: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:59 am  

As soon as the players lined up it went silent. Was 99% well observed around me ("South stand 2" at the back) and its the best i've heard at HQ.

Very fitting tribute

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:03 am  

Joe Kerr wrote:

Just spoke to a mate who was at Wakefield last night and he said it was unbelievable, the mins silence started ages before the ref blew his whistle, great respect shown as expected but still

It was a very surreal experience. They showed to tribute from his family about 10 minutes before the game kicked off and the whole ground pretty much stayed silent from that point until after the silence.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:16 am  

All you could here in the Carnegie stand was the wind rattling the posts

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:20 am  

Total silence on the Western Terrace last night – could hear some bird chirping from behind us it was that quiet.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:27 am  

thebloodbath wrote:

Any road, it was there to honour Liam as a tribute

No greater tribute than getting his name wrong.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:31 am  

There were a couple of kids sniggering, trying not to burst out in laughter, similiar to when your mate farted during prayers on Sunday morning service and you tried not to laugh. I was impressed with the parents on how they dealt with them afterwards.

Other than that and the wind you could barely hear a pin drop. It was well observed.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:50 am  

Impeccably observed from where I was in the Carnegie, my only comment(query) is whether people should remove all headwear as a further mark of respect.

Hearing the birdsong reinforced the poignancy of the moment.

Life goes on.

I hope the Walker family can gain some miniscule comfort from the compassion of the entire rugby league world.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:56 am  

Old Feller wrote:

Impeccably observed from where I was in the Carnegie, my only comment(query) is whether people should remove all headwear as a further mark of respect.

Hearing the birdsong reinforced the poignancy of the moment.

Life goes on.

I hope the Walker family can gain some miniscule comfort from the compassion of the entire rugby league world.

Very well said and my feelings reflect what you have stated. I truly hope that the family of Rugby League will continue to support them through these very dark times.

[Frosties.]

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:01 pm  

Thought the minute silence was incredible, really moving and, must admit, the whole thing bought a few tears to my eyes, just thinking about the whole thing and how it just can happen, brought life to prospective imo.

The Wakefield minute silence was more like 10 minutes silence around the ground, according to my friend, she said there was so many tears around the ground, and that it was the most moving thing that she has ever experienced, with speechs from his parents, footage of Leon on the big screen, and photgraphs, and the MC speaking about Leon also.

Such a fitting tribute to a great young lad, and wish all of leons family all the best, and all my condolances past over to them.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:38 pm  

Kallum Watkins' Left Boot wrote:

The Wakefield minute silence was more like 10 minutes silence around the ground, according to my friend, she said there was so many tears around the ground, and that it was the most moving thing that she has ever experienced, with speechs from his parents, footage of Leon on the big screen, and photgraphs, and the MC speaking about Leon also.

I was in the car and had switched on the radio at ten to eight and wondered if they were having an early kickoff with the minutes silence early because the live commentary had absolutely no crowd noise in the background at all and the commentary team were just whispering, they mentioned that there had been a video shown and that the family were already on the pitch and how eerie the whole experience was, that was eight minutes before kickoff and not a noise could be heard until the teams took to the pitch to be greeted by just a quiet applause.

Absolutely commendable from the whole rugby league public and a defiant response to those who keep pressing for the ridiculous minutes applause when its not needed in a sport that already knows how to show respect properly.