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Re: Clapping today

Post by martin_p » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:00 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Already seen 2 advertised for saturday. Whens it ever going to end
When people stop clapping or the club says no.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Top Claret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:07 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Already seen 2 advertised for saturday. Whens it ever going to end
Oh good grief, another grieving Saturday.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:12 pm

We will be singing "You'll never walk alone" soon (again)

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Re: Clapping today

Post by MACCA » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:14 pm

Oh well, that answers my question

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Re: Clapping today

Post by wilks_bfc » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:34 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Already seen 2 advertised for saturday. Whens it ever going to end
And if it is the same 2 I’ve seen they are within 6 minutes of each other (55 & 61)

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Re: Clapping today

Post by NottsClaret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:38 pm

Flu season is underway. Expect an upsurge in weird 'sombre' applause over the coming months.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Cleveleys_claret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:51 pm

If we dont have any deaths which mean no clapping is it worth having one just to celebrate no clarets have died?

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Re: Clapping today

Post by MACCA » Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:58 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:If we dont have any deaths which mean no clapping is it worth having one just to celebrate no clarets have died?
Great idea.

My will clearly states when my picture goes on the screen I want chants of W4nker, w4nker, w4anker complete with finger pointing and the throffing of mouths from my biggest fans.
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Re: Clapping today

Post by dsr » Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:00 pm

Cleveleys_claret wrote:If we dont have any deaths which mean no clapping is it worth having one just to celebrate no clarets have died?
If we go three weeks between home games and none of the 20,000 season ticket holders (and none of the several thousand former season ticket holders who are too old or too ill to go on) have died, then it will be a miracle worthy of more than a minute's applause. You would expect to lose about one a day.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by paulatky » Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:03 pm

Should be restricted to the memorial game in January when it is before the game.
Dyche talks about small margins and this could stop people attending,

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Burnley1989 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:17 pm

paulatky wrote:Should be restricted to the memorial game in January when it is before the game.
Dyche talks about small margins and this could stop people attending,

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Local cricketer » Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:40 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:And if it is the same 2 I’ve seen they are within 6 minutes of each other (55 & 61)

Cant remember the exact timings but pretty sure its them 2

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Re: Clapping today

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:09 pm

paulatky wrote:Should be restricted to the memorial game in January when it is before the game.
Dyche talks about small margins and this could stop people attending,
It’s dividing opinion that’s for sure.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:12 pm

paulatky wrote:Should be restricted to the memorial game in January when it is before the game.
Dyche talks about small margins and this could stop people attending,
'Stop people attending' ! I've read some whacky things over the years on here but that comment tops them all! :lol:

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:41 pm

It's got to the point now where family members or friends want to get their friend/family member on the screen because every other Claret that has died, has been.

But it makes them feel better, so I clap for a couple of minutes every game. Not that big a deal.
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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:42 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Already seen 2 advertised for saturday. Whens it ever going to end
When people stop dying.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Local cricketer » Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:44 pm

Leisure wrote:When people stop dying.

Well I attend for the football. If I wanted to mourn the dead I'd attend the crem instead
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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:56 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Well I attend for the football. If I wanted to mourn the dead I'd attend the crem instead
Does it actually stop you from watching the football?

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Local cricketer » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:03 pm

Leisure wrote:Does it actually stop you from watching the football?
Its distracting. A death should be marked with a moments silence and reflection. Do you burst in applause 14 minutes into a funeral?

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:10 pm

[quote="Local cricketer"] A death should be marked with a moments silence and reflection. [e/quote]

Obviously the families and friends think differently. No one is forcing anyone to clap.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by dsr » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:34 pm

The first Turf Moor minute's applause was for Barry Kilby, on the occasion of his standing down as chairman because of his cancer diagnosis. It meant something to everyone there, and was arranged without benefit of a big screen. It was a special occasion.

This two, three, four times a game trivialises it. Let the names and faces be put up on the board like birthdays are, perhaps, but let's remove the formal minute and the expectation that people will join in and clap.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by NottsClaret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:45 pm

I take it we're binning off that 'pretending to look sad about strangers' special in January now? No need for it anymore, I think we've covered everyone who's passed away in the Pendle area in the last 12 months already.

Turning into an expensive memorial service with some football on while you wait for the next one.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by paulatky » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:48 pm

ClaretTony wrote:It’s dividing opinion that’s for sure.

Opinion seems to be overwhelming against.

To me its more nauseating than the goal music that caused so much aingst.

I think the biggest problem I have is people just joining in the clapping like sheep with not any idea what it is for.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by MACCA » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:54 pm

Leisure wrote:'Stop people attending' ! I've read some whacky things over the years on here but that comment tops them all! :lol:
Well I'm not going on Saturday now, and that's not a joke

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Re: Clapping today

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:55 pm

paulatky wrote:Opinion seems to be overwhelming against.

To me its more nauseating than the goal music that caused so much aingst.

I think the biggest problem I have is people just joining in the clapping like sheep with not any idea what it is for.
I’m totally with you on this subject

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Re: Clapping today

Post by AlargeClaret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:56 pm

Always seems vaguely awkward and slightly embarrassing when you realise mid game that yet another stilted confused “ memorial clap” is underway. Can’t they just read out the names once/twice a yr on a dedicated game with a quick picture ?
I fully understand someone wanting “ a mention” but surely people are dying every day .Feels a bit like the queue you get at a crem when the next funeral is waiting so quickly tidy up the flowers n tears and onto the next

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Re: Clapping today

Post by paulatky » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:02 pm

AlargeClaret wrote:Always seems vaguely awkward and slightly embarrassing when you realise mid game that yet another stilted confused “ memorial clap” is underway. Can’t they just read out the names once/twice a yr on a dedicated game with a quick picture ?
I fully understand someone wanting “ a mention” but surely people are dying every day .Feels a bit like the queue you get at a crem when the next funeral is waiting so quickly tidy up the flowers n tears and onto the next
This is already done at the memorial game

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Re: Clapping today

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:02 pm

AlargeClaret wrote:Can’t they just read out the names once/twice a yr on a dedicated game with a quick picture ?

