Gary Shaw - RIP

[jon collett]

I thought the tribute before the game was poorly handled by the Club but the reaction from crowd on 8 minutes and in second half was wonderful!

[eamonn]

A minute silence while the screens showed a compilation of his talent would have been more powerful but fair play, there was a lot of love for him audible yesterday before kick-off and on the 8th minute.

[PeterWithesShin]

It was meant to be a silence and that was announced over the pa but the crowd were already applauding. So that's what it became.

[jon collett]

They announced at 2 when they played the tribute that the family wanted a minutes silence.

However a combination of the build up to the teams coming on the pitch and the PA announcer completely using the wrong tone meant there was a lot of noise.

The referee then didn’t follow the instructions to blow his whistle.

A bit crap really and could have been done a lot more professionally!

[Risso]

It was meant to be a silence and that was announced over the pa but the crowd were already applauding. So that's what it became.

I think at a football game a minute's applause is always by far the safest option anyway. With a silence, there's always the danger of a few idiots ruining it for everybody. As happened away at Luton with the silence for Chris Nicholl. Sadly, it was Villa fans who were the bellends on that occasion.

[jon collett]

As much as I hate to say it it would have been hard to see Manchester United or Liverpool get it so wrong.

We need to up our game!

[cdbearsfan]

There were lots of people still outside the ground, shouting at stewards. It's for the best we didn't have a minute's silence.

[PeterWithesShin]

Problem you have with a silence is that there's always people still coming in and/or under the stand. That's especially a problem when a club is having issues getting everyone into the ground in a timely manner.

[Meanwood Villa]

Minute's silences very rarely seem to happen now because everyone just starts applauding

[eamonn]

Just listened to Matt Kendrick's tribute. Jesus, hard not to have a little cry after that.

I wish Gary had done a memoir though, when you see the litany of journeymen who put out a book on their careers. I know Daz laps them all up, but they're largely formulaic. There must be so many stories that Shaw had which he was too modest or shy to divulge in interviews.

[nick harper]

They announced at 2 when they played the tribute that the family wanted a minutes silence.

However a combination of the build up to the teams coming on the pitch and the PA announcer completely using the wrong tone meant there was a lot of noise.

The referee then didn’t follow the instructions to blow his whistle.

A bit crap really and could have been done a lot more professionally!

I didn’t know that but if it was what the family wanted, it’s pretty poor from the club not to ensure that was respected. It only needed to be put on the big screens beforehand to make sure it was communicated clearly. The PA announcer is not very good at the best of times.

[cdbearsfan]

There was no way a minute's silence would have worked yesterday.

[ChicagoLion]

They announced at 2 when they played the tribute that the family wanted a minutes silence.

However a combination of the build up to the teams coming on the pitch and the PA announcer completely using the wrong tone meant there was a lot of noise.

The referee then didn’t follow the instructions to blow his whistle.

A bit crap really and could have been done a lot more professionally!

I didn’t know that but if it was what the family wanted, it’s pretty poor from the club not to ensure that was respected. It only needed to be put on the big screens beforehand to make sure it was communicated clearly. The PA announcer is not very good at the best of times.

He was completely useless, should stick to the win where it lands bollocks.

[nick harper]

There was no way a minute's silence would have worked yesterday.

Surely you just respect what the family want given they were all there.

[andyh]

There was no way a minute's silence would have worked yesterday.

It doesn’t work at all anymore.

That’s down to people. They don’t understand the need to be respectful in the way the occasion demands.
Clapping is not always the appropriate reaction.

That said, how difficult would it have been for the club to put it on the screens from 14:55 and leave it there.

At the families request there will be minute of silence.