Minute Silence.

by **LondonTiger** Sat 17 Mar 2012, 8:30 pm

I hope the people who chose to disrespect the minute silence for Mervyn Davies anf Jock Hobbs were kicked out of the stadium.

by slartibartfast Sat 17 Mar 2012, 8:51 pm

Yeah, I'm with you on that

Stupid French. And stupid welsh for biting.

by Guest Sat 17 Mar 2012, 8:52 pm

It was a fairly awkward state of affairs, trying to start an applause ala Gary Speed which was quickly shut down. From there though the random chanting and shouting was quite embarrassing.

by slartibartfast Sat 17 Mar 2012, 8:58 pm

The clapping had nothing to do with the idiots.

by SimonofSurrey Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:29 pm

Londontiger,

You did mean at the MS, didn't you (I confess I didn't see the start of the game there)? My heart sank when I saw your OP because I wondered if you meant at HQ where I thought the minute's silence had been observed appropriately by all just before the Ireland game. Any moron who broke the silence is beneath contempt and clearly knows nothing about rugby. Both traits are unforgivable.

Mervyn Davies traumatised many of my childhood rugby memories in the nicest possible way. RIP, big man.

by EnglishReign Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:34 pm

Even footy fans are capable of observing a minute's silence appropriately. I'll never understand it.

by Cymroglan Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:42 pm

I was not at the stadium so I'm not in a position to know if the minutes silence was clearly explained in French ?
I doubt very much that anybody of sound mind would have deliberately tried to sabotage the show of respect for these two former greats who sadly passed away.
We should not focus on one or two individuals when the vast majority behaved to the highest order.

by gelodge Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:46 pm

slartibartfast wrote:Yeah, I'm with you on that

Stupid French. And stupid welsh for biting.

They didn't sound like French voices to me.

by Cymroglan Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:53 pm

gelodge wrote:
slartibartfast wrote:Yeah, I'm with you on that

Stupid French. And stupid welsh for biting.

They didn't sound like French voices to me.

Please stop trolling on such a sensitive subject. Unless you were sat next to him/her there is no way anybody could tell what nationality they were.

by Guest Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:55 pm

It was probably a small minority of Welsh fans who generally do this kind of thing. Most are pretty much ok.

by Taffineastbourne Sat 17 Mar 2012, 9:59 pm

As soon as I heard those numpties I wondered whether anyone would stoop so low as to start this sort of thread.Sadly,you did not surprise me.Class.

by Guest Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:01 pm

Agreed Taff. It's a small minority.

by **LondonTiger** Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:03 pm

Why am I stooping low? I refuse to acknowledge which game I am talking about - and at least one game had "electronic silence".

My point stands, whoever behaved like that should have been kicked out.

by **Biltong** Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:03 pm

SafeAsMilk wrote:It was probably a small minority of Welsh fans who generally do this kind of thing. Most are pretty much ok.

Keep the posts sensible lads, it is bad enough that individuals in the crowd were disrespectful. Also there is no way of knowing the nationality of the offenders, so let us not start assuming we know who it was.

by Cymroglan Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:03 pm

And thankfully it's only a small minority that would sink so low that they would use something like this to try and bait people.

by **LondonTiger** Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:05 pm

You know what - I give up. I am trying to bait no-one. I may see you on the international boards in teh Autumn.

by Cymroglan Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:06 pm

Tiger that was not directed at you.

by Guest Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:11 pm

biltongbek wrote:
SafeAsMilk wrote:It was probably a small minority of Welsh fans who generally do this kind of thing. Most are pretty much ok.

Keep the posts sensible lads, it is bad enough that individuals in the crowd were disrespectful. Also there is no way of knowing the nationality of the offenders, so let us not start assuming we know who it was.

Ok, I apologise, but it was pretty obvious where it was coming from.

by Cymroglan Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:13 pm

SafeAsMilk wrote:
biltongbek wrote:
SafeAsMilk wrote:It was probably a small minority of Welsh fans who generally do this kind of thing. Most are pretty much ok.

Keep the posts sensible lads, it is bad enough that individuals in the crowd were disrespectful. Also there is no way of knowing the nationality of the offenders, so let us not start assuming we know who it was.
Ok, I apologise, but it was pretty obvious where it was comin from.

