A minute silence at a football ground is hardly an unusual occurrence these days. It’s more likely to be in honour of the old groundsman than the old monarch.
Then again a minute of applause seems to have taken over of late. Is this to drown out any booing or heckling?
I suspect that many clubs were shit-scared of individuals interrupting the silence or groups chanting obscenities like we had at Shamrock Rovers (albeit a ROI team).
Had something similar happened at an English club would they (the club) have been hit with a hefty fine?
I’m no Royalist, but I do believe the Queen was worthy of respect and agree with BS than it would have given thousands of fans an opportunity to come together and show that respect in public.
