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originally posted by: LABTECH767
a reply to: Soloprotocol
Right that is actually bang out of order, it was the Juventus Ultra hooligan's that started the riot, now I am actually an Evertonian (Technically though I no longer have any interest in the sport) but like most liverpool family's we are split about 50/50 between blue's and red's.
And for the record the worst hooligan's in British football's fan base were actually from the Cardiff football club's fan base.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: LABTECH767
And for the record the worst hooligan's in British football's fan base were actually from the Cardiff football club's fan base.
Heysel has no relevance to events in Hillsborough.
In a way it does. As i said. After Heysel the media was always going to portray Liverpool fans as thugs and to blame for Hillsborough. Heysel made it easy for the Media to paint the picture they did.
As for Labtech's statement that Cardiff were #1 crew back in the day....Not by a long shot. Chelsea, West Ham, Millwall even Leeds were head and shoulders in front in the race for English footballs top Firm for Hooliganism.
Before Heysel (and even after) i dont ever recall Liverpool having a serious organised hooligan element like the four Clubs i just mentioned.
I have no doubt that there is another reason justice has been delivered at this time..and I agree with the OP in part when he suspects that this is to bring about private police forces.
The big shame was at the time the newspapers blamed those at the front who had been squashed and most died, they were the ones who had queued and shown tickets correctly. The organizing was a shambles and many changes were made after the fact
which is usually the case.. Those at the back who were the pushers and shovers-- They Know..
originally posted by: Kester
the gates had been altered two years before so the upper bolts slid down under repeated pressure. They had to be held in position when the crowd applied pressure from outside. Those gates were redesigned to give way.
hillsborough.independent.gov.uk...
All that was needed was one or two additional influences and 'danger' could be translated into 'death and injuries'.