Give it to Ron Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 (edited) Just saw this I used to work with him at BG. He used to manage Romsey. RIP Woodsie https://www.facebook.com/Stand-Up-For-David-Wembley-Final-291005397981434/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited 27 January, 2017 by Give it to Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluto Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 RIP david, but i have no interest in anything that interfers with a football match and this grief attachment needs to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 27 January, 2017 Author Share Posted 27 January, 2017 RIP david, but i have no interest in anything that interfers with a football match and this grief attachment needs to stop. TBH I'll be so engrossed it will be difficult to even think what the minute is let alone this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 Appreciate the sentiment, and RIP to the bloke, but i don't want to have to applaud the death of every single Saints fan. All gets a bit meaningless otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 Appreciate the sentiment, and RIP to the bloke, but i don't want to have to applaud the death of every single Saints fan. All gets a bit meaningless otherwise. This is a very well written piece on a difficult subject to tackle https://sports.vice.com/en_uk/article/has-football-developed-an-unhealthy-obsession-with-grief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 This is a very well written piece on a difficult subject to tackle https://sports.vice.com/en_uk/article/has-football-developed-an-unhealthy-obsession-with-grief Sums it up pretty well for me. We have our All Saints Day each year for ex-players and fans that I believe is sufficient to pay our respect and to our saints 'family'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 RIP to the guy and sympathy with the family, my old man died of a heart attack out of nowhere and it's a massive shock. But that campaign/request is oddly selfish. It's our first Wembley cup final for nearly 40 years, I don't understand why one family suddenly get to try and make it about them. I know my brothers and me will be thinking about our Dad, he'd have loved to have been there too, and they'll be stories like that all over the stadium. This is a really odd, mawkish trend which feels really uncomfortable to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IN MY DAY Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 If you don't agree, sometimes it's just best to try and say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 If you don't agree, sometimes it's just best to try and say nothing. Silly me, I thought this was a forum for discussing our opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IN MY DAY Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 Yes, silly you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 If you don't agree, sometimes it's just best to try and say nothing. Silly me, I thought this was a forum for discussing our opinions. Yes, silly you. If you don't agree sometimes it's best to try and say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 If you don't agree sometimes it's best to try and say nothing. Ha ha. The irony might be lost on some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 Agree with much of the sentiment above. RIP to the guy, it's a very sad story...but there is a time and a place for this sort of thing and I don't believe football is it. As someone has mentioned, this is a huge occasion for the club and i'm sure 99% of the fans attending will have someone they will be thinking about who they wish could be there...it's better to let them quietly think about that person in their own way. The biggest example of how this trend has gone so far that it now seems insincere is that every single team now wears black armbands in almost every game. I'm sure sometimes there isn't even anything to wear them for, they just wear them as part of the uniform now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 Agree with much of the sentiment above. RIP to the guy, it's a very sad story...but there is a time and a place for this sort of thing and I don't believe football is it. As someone has mentioned, this is a huge occasion for the club and i'm sure 99% of the fans attending will have someone they will be thinking about who they wish could be there...it's better to let them quietly think about that person in their own way. The biggest example of how this trend has gone so far that it now seems insincere is that every single team now wears black armbands in almost every game. I'm sure sometimes there isn't even anything to wear them for, they just wear them as part of the uniform now. I think EVERYONE will have someone on their minds. For me, I wish my Grandad, who played for Saints in 1945/46 was around to see this, as well as a recently lost friend. I think it would be good to have a universal round of applause at a set time, for whoever is on your own mind. If say on 20 minutes, everyone applauded and thought of people that were missing who they'd like to be there, I think that would be more personal and mean a lot. Just my view though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 I think EVERYONE will have someone on their minds. For me, I wish my Grandad, who played for Saints in 1945/46 was around to see this, as well as a recently lost friend. I think it would be good to have a universal round of applause at a set time, for whoever is on your own mind. If say on 20 minutes, everyone applauded and thought of people that were missing who they'd like to be there, I think that would be more personal and mean a lot. Just my view though. I said 99% because there are sure to be younger fans there who haven't yet experienced that loss. I just feel like that kind of tribute is out of place in what is supposed to be a grand event and celebration. There's nothing wrong with people taking a quiet moment and remembering those lost when they want rather than at a prearranged time that forces them to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 27 January, 2017 Share Posted 27 January, 2017 ... and just try not clapping and see the dagger looks you get - happened to me at Villa a few years back when I was a neutral spectator. For me football is about losing yourself in the moment and getting relief from real life losses etc. I like the way we do it with All Saints Day, it has dignity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 28 January, 2017 Share Posted 28 January, 2017 RIP to the guy, But to put it simply. No, I will not . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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