Liverpool

[H18sry]

Today is the 21st anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster where 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives. Please show ur respect to the 96 innocent people that died that day justice for the 96...you'll never walk alone

[Scouse Hibee]

ynwa 96

[Frazerbob]

I still refuse to buy The Sun after their campaign against the Liverpool fans and football fans in general.

[SteveHFC]

r.i.p

justice for the 96

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

It certainly wasn't a pleasant day out. Amazing to think it was 21 years ago!

[Hibs On Tour]

RIP
Justice For The 96!

[Sylar]

I'm normally quite good at remembering Hillsborough, but all this talk of volcanic ash has had me somewhat distracted today - been very little else on the news!

Sad day indeed - documentary on NatGeo later on this evening for anyone interested.

[nonshinyfinish]

RIP. Terrible tragedy, truly sickening opportunism from the Sun.

[seanraff07]

Rip.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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documentary on NatGeo later on this evening for anyone interested.

Emotional viewing, I think its on The History Channel tho.

[HibbyAndy]

Justice for the 96.

[Rab _B]

Rip justice for 96 nver forgotten

[TheEastTerrace]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/d...sborough-panel

RIP 96

[jacomo]

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RIP
Justice For The 96!

[sadtom]

Justice for the '96.
***** the Sun.

[Reaper]

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I still refuse to buy The Sun after their campaign against the Liverpool fans and football fans in general.

Me too

[West Upper]

RIP

Justice For The 96 !!

[Pretty Boy]

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RIP. Terrible tragedy, truly sickening opportunism from the Sun.

I still get the angry everytime i see Kelvin Mckenzies face. The way he has carved a career for himself as some sort of celebrity absolutely disgusts me. He should have been locked up for allowing such nonsense to be printed about the innocent people who died that day.

[Lofarl]

Whilst I have no wish for my comment to seem insensitve I believe we hear far more about Hillsbourgh than we do about Hysel, Bradford or even Ibrox for that matter.

All said events where horrendous but avoidable.

[Ed De Gramo]

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I still refuse to buy The Sun after their campaign against the Liverpool fans and football fans in general.

What happened regarding The Sun?

[ForeverHibs93]

Rip 96

[.Sean.]

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What happened regarding The Sun?

Amongst other things they claimed Liverpool fans stole from the dead and attacked paramedics, all utter bollocks.

[Frazerbob]

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What happened regarding The Sun?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsbo...er_controversy

[stu in nottingham]

God bless those ninety-six fans. Just ordinary people who ventured out to watch their football team that fateful Saturday afternoon and met with a dreadful situation.

Hopefully we have learnt from their sad and unnecessary passing.

They will never walk alone.

[Albanian Hibs]

God bless.

YNWA

[Oscar Lomax]

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I still refuse to buy The Sun after their campaign against the Liverpool fans and football fans in general.

Its a torie loving rag.

[Hibs On Tour]

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What happened regarding The Sun?

Rag said that the Liverpool fans were looting from the dead bodies and also pissing on them 'cos they were drunk. Said fans were attacking paramedics too.

Complete and total lies.

South Yorkshire Police on the other hand were attacking fans who were trying to escape the Lemmings Lane end by helping each other over the fences [including kids]

Complete farce as to why none of the police in command that day have been convicted for their actions - particularly as some were caught lying regarding the events of the day...

At the end of the day though, they [and we] are just football fans and in the eyes of the authorities are completely worthless.

RIP
Justice for the 96

[Danderhall Hibs]

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Rag said that the Liverpool fans were looting from the dead bodies and also pissing on them 'cos they were drunk. Said fans were attacking paramedics too.

Complete and total lies.

Didn't they print photos of the "looting"?

[Hibs On Tour]

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Didn't they print photos of the "looting"?

What I remember is them printing a retraction and an 'apology' of sorts...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsbo...er_controversy

Think that the Taylor Enquiry also found no evidence of anything like that having happened but sure that there will be more informed posters regarding the subject than me on this board who can clarify.

More info here too:

http://hfdinfo.com/digital/

[Boris]

Taylor Report did indeed confirm that no such thing happened - also confirmed, among many other things, that David Duckenfield, the newly appointed match commander, lied about the gates being forced, that key video tapes from the police surveillance box were "lost", that police notebooks mysteriouly disappeared or were clearly changed or completed in unison, etc, etc, etc. Not saying the police carry the whole can - an incompetent FA hierarchy & just the way football fans (in England anyway) were treated in the late 70's & 80's all had their part to play.

Cover up from start to finish by the Thatcher establishment supported by a Tory loving press by & large. Different world then you have to remember - no internet - and people could be influenced far more by what they read (and Believed....) from the papers. With todays instant availability of information, opinions, etc via the internet it would have been a different outcome enquiry wise.

Can remember still the 2 plods from the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad who I was interviewed by several weeks later. West Midlands were the force appointed to "independently" enquire into Hillsborough. Their Serious Crime squad was disbanded a couple of years later following allegations of serious corruption & malpractice........... Q1 How did you travel to Sheffield; Q2 What time did you arrive in Sheffield? Q3 How much alcohol had you drunk before the match? NOt had you had any alcohol mind you, just "how much".

Thought the Taylor Enquiry would be no more than a cover up but as it turned out the Tory establishment made the mistake of appointing a man of great integrity, honesty & investigative skill who left no stone unturned. His hands were tied to a certain extent by the original farcical inquest verdict but he pulled no punches in completely & totally clearing Liverpool fans of any blame while clearly laying the blame with South Yorkshire Constabulary, the FA & the local authority.

As for Kelvin MacKenzie - Bernard Ingham's poodle - he phoned up Kenny Dalglish (I believe on instructions from the Sun's owners worried about the almost total collapse of sales & advertising on Merseyside & in many other parts of the North West) to see if anything could be done. Kenny told him to have the Sun print another banner headline with the words "WE LIED" replacing "THE TRUTH". Can't be done says MacKenzie. Then there's nothing down for you says Kenny.

Heard or read somewhere within the last few days that in the UK it takes an average of 17.5 years to have an inquiry re-opened into a perceived miscarriage of justice after a disaster involving serious loss of life. Well past the Hillsborough families & survivors getting their day in court.