Strikes me that the best compliment you could ever pay a well-regarded footballer is a minutes applause at the relevant minute with the chanting of their name. Seems to say thank you as well being an act of remembrance.
I'd say silence would be more appropriate, but given some tools will start clapping and/or yelling, then I think applause on 10 is definitely the best way.
Normally I'd prefer silence. But David was a goalscorer and a crowd pleaser who no doubt cherished and strove for the roar of the Valley crowd. If he's looking down, I think he'd love to hear it one last time.
The 10 minute applause is ok. But us in A Block will have to follow the lead of Covered End because we can't see the screen, the only downside of sitting in A Block.
Be great to have a montage of Whytey's goals on the screen before the match! Anyone know how we could ask to make this happen?
I'm happy to contact Iain Liddle tomorrow ( Comms Dept) to see what he thinks as he would probably be involved with the Big Screen pic/montage and the publicity around the tribute.
Do Lifers want me to try to get this off the ground ?
Apologies for not acting on this as we were at SL this morning where I heard that the Comms team were aware of the suggestions.
Looks like we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.
Be great to have a montage of Whytey's goals on the screen before the match! Anyone know how we could ask to make this happen?
I'm happy to contact Iain Liddle tomorrow ( Comms Dept) to see what he thinks as he would probably be involved with the Big Screen pic/montage and the publicity around the tribute.
Do Lifers want me to try to get this off the ground ?
Apologies for not acting on this as we were at SL this morning where I heard that the Comms team were aware of the suggestions.
Looks like we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.
If in the 10th min all the cafc crowd give a rendition of David Whyte Whyte Whyte with applause, not only would this give a message to his family, but to our players now that you won't be forgotten when you wear the shirt with pride.
For me it would be showing his goals on the screen during a minutes applause before the game and on ten minutes a proper chant of 'David Whyte, Whyte, Whyte'.
Hope he gets a tribute before kick off. I like the idea of the 10 minute as well as tho, but if a goal was scored in the 10th minute, it might not happen.
Be great to have a montage of Whytey's goals on the screen before the match! Anyone know how we could ask to make this happen?
I'm happy to contact Iain Liddle tomorrow ( Comms Dept) to see what he thinks as he would probably be involved with the Big Screen pic/montage and the publicity around the tribute.
Do Lifers want me to try to get this off the ground ?
I think it would be a good idea to invite at least one of his relatives so we can show them our appreciation
For those that didn't catch a glimpse, there was a tribute to David on the big screen, but with the worst luck in the world, there was a power failure three seconds into it. In a 90 minute game, that was the one minute it decided to fail! Great tribute from the fans all the same and there were a large amount of David's family there today, as guests of the club, to see it. Well done all.
Don't want to make a big thing of it, but was there any reason given why the players weren't wearing black armbands?
Thought it was poor form to be honest. Though todays players wouldn't know.Whitey, I'm sure they would respect the fact a fellow pro and good servant of the club died at just 43.
Did no one think of it, or.was a deliberate decision?
Don't want to make a big thing of it, but was there any reason given why the players weren't wearing black armbands?
Thought it was poor form to be honest. Though todays players wouldn't know.Whitey, I'm sure they would respect the fact a fellow pro and good servant of the club died at just 43.
Did no one think of it, or.was a deliberate decision?
I was a bit disappointed all round. It's a difficult subject. It's not nice debating the significance of one person's passing away compared to another's, but I thought David Whyte warranted a bit more than just his face up on the screen during the game.
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Seems to say thank you as well being an act of remembrance.
For remembrance day 100% it is not
Looks like we're all singing from the same hymn sheet.
R.I.P David Whyte
Great tribute from the fans all the same and there were a large amount of David's family there today, as guests of the club, to see it. Well done all.
Thought it was poor form to be honest. Though todays players wouldn't know.Whitey, I'm sure they would respect the fact a fellow pro and good servant of the club died at just 43.
Did no one think of it, or.was a deliberate decision?