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Post by nabbysarratemyhamster on May 11, 2023 20:37:35 GMT 1
I’m not having the best time of things at the moment but stuff like this really makes me give my head a shake because it goes way beyond the 56 who died!!!, I watched a documentary about it and I remember a boy being saved by his grandma but she didn’t make it out!!!
I think Yorath was manager and I think it still affects him to this day and it would never leave you I suppose much like Hillsborough although the way this ripped through the stand it’s amazing it was only 56!
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Post by Terrier Ramone on May 11, 2023 22:33:13 GMT 1
Very best wishes to City fans' families (& Lincolns too) & all who were/are affected by this tragedy.
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Post by King Neil on May 11, 2023 23:20:09 GMT 1
There seemed to be a lot more than 7000 from Barnsley that day. I’ve only ever seen more away fans when Newcastle brought 16-17000 down in 1984. I agree, I was just putting a figure to it. That was the fullest I ever saw the open end. Man City had more than anyone else at Leeds Road...as well as the full open end they once had the corner section of the terrace by the corner flag I remember the pompey game very well when they had the cowshed end aswell...as a very young Town fan I remember throwing stones into the cowshed from the ginnel at the back of the cowshed...lol. |
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Post by kennyk2 on May 12, 2023 7:14:23 GMT 1
It's one of those "Where were you when..." moments. If I remember correctly we'ed just lost 2-0 at home against Swindon and one of the players had given my dad and I a ticket for the players' lounge. It came up on the TV. Having seen the footage afterwards it's one of the most horrific things you will ever see.
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Post by Orinoco on May 12, 2023 18:35:26 GMT 1
It's one of those "Where were you when..." moments. If I remember correctly we'ed just lost 2-0 at home against Swindon and one of the players had given my dad and I a ticket for the players' lounge. It came up on the TV. Having seen the footage afterwards it's one of the most horrific things you will ever see. Wasn't it pompey?, remember being in unicorn after game and seeing on tv. |
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Post by kennyk2 on May 12, 2023 18:58:20 GMT 1
It's one of those "Where were you when..." moments. If I remember correctly we'ed just lost 2-0 at home against Swindon and one of the players had given my dad and I a ticket for the players' lounge. It came up on the TV. Having seen the footage afterwards it's one of the most horrific things you will ever see. Wasn't it pompey?, remember being in unicorn after game and seeing on tv. Might have been... we always seem to lose to Pompey at home. |
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Post by sabailand on May 12, 2023 19:06:14 GMT 1
It's one of those "Where were you when..." moments. If I remember correctly we'ed just lost 2-0 at home against Swindon and one of the players had given my dad and I a ticket for the players' lounge. It came up on the TV. Having seen the footage afterwards it's one of the most horrific things you will ever see. Wasn't it pompey?, remember being in unicorn after game and seeing on tv. Yes it was portsmouth, and on the day of the other disaster (Hillsborough) four years later we played Chester city at home, won 3-1. |
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Post by menstonterrier on May 12, 2023 21:07:58 GMT 1
I was playing cricket that day and didn’t know anything about it until having a beer in the Coach and Six in Birstall that evening when we saw the tv.
Couldn’t believe what we were watching. I always used to sit in that stand when Town went to VP to avoid the bricks being thrown in the open end.
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Post by onesteviekindon on May 12, 2023 21:26:13 GMT 1
A friend of mine was in the stand that day. Sat almost at the back he made a split second decision to go forward rather than back. It saved his life, he made it on to the pitch with seconds to spare.
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Post by smax on May 12, 2023 21:56:33 GMT 1
I was playing cricket that day and didn’t know anything about it until having a beer in the Coach and Six in Birstall that evening when we saw the tv. Couldn’t believe what we were watching. I always used to sit in that stand when Town went to VP to avoid the bricks being thrown in the open end. I was also playing cricket that day. Away at Elland. Remember it on the radio. Agree with you on the open end. I recall Ben shaw size bottles flying over a wire fence that separated us and them. Amazed how nobody suffered serious injury. |
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Post by Orinoco on May 12, 2023 23:19:40 GMT 1
Wasn't it pompey?, remember being in unicorn after game and seeing on tv. Might have been... we always seem to lose to Pompey at home. Think they got promoted that day or just missed out, can't be arsed googling it!! |
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Post by philatrickstarbuck on May 13, 2023 1:21:57 GMT 1
Such a sad day 😞
RIP the 56 🙏🏻
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Post by sabailand on May 13, 2023 15:29:18 GMT 1
Might have been... we always seem to lose to Pompey at home. Think they got promoted that day or just missed out, can't be arsed googling it!! Just missed out cos Man city also won...i think. |
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Post by Christ in Shades (art) on May 13, 2023 15:48:06 GMT 1
Think they got promoted that day or just missed out, can't be arsed googling it!! Just missed out cos Man city also won...i think. Yeah the hammered Charlton 5-0 at home. |
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Post by Junior & Onuora on May 11, 2024 8:03:43 GMT 1
39 years.
