Can't believe it's 30 years since that tragedy. I remember sitting watching events unfold live on TV. Could not believe what I was seeing.
39 fans died and 600 injured, yet the game was played despite the disaster in order to prevent further disorder apparently.
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29-05-2015 06:28 PM #1
Heysel disaster - 30 years ago today
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29-05-2015 09:16 PM #2
Did anyone ever go to jail? 39 people dead as a consequence of a riot, but I haven't heard stories of anyone being brought to book.
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29-05-2015 09:51 PM #5This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteHIBERNIAN FC - ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY SINCE 1875
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30-05-2015 12:57 PM #9
I was at The Heysel (its not called that now though) about 3 years ago for the Scotland game thanks to thecat and his mate Kenny, its certainly changed a bit since that fateful night.
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30-05-2015 01:14 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't pretend to know a lot about Heysel but it ha always seemed strange to me such a high profile disaster with such a high human cost goes pretty much unmentioned every year.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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30-05-2015 01:54 PM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
YNWA etc.
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30-05-2015 03:36 PM #13
From what I've read about it the game should never have been held there. Both clubs objected in advance and uefa ignored them. Both clubs objected to the neutral section of terracing that eventually allowed fans of both teams to buy tickets for and again uefa ignored them. Of course there's no doubt some liverpool fans were at fault that night but there were grave mistakes made in the venue selection and ticketing arrangements too. I think the match commander or head of security was convicted of manslaughter as well as some Liverpool fans.
Last edited by Mr White; 30-05-2015 at 03:41 PM.
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30-05-2015 06:53 PM #14
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This was the reason English teams got banned from Europe for years. Horrible night and it's hard to understand how that game went ahead.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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30-05-2015 07:07 PM #15
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Before my time. Just thankfull things like this seem no longer possible at football.. Along with crushes etc.. Something I always keep in mind when thinking about bringing back terracing and also when debating policing at games etc
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30-05-2015 07:20 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This plaque is one of two memorials like this at Anfield. The other is of course for the 96 Liverpool fans who were killed at Hillsborough four years later.
There are several memorials to the disaster victims in Turin, including one in front of Juventus stadium.
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30-05-2015 09:14 PM #17
Bit too young (41) to Remember the Ibrox.. but had family involved that day..
And then Bradford, Heysel and Hillsborough -And As a young lad (14) - I was going to watch Liverpool for the First time.. Thankfully I never made it to Sheffield that Day..
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