Daniel Stendel

Great to see him joining in the 1 minutes applause on 27th minute.

 

What was the applause for? No one around me knew at all

 

Some lad died age 27 on a bench near courthouse pub.

 

Ditto and what was the clapping for around the 62nd minute?

 

Josh 'Squash' Reynolds

 

I’ve seen the tributes in that park bench and excuse me if it sounds a bit too much but what happened to the guy? Always sad when someone passes so young. Obviously a well thought of person with the tributes at the bench. So sad

 

He'd been out with friends that day and was found on the bench during the night. He had a history of drug use but as far as I know they haven't said whether it was related

 

Just a minute. If I die on a bench outside the Courthouse pub - or even better sat at the bar in the Courthouse pub - I had better make sure I am younger than 90. Or I won't get my round of applause - unless things go into extra time. Not that I will be around to hear the applause. Sentimental *****. I didn't join in the applause - I hadn't a fecking clue what it was about, nor did I know this person...wtf?

 

https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/support-rushes-in-for-josh-s-family

 

Well - I read the Chronicle report, and it's all very sad I agree but I didn't know him. "He may have taken something...." well - who's choice was that?

 

He was friends with my uncle's grandson who died recently also in tragic circumstances - comes two years after another of their friends passed away. Three young lads, three tragic losses

 

It seems football grounds have become the new obituary columns of the age.

 

I didn’t know what it was for so I didn’t clap. I find it an odd thing to do anyway. I wouldn’t want anyone to clap when I croak it as I don’t know any of you.

 

Agreed. Don’t see the point. A few people are clapping because they saw a news article, the rest of the people are clapping because the person next to them are clapping, while asking “what’s this for?” “Dunno”

Seems odd to me. And as sad as it is, in my opinion clapping for everyone that dies, who the vast majority don’t know, lessens the impact when it’s done for someone like Rimmo or Patrick Cryne, who are known by all. Just my opinion, like.

 

Might be an idea for the club to consider having one match day occasion to remember the passing of fans during the preceding 12 months. Something like they do on Sports Personality of the Year

 

They do it before the last game of the season

 

If people don't want to clap that's fine. Lots of people go to the match & hardly clap or cheer anything (just grumble mostly).

The club is the heart of the community in Barnsley & if people want to use a match day to remember someone like this that's fine, as far as I see it.
It must have provided some comfort to the grieving relatives that people at the match joined in. I don't see it devalues remembering an ex player, or something like that TBH.

I went to 5 funerals last year & touch wood i've been to non this year. Because there were 5 last year, it didn't make remembering any of those people any less touching.

 

My opinion too. Didn't clap either as I had no idea what it was for, and they happen that often that the impact is lost.

 

If it makes the loved ones left behind a smidge better in their feelings then it’s worth it imo . I didn’t know him and I clapped .