Stan and 19th minute applause?

[DrGonzo]

I agree with stopping.  Unless the club were to change the graphics around the ground to supporting Stan's Leukemia foundation, I'd keep clapping for that.

[danlanza]

Ask Stan.

[Pete3206]

It's great at home, but often embarrassing away. Unfortunately, that's down to a few idiots. That said, the reaction from Albion and Stoke fans were downright spiteful and I'm glad we didn't have a SHA fixture to deal with.

[rob_bridge]

Stop is my view.

And if it does carry on can those who don't wish to participate (Villa or other fans) not be told they are not showing respect.

[peter w]

How would we feel now if, say Andy Blair, had some illness in the 80s and we were still giving him a minute's applause now? It would become pretty meaningless and pointless. The Stan applause has to stop sometime- for those who want to continue when would be an acceptable time to stop for you?

[PaulTheVillan]

Stop.

[PeterWithesShin]

Stop.

You are Sam Brown and I claim my £5.

[Olneythelonely]

Why do people want it to stop so much? I'm just curious at what harm people think it does. Why don't people who want to applaud, do so, and those that don't erm don't.

I'm not having a go, but I've just read 3 pages of people saying "stop" and I haven't really heard why.

I don't expect fans of other clubs to do it, unless they want to. Same goes for our fans that feel it has run its cause. I'm going to continue doing it I think.

Have to say I agree. If you don't feel it's appropriate to do it don't, don't wait for the committee to come back and tell you what to do. We're talking about 60 seconds of a week in our lives.

That's just the point. Nobody wants it to fade away and be half-arsed. Better to end it at the top.

Plus you just know the morons that carry it on will follow it up with a rendition of 'no respect' and it will get very shameful for all concerned.

So if I continue to clap, I'm a moron?

[PeterWithesShin]

I assume Adam meant the "no respect" brigade as the morons, rather than just anyone who carries on.

[Olneythelonely]

Oh. In that case I agree.

[Dave Cooper please]

This is why it should stop, before it degenerates into an unseemly mess of half the crowd clapping followed by a pathetic chorus of "no respect" and the inevitable arguments among fellow Villa fans that will ensue, that's going to sound really respectful isn't it?

[Nastylee]

Needs to stop, started to get annoying towards the end of the season and as mentioned people are going to get fed up of being accused of not being a 'proper' fan if they don't join in. He's well and truly alive so time to move on otherwise it sounds like it's an obituary type thing. 

[Lizz]

Needs to stop, started to get annoying towards the end of the season and as mentioned people are going to get fed up of being accused of not being a 'proper' fan if they don't join in. He's well and truly alive so time to move on otherwise it sounds like it's an obituary type thing. 

Agreed. I dislike the idea that those who continue to clap berating those who choose not to. There might be good reasons why, and it's no business of those who like to feel they're better supporters because they've chosen to continue the applause to criticise those who've stopped.

[Legion]

The tw*t I sat next to last season was terrible for that. Incoherent ramblings and gestures aimed at sections of the crowd. I hope he has relocated this season.

[edgysatsuma89]

This is why it should stop, before it degenerates into an unseemly mess of half the crowd clapping followed by a pathetic chorus of "no respect" and the inevitable arguments among fellow Villa fans that will ensue, that's going to sound really respectful isn't it?

This. Clap all you want, that doesn't bother me, but if I keep hearing 'no respect' I think it will grate on me pretty quickly.