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A minute's silence held for PUP leader David Ervine before a soccer match was met with booing by some of the crowd.A minute's silence held for PUP leader David Ervine before a soccer match was met with booing by some of the crowd.
Some fans of Cliftonville disrupted the tribute to the loyalist before the game with Glentoran at the Oval. Mr Ervine was a lifelong Glentoran supporter.Some fans of Cliftonville disrupted the tribute to the loyalist before the game with Glentoran at the Oval. Mr Ervine was a lifelong Glentoran supporter.
Glentoran board member Jim Rodgers said "most people were shocked because the vast majority of people in the stadium observed it without any problem."Glentoran board member Jim Rodgers said "most people were shocked because the vast majority of people in the stadium observed it without any problem."
Mr Ervine died on Monday aged 53, a day after becoming ill at home.Mr Ervine died on Monday aged 53, a day after becoming ill at home.
Cliftonville's support is drawn mainly from the Catholic community in north Belfast.Cliftonville's support is drawn mainly from the Catholic community in north Belfast.
Warm tributes have been paid to Mr Ervine from across the political and religious spectrum in recent days.Warm tributes have been paid to Mr Ervine from across the political and religious spectrum in recent days.
MPs paid tribute to the PUP leader David Ervine during Northern Ireland questions in the Commons on Wednesday.
Those who expressed condolences to his family included Security Minister Paul Goggins; the former security minister, Jane Kennedy; David Simpson, DUP; Conservatives Sir Nicholas Winterton and Laurence Robertson and Liberal Democrat Lembit Opik.