Flying a plane over the turf while a minute's silence is taking place is a absolute disgrace, if this had been a memorial for Munich or a man utd legend just think about the fall out and how disrespectful that would be portrayed

Fair point but how many people outside of Burnley will have even known this was happening?

ClaretAndJew wrote:Fair point but how many people outside of Burnley will have even known this was happening?

What? Totally irrelevant. Stupid question.

Stayingup wrote:What? Totally irrelevant. Stupid question.

Well, no, it's not irrelevant is it? They would have booked the plane in advance without knowledge of what was taking place at the Turf.

I think the OP has made a very valid point.

ClaretAndJew wrote:Fair point but how many people outside of Burnley will have even known this was happening?

Doesn't make it any less an insult to those that do know.

I didn't hear the plane during the minutes' silence.

It was in the local news /north west tonight/Granada reports no excuses,it was deliberate and timed to perfection to get maximum exposure to the utd cause

I didn’t notice it during the silence but United fans in the stadium observed it impeccably from where I sat.
It should of course be a given, but it only takes one nobhead to ruin something like that, so appreciation to Utd fans.

The plane seemed to take a lot wider circle whilst the minutes silence was underway, so couldnt really hear it

Whichever way you want to look at it, I found it very disrespectful in what meant to be a sombre moment of reflection, the last thing you'd expect to hear or see is a plane circling about in the sky delivering a ed Woodward message, I understand there are issues with them regarding this fella FFS there's a time & place & trying to pay your respects & honour a legends memory doesn't quite dovetail.

The plane was flying around the turf 15 mins before kick-off the minutes silence was observed by both sets of fans.Get a grip.

Snowflakes.

Our fans in the CFS where all chatting,it was a disgrace all round

It was booked weeks ago and probably needed special permissions to fly over the ground. I’d be surprised if the pilot had time to look down at the pitch.
Ironically I’ve been thanking United fans on facebook for the immaculate silence during the tribute to Jimmy.

Like I said,get a grip.

piston broke wrote:It was booked weeks ago and probably needed special permissions to fly over the ground. I’d be surprised if the pilot had time to look down at the pitch.
Ironically I’ve been thanking United fans on facebook for the immaculate silence during the tribute to Jimmy.

Where we at the same game,the minutes silence was not impeccable at all.

What we all have to accept is that any minor issue involving the mighty Man Utd is bound to be more important

Steve1956 wrote:Where we at the same game,the minutes silence was not impeccable at all.

Neither is your spelling.

The Plane took a lot bigger circle during the minutes silence, the minute silence were very good

fidelcastro wrote:Neither is your spelling.

Steve1956 wrote:

He has gerontophobia

I didn't hear anything.

gazza53 wrote:Flying a plane over the turf while a minute's silence is taking place is a absolute disgrace, if this had been a memorial for Munich or a man utd legend just think about the fall out and how disrespectful that would be portrayed

Don’t talk rot. Minute’s silence was well kept. Plane was nowhere near the ground.

tim_noone wrote:He has gerontophobia

I don't have a fear of the elderly.

Tim Loon strikes again!

Claret wrote:Don’t talk rot. Minute’s silence was well kept. Plane was nowhere near the ground.

I could hear it buzzing over the CFS,above the noise of both sets of fans in that stand.

fidelcastro wrote:I don't have a fear of the elderly.

Tim Loon strikes again!

WTF are you both on about?

Steve1956 wrote:I could hear it buzzing over the CFS,above the noise of both sets of fans in that stand.

That was just the rickety roof.

Claret wrote:Don’t talk rot. Minute’s silence was well kept. Plane was nowhere near the ground.

Yes it was.

fidelcastro wrote:I don't have a fear of the elderly.

Tim Loon strikes again!

I know you don't...

tim_noone wrote:I know you don't...

Why post it then?

fidelcastro wrote:Why post it then?

Well as your the intelligent one ..figure it out.

The plane was peripheral noise at the very worst. I’d say arguing and point scoring about ithis on a thread titled with Jimmy’s name is equally disrespectful.

ClaretAndJew wrote:Well, no, it's not irrelevant is it? They would have booked the plane in advance without knowledge of what was taking place at the Turf.

So between them booking it yonks ago, and the passing of Jimmy Mac's passing, they had of time to think, "actually lads, it's not appropriate. Let's save this for another game. Maybe on our own manor" But no......

Apparently it cost more to fly over Old Trafford!

No point scoring. It was just plain disrespectful and totally unnecessary. Grief is private and all we wanted was a private 60 seconds in which to reflect. Not a lot to ask for; well at least you'd think it wasn't.

RocketLawnChair wrote:The plane was peripheral noise at the very worst. I’d say arguing and point scoring about ithis on a thread titled with Jimmy’s name is equally disrespectful.

Absolutely agree, and to add more I thought the UTD fans that were keeping their house in order by shushing those being vocal in the silence was commendable.

From row Z in the middle of the CFS I thought the minute silence was impeccably respected by all fans bar a couple of people mumbling (and they were promptly shushed). I could hear the plane in the distance and didn’t think it affected the moment at all.

RingoMcCartney wrote:So between them booking it yonks ago, and the passing of Jimmy Mac's passing, they had of time to think, "actually lads, it's not appropriate. Let's save this for another game. Maybe on our own manor" But no......

True, you can actually book a plane anyway (wasn’t a 747) without that much notice if the moneys there, & we don’t know for sure how long ago it was actually booked, it’s only until recently in the light of the Brighton & spurs results that this issue has arose with any meaningful strength against this Woodward fella which would suggest it’s been booked recently, anyhow as you have said it could have postponed its bloody insensitive at the minimum. It’s been done for maximum exposure as another poster has alluded to without a thought about jimmy & the feelings of the supporters. The 2 things just simply don’t go together.

RocketLawnChair wrote:The plane was peripheral noise at the very worst. I’d say arguing and point scoring about ithis on a thread titled with Jimmy’s name is equally disrespectful.

Very good, I am disrespectful for expecting a minute's silence for a club legend, I can only hope that there are more people that think like I do "it is not ok to gatecrash a tribute in such a way"

Cirrus_Minor wrote:I didn't hear anything.

I heard an immaculate minutes silence and nothing more. Unaware of any plane, at any time!

tim_noone wrote:Well as your the intelligent one ..figure it out.

It's "you're"

fidelcastro wrote:It's "you're"

Correct.

tim_noone wrote:Correct.

Well... I am the intelligent one

Still no idea what you're on about though.

within the confines of Turf Moor you could have heard a pin drop, both sets of fans dutifully adhered to the request for silence.

Wile E Coyote wrote:within the confines of Turf Moor you could have heard a pin drop, both sets of fans dutifully adhered to the request for silence.

this, op is being petulant

There was a wicket on the cricket pitch next door during the minute silence, bit of a cheer, one of them things.

I Watched the game on a stream from sports net

During the minutes silence quite a few Utd fans were giving a middle finger salute to the air. I was fuming thinking they were doing this directly because of Jimmy Mac but it was probably aimed at the plane.

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I'll help some posters out, basically that's what's supposed to happen, babies crying or people unable to suppress a cough ect are unavoidable, distant hums of planes & some people gesturing 2 fingered salutes during the silence doesn't really fit in.

United fans very good during it to be fair.

Like us though, their best days are behind them so that probably accounts for it!