Thanks - Rival Supporters

[Foxesmints]

Went down to the Stadium yesterday afternoon, what a moving and almost surreal experience.

I was really struck by the number of scarves, shirts, etc laid by supporters of rival teams.

I was holding it together until I read the words written on a Sunderland 1973 Cup Final shirt hanging from the railings

and became a 60 year old bloke sobbing like a child. Probably someones prized possession, so a really lovely gesture.

I have been known to throw the odd bit of verbal abuse towards opposition supporters before, during and after games but I have say SINCERE

thanks to everyone from across the country who has taken the time,trouble and effort to show solidarity with Leicester fans.

 

[treer]

For a Sunderland fan to leave the winners shirt is amazing, incredible.

[woddyuk]

Same here mate. The amount of foxes and Leicestershire related tributes is amazing enough but the "others". 

Wow just wow. 

Spurs and Derby shirts with words like "separated by colours United in grief" 

The same on a wolves flag and a Leeds shirt. Down there Tuesday night and saw a guy in a Forest tracksuit QUEUING to lay flowers. Manchesters United and City, a Chelsea and Arsenal scarf side by side. A Forest scarf between two Leicester ones. Walsall, Scunthorpe, Bournemouth, Brighton, Juventus, Roma, Sevilla, Athletico Madrid, Barca, Celtic, Rangers, Coventry, Lincoln, Queen of The South, Queen of the South all the way from Scotland ffs, Luton, Peterborough, Norwich, Middlesborough, Newcastle ?? Southampton, the list goes on. ?? 

Some of the messages and tributes especially from "rivals" are heartbreaking and hard to hold back the tears. But for me one of the most poignant is just five white roses laid on the concourse amongst the shirts. 

[huggybear]

2 guys in Sunderland shirts queuing in front of me for the best part of 2 hours last night in the freezing cold to sign the book of condolence - amazing gesture, but having spent 3 years living in Sunderland I know how great their fans are.    I was blown away by all the messages and the efforts of other club's fans, especially what we're seeing on here from Cardiff and Burnley supporters.  These two games are going to be incredibly difficult for us but it appears we will have no opponents off the pitch, only friends.

[urban.spaceman]

I think that’s the most humbling thing for me. It’s ****ing amazing. 

 

I’ve written on here before about how I was in Africa when we won the league and got to see first hand how we’d caught the imagination of the literally the world. This has really brought that home. It blew me away when I went yesterday. 

 

The love from the rest of the football world is truly palpable and really intense. I love football even more than I did on Saturday afternoon. 

[UpTheLeagueFox]

A former Forest player messaged me yesterday saying he wanted to meet up at the ground to pay his respects and on behalf of football in general. Hopefully seeing him there later. It's the football family coming together.

[Lovejoy]

49 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

I think that’s the most humbling thing for me. It’s ****ing amazing. 

 

I’ve written on here before about how I was in Africa when we won the league and got to see first hand how we’d caught the imagination of the literally the world. This has really brought that home. It blew me away when I went yesterday. 

 

The love from the rest of the football world is truly palpable and really intense. I love football even more than I did on Saturday afternoon. 

It's beautiful the reaction. Without meaning to sound dramatic, I feel like my whole feeling towards football and the wider family has changed.

[urban.spaceman]

 

43 minutes ago, Lovejoy said:

It's beautiful the reaction. Without meaning to sound dramatic, I feel like my whole feeling towards football and the wider family has changed.

Absolutely agree. I did a long post the other day before Vichai’s death was confirmed about how football wasn’t just a game it’s a community. This has blown me away. I was too young to appreciate the wider reactions to Hillsborough or Matthew Harding but this has truly stunned me. 

[Raw Dykes]

It's a shame that had to happen in such tragic circumstances, but it really has been such a great thing to see the tremendous amount of sympathy and support from the footballing community from all over the continent, and even the world. I can't speak for anyone else, but it has helped me to deal with the awful tragedy.

 

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to offer condolences to us.

Edited 31 October 2018 by Raw Dykes

[Buce]

 

And let's make sure that time doesn't dim our memory of what has happened here.

 

When it's another club's turn to grieve, we must stand by them, shoulder to shoulder.

[Claridge]

29 minutes ago, Buce said:

 

And let's make sure that time doesn't dim our memory of what has happened here.

 

When it's another club's turn to grieve, we must stand by them, shoulder to shoulder.

Exactly,it seems weird to think that I almost hated (bit strong but disliked wasn't strong enough) some clubs. After this I know that I won't feel like that and will probably enjoy the game more for it.

[PAULCFC]

Thank you to every supporter who has put a shirt,flag,flowers or scarf at our ground......means so much!

[Corky]

It would be great if we could applaud them when Birch welcomes them before the match. They've all sent condolences and best wishes and it would be a great gesture to acknowledge that.

[Jacafox]

That Corky, is a great idea.