Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:22 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

I'm all for have ashes scattered on the turf - there will obviously been supporters with greater length of supporting the club than this unfortunate gentleman who have never been afforded a minute silence/clap - why this chap?

Whilst I'm on it why do we have to have a clap what is wrong with a minutes silence/contemplation - this is not soccer.

I completely agree with you. I was there on Saturday when it happened, and it was awful. I didnt know him personally, but like others have said I've seen him at games. But I don't think a minutes applause is justified.

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:32 pm  

I know we had a minutes applause once for a supporter who was murdered but usually the match day announcer usually reads something along the lines of long time supporter dies deepest sympathy to his family etc which is about right

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:49 pm  

FarsleySteve wrote:

I completely agree with you. I was there on Saturday when it happened, and it was awful. I didnt know him personally, but like others have said I've seen him at games. But I don't think a minutes applause is justified.

Ditto - I was in the Oak beer garden when he died and as sad as it is and how devastating it will be for his friends and family, I think that a minutes silence/applause is inappropriate.

Thousands of people I don't know die everyday, if we were to give a minuets applause for every Rhinos fan that dies we'd be clapping every week for someone.

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:59 pm  

Don't we have a minute silence/applause at some point in the season (maybe either Boxing Day or on Armed Forces day) for supporters who have passed away during the year?

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:55 pm  

Applause or silence, neither would be so taxing.

I find it hard to imagine any reluctance to either, personally.

I've heard Nivea do a lovely hand cream.

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:07 am  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Applause or silence, neither would be so taxing.

I find it hard to imagine any reluctance to either, personally.

I've heard Nivea do a lovely hand cream.

If you did it every week - the significance would be diminished somewhat.

This stuff should only be done in special circumstances - the idea that this supporter is awarded the same status as say Graham Murray doesn't seem appropriate to me.

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:12 am  

Can we leave this for tributes + messages rather than petty arguments.

[Frosties.]

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:49 am  

I’m told there will be a minutes applause before the London game for Raymond.

This is very kind of them, but IMO it is wrong, simply because you can’t have a minute applause for every fan that passes.

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:53 am  

Bang wrote:

Can we leave this for tributes + messages rather than petty arguments.

Well said, terribly sad news, RIP Raymond.

Re: RIP Raymond Greenfield : Tue Aug 14, 2018 4:32 pm  

What level of acknowledgement would individual posters on here deserve from the club when they pass away?

This thread is morbid.

RIP Raymond