Ah but the predominant number of Hearts fans are not catholic. I agree though, that its unfair when everyone gets tarred with the same brush, so to speak. Observing a moment of silence before football matches in respect of the death of certain individuals is commonplace and usually these observances are respected by almost everyone in the crowd. I am mindful of the silences recogniized before games when Brian Clough past away, after the death of the Queen mother and the two little girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman who were abducted and murdered in Soham. I for one think that it is a wonderful respectful tradition and I think that it is very sad when people disresect this usualy out of ignorance. Den