were way OTT. Dean Richards was a cracking player and it is a tragedy that he died so young.

I feel deeply for his family.

 

However:

 

1. We have first team squads of up to 40 players. Maybe 10 - 20 of them leave the club in any given year on average. So logically maybe 10-20 ex saints players die each year. We can't have a minute's applause for each of them.

This is why we have 'all saints day'. So presumably we should make a greater public gestrure for special cases. That's a judgement call as to who Is a special case. Le Tiss for exxaple clearly would be. Deano? I'm not sure. He was only with us for about 2 years and that was 10 years ago.

 

2. The club was part of the event at wolves and has contributed to the collection for the hospice. I knowe bradford did the same and also have a tribute at their home game but he was a *current* bradford employee.

[Alain Perrin]

I texted Solent to say that "I Disagree about Deano. There can be too many one minute applauses but more in the programme would have been nice."

 

.... And they read it out as DISGRACE about Deano. Kind of missed the point as they sped by on their bandwagon.

[georgeweahscousin]

Whilst I think we should have had a minutes silence, I think the reaction on here is way OTT.

 

This.

 

People are making out like the club did nothing, which isn't the case at all. Would it have hurt them to have a silence/applause last night? No. But they have been involved in other tributes.

[beatlesaint]

Whilst I think we should have had a minutes silence, I think the reaction on here is way OTT.

 

If you think the reaction on here is OTT you should have heard Solent on the way home last night.

Merrington, Blackmore, Williams and that skate who once appeared for us (play is too strong a word, he was garbage) went into meltdown....then denied they were slagging the club off !!

[benjii]

Scum. When didyou start supporting saints by the way? Some things are more important than football. He was our player of the year when we werent even flirting with relegation in premier league on 15k gates. He made us 8million pounds ffs. I think cortese's attitude to the ex players is a disgrace and he has to do something about it. I will support the team etc but I have hd enough of our chairman. Wake up cortese and actually start showing some pr skills.

 

I was responding to someone's description of him as a "past great". That is clearly an exaggeration. The club should have noted this sad event and paid tribute. It did.

[benjii]

Pity the death of someone so young is being used as a reason to ***** and moan.

 

Personally I think there are too many one minute applauses, there was a high profile (televised) applause at which Beats and Claus were present. Deano didn't play with any of the current squad, so I think (especially after 10 days) it's better not to jump on the bandwagon.

 

Those who saw him play and chanted Deano, Deano to one of his towering headers should be able to pay their respects without the need for anything organised.

 

RIP Deano

 

Nutshell.

[saintfully]

All Saints Day is sufficient and in my view is a thoughtful approach to this issue. Each (Saints) life should be equally respected and remembered and this kind of day makes this possible. I like that fact that the Club are comfortable not to join the trend in being emotionally incontinent like so many others we see today.

[Junior Mullet]

All Saints Day is sufficient and in my view is a thoughtful approach to this issue. Each (Saints) life should be equally respected and remembered and this kind of day makes this possible. I like that fact that the Club are comfortable not to join the trend in being emotionally incontinent like so many others we see today.

 

This.

[Tom & Gerry]

All Saints Day is sufficient and in my view is a thoughtful approach to this issue. Each (Saints) life should be equally respected and remembered and this kind of day makes this possible. I like that fact that the Club are comfortable not to join the trend in being emotionally incontinent like so many others we see today.

 

Agreed, otherwise where do you draw the line? Do other clubs have a minutes tribute for every player?

[kpturner]

Purely hypothetical of course, but I wonder if there would have been a tribute to Alan Ball should the current regime have been in charge of the club when he passed away.

[astrasri]

Purely hypothetical of course, but I wonder if there would have been a tribute to Alan Ball should the current regime have been in charge of the club when he passed away.

 

Different kettle of fish - Deano was just "another" footballer amongst many - Bally was a well known player who had some very public history - wold cup winner etc. So yes he would have had the tribute.

[Dimond Geezer]

I, for one, don’t like the All Saints Day tribute, I’d prefer to see bereavements remembered at the next home game. Having said that, the club have made this decision that is their prerogative, and something I respect.. It should be remembered it wasn’t NC who implemented this, it was one of the previous regimes.

 

The exception being When ML died, and I can understand why the club did it. ML ploughed millions of his own money into the club, Deano, and I don’t mean any disrespect to him, was someone who worked for the club for 2 years. Yes he was a very good player, he died very young, but should the club change their philosophy whenever a ‘fans favourite’ passes on? Who should decide whom we honour in this way & whom we don’t?

 

As mentioned by others, the club has been involved with tributes in the last week or so and in my opinion, it’s disrespectful to Deano’s memory to use this as a stick to beat NC with.

[Legod Third Coming]

Blimey, I didn't realise paying your respects was rationed. Better stop bowing or doffing my hat at passing funeral corteges in case I have to laugh my way through the rememberance ceremony in November, eh...

[Leicestersaint]

A major error of judgement by someone at the club.

[Secret Site Agent]

what?

 

Eh?

[Secret Site Agent]

what?

 

Let me elaborate.

 

There was no Dean Richards tribute last night. This was only brought up as an issue by the Pundit from Bournemouth, who had been commenting on the game they just lost to a team lower down the league than them, which they shouldn't have done based on their performance. It was then picked up by the Commentator for the Portsmouth game, who brough in the Pundit for the Portsmouth game, who had been commenting on their loss in a game where they were the better team, who gave a tirade about how discusted they were. They then pressed the Southampton Pundit and the Coomentator, who had just finished commentating on a Win at St. Marys. Following the pressing of the said Pundit for Southampton, he then made a comment about how he was greatly disappointed.

