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15 Apr 2024
Hillsborough stadium had a long history of dangerous overcrowding incidents, including near misses in the 1988, 1987 & 1981 FA Cup Semi Finals.
The deaths in 1989 weren’t the first crush deaths there & 1989 wasn’t even the first disaster at Hillsborough.
Here is the history: -
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Is everyone in Liverpool getting Spanish lessons and I’m not getting invited or what
May 29
Anthony Gordon speaking in Spanish at his Barcelona unveiling after making the move from Newcastle 🇪🇸
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May 29
In remembrance of the 39 supporters who lost their lives at the Heysel Stadium on May 29th 1985... May them rest in peace.
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May 29
A more fitting and appropriate memorial to the victims of the Heysel disaster.
And good on the club and staff who heard the feedback from @spiritofshankly and listened and acted 👏
May 29
Liverpool FC today unveiled a new memorial at Anfield to mark the 41st anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster, and to honour the 39 football supporters who tragically lost their lives on May 29, 1985.
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May 21
Today I had shivers down my spine seeing the banners and artwork of Peter Carney and @GaryRogersArt at the #RealTruthLegacyProject.
The talent they both possess to create such powerful and moving pieces never ceases to amaze me.
Thank you both for your incredible support for our project to educate children about Hillsborough and state cover-ups.
A beautiful tribute to the great Phil Hammond was also featured today ❤️
#JFT97
#RealTruthLegacyProject
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May 21
The deaths at Hillsborough were not caused by pushing.
The spectator pens were so overcrowded that no one could push anywhere with any material force, with most peoples’ arms trapped immobile to their sides due to ‘vice-like’ pressure.
The failure of the badly corroded crush barrier (barrier 252a) at about 3:05pm caused a ‘progressive crowd collapse’ (see the graphic below) which triggered the deaths and serious injuries
Incidentally, around 42 of the 97 who died were standing towards the back of the terraces, largely in area behind the failed crush barrier
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This is barrier 252a, which often used in photos depicting the aftermath of the disaster
The barrier dated from the 1930s and would have failed cursory safety inspections, had any been carried out
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May 21
Crowds have to managed, otherwise they become dangerous, whatever the makeup of the crowd.
That is the case where it is crowds at Trafalgar Square at New Year, a Who or Rolling Stones gig, Stalin’s funeral, Astroworld in Florida, a pilgrimage to Mecca, or people sheltering from an air raid at Bethnal Green tube
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Fact check…
There is no evidence that Liverpool fans arrived late at Hillsborough in 1989
The crowd build up outside the Leppings Lane had become problematic by 2:15pm
And by 2:40pm the build up had become so critical that the exit gates had to be opened to relive the pressure of the crowd in the Leppings Lane notorious bottleneck
As there were only 7 turnstiles for 10,100 terrace tickets, fans would have had to arrived 2 hours before kickoff to all be admitted in time.
Simple maths on the flow rate would have shown that the turnstiles were never going to cope
2:15pm for a 3pm kick off is by no means late.
What time do you normally get to the ground Bob?
May 14
My Q's. Was there a rush to get in? Facts: 7 turnstiles. 24,000 tickets allocated, apparently. Many fabs arrived late.
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And incidentally any fan arriving truly late (after say 2:55) would actually have helped the situation as they would not have been admitted, and would have been one less person on the concourse or the terraces
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On this day 41 years ago, 54 Bradford City supporters and two Lincoln City supporters went to a football match and never returned home.
We will never forget those who sadly lost their lives, and as always, our thoughts are with their families and the hundreds still affected by the disaster to this day.
Always in our hearts. 🎗️
#BCAFC
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May 10
Remembering the 56 football fans who sadly never made it home from Valley Parade, Bradford, 41 years ago on 11th May, 1985
Lest we ever Forget them, and the many injured fans too ❤ 🙏
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May 10
1/ The inquest was indeed held in Warrington, which was a location agreed by *all* interested parties, including QCs for Sheffield Wednesdsy, South Yorkshire Police, Police Federation, SYMAS and Sheffield City Council, None objected to the Warrington location. It was also a much more neutral location than the 1991 inquests in Sheffield, where ( for example) a juror had a SWFC tattoo.