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Post by shedds on May 11, 2024 8:17:29 GMT 1
trevor stockman was my boss at the old cash and carry place that was on the land where bnq and the retail park is ,
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Post by town1971 on May 11, 2024 9:30:04 GMT 1
My dearest friend lost her friend that day I was working.She never got
over it and sadly died four years ago.So myself and my family
Will always remember this awful day.R.I.P to them all
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Post by yoy on May 11, 2024 11:41:24 GMT 1
It’s a sad day for sure. All death is hard to take , but there’s something particularly upsetting about these sorts of circumstances. People wishing loved ones a great afternoon out only for them never to return.
To those who died and those who miss them dearly, you’ll be in my thoughts today. Rest in peace.
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Post by King Neil on May 11, 2024 12:12:14 GMT 1
No one should go to a football match and never come home
Rip bantams
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Post by htafcokay on May 11, 2024 12:17:34 GMT 1
I listened to a 2017 interview with Terry Yorath the other day, and he spoke at length about that day. Harrowing.
The footage of that day is awful, and the thought of all those people not returning from a match always brings me to tears.
Rivalries aside on a day like today, no matter what my thoughts are on Bradford City.
And of course, Peter Jackson was the captain that day, Trevor Cherry was manager and Terry Yorath, Terry Dolan and Bobby Campbell were all involved at the club at that time.
RIP to the 54 Bradford City supporters and the two Lincoln City supporters that lost their lives.
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Post by griffa on May 11, 2024 12:34:52 GMT 1
Appalling tragedy, remembering the shocking images, best wishes Bradford City fans & RIP the 56.
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Post by nicovaesen on May 11, 2024 12:39:55 GMT 1
RIP to all who lost loved ones that fateful day. Wasent our stadium one of the first to be built with the implications of that day heavily inflicting the design? My dad was a fire safety officer for 28 years in Lincoln and I remember him doing countless safety briefs mentioning our stadium and showing the footage of the fire.
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Post by brighousebandbred on May 11, 2024 13:36:59 GMT 1
I listened to a 2017 interview with Terry Yorath the other day, and he spoke at length about that day. Harrowing. The footage of that day is awful, and the thought of all those people not returning from a match always brings me to tears. Rivalries aside on a day like today, no matter what my thoughts are on Bradford City. And of course, Peter Jackson was the captain that day, Trevor Cherry was manager and Terry Yorath, Terry Dolan and Bobby Campbell were all involved at the club at that time. RIP to the 54 Bradford City supporters and the two Lincoln City supporters that lost their lives. Didn’t realise 2 of the 56 were Lincoln fans . RIP to all . |
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Post by Terrier Ramone on May 11, 2024 14:12:36 GMT 1
Best wishes to all Bantams & Imps on this awful day for them.
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Post by Randy Watson on May 11, 2024 15:03:14 GMT 1
Horrific. I remember as a young lad watching it all unfold on Look North, the guy with his hair on fire has always stuck in my mind. Town did us proud at the time , letting City play at Leeds Rd.RIP to all that lost their lives and bless the families left behind
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Post by davethesprout on May 11, 2024 15:42:07 GMT 1
I was playing cricket that day and didn’t know anything about it until having a beer in the Coach and Six in Birstall that evening when we saw the tv. Couldn’t believe what we were watching. I always used to sit in that stand when Town went to VP to avoid the bricks being thrown in the open end. I Was working @ Holmfirth Folk Festival |
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Post by londoncowling on May 11, 2024 16:12:42 GMT 1
thoughts and prayers to all the Bradford City family today the tragedy affects so many to this day and forever
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Post by Mirfield Lass on May 11, 2024 17:26:35 GMT 1
Thought go to all those affected by that terrible day.
One of my dad’s friends was there that day but in one of the other stands
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Post by dugnet on May 11, 2024 17:30:27 GMT 1
Remembering the 56 - RIP 🖤🧡❤️
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Post by irverino on May 11, 2024 23:44:50 GMT 1
I was with around 12 lads working through the night at a bakery in Hillsborough, Sheffield. We got there around 4pm because Wendies were at home to WHU & didn't want to hit the traffic when news was filtering through about the fire at Valley Parade, we took the piss a bit from what we heard on the radio then later we all met in the canteen for supper/takeaways & we saw the pictures for the 1st time on tv, it was a pretty surreal moment when we realised the severity of what had happened, just about everyone left his food & the rest of the night was done in a very sombre mood........We all donated our wage from that night to the fund & the firm matched it, that summer the whole of football came together & even though the memories are going a bit that awful day remains very clear. RIP
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