Minutes silence for Thatcher

[lucky]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?

[hibs0666]

Respect has to be earned, so I'll not be anywhere near any minute's silences.

[Sylar]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?

If the English Football authorities and Premiership have decided against it incase of disruption, when she's more likely to have supporters down there to a degree, the SFA would be absolutely stark raving mental to hold one in Scotland.

Plus, politics should be kept the hell out of football :agree:

[green glory]

I think the SFA have already said they won't.

It would be pointless trying anyway.

[21.05.2016]

No. Politics has no place in football. I highly doubt they would be so stupid as to organise a minute silence this weekend in the scottish cup semi finals but as I mentioned on another thread, they were stupid enough to have a minute silence for the pope at the celtic v hearts semi final a few years ago! Absolutely ridiculous and although i don't condone the hearts fans booing, the SFA should have known that a move like that would incite sectarian hatred amongst the idiots in the stadiums.

Keep religion and politics out of football, only causes trouble IMO.

[Baker9]

No. For me, she scrapes into the state funeral category because of the Falklands, but a minute's silence? No.

[JMac]

I would boo throughout, hope to god there isn't one

[Since90+2]

Naw :no way:

[Saorsa]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?No they shouldnae, asking for trouble IMO and she'll get nae respect from me, ****in' bitch, should it happen, I will boo it.

[Vault Boy]

No and I shouldn't imagine there will be. Too (let's just say) controversial a figure to hold a silence for, even more so in Scotland. I believe the mass majority would ignore it if by chance they tried to hold one anyway.

[dave62]

Thatcher hated football and held football fans in contempt. If people want to remember her that's fine, but they should do it in their own time. Football doesn't owe Thatcher anything.

[marinello59]

A cracking right winger. If only she was still playing today.

[Bostonhibby]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?

Not for me, I am not as young as I was and can't handle as many parties in the same week as I used to.

[Kojock]

I think we should have a minutes applause for Pope Francis who has performed his first miracle since being elected. :wink:

[Speedway]

Only if there's a whip round outside the ground to go with it.

She got £10m to find for her funeral, poor cow.

[oldbiker]

nae chance

[StevieC]

I think that she should be given the same level of respect that she gave those that died in the Hillsborough disaster.






ding dong :witch: :dead:

[Billie Jo]

No they shouldnae, asking for trouble IMO and she'll get nae respect from me, ****in' bitch, should it happen, I will boo it.

Me neither, ****in evil old boot.

[Hibs07p]

It won't happen, and rightly so. I hear she's still up to her old tricks, only been in hell 5 minutes and still managed to shut down 3 furnaces. One of her Jambo admirers tried to shut us down, don't ever forget.

GGTTH

[neilmartinrocks]

I think that she should be given the same level of respect that she gave those that died in the Hillsborough disaster.






ding dong :witch: :dead:

Politics aside and as a football supporter this.:aok:

[basehibby]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?

:faf:

...a minute's booing would be much more appropriate.

Can just picture it... ref looks at his watch, 3, 2, 1 F***IN BOOOOOO!!!

[Paisley Hibby]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?

I hope they do try to hold this. Will give us all a great chance to let the world know what we really think about her :greengrin

[BoltonHibee]

Why not just start a minutes booing anyway?

[Sir David Gray]

I think the responses on this thread gives you the answer to your question.

It would be madness for the SFA to organise anything like that this weekend as there's no danger it would be observed by a sizeable amount of people and it would just descend into chaos.

As it happens, I don't think a minute's silence should be held at a football match for a politician anyway.

[lucky]

I suspected that this would be the response but I hope the SFA go for it as a minutes booing would give us a chance to show what our feelings for her

[Cabbage East]

As someone already said, the only way they'll get a minutes silence is if they ask for a minutes applause.

[joe breezy]

A silence at Raith Rovers for Gordon Brown would be suitable as he was a fan, involved in the club as a ball boy and a supporter.

So those are the instances where politicians should get a silence or applause.

As for one so rightly unpopular in Scotland, no way.

[Eyrie]

Politics and sport should be kept well apart, so as a Tory voter I'd be against it. The fact that it would be hijacked by numpties is neither here nor there.

[Saorsa]

A silence at Raith Rovers for Gordon Brown would be suitable as he was a fan, involved in the club as a ball boy and a supporter.

So those are the instances where politicians should get a silence or applause.

As for one so rightly unpopular in Scotland, no way.Does any other supporter who was a ball boy and fan get a minutes silence or applause?

[Saorsa]

Politics and sport should be kept well apart, so as a Tory voter I'd be against it. The fact that it would be hijacked by numpties is neither here nor there.away 'n' bile yer heid. :wink:

[Eyrie]

away 'n' bile yer heid. :wink:I can't - there's nae coal :na na:

[joe breezy]

Does any other supporter who was a ball boy and fan get a minutes silence or applause?

