purely conjecture, but maybe Wakey would not have turned their back had Terry been in his mid 20's as Gaz H is?

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I hope beyond hope that this is observed with complete respect.

A brave move by the RFL. As a previous poster said at a normal league game I would have no doubts about it being perfectly observed, at the final unfortunatly I am not as sure.



I am sure the vast majority of us regardless of who we support will respect it, I just hope the idiots don't spoil it

And let's all hope it's impeccably observed.

Well if this is the case then fine.



I just hope that when people inevitably make some noise, that other idiots don't start booing and shouting at them. Shut up and ignore them. You only make it worse.

minute silence it is , every self respecting rugby league fan should abide by this, you should be able to hear a pin drop in that stadium

If it's a silence, I'll be silent. If it's applause, I'll applaud.



Sad waste of life. Bit surprised by some of the "ultimate professional" lines being trotted out though; I mean, really?

me neither mate..and the HGH never enteed my head until i read that link i copied from another poster.



he was a great wigan player who gave 100% every time he hit the field.........and thats the TN i remember.

oh.....and i met him a few times and he came over as a fun guy.

IMO this is the wrong decision and it is still not too late to turn it into a minute applause.



What has happened puts Rugby League (and sport in general) into perspective. However on a Rugby level he was detested by Saints fans and the reasons for this are well documented.



A minutes silence after some 'fans' will have been drinking for 5/6 hrs is asking for trouble and will taint RL's family image. Its a sorry state of affairs but its also reality.

True, there do seem to be other mitigating circumstances. My only point is a player who openly admits to be depressed in the first place thus taking drugs should be looked after and rehabilitated to avoid a player spiralling further into depression due to other factors and taking their own life.



Of course it will not be a full proof system and some players might continue to do drugs and others may, god forbid, follow a similar route as Terry but hopefully more can and will be done to make sure nobody has to fall into a greater state of depression.







If this was a former St. Helens star with a disliked reputation in the Wigan borough who died in similar circumstances I would be silent even tanked up because I would never wish this on anyone.



If we have to pussyfoot around Neanderthals then there is no point doing anything. If a minutes silence can be observed impeccably by United and City I'm sure the same can between Wigan and Saints.

ITS OFFICAL THERE WILL BE A 1 MINS SILENCE AT GF