15/04/1989 Hillsborough

My heart bleeds reading that poem in the OP.

I'll never, ever forget that day. As FW said, this could have been any of us going to a game and never coming home. It's still as shocking remembering it today, as it was watching it unfold in '89.

I hope the bereaved get some closure to this matter some time soon.

R.I.P The 96 and give them Justice so the families can be at peace.

Emerald wrote: ShamtheRam wrote: Out of interest had any of ye ever been in Hillsbrough prior to 1989?? I was there in January '88 for a Sheff Wed v Everton 4th round FA Cup tie. It finished 1-1 and Peter Reid scored a rare goal. I was in the Leppings Lane end as well so can empathize with the supporters involved in the tragedy.

What sort of ground was it? sh*thole?

Justice for the 96.

Carmody 10 wrote: R.I.P The 96 and give them Justice so the families can be at peace.   Shot of Rafa crying, Never again do I think he should manage the club but this picture underlines his affection and respect for the 96 and how he has become personally affected by it since only arriving at Liverpool in 2004.

Top man Rafa,takes a 6 mil payout and joins Inter 3 days later,its ok cos he gave 96,000 of it to a Hillsborough charity.

RIP those killed in Hillsborough.

Emerald wrote: ShamtheRam wrote: Emerald wrote: ShamtheRam wrote: Out of interest had any of ye ever been in Hillsbrough prior to 1989?? I was there in January '88 for a Sheff Wed v Everton 4th round FA Cup tie. It finished 1-1 and Peter Reid scored a rare goal. I was in the Leppings Lane end as well so can empathize with the supporters involved in the tragedy. What sort of ground was it? sh*thole? Not much worse than most English 1st division grounds at the time TBH. The thing I remember vividly was the tunnels you had to go through to get from the concourse into the stands. That of course was a major contributory factor to the disaster, as the fans couldn't get back out to the entrance end of the tunnels.

i dont see how the ground was at fault here. hillsborough was a quality football ground, not like the character-less crap they build today. i went to hillsborough twice in the 80's, one of my favourite football grounds, terrible tragedy. as for "tunnels" they were just passages under the top tier, some of yas a painting it as some sort of really weird place, are ya sure yas were ever there, or have ya just been reading the sun ??

McG wrote: Thread cleaned up. Morons opinions removed. Back to thread, RIP.