The Last Post

Can we have that played at Blundell Park every game  ?
If we play like we did after that

Quoted from pseudonym

Can we have that played at Blundell Park every game  ?
If we play like we did after that

Me thinks there was a bit of a member up there, I am sure the announcer said the last post would be followed by a minutes silence, unfortunately the fans decided to applaud and the players turned round and left the centre circle whilst the ref just stood there and blew his whistle for the start of the minutes silence, he looked at his linesman and just shrugged his shoulders and decided to get on with it.

Quoted from arryarryarry

Me thinks there was a bit of a member up there, I am sure the announcer said the last post would be followed by a minutes silence, unfortunately the fans decided to applaud and the players turned round and left the centre circle whilst the ref just stood there and blew his whistle for the start of the minutes silence, he looked at his linesman and just shrugged his shoulders and decided to get on with it.

Exactly how I saw it.

Same.....the pa bloke sort of cocked up yesterday! I say sort of because the pa system really does need updating ffs. Most people couldn't even hear what the instructions was..total lack of respect for the fallen!

How can you say that, I thought he said last post then a minutes silence, but whatever, mistake or not, the minutes silence whilst the last post was played was impeccably observed and was an eerie and moving experience and showed utmost respect for the fallen.

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

How can you say that, I thought he said last post then a minutes silence, but whatever, mistake or not, the minutes silence whilst the last post was played was impeccably observed and was an eerie and moving experience and showed utmost respect for the fallen.

Totally agree, I am always moved when i hear the last post, I am ex forces and know 2 lads who died in service, I too thought it was observed impeccably and respect to all.

If the ref hadn't blown his whistle straight after the last post then the minutes silence would have continued. However it was good having the bugler and once the players had moved away and the noise started from the crowd, there was very little could be done to retrieve it. Thought it was still a fitting tribute.

Quoted from KK_DOG

If the ref hadn't blown his whistle straight after the last post then the minutes silence would have continued. However it was good having the bugler and once the players had moved away and the noise started from the crowd, there was very little could be done to retrieve it. Thought it was still a fitting tribute.

Completely agree

Quoted from The_Laughing_Mariner

How can you say that, I thought he said last post then a minutes silence, but whatever, mistake or not, the minutes silence whilst the last post was played was impeccably observed and was an eerie and moving experience and showed utmost respect for the fallen.

totally agree

Don't get me wrong the tune was moving as normal and the crowd responded and ialways brings a tear to my eyes. But from losing a very close relative in Iraq I would love to have had another minute silence as planned..

Quoted from Super Clive

Don't get me wrong the tune was moving as normal and the crowd responded and ialways brings a tear to my eyes. But from losing a very close relative in Iraq I would love to have had another minute silence as planned..

In life mistakes happen and this was a minor error as the crowd took the ref blowing his whistle as a signal to start their applause. Good on the club I say for organising this in the first place and I was very touched, the bugler was excellent and the crowd did stay very silent. One point to note, how many clubs actually went to the effort like we did yesterday?

I have to say that the last post played at Blundell park on saturday was incredibly moving. The echo of the bugler's notes seem to reverberate around the stands. As a previous poster mentioned a tear was certainly brought to the eye. Thank you for such a poignant reminder at this time of the year.

Quoted from pseudonym

Can we have that played at Blundell Park every game  ?
If we play like we did after that

Bloody hell Terry, after seeing the title of the thread I thought you were leaving the board!



I'll have to put that champers back in the fridge  

I actually know the person who played the last post and he told me that there should have been a minute silence and he blames the ref

I actually know the person who played the last post and he told me that there should have been a minute silence and he blames the ref

Quoted from pseudonym

Can we have that played at Blundell Park every game  ?
If we play like we did after that

I can remember when a bloke in the crowd played the last post every game,

That was when we were crap in the 60's.

Quoted from aaron rattray

I actually know the person who played the last post and he told me that there should have been a minute silence and he blames the ref

You couldn't blame the ref, it was the applause of the fans at the end of the playing of the first post and the players turning around and running from the centre circle, after that it was pretty pointless.

I don't think there's any need for blame for / from anyone

The Last Post was poignant in that everyone to a man paid it full respect and I know I was in a very reflective mood while it was being played

Maybe there should have been a further minutes silence but my thoughts while I heard this echoing around BP certainly moved my emotions

So as far as I'm concerned well done to everyone involved...from the decision to have it played in the first place, the bugler giving it his all, right through to the humility of everyone who observed it

Quoted from arryarryarry

You couldn't blame the ref, it was the applause of the fans at the end of the playing of the first post and the players turning around and running from the centre circle, after that it was pretty pointless.

Well if the ref blew his whistle I'd say it was.
Most fans seem to associate the blowing of a whistle being the end.  

He blew the whistle to start the minutes silence, a minutes silence always starts with the refs whistle. Yes there was a misunderstanding but why blame anyone it was a poignant occasion and should be left at that.
UTMM

Quoted from FishOutOfWater

I don't think there's any need for blame for / from anyone

The Last Post was poignant in that everyone to a man paid it full respect and I know I was in a very reflective mood while it was being played

Maybe there should have been a further minutes silence but my thoughts while I heard this echoing around BP certainly moved my emotions

So as far as I'm concerned well done to everyone involved...from the decision to have it played in the first place, the bugler giving it his all, right through to the humility of everyone who observed it

Well said FOOW.

Taking nothing away from the poignant occasion or the fallen heroes it's a bit late in the day for people to suddenly pipe up now.
Read this thread you'll see I'm not the only one who thought it was the refs fault.
Simply defending people because some people seem to be blaming the fans and the players.

Quoted from 1600

Well if the ref blew his whistle I'd say it was.
Most fans seem to associate the blowing of a whistle being the end.  

You don't get to many games then, the Ref always blows his whistle at the start of the minutes silence and as he did the crowd started applauding the bugle player and the players turned and ran off whilst the ref was still there.

As I said before the ref never moved but just looked at his linesman and obviously thought he could do no more. It would have looked quite ridiculous if he had asked the players to come back.

We get some crap refs but to blame him for that is frigging stupid.

I'm not blaming the fans as a mistake but as a result of them applauding and the players running off. It was just unfortunate.

Normal convention for remembrance is playing of the last post 1 minutes silence followed by reveille.

Should have been tannoyed what is going to happen. Someone remind the ref no whistles.

A very moving tribute impeccably conducted despite the member up. The fallen were remembered and respected - i was proud to witness it.

Quoted from Borbs

Should have been tannoyed what is going to happen.

It was that is the whole debate as to what should have happend.

Quoted from arryarryarry

Me thinks there was a bit of a member up there, I am sure the announcer said the last post would be followed by a minutes silence, unfortunately the fans decided to applaud and the players turned round and left the centre circle whilst the ref just stood there and blew his whistle for the start of the minutes silence, he looked at his linesman and just shrugged his shoulders and decided to get on with it.

Why do some people have to 'nit-pick' FFS.
Does it matter what PA said?
Last post played and full respect given by Town fans to our brave service men & women living and dead.

Quoted from TAGG

Why do some people have to 'nit-pick' FFS.
Does it matter what PA said?
Last post played and full respect given by Town fans to our brave service men & women living and dead.

Agreed and well said.

At St James' the same happened with the post and the reading but then it was silient for one monute, no refs whistle. Then after that extra minute after the post the ref then blew his whistle to indicate the end of the silence.