Pre match remembrance

[roversdude]

The remembrance ceremony before the game was very moving
Well done to everyone for observing this impeccably

[Bentley Bullet]

It was a faultless display. The bugle player was excellent, as was the narration.Well done to both sets of fans also.

Made me proud to be British!

[Mac the hooped man]

Deffo a lump in my throat.

For you to have your tomorrow's,  we gave our today's...   absolutely beautiful sentiment!

[NickDRFC]

I actually thought it was badly observed. I was late in and got out of the concourse just as it started so I stayed at the front rather than find a seat, and I heard a lot of people gobbing off both in the concourse and the south stand. It was only a tiny minority but when the rest of the crowd are observing it it's still very noticeable.

Agree with the above though, a very moving and wel put together display.

[Donnywolf]

Did anyone hear the whistle go twice about 20 seconds before Ref blew to end the Silence ?

No matter it was great and well structured and really well observed

[jonnydog]

Did anyone hear the whistle go twice about 20 seconds before Ref blew to end the Silence ?

No matter it was great and well structured and really well observed

I thought it was from the 5 a-side courts, but at the time found it very eerie and a fitting addition to the whole remembrance, coincidentally representing the final 'push over the top'.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Yes, the club did a great job putting together and well done to the bugler. I found myself welling up a couple of times.

[German Rover]

Right not wishing to get into another debate regarding poppies, respect or anything else.  why was there a remembrance ceremony at the match? remembrance weekend was the week before. I'm not saying the club shouldn't do it but its a long way from remembrance sunday.  The Port vale game was three days before the 11th and surely as a closer date that would have been used.

[roversdude]

End of the Battle of the Somme

[German Rover]

Cool, fair enough.  My great uncle survived the Somme,  shame he didn't make it past the third battle of Ypres,  his daughter who he only knew as a baby died a couple of years ago in Sunderland.  a great loss to her no doubt.   

[roversdude]

My Great Grandfather survived proud to say I am the keeper of his medals

[ballysbackin]

Yes , my grandad survived too. his medals and my dad's are framed and on the wall here at home. Grandad got the MM for bravery and the German machine guns  thankfully missed him and the officer he crawled out for and dragged back from under fire.  Personally I think he was bloody stupid 

[Filo]

My Great Uncle posthumously recieved the MM, he died in the Second Battle of Marne in July 1918 and has no known grave. His name is inscribed on the Soissons Memorial in France

[drfchound]

I actually thought it was badly observed. I was late in and got out of the concourse just as it started so I stayed at the front rather than find a seat, and I heard a lot of people gobbing off both in the concourse and the south stand. It was only a tiny minority but when the rest of the crowd are observing it it's still very noticeable.

Agree with the above though, a very moving and wel put together display.

From my spot behind the goal and in row P I didn't hear anything other than total silence.
Very well observed I thought.

[i_ateallthepies]

I didn't hear a sound from the crowd for the whole of the silence.  Impeccably observed by both sets of supporters.  Made me feel proud to be one of them.

[ballysbackin]

I agree totally, it was very well observed and everybody should be proud of that fact

[Goole Rover]

I was a navy reservist for 12 years and heard a number of bugle salutes, the lad who played yesterday was one of the best if not the best I have ever heard. Can someone at the club please tell him how much we appreciated his performance.

[Bentley Bullet]

I agree. The Bugle player should be informed of the praise given to him on here, although he didn't look the type to blow his own trumpet.

[jonnydog]

I agree. The Bugle player should be informed of the praise given to him on here, although he didn't look the type to blow his own trumpet.

Brilliant

[hoolahoop]

Absolutely superb and impeccably observed by everyone I thought.
Now that bugler was something else , I can't ever remember a time when every note seemed so exact .

Well done to everyone and I'm so proud that both sets of supporters got to remember that horrific battle in a fitting way and at my club . Must confess there were a few moistened eyes arOundle me young and old alike.

Why we worry so much about our loss of sovereignty and ability to commemorate both the best and worst of what makes us British escapes me .