Recent content by Bloother

If there was ever a thread to contribute to, this is it. Devastated. So proud of two things: he is finally getting the recognition he deserves for his achievements; and the number of times the words 'gentleman' and 'decent' have been (and are being) used to describe him. He WAS a genuine...

Like HH, this will be my only comment on this thread. I won't get drawn into a tit-for-tat exchange when what I think does not correspond with what someone else thinks. Frankly, I'm embarrassed at the reaction of people to the outcome of this referendum. It appears that some people are fine...

I'm sure that none of those there bear any guilt for causing the deaths of 96 people. This is because there is no guilt attached to them. Finally, after 27 years, this myth and mis truth can be laid to rest. This is my last word on this as I'm finding all a bit distasteful. Liverpool fans were...

Not according to the verdicts at the inquest after two years of evidence.

Yes, because of a lack of control leading up to the ground. In previous seasons the approach was controlled with cordons. That day fans were allowed to converge on the gates in greater numbers with greater ease. But the decision could have been correct if the central tunnel was blocked. Or the...

Did you know that in 1981, 38 Tottenham fans were injured, including some with broken legs, at the same end of the same ground in similar cirumstances. The action of the police in 1981 probably saved the situation escalating as they opened the gates in the fences and allowed fans onto the the...

Look at the information on the BBC website. The answers to these questions are there. Lack of crowd control measures on the approach to the stadium (deemed necessary in previous seasons, but not for that fateful match) was the main reason for the crush outside. Too few turnstiles contributed...

Super, to repeat what I said earlier...there was no mention of of ticketless, drunk fans in any of the reporting I saw yesterday. The Liverpool fans were completely exonerated from blame. Time to move on from this idea and focus on the many, many, many failings. What is this obsession with...

Mark, there was no mention of of ticketless, drunk fans in any of the reporting I saw yesterday. The Liverpool fans were completely exonerated from blame. Time to move on from this idea and focus on the many, many, many failings.

No. The enquiry found that Liverpool fans were categorically NOT to blame. Listening , as I have, all day it was a catalogue of errors and cover-ups. The police, the ambulance service, match command, the ground design, Sheffield Wednesday, health and safety executive...the list goes on. In fact...

Bingo Dave, over to you

Thanks Vicky. This may have been posed before, but here goes: Sunderland won it in 1979 and Villa won it in 1981. Who won it in 1980?

First used substitute in a competitive first‐team match.

The noise definitely didn't travel H. A fault of Wembley perhaps?

Can we stop repeating the 'we'd have taken where we are now at the beginning of the season' mantra. I think we all agree on that. However, it is right to look at the bigger picture and assess the season as a whole. I think QSF should stay, however he has flaws that we all recognise. Are these...