Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Strikes me that letting games go ahead, with a minutes silence, armbands etc is a much better way to do it. Agree that no games need take place on the day of the funeral perhaps, but it's not in the spirit of things to cancel peoples plans in my opinion.

The minutes silence at Old Trafford last night was impeccable and actually quite something. Surely that is better than disrupting all those peoples plans?
spot on! respectfully acknowledge her with a minutes silence or applause and then move on. people are depressed enough right now and don't need this added to by taking away the fun things.