Burnley FC - In memoriam 2019

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Burnley FC - In memoriam 2019

Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:01 am

Today sees us remember all those who has passed away in the last year with a minute's silence ahead of kick off.

https://www.uptheclarets.com/burnley-fc ... oriam-2019

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Post by Steve1956 » Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:16 am

RIP to all of you x

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Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:21 am

Always a sad list

Know it’s an odd question but have no former players died last year?
Can see a few “Burnley FC” on there but can’t see any ex players.

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Post by Tribesmen » Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:43 am

Goodness some very young people on the list which is really sad to see .

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Post by Tricky Trevor » Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:26 pm

Ceremony treated with total respect. Thanks to both sets of fans.
RIP to all the above.
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Post by Steve1956 » Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:29 pm

Tricky Trevor wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:26 pm
Ceremony treated with total respect. Thanks to both sets of fans.
RIP to all the above.
It was a lovely tribute..silence.

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Post by FCBurnley » Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:53 pm

A lot of under seventies on there. Way too young. RIP to them all

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Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:59 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:21 am
Always a sad list

Know it’s an odd question but have no former players died last year?
Can see a few “Burnley FC” on there but can’t see any ex players.
I don't know Kevin Randall who is listed as Burnley FC but the others were Bob Blakeborough (director), Betty Davies (worked in lottery office for years) and Joyce Pickles (marketing manager and then set up the kit manufacturing company with Frank Casper). I'm not aware of any players at all.

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Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:00 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:29 pm
It was a lovely tribute..silence.
Impeccably observed from all parts of the ground

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Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:02 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:59 pm
I don't know Kevin Randall who is listed as Burnley FC but the others were Bob Blakeborough (director), Betty Davies (worked in lottery office for years) and Joyce Pickles (marketing manager and then set up the kit manufacturing company with Frank Casper). I'm not aware of any players at all.
I knew the other two but had to google Kevin Randall. He was a member of Dyches scouting staff

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/new ... 1945-2019/

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Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:04 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:02 pm
I knew the other two but had to google Kevin Randall. He was a member of Dyches scouting staff

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/new ... 1945-2019/
Of course he was, ex-Chesterfield.

I knew Betty really well. Her funeral was only last week but unfortunately I couldn't go due to medical appointments.Her dad was Cecil Smith who played for Burnley in the 1930s.

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Post by LoveCurryPies » Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:11 pm

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a better silence. Very sad to see so many Burnley fans / people listed. Condolences to all who lost loved ones.

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Post by Herts Clarets » Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:21 pm

I knew Betty, Joyce and Bob Blakeborough from my time working at the Turf. All were lovely people.

And of course the most recent and sad loss with Beaky.

From watching on TV, an immaculately observed silence.

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Post by conyoviejo » Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:33 pm

R.I.P. to all the Clarets on the list,I'm sure they will have cheered us on today to help secure a massive win.

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Post by burnmark » Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:09 pm

I know it was met with a bit of cynicism when it started but I do think it’s a wonderful and fitting tribute.

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Post by Bosscat » Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:51 pm

I don't personally know any of the names on the list but... it gave me another chance to remember friends and colleagues from days gone by...

And the result was a fitting tribute to all Clarets past, present and future :) :) :)

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Post by Targetman » Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:39 pm

My mum and brother are both on that list.
Think about them every day, it was indeed a magnificent minutes silence.

Thanks to everyone who observed it so well.
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Post by levraiclaret » Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:48 pm

I knew two of the deceased on there,
Peter Bibby (Pobble with no toes) who took me out on my first job when I started work at Kneeshaw Moffatt in September 1967.
Arthur Fergus who I knew from around 1963 who was my music guru and guided me into R&B and Soul.
RIP to two guys who had significant influence on my life in very different ways.
I also note the passing of Ken Maden of San Diego - how widespread the claret community are spread.
RIP to all the Clarets that passed last year.

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Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:49 pm

burnmark wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 7:09 pm
I know it was met with a bit of cynicism when it started but I do think it’s a wonderful and fitting tribute.
I’ve been both blamed and thanked for it since we started it seven years ago but I’ll always believe it was the right thing to do.

