Hillsborough Remembrance In Liverpool 25 Years On

[dave50]

What are people's thoughts on what's going on in Liverpool this afternoon? Am I the only one who thinks it's all a bit over the top? Yes I know it was a terrible thing that happened but I just cant help thinking a lower key approach would have been better.

[ParsleyDumpling]

Whilst I never venture into news I do read the questions with interest; Hillsborough did NOT have a valid safety certificate for the semi final. Sheffield Wednesday had not updated it since 1979 and were criticised for not acting on earlier crushing incidents there. Concerns had also been raised the previous year about crushing issues.

Source is Wikipedia

[whirlyhurly]

I cannot believe the anti Liverpudlian bias.

[New Judge]

Yes I believe it is a bit over the top but as has been said it's not hurting anybody. It's interesting that the tragedy took place in Liverpool and that still the mourning continues. I wonder, had an identical tragedy occurred at the Arsenal or Chelsea, whether the rememberance would have been quite so prolonged and intense.

[New Judge]

sorry ^^^ "...had the tragedy TAKEN place ..." Terrible grammar.

[ummmm]

I don't think it's OTT at all. When people die their loved ones mourn them, especially on anniversaries. In this case 96 people died needlessly, I don't think the grief would ever go.

[Arksided]

I'm not anti liddypudlian in fact I like a great deal of them (mostly toffees) but they do like to milk it... they do tho don't they they do tho don't they.

If anything thing happened in that there London we know about it. Centre of the universe

BTW Baza... sos...my mistake.

[Gromit]

The ground got a Safety Certificate in 1978. In 1981 improvements were made to the ground so it should have re-applied for for a new certificate but didn't. If it had, it would have got one.

[royfromaus]

No one is forcing you to take any interests, dave50. Why not just ignore it?
I think you probably wanted to start a scouse bashing thread. It also looks like some ABers were waiting for a scouse bashing thread.

[ELVIS68]

In 1981 at the same stadium during a semi final match between Spurs and Wolves there was a severe crushing incident in The Leppings Lane end, nobody died that day so it was ignored, there's a video on YouTube about it, can't post it from iPad sorry.

As for the memorial service, if it helps the families then so be it.

What I don't like is the fact that Liverpool supporters seem to think everyone likes them because of what happened.

[237SJ]

In a very short span of time around those couple of years there was Lockerbie, Kegworth, Piper Alpha, Zeebrugge and the Marchioness (most of which had more fatalities). Each to their own I suppose but let`s not forget the other disasters either.

[whirlyhurly]

Yes the Titanic disaster was mentioned on the news ( a ceremony in Belfast)

[Bathsheba]

there was plenty of discussion re the Titanic at the centenary of the disaster, divebuddy.

[DrFilth]

no person who was at the ground or lost a loved one will ever forget and no other decent footy fan should forget

[zebo]

A football disaster that's rarely mentioned happened at Burnden Park, Bolton in 1946, 33 died in an over-crowded stadium. My Father, lately returned from India went but seeing the crowds, he and a couple of his ex RAF friends decided to go into town for a drink. Amazingly, they knew nothing about it, no instant news then, and he got home about 7.30, my mother was convinced he was dead when he hadn't come home at the proper time. The match incredibly went ahead.

[royfromaus]

Agreed DrFilth. I think the respect shown this week at football grounds up and down the country speaks volumes.
Possibly, Answerbank only attracts the armchair fans?

[Sipowicz]

It saddens me that people still choose to believe the lies that were told 25 years ago, yes "choose to believe". These lies have been shown to be just that "lies"!
This is just the last page, please feel free to read the whole report.
http://hillsborough.independent.gov.uk/report/Section-1/summary/page-14/

[Arksided]

It saddens me that any tragedy should happen when going to watch football. The Truth remains that if the idiots hadn't have turned up without tickets on the day they wouldn't have killed their fellow supporters. I've not seen a single liverpool supporter admit it.