It depends how much they do for the club, it was an example as an outsider. Sevco had a silence for a long serving member of staff recently.

At least such tributes are more relevant than those for famous people who had nothing to do with the club -the Pope a good example of such.

[davidw]

No. For me, she scrapes into the state funeral category because of the Falklands, but a minute's silence? No.

Yes, right enough, she scrapes it because of the Falklands. For going to war over twelve people and six sheep so she could secure another election, she definitely scrapes it. For killing hundreds on a boat outside the exclusion zone and sailing away from the islands, absolutely. For refusing to hold peace talks that might deflect her ‘glory’ (but save lives). For trying to prevent any GB injured armed forces personnel taking part in the London victory parade in case the sight of them put a bit of a damper on proceedings – yeah, think you’re right there. For her general standing on the world stage – you know, friend and defender of Pinochet, a murderer and dictator, for resisting economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa, for being a “true friend” to Gen. Suharto of Indonesia who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in East Timor, for propping up Saddam Hussein etc. etc.. - yes, yes you have a point. And then there was what she did at home, rewarding individual greed, sh*tting on the poor, and generally ******ing up society.

So, yes, all in all, you’re right, she just scrapes it.

Jesus wept.

[Johnny Clash]

She was evil to the core so it would be hypocritical to show any respect


let the Tories and her apologists mourn her - keep the rest of us out of this, I just wish she was never born!

[R'Albin]

A cracking right winger. If only she was still playing today.

Even now she's probably still more effective than Done.

[green glory]

@LambieJohn: Minute's silence held b4 jags game in memory of miners, Dockers, shipyard workers, car plant workers, steel workers & Hillsborough victims.

[hfc rd]

No danger I will join in with a minute silence. Will just turn my back and show both middle fingers like I did back at the PBS at the Mercer minute applause.

[EdinMike]

Why Boo... When we can have a full blown minute of Party with "Allez Allez Allez Au" ! :flag:

[stoneyburn hibs]

Yes, right enough, she scrapes it because of the Falklands. For going to war over twelve people and six sheep so she could secure another election, she definitely scrapes it. For killing hundreds on a boat outside the exclusion zone and sailing away from the islands, absolutely. For refusing to hold peace talks that might deflect her ‘glory’ (but save lives). For trying to prevent any GB injured armed forces personnel taking part in the London victory parade in case the sight of them put a bit of a damper on proceedings – yeah, think you’re right there. For her general standing on the world stage – you know, friend and defender of Pinochet, a murderer and dictator, for resisting economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa, for being a “true friend” to Gen. Suharto of Indonesia who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in East Timor, for propping up Saddam Hussein etc. etc.. - yes, yes you have a point. And then there was what she did at home, rewarding individual greed, sh*tting on the poor, and generally ******ing up society.

So, yes, all in all, you’re right, she just scrapes it.

Jesus wept.

You were not a fan of Thatcher then ?

[Hibernia Na Eir]

SSN reports that most top EPL clubs probably won't hold min silence this weekend, so almost certainly Scotland will not have to suffer either. and rightly so.

[weonlywon6-2]

Should the SFA hold a minutes silence for Thatcher at Hampden at the weekend?

Personally I'm not for it but does anyone think she should get this level of respect?

Nope.she had nothing to do with sport.

Not a popular figure in scotland anyway

[Bostonhibby]

Nope.she had nothing to do with sport.
?? Didn't she win the Grand National? :confused.

[HibernianJK]

Little bit off topic here. Does anyone think that any non sporting/football related death should be seen with a minutes silence? I cant really decide. Obviously theres remembrance sunday which im all for.

[jdships]

A silence at Raith Rovers for Gordon Brown would be suitable as he was a fan, involved in the club as a ball boy and a supporter.

So those are the instances where politicians should get a silence or applause.

As for one so rightly unpopular in Scotland, no way.

Your having a giraffe of course !!!!
This is a man that caused the country as much grief as Thatcher and probably ruined the lives of yours and my children an grandchildren
That goes for Blair as well !!

[CropleyWasGod]

Your having a giraffe of course !!!!
This is a man that caused the country as much grief as Thatcher and probably ruined the lives of yours and my children an grandchildren
That goes for Blair as well !!

It's okay. It wouldn't be compulsory for you to go to Stark's Park. :wink:

[marinello59]

?? Didn't she win the Grand National? :confused.

No, that was Princess Anne I think. I don't know who the jockey was though .

[The Green Goblin]

Little bit off topic here. Does anyone think that any non sporting/football related death should be seen with a minutes silence? I cant really decide. Obviously theres remembrance sunday which im all for.