And it was impeccably observed too today.

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Post by Goodclaret » Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:51 pm

Targetman wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:39 pm
My mum and brother are both on that list.
Think about them every day, it was indeed a magnificent minutes silence.

Thanks to everyone who observed it so well.
Geeesh, special thoughts with you and your family. That is a tough year for you :(

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Post by Dark Cloud » Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:53 pm

It's shock to see some of those ages, but also a shock and extremely sad to see how long that list actually is. RIP all.

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Post by claretdj » Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:31 pm

Targetman wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:39 pm
My mum and brother are both on that list.
Think about them every day, it was indeed a magnificent minutes silence.

Thanks to everyone who observed it so well.
Targetman, I filmed all the names on the screen, if you would like me to forward a copy of it to you then no problem, I am very sorry for your loss of family.. utc

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Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:40 pm

claretdj wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:31 pm
Targetman, I filmed all the names on the screen, if you would like me to forward a copy of it to you then no problem, I am very sorry for your loss of family.. utc
Club have released it as well
https://m.facebook.com/officialburnleyfc/

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Post by gandhisflipflop » Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:53 pm

Brilliant today that minutes silence. And to me very much the right way to go about things.

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Post by Targetman » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:02 pm

claretdj wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:31 pm
Targetman, I filmed all the names on the screen, if you would like me to forward a copy of it to you then no problem, I am very sorry for your loss of family.. utc
The club have put a video up on the website, but thanks very much for your offer. Much appreciated.

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Post by nil_desperandum » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:08 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:00 pm
Impeccably observed from all parts of the ground
Except referee Taylor who blew the whistle before we got to the end of the list.
Would it really have been a problem to wait for an extra 10 seconds or so to allow those at the end of the alphabet to be read in silence?
Typical PL referee lack of awareness and failure to apply commonsense.

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Post by ClaretTony » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:16 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:08 pm
Except referee Taylor who blew the whistle before we got to the end of the list.
Would it really have been a problem to wait for an extra 10 seconds or so to allow those at the end of the alphabet to be read in silence?
Typical PL referee lack of awareness and failure to apply commonsense.
In fairness, the names had started going up on the big screen before the minute. There were so many names it was all but impossible to get them all on in a minute.

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Post by steve1264b » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:23 pm

Well done tony. My dad passed and took mum on against utd couple of years ago. It was a really nice thing to do and its a great idea.
Utd fan said to me tonight he was jealous that we as fans were so much closer to the club than them.

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Post by DCWat » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:32 pm

I just wish that we used this, and this alone, for remembering those sadly lost.

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Post by Spike » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:33 pm

May God Bless them all UTC!

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Post by IanMcL » Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:50 pm

We seem to pair with Leicester for these silences, nowadays.

As usual, all fans immaculate.

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Post by LoveCurryPies » Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:24 pm

The Leicester fans were excellent. Thank you to them.

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Post by tim_noone » Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:09 am

I knew quite a few on there sad to see..remember Burt McCabe as a young man didn't know he'd passed.sad to see so many young ones on that List.

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Post by Cajun » Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:23 am

A few names on there I recognized. Makes me think back to the years I would go to games with my dad, a lifelong Claret, who died December '78. Going to the Turf together was always such a special outing for us. RIP to them all.

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Post by beddie » Mon Jan 20, 2020 8:54 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:49 pm
I’ve been both blamed and thanked for it since we started it seven years ago but I’ll always believe it was the right thing to do.

And it was impeccably observed too today.
I think it's a marvellous thing to do, such a fitting tribute to all the lives lost. I couldn't get there yesterday but when reading the list this morning it brought a tear to my eye. My sincere condolences to all the respective families and friends.

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Post by ŽižkovClaret » Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:39 am

nil_desperandum wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:08 pm
Except referee Taylor who blew the whistle before we got to the end of the list.
Would it really have been a problem to wait for an extra 10 seconds or so to allow those at the end of the alphabet to be read in silence?
Typical PL referee lack of awareness and failure to apply commonsense.
The Global TV coverage waits for no man, sadly.

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