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Post by pirate on Sept 10, 2022 8:25:20 GMT
What are we doing today then lads ? 🥱 Watch a bit of Cricket, Golf or Rugby I suppose 🙄
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Post by Russgas on Sept 10, 2022 8:31:08 GMT
What are we doing today then lads ? 🥱 generally mooch about listening to music etc Admit it you have been roped in to helping with the housework like the rest of us.
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Post by trevorgas on Sept 10, 2022 8:42:53 GMT
generally mooch about listening to music etc Admit it you have been roped in to helping with the housework like the rest of us. Since retired that and taxi driver is one of my roles in life😊😊
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Post by Rod1883 on Sept 10, 2022 8:49:17 GMT
Wrong decision in my opinion. If people wish to grieve or pay respects, then they can do that in whatever way they feel appropriate, including not going to football, the pub, or anywhere they wish not to be. Just to throw this into the ring. When Diana, the mother of her own grandchildren died, the Queen did not initially cancel or change her plans. No return to London, no flag at half mast, no address to the nation. Until Tony Blair virtually forced her to do so. So I'm guessing she would not wish the nation to be forced to change their plans whether they like it or not. I've posted earlier how I was torn on this decision to cancel, coming down on the side of believing that games should have gone ahead. I must take issue with your comment that I have highlighted though. Flags were at half mast, until the Royal Standard was raised when HM The Queen returned to Buckingham Palace - as per Royal protocol, and as is the case now. The Royal Standard is currently flying at full mast as HM The King is at the palace. Yes public pressure resulted in the standard being lowered but really it was only through lack of understanding regarding the protocol. There is no suggestion that the standard should be lowered now for Her Late Majesty The Queen.
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Post by pirate on Sept 10, 2022 9:39:21 GMT
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Post by tommym9 on Sept 10, 2022 9:49:30 GMT
The decision to cancel the games seems a bit silly seeing as the Rugby/Cricket/etc are going ahead
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Post by Jon the Stripe on Sept 10, 2022 9:52:34 GMT
Sadly I think the cancellation of this weekends games once again proves the Football Association are out of touch.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Sept 10, 2022 10:12:09 GMT
The decision to cancel the games seems a bit silly seeing as the Rugby/Cricket/etc are going ahead Nobody gives a f**k about those sports that's why. 🙂
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Post by Baxtinho on Sept 10, 2022 10:20:46 GMT
The decision to cancel the games seems a bit silly seeing as the Rugby/Cricket/etc are going ahead Can't inconvenience the posh lot can we Tommy?
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Post by baggins on Sept 10, 2022 10:24:39 GMT
What are we doing today then lads ? 🥱 Pub.
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Post by stuart1974 on Sept 10, 2022 10:48:41 GMT
Wrong decision in my opinion. If people wish to grieve or pay respects, then they can do that in whatever way they feel appropriate, including not going to football, the pub, or anywhere they wish not to be. Just to throw this into the ring. When Diana, the mother of her own grandchildren died, the Queen did not initially cancel or change her plans. No return to London, no flag at half mast, no address to the nation. Until Tony Blair virtually forced her to do so. So I'm guessing she would not wish the nation to be forced to change their plans whether they like it or not. I've posted earlier how I was torn on this decision to cancel, coming down on the side of believing that games should have gone ahead. I must take issue with your comment that I have highlighted though. Flags were at half mast, until the Royal Standard was raised when HM The Queen returned to Buckingham Palace - as per Royal protocol, and as is the case now. The Royal Standard is currently flying at full mast as HM The King is at the palace. Yes public pressure resulted in the standard being lowered but really it was only through lack of understanding regarding the protocol. There is no suggestion that the standard should be lowered now for Her Late Majesty The Queen. That's not quite how I remember it, protocol meant that only the Royal Standard flew from Buckingham Palace or Windsor and when the Queen wasn't in residence nothing flew - hence no flags at half mast on those buildings. That changed shortly afterwards and now the Union Jack flies when nobody is home.
