Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP

What did Staydead do?

Amazing scenes at the Swansea game, as an intended minute's silence spontaneously became a minute's applause. Goosebumps.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Moggy** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:39 pm

Staydead.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Steve** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:43 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15908380.stm

PostWales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Frank** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:44 pm

Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Made a (not very good) joke. Which of course is unacceptable due to the death in question being to do with football.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Preezy** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:44 pm

Speed had appeared on BBC's Football Focus programme on Saturday and presenter Dan Walker Tweeted: "Staggered by the news of Gary Speed's death. Was with him for much of yesterday [Saturday]. I genuinely cannot believe it. Thoughts with his family.

"Gary was full of life yesterday talking about his kids, bright future with Wales, twitter, golf. Can't get my head round it. So sad."

Frank wrote:
Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Made a (not very good) joke. Which of course is unacceptable due to the death in question being to do with football.

Or because a lot of people are actually seriously affected by this shocking and devastating news.

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Frank wrote:
Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Made a (not very good) joke. Which of course is unacceptable due to the death in question being to do with football.

No it's because it's to do with Suicide and because it wasn't a comical death like being ran over by an ice cream truck. And because it's not Michael Jackson.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Preezy** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:47 pm

teh bork wrote:
Frank wrote:
Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Made a (not very good) joke. Which of course is unacceptable due to the death in question being to do with football.

Or because a lot of people are actually seriously affected by this shocking and devastating news.

This.

Take it somewhere else, Frank

PostWales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Frank** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:48 pm

I was just answering Eighty's question

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Cosmo** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:49 pm

Answered it in an arsey manner.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Moggy** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:50 pm

Frank wrote:
Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Made a (not very good) joke. Which of course is unacceptable due to the death in question being to do with football.

Or maybe because the person in question is not even cold yet.

Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Amazing scenes at the Swansea game, as an intended minute's silence spontaneously became a minute's applause. Goosebumps.

I did find it strange that they were applauding such a tragic event. I obviously knew what they were meaning but I felt a silence would have been more suited.

Awful awful news. Can't quite believe it :cry:

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Cosmo** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:54 pm

blackoutHERO wrote:
Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Amazing scenes at the Swansea game, as an intended minute's silence spontaneously became a minute's applause. Goosebumps.

I did find it strange that they were applauding such a tragic event. I obviously knew what they were meaning but I felt a silence would have been more suited.

Some people feel an applause is more suited because you're applauding a person's life, instead of the sombre atmosphere of a period of silence.

Cosmo wrote:
blackoutHERO wrote:
Eighthours wrote:What did Staydead do?

Amazing scenes at the Swansea game, as an intended minute's silence spontaneously became a minute's applause. Goosebumps.

I did find it strange that they were applauding such a tragic event. I obviously knew what they were meaning but I felt a silence would have been more suited.

Some people feel an applause is more suited because you're applauding a person's life, instead of the sombre atmosphere of a period of silence.

Aye, hearing the applause and the whole ground singing his name made me well up. A touching moment.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Steve** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:57 pm

blackoutHERO wrote:I did find it strange that they were applauding such a tragic event. I obviously knew what they were meaning but I felt a silence would have been more suited.

Applause is always better than an awkward silence.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Rubix** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:59 pm

Rip

Corazon de Leon

Steve wrote:
blackoutHERO wrote:I did find it strange that they were applauding such a tragic event. I obviously knew what they were meaning but I felt a silence would have been more suited.

Applause is always better than an awkward silence.

Seconded. I thought the spontaneous applause and chanting was really nice.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Preezy** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:04 pm

Corazon de Leon wrote:
Steve wrote:
blackoutHERO wrote:I did find it strange that they were applauding such a tragic event. I obviously knew what they were meaning but I felt a silence would have been more suited.

Applause is always better than an awkward silence.

Seconded. I thought the spontaneous applause and chanting was really nice.

It helped that it was spontaneous and not an organised applause.

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Curls** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:06 pm

Any links to the applause?

PostRe: Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP by **Nova** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 2:06 pm

Horrible news

R.I.P.

Wales Manager, Gary Speed RIP

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