The Tin Trooper Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Now, 20 years ago yesterday, the worst football disaster in history occured. The Hillsborough Disaster was a deadly human crush that occurred on 15 April, 1989, at Hillsborough, a football stadium, the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in Sheffield, England, resulting in the deaths of 96 people (all fans of Liverpool F.C.). It remains the deadliest stadium-related disaster in British history and one of the worst in international football. It was the second of two stadium-related disasters to feature Liverpool supporters, the other being the Heysel Stadium Disaster in 1985. The match was an FA Cup semi-final clash between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. It was abandoned six minutes into the game.The inquiry into the disaster, the Taylor Report, named the cause as failure of police control, and resulted in the conversion of many football stadiums in the United Kingdom to all-seater and the removal of barriers at the front of stands. On 15 April 2009, fans of all sides totalling 28,000 people gathered at Anfield to pay their respects twenty years on, and starting at 3:06pm there were two minutes' silence in respect. This included public transport coming to a stand-still. Nottingham and Sheffield also gathered for two minutes' silences to pay their respects. And now, today, at 3:06pm, since I was not here yesterday. I would like us to stop making cards and posting comments for two minutes as a way of paying respect to those who died at Hillsborough. This is not spam, this is rememberance. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 2 minutes isn't a very long time. Besides, it's not like anyone is going to listen. =3 *this was posted 1 minute and 33 seconds after I finished reading your post* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Already did it yesterday. No-one I know died, but it was still terrible. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tin Trooper Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 2 minutes isn't a very long time. Besides' date=' it's not like anyone is going to listen. =3 *this was posted 1 minute and 33 seconds after I finished reading your post*[/quote'] Well, I would have posted this yesterday, but my PC crashed. And besides, two minutes is customary for all rememberances. Now that it is 3:10pm, could a Mod delete this? Or lock it. Either one's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 2 minutes isn't a very long time. Besides' date=' it's not like anyone is going to listen. =3 *this was posted 1 minute and 33 seconds after I finished reading your post*[/quote'] Well, I would have posted this yesterday, but my PC crashed. And besides, two minutes is customary for all rememberances. Now that it is 3:10pm, could a Mod delete this? Or lock it. Either one's fine. The difference though, is that it'll usually take two minutes to post a reply anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tin Trooper Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 2 minutes isn't a very long time. Besides' date=' it's not like anyone is going to listen. =3 *this was posted 1 minute and 33 seconds after I finished reading your post*[/quote'] Well, I would have posted this yesterday, but my PC crashed. And besides, two minutes is customary for all rememberances. Now that it is 3:10pm, could a Mod delete this? Or lock it. Either one's fine. The difference though, is that it'll usually take two minutes to post a reply anyway.If I was on my computer earlier, it wouldn't be a problem. But thank you for remembering the Hillsborough Disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I don't care. I wasn't even born, and think about the people who die in air crashes? You gonna hold rememberance for them too? Thank you for wasting my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuldur Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 It was terrible. But life goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 While I don't want to come across as unsympathetic, sheet happens. I've never really understood the point of silence as a means to pay respect either - I can respect someone or something inside my own mind without the need to impair any physical behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tin Trooper Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 While I don't want to come across as unsympathetic' date=' s*** happens. I've never really understood the point of silence as a means to pay respect either - I can respect someone or something inside my own mind without the need to impair any physical behaviour.[/quote'] Well, I don't understand the need for silence but it still happens. I Guess it's just a gut reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommers2008 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 It was a sad day for football...!! R.I.P to all those lost.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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