 

My point being that this hadn't been an issue for 2 hours and 20 minutes before two people from other teams who had lost on the day decided it was.

 

My other point is that when there are scandals regarding money irregularities and the lost of a loved manager who followed the pound, these were reported as news items and neither pundit, nor the third one, deemed to make any personal comment. However, my personal feeling is that if Saints fiddled the taxman, of if Atkins git us promoted and left us high and dry on the verge of the Premiership, they would be most vocal.

[Colinjb]

I was surprised to hear there wasn't a minute's silence for him, it would have been nice to have remembered him at our soonest following home game. As pointed out by many though we had participated in the ceremony at the Mollinuex and i'm sure the last ten days have given us all a chance to reflect in our own way.

 

A bit of a faux pas but hardly crime of the century.

[chrisobee]

I was surprised to hear there wasn't a minute's silence for him, it would have been nice to have remembered him at our soonest following home game. As pointed out by many though we had participated in the ceremony at the Mollinuex and i'm sure the last ten days have given us all a chance to reflect in our own way.

 

A bit of a faux pas but hardly crime of the century.

 

There has certainly been an over reaction on this issue especially by Solent. However, a minutes silence/applause would have been entirely appropriate and I don't believe, for one second, it would have dampened the atmosphere at the game. That said I do agree there are reasons why the club might have decided against it, in the main the tributes already paid. Personally I think it was an error of judgement not to pay our respects last night, others clearly feel differently. So be it.

[um pahars]

I would certainly liked to have seen more of a tribute in the matchday programme.

 

The little piece plonked in the back amidst supporters birthday dedications just didn't seem right to me.

 

Just wouldn't have thought it would be that difficult for someone to write a nice piece in the programme or perhaps come up with a little montage on the screens if we didn't want a full blown minutes silence/applause.

[Badger]

Dean Richards was excellent for us for the two seasons he was with us. I liked him as a player and was disappointed he wanted to leave,and subsequently did so. It is a tragedy that he died so young and we all feel for his family.

 

But,lets put this in context a bit more.

 

I would question however the effort required by the club to give a faithful servant of the club a minutes silence prior to tonights game regardless of others clubs efforts last weekend.

 

Really ? Two seasons and he wanted out to rejoin Hoddle at Spurs. Hardly a faithful servant in the Bates,MLT,Channon,Paine mould.

 

I think each case needs to be looked at individually, and I think this case warranted it's own minutes applause/silence, bearing he was our Player of the Year little over 10 years ago.

 

I agree that each case on its merits, but don't think two seasons warrants special consideration when the idea of All Saints is to remember all those connected with the club who have passed away.

 

By the way, I agree he was very good for us but let's not pretend he is Ted Bates or Matt Le Tiss. He had what, two seasons?

 

Exactly.

[aintforever]

I don't think All Saints Day should be used as a reason not to show respect to particularly tragic deaths like Dean Richards. He died at a very young age and it wasn't long ago he was our player of the season. It just seemed right to me to have a minutes silence/applause.

[hypochondriac]

I don't think All Saints Day should be used as a reason not to show respect to particularly tragic deaths like Dean Richards. He died at a very young age and it wasn't long ago he was our player of the season. It just seemed right to me to have a minutes silence/applause.

 

I agree with that TBH. Why not do both, it doesn't exactly take a lot of effort. I hope we do so in the future.

[CB Fry]

All Saints Day is sufficient and in my view is a thoughtful approach to this issue. Each (Saints) life should be equally respected and remembered and this kind of day makes this possible. I like that fact that the Club are comfortable not to join the trend in being emotionally incontinent like so many others we see today.

 

Utter bo l l o cks. I, for one, expect Matthew Le Tissier's death to be treated in a slightly different way to Craig Maskell's.

 

For emotional incontinence there was an avalanche of it not so long ago when someone who was associated with the club for half the time than Dean Richards passed on and various lunatics on this forum and beyond started demanding a renaming of the flipping stadium and erecting statues outside.

 

 

Dean Richards was excellent for us for the two seasons he was with us. I liked him as a player and was disappointed he wanted to leave,and subsequently did so. It is a tragedy that he died so young and we all feel for his family.

 

But,lets put this in context a bit more.

 

I agree that each case on its merits, but don't think two seasons warrants special consideration when the idea of All Saints is to remember all those connected with the club who have passed away.

 

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Lots of stuff about "two seasons" here which is fair enough but you are missing the most vital bit of "context" in that the vast, vast majority of Saints fans in that stadium would have seen Dean Richards actually play, and bloody well too.

 

This is very rarely the case for dead footballers.

 

Your "two seasons" rule didn't seem to apply for a recent Saints related death that was, to pardon the pun, utterly flogged to death. That person got nowhere near "two seasons".

 

Any ideas why that wasn't just bundled into "all Saints day"?

 

And finally, no one is asking for a statue of Dean Richards, but a minutes applause is hardly a difficult thing to do.

 

Our club is being run efficiently at the moment, but that doesn't stop the bloke running it being an absolute pig headed, obstinate, contrary c n u t. And my god he is.