2/ All houses and shops/ pubs in the vicinity of the ground were visited in the house to house inquiry. Most saw nothing that was unusual for a big match day, which is supported by the very few arrests made. Plenty of local resident witnesses gave evidence at Warrington, mainly by video link. All parties incl SYP, SWFC etc had the ability to call whatever local witnesses they liked and did so. No proposed witnesses were vetoed by other parties.
3/ The Inquest jury specifically found that fans were not the cause of the disaster. That finding was unanimous.
4/ The overall jury findings were accepted by SYP, SWFC, SCC and SYMAS, who did feel not the need at any point to instigate judicial reviews over *any* aspect of the inquests, and had no issues with the process or location.
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May 10
I wish people understood what comments like this do to Hillsborough families.
We buried loved ones, endured decades of lies, and then sat through years of hearings while the evidence was examined in detail.
The findings were clear:
• supporters did not cause the disaster
• there was no evidence ticketless fans caused the crush
• the failures were institutional
Some of us gave our entire lives to proving the truth.
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May 10
Just another factcheck on that…
Liverpool fans didn’t arrive late at Hillsborough.
The crowd build up had become a problem by 2:15pm and was so critical by 2:42 that exit gates were opened to relieve pressure.
The reason for the crowd build up was the lack of turnstiles (7 stiles for 10,100 fans - and 1 broke down) which were never going to admit all fans unless they all arrived some 2 hours before kick off
May 10
Nasty snide of a man. Firstly- is that the best you can do. And secondly- you dont even know me. My original comment was possibly worded badly. Fans were late attempting to get into the game(some possibly without tickets) which caused the crushing outside. Many mistakes were made
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And on the ticketless point, you should really have a read of the evidence heard in court (below), as you’d never make that assertion again if you understood it
16 Jul 2024
The Hillsborough disaster can’t have been caused by ticketless fans as it was scientifically proven in court that there were fewer fans on the terraces than there were tickets sold
The 2016 inquest jury found unanimously that fans did not cause or contribute to the disaster
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May 10
There is another point worth making. Fans bunked in when they could not get a ticket. Wembley sold out. Hillsborough did not. There were tickets still available
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1. At Hillsborough, fans were so tightly packed in the Leppings Lane concourse that nobody could charge anywhere. The exit gates were opened at police direction to relieve overcrowding.
2. There’s no evidence of any volume of ticketless fans at Hillsborough as the Health & Safety Executive, consulting engineers and police counts found that there were fewer fans on the terraces than ticket sold - see the analysis heard in court, which established that ticketless fans were not a factor in the disaster, in the post following this
3. The 2016 Hillsborough Inquest jury found *unanimously* that fans did not cause the disaster, nor even contribute to causing it
4. This footage is wheeled out regularly and always attracts comments like yours, but the big picture is that around 100,000 Merseysiders went to Wembley that day, stood side by side peacefully on the terraces, and there were only a handful of arrests inside and outside the stadium, and far fewer than other finals
May 10
So- Liverpool fans didn’t charge the turnstiles to gain illegal entry at Hillsboro but risk a big fall at Wembley?
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This is the analysis heard in court
16 Jul 2024
The Hillsborough disaster can’t have been caused by ticketless fans as it was scientifically proven in court that there were fewer fans on the terraces than there were tickets sold
The 2016 inquest jury found unanimously that fans did not cause or contribute to the disaster
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The flags are back thanks to @SpionKop1906 - it’s been a momentous week for fan activism thanks to everyone who supported us 👏👏- enjoy the match #ynwa #unityisstrength #lfc #jointheunion
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