Quote: latchfordbob "Sorry Oxford Exile but I don't agree with this. I find this current trend of mawkish, maudlin behaviour distasteful.
As sad as Mike Gregory's illness and death was, it happened nearly six years ago, you can't go on commemorating it. If it was an anniversary, fair enough but as Albert Naughton's death shows, club legends die, it's a fact of life.
It's not our first final since he died, it's not Wigans first final since he died, it's not the first time we've played each other since he died. The first final between the clubs is a very tenuous link for something like this.'"
Likewise Bob
In the past few years, we've had minutes silences/applauses for stewards, club workers and fans (including that fella who died a couple of weeks ago).
Now, it's very sad, but do we need to have them at the start of matches for all and sundry.
Lets just keep it for ex players/managers who've served 50 matches +, and not make it too maudlin.
Don't get me started on minutes applauses. There was one on Sky for a Hull game a couple of years ago, and I thought I'd tuned onto an ITV game show. Extreme bad taste