Do you have any evidence of this ? or is it something you have created in your own mind.
You have sunk pretty low by using this to try and bait people.

by **Biltong** Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:16 pm

Cymro, give the man credit he apologised, Safeas, an apology is only credible when you give a full apology, it isn't obvious. If there are 70 000 spectators in a stadium and 10 000 of them are non welsh, the odds that it was someone else is great enough to not assume it was Welsh.

by Guest Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:19 pm

Cymroglan wrote:
SafeAsMilk wrote:
biltongbek wrote:
SafeAsMilk wrote:It was probably a small minority of Welsh fans who generally do this kind of thing. Most are pretty much ok.

Keep the posts sensible lads, it is bad enough that individuals in the crowd were disrespectful. Also there is no way of knowing the nationality of the offenders, so let us not start assuming we know who it was.
Ok, I apologise, but it was pretty obvious where it was comin from.

Do you have any evidence of this ? or is it something you have created in your own mind.
You have sunk pretty low by using this to try and bait people.

I'm not baiting anyone. Just basing it on my own ears. I might be wrong! Smile

by Taffineastbourne Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:21 pm

This sort of thread was bound to cause grief.Unbelievably crass to post it.Trolls abound on this site.It did not need saying to ANY Rugby fan.Please do not feed these saddos.

by thebluesmancometh Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:27 pm

I was in the stadium, and I can categorically state that it was a combination of a group of young french men in the far corner about 20 rows from me, they made the initial calls, and as a few young welshmen came up the tunnel near me they were the second set of calls.

There was no way of knowing if the French guys knew what was going on but they had to, they had called out 30 seconds in, and the plonkers coming from the bar mustve known too. I will say the welsh boys took real barrage of abuse as they sang into the stadium, sadly I think that added to the noise.

The clapping was a bit awkward though...

by MrsP Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:35 pm

Maybe it is best just to say those who interupted the minute's silence were fools, regardless of which colour of shirt they were wearing today. It should not reflect on the real fans of either team.

by Cymroglan Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:42 pm

MrsP wrote:Maybe it is best just to say those who interupted the minute's silence were fools, regardless of which colour of shirt they were wearing today. It should not reflect on the real fans of either team.

+1

by Guest Sat 17 Mar 2012, 10:47 pm

MrsP wrote:Maybe it is best just to say those who interupted the minute's silence were fools, regardless of which colour of shirt they were wearing today. It should not reflect on the real fans of either team.

Totally agree with this. Apologies if my earlier posts caused any problem Smile

by Looseheaded Sun 18 Mar 2012, 1:19 am

I remember there being a fair amount of noise during the minute silence for Bradley Davies' mother against France a while back. Never been so angry and frustrated during a rugby match as far as I can remember.

by Woodstock Sun 18 Mar 2012, 2:29 am

has to be said that there was a failed applause at Twickers too and most certainly some shouting, I still have it on My SKY and it is certainly there although I have to say my ears are not able to tell you what set of fans!! (SAM may have Karl Pilkington organs I fear).

Still looks like a thread created by a poster from neither nation to spoil the true nature of yesterday.

by yappysnap Sun 18 Mar 2012, 8:31 am

LondonTiger isn't that sort of poster.

Sadly where ever you get a lot of people you'll get some idiots. These things happen unfortunately.

by slartibartfast Sun 18 Mar 2012, 8:49 am

thebluesmancometh wrote:I was in the stadium, and I can categorically state that it was a combination of a group of young french men in the far corner about 20 rows from me, they made the initial calls, and as a few young welshmen came up the tunnel near me they were the second set of calls.

There was no way of knowing if the French guys knew what was going on but they had to, they had called out 30 seconds in, and the plonkers coming from the bar mustve known too. I will say the welsh boys took real barrage of abuse as they sang into the stadium, sadly I think that added to the noise.

The clapping was a bit awkward though...

For the record I was there and agree with the above.

The stadium announcer did explain in French - with a welsh accent Smile

Still, no need for the OP simply trying yet again to label a nation.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sun 18 Mar 2012, 9:49 am

slartibartfast wrote:

Still, no need for the OP simply trying yet again to label a nation.

He didnt though did he. He specificaly avoided that.

by nganboy Sun 18 Mar 2012, 11:58 pm

slartibartfast wrote:Still, no need for the OP simply trying yet again to label a nation.

He didn't you were the first person to mention nations.

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