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Post by clovis on Sept 10, 2022 11:46:28 GMT
It seemed a predictable decision yesterday but watching the cricket today on TV with golf and rugby league on other channels does show up the stupidity of it. Do they think we can’t be trusted to show respect?
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Post by The Equaliser on Sept 10, 2022 11:51:10 GMT
It seemed a predictable decision yesterday but watching the cricket today on TV with golf and rugby league on other channels does show up the stupidity of it. Do they think we can’t be trusted to show respect?
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Post by tommym9 on Sept 10, 2022 11:55:21 GMT
It seemed a predictable decision yesterday but watching the cricket today on TV with golf and rugby league on other channels does show up the stupidity of it. Do they think we can’t be trusted to show respect? Football fans treated as lesser again
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Post by The Equaliser on Sept 10, 2022 11:58:48 GMT
Football fans treated as lesser again I totally agree and totally disagree with the FA’s decision to cancel this weekend, however a small piece of blame must go to the small minority who continue to ruin things for others as we ourselves have witnessed recently.
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Post by Rod1883 on Sept 10, 2022 12:20:58 GMT
I've posted earlier how I was torn on this decision to cancel, coming down on the side of believing that games should have gone ahead. I must take issue with your comment that I have highlighted though. Flags were at half mast, until the Royal Standard was raised when HM The Queen returned to Buckingham Palace - as per Royal protocol, and as is the case now. The Royal Standard is currently flying at full mast as HM The King is at the palace. Yes public pressure resulted in the standard being lowered but really it was only through lack of understanding regarding the protocol. There is no suggestion that the standard should be lowered now for Her Late Majesty The Queen. That's not quite how I remember it, protocol meant that only the Royal Standard flew from Buckingham Palace or Windsor and when the Queen wasn't in residence nothing flew - hence no flags at half mast on those buildings. That changed shortly afterwards and now the Union Jack flies when nobody is home. Yes, you are quite correct. Prior to Diana's death no flag flew at Buckingham Palace if the Monarch was not in residence. I believe that flags at other royal premises were at half mast. It is interesting that ever since the flying of the half-mast Union Flag for Diana, that flag is flown at BP when the Monarch is not at home, and at half mast when there is a death in the Royal Family or for other National and International figures/events. The Royal Standard is never flown at half mast - a mistake I made in my post above, it was the Union Flag at half mast.
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Post by baggins on Sept 10, 2022 12:25:12 GMT
Football fans treated as lesser again I totally agree and totally disagree with the FA’s decision to cancel this weekend, however a small piece of blame must go to the small minority who continue to ruin things for others as we ourselves have witnessed recently. World Cup is in Qatar within the next few months, with game disruptions and cancellations everywhere. 2 games cancelled? Not much is it?
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Post by popuppirate on Sept 10, 2022 13:27:16 GMT
So the Rugby, Cricket and Golf carry on but my kids can't play their grass roots football matches. What a ridiculous decision. Exactly. My son's football training cancelled yesterday and match tomorrow also. A minutes silence would surely suffice, all the kids want to play so let them pay their respects and carry on. It's not going to bring her back
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 10, 2022 13:41:56 GMT
With Ref to 'grass roots ' and kid's being deprived of their enjoyment it is my experience that if a difficult situation is explained to them in a way their parent sees fit, they can be and indeed are remarkably resilient and understanding in such situations and it helps them appreciate that sometimes there will be disappointment in their days, indeed they may well be better in such situations than us adults! Of course they are. And no one should be confused about why this is happening. You’ve only had to switch on the TV since Thursday afternoon to realise why what’s happened has happened. Once in a 70 year event. UTG!
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Post by warehamgas on Sept 10, 2022 13:49:57 GMT
Yes, it is a POV but that doesn’t make it right. Others have a different POV and that doesn’t make them right either. In the end the powers that be made a decision. I’ll be interested to see how the other sports show their respect. If it’s a 2 minute silence or something similar then I’m not sure, given we have 2 or 3 of those most seasons at football anyway for the passing of those connected to football clubs. UTG!
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