21-03-2015, 18:12
(21-03-2015, 17:50)ritchiebaby Wrote: Well said re Liverpool supporters, Shep. No matter how badly at fault the police chief was on the day, and no matter how cowardly he has been since then, he did not crush anyone to death. Liverpool fans did that to their own kind.
I don't hold any grudges or especially dislike them, but I wish some of them - and they'll know who they are - would grow a pair and step forward and admit responsibility for their own actions that day, instead of being happy to pin the blame on somebody else.
Spot on!!! There were many things that day that culminated in a terrible tragedy, sure the police have to take the brunt of the blame, but fans causing an initial crush outside the ground led to the gate being opened and more fans rushing towards the already full terrace. Had the fans outside not pushed and pushed (as all fans did in those day to be fair) then this disaster may not have happened. Likewise had the police formed a cordon away from the turnstiles like they did the previous year then there would ahve been no crush. As I say, a lot of factors caused this and the fans were definitely one of them, but due to the police and other authorities covering up the truth there will never be any blame laid at every foot that caused it.