exapno mapcase wrote:
Anyone who went to football then knows fans were treated like a lower form of life and if you were a travellling fan then it was worse still. The knee jerk "fans fault" boiled my piss that day and it is a disgrace that it takes til now before any kind genuine truth and apology. God bless all those who had to campaign for this, who lost family and friends, and God bless all those who were killed that day.
South Yorkshire Police.....well no surprises there, Maggie Thatcher's bully boys.
The familes were right - for once I think Mr Cameron speaks the truth
Absolutely. I remember moving up from East Anglia to Sheffield in 1986 and being absolutely gobsmacked at seeing how the South Yorkshire police totally herded travelling fans through the city and how heavy handed they were with them. Ordinary people wanting a day out at the match, herded like cattle and made to keep moving. Sight seeing? Stopping? No chance. Treated as if they had done something wrong just by being there.
I might have lived in the South for many a year, but I have never forgotten my Sheffield roots. I have also never forgotten how SY police treated the miners either.
But back to the report, I am glad that the truth has come out at last and my thoughts are with all those affected by that day. I can't believe that it has taken so long to get the truth out and I have the upmost respect for everyone who campaigned for the truth. I sincerely hope that everyone involved in the cover up is made to answer for their wrong doings and the families get justice for their loved ones.