THE 56

RIP 56.

Never forgotten

 

I was away at uni in London that day. A man on the tube heard my accent and asked if I was from Bradford and told me there'd been a fire. It wasn't until I got home and saw the news coverage that I realised how bad it was. But I think it has taken years of growing older to realise how devastating it was to so many; both at the ground and at home. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.

Bless you all.

 

I was born a few years after 1985 but the affect that this day has on my usually stiff upper lip parents breaks my heart every year.

Those that lost their lives and those that were, and still are, affected will always be in our thoughts.

 

Thoughts are with the people of Bradford today, those who lost their lives and all the families and supporters affected from that awful day.

Peace and love from the red side of the Mersey

YNWA
x

 

To those that died, Rest in Peace, they and the survivors, friends and families will always be in my thoughts

 

Forever in our thoughts.
RIP

 

Aged 3, I was ill that day. My parents as a result stayed home rather than go to their normal seats in the main stand.

We were lucky. Today our thoughts are with those that weren't alive or dead.

RIP

 

Thoughts to those affected and involved 33 years ago today.

Rest in peace xx

 

Your right Ricky, it never leaves you. I still get very angry when ever I see pictures of it and a few years ago a program was on one of these cable channels about it and I burst in to tears. The next day I rang ITV (it wasn't on ITV but to me they filmed it and they had the duty of care to restrict it's use) and had a full on melt down with them.

I was lucky that day, my dad, brother in law and nephew were in the stand and had I chosen to go with them rather than go with mates in the Kop, the only seats my dad could have got were at the back. Because I went in the Kop he managed to get the last three on the front row of the stand and wasn't injured, though died of a heart attack 8 months later that to this day I put down to him never getting over the fire.

I can't bring myself to go to the memorial, never have and I doubt I ever will because I know I'd be in floods of tears. The day is marked with quiet thought, usually around the 3.40 time.

We never forget and it makes us what we are - a very special football club.

 

RIP our friends.

We will never let you be forgotten

 

A few today with tears in their eyes no shame in letting your feeling out for that tragic day.
I used to break down when ever I heard "You'll Never Walk Alone" unfortunately it was usually played at most parties ETC that I have attended in the past its usually gets played at the end of the night and I have to make my excuses and take myself away somewhere quite, never be ashamed of crying mate it took me a long time to get over that particular song, can deal with it but I won't join hands and wave them above my head.

 

RIP thoughts with everyone affected that sad day

 

RIP Thoughts with all families that were affected by this tragedy. Gone but never forgotten

 

Devastated, even after 33 today will never ever leave me. Godbless all who will never see VP again , godbless the families who suffered, godbless all who are still affected.

 

Same here. I was 10 and had just bought myself a Mars Bar at the kop kiosk near the main stand - saw the smoke and ran back to my dad, rest of the day is a blur.
RIP

 

The pain never stops, on this day of the year, COULD I have done more ?
I have helped survivors, but not those we all lost.

 

That song still gets me...every bloody time....but, so it should..

 

That season I missed just 3 games in all- 2 away and 1 at home............. was that day.

I would have been stood in the upper paddock at that time right next to where it started. I chose to play football in some cup finals in London and would watch the game later that evening when I got home.

I am not religious but someone somewhere made me take that decision.

 

Not an easy watch but BT Sport are showing One Day In May tonight at 10 o'clock.