I was thinking about this too. I remember there being a minutes silence at ER around 2005 for Ken Bigley (British engineer captured and beheaded in Iraq) and as it was happening, I stood there thinking "why are we being asked to do this?". I was sorry for the man and his family but this was around a time when for a few months, as I remember it, there seemed to be a minute's silence every other week for someone or other who had nothing to do with Hibs, Scotland or football.

[Hiber-nation]

No, that was Princess Anne I think. I don't know who the jockey was though .

Captain Mark Phillips used to ride her.

[Saorsa]

Little bit off topic here. Does anyone think that any non sporting/football related death should be seen with a minutes silence? I cant really decide. Obviously theres remembrance sunday which im all for.No!

[FranckSuzy]

Little bit off topic here. Does anyone think that any non sporting/football related death should be seen with a minutes silence? I cant really decide. Obviously theres remembrance sunday which im all for.


No!


I would support a minutes silence for the death of HMFC :agree: Mind you, not much chance of it being silent :wink:
:greengrin

[Sir David Gray]

Little bit off topic here. Does anyone think that any non sporting/football related death should be seen with a minutes silence? I cant really decide. Obviously theres remembrance sunday which im all for.

I am 100% behind holding a minute's silence every year for Remembrance Day and I also think there should be a minute's silence for the Queen when she dies (which there will be), as the Head of State.

That's all.

[clerriehibs]

No danger I will join in with a minute silence. Will just turn my back and show both middle fingers like I did back at the PBS at the Mercer minute applause.

Am I dreaming this, or have people been arrested at some point in the past for turning their back during these minute silences for being disrespectful?

[jdships]

It's okay. It wouldn't be compulsory for you to go to Stark's Park. :wink:

Sorry , should have added I don't see the point of ' a minutes silence' for a politician.
For me politics and religion have no place in any sport

[CropleyWasGod]

Sorry , should have added I don't see the point of ' a minutes silence' for a politician.
For me politics and religion have no place in any sport

I think the point was that he used to be a ballboy at Stark's Park.

[Saorsa]

Am I dreaming this, or have people been arrested at some point in the past for turning their back during these minute silences for being disrespectful?Cannae say I've head of that TBH. What would they dae anyway? Arrest about 99% of the crowd? :greengrin

[jdships]

I think the point was that he used to be a ballboy at Stark's Park.

Didn't learn very much as he went on to bankrupt the country
Still put him Blair and Thatcher in the same category - Self indulgent

:greengrin

[Colonel_HFC]

If the English Football authorities and Premiership have decided against it incase of disruption, when she's more likely to have supporters down there to a degree, the SFA would be absolutely stark raving mental to hold one in Scotland.

So that'll be a minute's silence then...

[lucky]

Little bit off topic here. Does anyone think that any non sporting/football related death should be seen with a minutes silence? I cant really decide. Obviously theres remembrance sunday which im all for.

Derby recently held a minutes silence before a game for Phillpot children. Do they not deserve respect fromtheir home town team

[joe breezy]

Didn't learn very much as he went on to bankrupt the country
Still put him Blair and Thatcher in the same category - Self indulgent

:greengrin

as stated before the point was if the politician has played a significant role in the club asides from politics would be the only reason for a silence

Gordon Brown probably hasn't done enough for Rovers, I'm not sure, only a Raith Rovers fan could tell

[surreyhibbie]

Yes, right enough, she scrapes it because of the Falklands. For going to war over twelve people and six sheep so she could secure another election, she definitely scrapes it. For killing hundreds on a boat outside the exclusion zone and sailing away from the islands, absolutely. For refusing to hold peace talks that might deflect her ‘glory’ (but save lives). For trying to prevent any GB injured armed forces personnel taking part in the London victory parade in case the sight of them put a bit of a damper on proceedings – yeah, think you’re right there. For her general standing on the world stage – you know, friend and defender of Pinochet, a murderer and dictator, for resisting economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa, for being a “true friend” to Gen. Suharto of Indonesia who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in East Timor, for propping up Saddam Hussein etc. etc.. - yes, yes you have a point. And then there was what she did at home, rewarding individual greed, sh*tting on the poor, and generally ******ing up society.

So, yes, all in all, you’re right, she just scrapes it.

Jesus wept.

