yoda Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Very sad. RIP. But what an escape by the Venky's. It could have been much worse. I am not being facetious but if the incident had occurred 5 mins later it's likely their car would no doubt have been doing 80mph down the M65. 77mph in the Burnley direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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T.J.Newton Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Does anybody know, was the driver actually a rovers fan? If so then id have thought it would definitely be worth some kind of Acknowledgement at the next home game(minutes silence...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Everton fan apparently TJ. I think it's in Sergei's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/301647/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.J.Newton Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Everton fan apparently TJ. I think it's in Sergei's post. Ok, yea, sorry I missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Does anybody know, was the driver actually a rovers fan? If so then id have thought it would definitely be worth some kind of Acknowledgement at the next home game(minutes silence...) Don't be daft. Rovers fans pass away every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted March 3, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 3, 2013 Don't be daft. Rovers fans pass away every week. At games? Didn't know that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Poor bloke wasn't at the match or inside the stadium. Please try to think things through properly and not be so smarmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted March 3, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 3, 2013 I'd assumed he'd been their driver to/from the game yesterday. My mistake (and apologies) in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 That's exactly how I understood it, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted March 3, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 3, 2013 In which case 'nyah nyah nyahhhhh' to theno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Tom Posted March 3, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 3, 2013 In which case 'nyah nyah nyahhhhh' to theno Well done you were correct about how and where a man lost his life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted March 3, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 3, 2013 You're right, that was inconsiderate of me, Tom RIP to a seemingly good bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bypass06 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 The Venky's are now planning to lay a wreath in his memory at a future game http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/10264974.Venky_s_driver_dies_suddenly_at_Ewood_Park/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 It's always sad to hear of someone dieing, even more so when it's a young person with a child. However if the Raos truely wish to show their respects quietly attending the funeral would seem far more appropriate than laying a wreath at a football match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenodrog Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 It's always sad to hear of someone dieing, even more so when it's a young person with a child. However if the Raos truely wish to show their respects quietly attending the funeral would seem far more appropriate than laying a wreath at a football match. Hear hear. Far more appropriate. Who do you think will be advising them to do the wreath option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted March 4, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 4, 2013 Not sure what people are missing here. Someone died at Ewood on matchday. When that happens, there's generally a wreath laid at pitchside in remembrance at the next game. Why are some people against such a gesture for this guy? He wasn't a fan but he died at our ground. The club (and venkys) paying their respects in the usual way is fine surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom DE. Posted March 4, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 4, 2013 The sight of Venky's laying a wreath at Ewood will be hauntingly symbolic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Not sure what people are missing here. Someone died at Ewood on matchday. When that happens, there's generally a wreath laid at pitchside in remembrance at the next game. Why are some people against such a gesture for this guy? He wasn't a fan but he died at our ground. The club (and venkys) paying their respects in the usual way is fine surely? I've been watching football for 48 years and have never heard of a pitch side wreath being laid after a fan dies at the game. Many years ago the guy in front of me in Nuttall Street collapsed and died. I don't recall a wreath being laid for him. Marc was at work, it just happens he was driving the Raos and was waiting outside the ground. If he had been a taxi driver picking up a fare at Ewood would a wreath be laid? My concerns are two-fold, the Raos public display with a wreath laying is at best inappropriate and secondly it's likely there will be a minutes silence / applause. Neither seem appropriate to me in this instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backroom Mike E Posted March 4, 2013 Backroom Share Posted March 4, 2013 It's happened for quite a few people hasn't it? I'd always assumed such gestures were widely practised in England :S Certainly wreaths were laid at Ewood (game vs Hull a few years back?) and a wreath was laid at Stoke for our fan who died there (by Stoke).Anyhoop, assuming I'm wrong (I probably am, anyway) what is wrong with them paying their respects in such a way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I don't say you're wrong Mike. I'm just questioning the motivation behind a wreath laying by the Raos. I can't help but feel such a public display is comparable with the manner of their arrival for the Charlton game. I don't think these people have any understanding of how to behave in public, in private or in business. Those who do go about things in a quiet, dignified manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadsword Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I don't think these people have any understanding of how to behave in public, in private or in business. Those who do go about things in a quiet, dignified manner. Indeed. No sense of decorum or judgement. They live in a bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMonday Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 I'm amazed they can even agree what flowers to have in the wreath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeiTheMeerKat Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Indeed. No sense of decorum or judgement. Almost like going off topic on an RIP thread to pass judgement on a third party. This is Marc's thread folks. There are lots of others upon which you can discuss Venky's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Graham Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 sad news for his familly. Am I correct in assuming that he was "MG Road" on this MB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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