We do. This season it is the Leicester game on 19th January

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Re: Clapping today

Post by claretspice » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:08 pm

Leisure wrote:Does it actually stop you from watching the football?
No but it does distract from it, and the atmosphere, and indeed the dynamics of the game itself because the game invariably goes into a bit of a lull.

It's a very difficult one, because it's so sensitive. But I have to confess that, if this thread is some form of straw poll, I do wonder if it has become a bit too prevalent. The odd occasion for a particularly unusual and tragic event seems understandable, not that that is itself an easy line to draw, but when it is routinely happening several times at any given home game it does feel as though that line may need revisiting.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by paulatky » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:13 pm

Leisure wrote:'Stop people attending' ! I've read some whacky things over the years on here but that comment tops them all! :lol:

Not on its own but a contributing factor amongst a number of factors. VAR, diving,traffic after match, would rather spend time with family etc. One of the guys we go with hasnt been since Norwich hasnt been since Norwich match and he is a season ticket holder

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Re: Clapping today

Post by wilks_bfc » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:13 pm

paulatky wrote:This is already done at the memorial game
ClaretTony wrote:We do. This season it is the Leicester game on 19th January

I think what he’s trying to say is that it should be JUST the one game
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Re: Clapping today

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:15 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:I think what he’s trying to say is that it should be JUST the one game
And it should in my view
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Re: Clapping today

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:18 pm

By all accounts, one of the ladies lined up for a minutes applause was a nurse who worked in the town for a lot of years.

Probably helping you or your family at some point.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by NottsClaret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:20 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:By all accounts, one of the ladies lined up for a minutes applause was a nurse who worked in the town for a lot of years.

Probably helping you or your family at some point.

No doubt. But what's this got to do with watching football?

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Burnley1989 » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:21 pm

The things people get wound up about. You talk of embarrassing... Don’t like it, ignore it, how the hell can you let something like that wind you up so much

Now I’m wound up :lol:
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Re: Clapping today

Post by JohnMac » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:24 pm

I will clap on minute 55 for someone who was a lifelong committed Claret. I spoke to him only last Sunday and truly shocked he is gone.

Very sad, very sad indeed.
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Re: Clapping today

Post by Quickenthetempo » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:25 pm

NottsClaret wrote:No doubt. But what's this got to do with watching football?
Just puts a little perspective on the matter.

People getting wound up that others are clapping a lady, who has helped others for much longer than a minute.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:31 pm

Burnley1989 wrote:The things people get wound up about. You talk of embarrassing... Don’t like it, ignore it, how the hell can you let something like that wind you up so much :lol:
Wholeheartedly agree. I can appreciate that it's not everyone's cup of tea but then just watch the game. Amazing how clapping can upset some people!

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Re: Clapping today

Post by NottsClaret » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:35 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Just puts a little perspective on the matter.

People getting wound up that others are clapping a lady, who has helped others for much longer than a minute.
Bizarre argument.

Just don't get this link between football and death at all. Going to football is a fairly pointless but fun leisure pursuit. What's the link with mass 'mourning' of strangers?

It's not going to ruin my day and eventually I doubt it'll even register, such is the number of these now. But it's certainly a curious phenomenon at our club.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:38 pm

Here's my solution.

One minute's applause before kick off every game in honour of everyone who has ever died.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by jrgbfc » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:40 pm

The place to mourn and show respect to people is at their funeral.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by duncandisorderly » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:45 pm

Football is supposed to be a diversion from the travails of everyday life, not some maudlin affair where we're all supposed to celebrate the life of someone we've never met. What about people who are terminally ill themselves? Or families of those people? Do you think they want to be reminded of their/their loved ones mortality half a dozen times in 90 minutes whilst trying to enjoy a football match?
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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:46 pm

NottsClaret wrote: But it's certainly a curious phenomenon at our club.
But it's not just at our club.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Awayfromburnley » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:46 pm

Do you know that in fact Chelsea don't do this as the life expectancy there is considerably higher than in Burnley?

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Re: Clapping today

Post by bfcmik » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:50 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Just puts a little perspective on the matter.

People getting wound up that others are clapping a lady, who has helped others for much longer than a minute.
But that is why we have the 'Memorial Game' each season which, as mentioned above, is the Leicester game on Jan 19th.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Leisure » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:51 pm

Awayfromburnley wrote:Do you know that in fact Chelsea don't do this as the life expectancy there is considerably higher than in Burnley?
But even all Chelsea fans will die eventually!

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Re: Clapping today

Post by jrgbfc » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:54 pm

bfcmik wrote:But that is why we have the 'Memorial Game' each season which, as mentioned above, is the Leicester game on Jan 19th.
The Memorial Game has been rendered virtually meaningless now, after having a minutes applause at pretty much every home game so far this season.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by Rick_Muller » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:59 pm

Local cricketer wrote:Its distracting. A death should be marked with a moments silence and reflection. Do you burst in applause 14 minutes into a funeral?
That depends on who it is being cremated or buried...
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Re: Clapping today

Post by International class » Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:59 pm

Can remember when Howe couldn’t attend the game as he’d gone down south as his mother had just died. Fair enough.

But we then had a minutes silence to honour his mother before kickoff.

Ridiculous. We didn’t know if she was even a Claret for goodness sake.

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Re: Clapping today

Post by redwasp » Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:00 pm

I wouldn't mind people doing this for me when I pass away but knowing my luck I'll probably live 'til I'm 91.

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