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comment by Curly 💩 - I'm mumpsimus and I know it.' (except on a Wednesday, that is my obstreperous day ) - ITS JIST A BIG CLIQUE N'AT (U1103)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by rats juice anurr cockjugglingthundercunt (U6393)
posted 14 minutes ago
Kelvin Mackenzie should get jailed too. There are few more morally reprehensible khunts in this country. A disgusting reptile of a man.
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Horrible, horrible person

I don't understand how the likes of him and Katie Hopkins can look themselves in the mirror every morning

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These people have completely removed themselves from any emotion with their vile pursuits. Not a shred of humanity between them.

One can only hope that people such as this eventually reap what they sow.

comment by Bluebell (U7064)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The match commander on the day of the Hillsborough disaster, former South Yorkshire Police Ch Supt David Duckenfield, potentially faces being charged with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 football fans at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989.

About fecking time anaw!
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A very emotive subject which we all need to tread carefully

In the case of duckenfield it feels slightly like we've traded one scapegoat (the fans) for another (him)

There are many complicated facets to this disaster.

IMHO duckenfield was hopelessly inadequate for the job he was asked to do. When the situation started to worsen he froze when he needed to take a hold of the emerging situation.

I do believe he went to work that day with the intention of keeping to the match plan and everyone safe.

If you look at the start of the situation the Police were guarding the half way line - their ethos was about stopping trouble rather than saving lives.

In that respect all football fans from that era share some responsibility for creating that mindset with the Police. The context being the football hooliganism which the Police faced week in and week out - particularly in England at the time which also led to those locked fences being installed in the stadiums.

That could be a chicken/egg point though as all footy fans were treated like second class citizens by the authorities

Also the minority of fans who turned up without tickets and especially the small number who charged the gate when it was opened, I wonder if any who did that reflect on their contribution to the disaster.

The stadium and (lack of) facilities too played their part.

For me the main thing is the lessons that the footballing world learned form the disaster and hopefully the families of the victims can take some comfort in the fact that they'll never be forgotten and the horror of the loss of their loved ones generated tangible improvements in fan safety which have helped keep generations of fans safer and will continue to do so.

RIP the 96

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Good points well made, but as much as the actual disaster could have been avoided, the thing that upsets everyone all the more is the cover up that was involved and the victimisation of fans from the press.

Yes rats and it looks as though some charges are being brought to bear for that - which I 100% agree with.

I remember reading Kenny D's autobiography when he spoke about the sun newspaper.

Utterly disgusting

A sign of how all football fans were viewed at the time.

Football fans are still viewed as the underclass even today.

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comment by Curly 💩 - I'm mumpsimus and I know it.... (U1103)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by Gingernuts (U2992)
posted 47 seconds ago
Football fans are still viewed as the underclass even today.


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Aye but you lot bring it on yourselves
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Remember that next time your mates get battered by over exuberant Hibees

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