:top marks:agree:

[Speedy]

What's the odds it'll turn into this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&client=mv-google&hl=en-GB&v=37Cmzvt549Y

[SJNB Hibby]

Yes, right enough, she scrapes it because of the Falklands. For going to war over twelve people and six sheep so she could secure another election, she definitely scrapes it. For killing hundreds on a boat outside the exclusion zone and sailing away from the islands, absolutely. For refusing to hold peace talks that might deflect her ‘glory’ (but save lives). For trying to prevent any GB injured armed forces personnel taking part in the London victory parade in case the sight of them put a bit of a damper on proceedings – yeah, think you’re right there. For her general standing on the world stage – you know, friend and defender of Pinochet, a murderer and dictator, for resisting economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa, for being a “true friend” to Gen. Suharto of Indonesia who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in East Timor, for propping up Saddam Hussein etc. etc.. - yes, yes you have a point. And then there was what she did at home, rewarding individual greed, sh*tting on the poor, and generally ******ing up society.

So, yes, all in all, you’re right, she just scrapes it.

Jesus wept.

FFS Supporting Hibs, or any footie team (even, God Help us Hertz or Lazio) is more than just turning up on a saturday afternoon hoping your team can score more than Dundee or the Buddies. **** her and the ship she came in on. Listening to Max Boyce right now-think he drove me to this----thanx Max

[The Falcon]

No they shouldnae, asking for trouble IMO and she'll get nae respect from me, ****in' bitch, should it happen, I will boo it.

Total empathy with that viewpoint Dan but I feel outright booing would perhaps be used against the club. I would be all for turning our backs to the field of play.

Dont think it will happen though.

[Jones28]

I envisage scenes like those at hampden when the pope died and Celtic were playing hearts. Except it will be the majority doing it.

So no, definitely not. Keep politics out of football.

[ScottB]

She deserves nothing of the sort. By their very nature Prime Ministers are 'first among equals' sure, Churchill got the whole hog when he died, but he was Churchill! Thatcher was probably the most destructive force unleashed on this country in peacetime in a century or more.

That and even if you were all for her policies and whatnot, the woman herself didn't want anything like this. They should keep it low key. No silences for a kick off.

[StevesFamau5]

No silence for me. While I may be a young pup and don't really have much recollection of the thatcher era. Instead of being silent or rven booing. I would rather turn my back and hum something patriotic. Don't know why just something I would love to see. Almost unanimously ignoring it. :)

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[Baker9]

Yes, right enough, she scrapes it because of the Falklands. For going to war over twelve people and six sheep so she could secure another election, she definitely scrapes it. For killing hundreds on a boat outside the exclusion zone and sailing away from the islands, absolutely. For refusing to hold peace talks that might deflect her ‘glory’ (but save lives). For trying to prevent any GB injured armed forces personnel taking part in the London victory parade in case the sight of them put a bit of a damper on proceedings – yeah, think you’re right there. For her general standing on the world stage – you know, friend and defender of Pinochet, a murderer and dictator, for resisting economic sanctions on apartheid South Africa, for being a “true friend” to Gen. Suharto of Indonesia who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in East Timor, for propping up Saddam Hussein etc. etc.. - yes, yes you have a point. And then there was what she did at home, rewarding individual greed, sh*tting on the poor, and generally ******ing up society.

So, yes, all in all, you’re right, she just scrapes it.

Jesus wept.

I don't think she went to war for election purposes. A foreign country invaded our territory and she dealt with it.

[davidw]

I don't think she went to war for election purposes. A foreign country invaded our territory and she dealt with it.

Check the historical facts of the time (including opinion polls, and the alternative strategies she was urged to take), and I think you will find that is exactly what she did.

Still, it's great you can see the bigger picture..

[marinello59]

There's a thread on the Holy Ground if you want to discuss politics other than the immediate topic here which does have some football content.

[weecounty hibby]

Never thought i would ever cheer a persons death, but i cheered when i heard about that evil *******. Hated the Scots, hated Scotland, hated football and hated football fans. So why would a game of football played in Scotland be an appropriate place for any tribute to that bitch?
Next year at referendum time we should all remember how a woman/party who were completely unelected by the people of Scotland totally ****ed the country. No votes, no mandate to govern but still all of the power to screw us over big time

[Baker9]

Check the historical facts of the time (including opinion polls, and the alternative strategies she was urged to take), and I think you will find that is exactly what she did.

Still, it's great you can see the bigger picture..

I lived through it and took a great interest in it all at the time. My own recollection is that the majority of the UK supported her action. All alternative strategies were forms of capitulation.

[Keith_M]

I lived through it and took a great interest in it all at the time. My own recollection is that the majority of the UK supported her action. All alternative strategies were forms of capitulation.


Still a lot of dead, maimed and mentally ruined people for an insignificant island thousands of miles from the UK.

She didn't half milk the adulation though. She showed no respect for the dead and those adversely affected by doing so.


So that'll be no silence from me.

[marinello59]

Looks like a straight forward political argument about her policies again then. No need to replicate the Holy Ground thread here really is there?
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