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Ash
16/10/2008, 8:08 AM
Dunno if this was mentioned in another thread, please move/delete as
appropriate but it was great to have the minutes applause to celebrate the life
of Noel O'Reilly at last nights match.

Downside though ... whoever put the dates up on the big screen had him at 80 years old
back of the net
16/10/2008, 10:15 AM
Dunno if this was mentioned in another thread, please move/delete as
appropriate but it was great to have the minutes applause to celebrate the life
of Noel O'Reilly at last nights match.

Downside though ... whoever put the dates up on the big screen had him at 80 years old

yeah i thought the applause was great - a great way to celebrate the life of a great servant to irish football


as for the g*bsh*te who put up the 1928 as his year of birth on the screen.......im lost for words
gufct
16/10/2008, 10:16 AM
couldnt believe that.
BrayUnknowns
16/10/2008, 10:50 AM
I watched the match on TV and they went to Brian Kerr just as the applause was finishing and it was a very touching shot. He was obviously very moved by it and was wiping atear from his eye.
gufcfan
16/10/2008, 11:40 AM
I was also moved by that shot of Kerr.

Fitting tribute I thought also.
pixiehead
16/10/2008, 11:40 AM
An apology should be made for the mess up in the date. What a turkey!!
Rambling Along
16/10/2008, 4:13 PM
Feckin GAA! It was probably a Kerryman!
Jicked
16/10/2008, 5:13 PM
Would no-one else have preferred a minute's silence? As for the moron who put him at 80 years old, pathetic.
charliesboots
16/10/2008, 5:27 PM
Would no-one else have preferred a minute's silence? As for the moron who put him at 80 years old, pathetic.

His family asked for applause rather than silence afaik
mediahack
16/10/2008, 9:40 PM
Pathetic for them to have the date wrong and also considering they changed the logo back in 2004, how come they had a picture of Noel wearing the old crest! He was working up to his death!

RIP Noel - he deserved more than that!
back of the net
17/10/2008, 9:06 AM
His family asked for applause rather than silence afaik

thought the applause was the perfect way to celebrate the great mans life - a very emotional moment it was
Saint_Charlie
17/10/2008, 9:16 AM
RIP Noel - he deserved more than that!

He got it in the RDS. The night they drove old dixie down.
Ash
17/10/2008, 9:49 AM
Would no-one else have preferred a minute's silence? As for the moron who put him at 80 years old, pathetic.

Minutes silences at Ireland games are brutal as invariably they get interupted
by stoopid ring tones and fail to get the respect of people who continue their
conversations about the golf and rugby.

The applause is far better IMHO as it shows a more passionate support from
those who are really care and also masks any other form of noise.
Bonovox
17/10/2008, 9:28 PM
Would anyone have a link to the minutes applause? I missed it as I was out training so I think Noel will excuse me!
Armando
17/10/2008, 10:43 PM
Minutes silences at Ireland games are brutal as invariably they get interupted
by stoopid ring tones and fail to get the respect of people who continue their
conversations about the golf and rugby.

The applause is far better IMHO as it shows a more passionate support from
those who are really care and also masks any other form of noise.

...How true. Also, a minutes applause works better because the thousands of gob****es who turn up late inevitably disrupt any minute silence.