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May 11th

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Frank Castle, May 11, 2020.

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  1. Frank Castle

    Frank Castle
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    I always post this today as I think it's an amazing piece of poetry (Thank you Glenn)...

    May 11 '85 is etched upon my mind,
    A dream became a nightmare and turned happiness to fear,
    The day I left my soul behind,
    But could not shed a tear.

    The sweet perfume of victory became the stench of death,
    And whilst my heart beats soundly I never will forget,
    From wisp of smoke to no more breath,
    It haunts me ever yet.

    I came to praise my heroes out on the field of play,
    I came to dance and sing and shout, to hold my head up high,
    I came to take the pleasures of the day,
    I didn't come to die.

    The newsreel of my memory plays a matinee,
    A reprise of hurt and sadness, of deep remorse and ire,
    That I could not help in any way,
    The victims of the fire.

    I saw the anguish and the pain pervade the burning stand,
    I saw the reaper laughing beneath the crimson sky,
    And through the flames that panic fanned,
    I saw an angel cry.

    Rest in peace you Bantams, rest in peace you Imps,
    Two cities joined in pain and grief, your memory ever cherished,
    The game you loved is different since,
    The fateful day it perished.

    We grieve as one these years gone by and though it can be fraught,
    We'll close our eyes and bow our heads, so glad to be alive,
    We're all alone with just one thought,
    May 11 '85.
     
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  2. Bronco

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    A very poignant poem.
     
    #2 Bronco, May 11, 2020
  3. Boston-Sox

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    Hello I am a Liverpool Fan just joined to pass on this message to anyone still suffering from the tragic incident on May 11th 1985 my thoughts and I'm sure thousands of other Liverpool Fans and supporters of other clubs are with you this day.
    To all the families of those that died that day my heart felt sympathy to you all
    ONE FOR ALL
    ALL FOR ONE
    RIP ALL
    YNWA
     
    #3 Boston-Sox, May 11, 2020
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  4. ANNIEROAD

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    Never forgotten,
    RIP the 56
    With love from the Red side of the Mersey
    YNWA
     
    #4 ANNIEROAD, May 11, 2020
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  5. Tony Wilkinson

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    #5 Tony Wilkinson, May 11, 2020
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  6. Dennis

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    You'll Never Walk Alone ..

     
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  7. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Thanks mate.



    Liverpool FC retweeting the post from Bradford and saying thoughts are with Bradford today.

    Class club is Liverpool FC.
     
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  8. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    RIP 56!

    Forever in our minds.
     
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  9. Boston-Sox

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    Here Is My Post On The Official LFC Website

    IN MEMORIAM Bradford City Fire – Today,07:27

    On this Day In 1985 at Valley Parade a disgarded cigarette caused a fire that killed 56 people
    This post is made to honor those who died and those that survived and their family and friends



    IN MEMORIAM

    The names of the 56victims of the Valley Parade Fire Disaster - 11 May 1985



    ACKROYD, John Douglas, 32, Baildon

    ANDERTON, Edmund, 68, Bingley

    BAINES, Alexander Shaw, 70, Bradford

    BAMFORD, Herbert, 72, Bradford

    BULMER, Christopher James, 11, Burley-in-Wharfedale

    COXON, Jack Leo, 76, Bradford

    COXON, Leo Anthony, 44, Halifax

    CRABTREE, David James, 30, Bradford

    CRABTREE, Harry, 76, Bradford

    DEMPSEY, Derek, 46, Morley

    FIRTH, Muriel, 65, Baildon

    FIRTH, Samuel, 86, Bradford

    FLETCHER, Andrew, 11, East Bridgford, Nottingham

    FLETCHER, Edmund, 63, Pudsey

    FLETCHER, John, 34, East Bridgford, Nottingham

    FLETCHER, Peter, 32, Gildersome

    FOSTER, Nellie, 64, Bradford

    GREENWOOD, Felix Winspear, 13, Denholme

    GREENWOOD, Peter, 46, Denholme

    GREENWOOD, Rupert Benedict, 11, Denholme

    HALL, Norman, 70, Bradford

    HALLIDAY, Peter, 34, Bradford

    HARTLEY, Arthur, 79, Bradford

    HINDLE, Edith, 79, Bradford

    HINDLE, Fred, 76, Bradford

    HODGSON, Moira Helen, 15, Oakenshaw

    HUDSON, Eric, 73, Bingley

    HUGHES, John, 64, Bradford

    HUTTON, John, 74, Bradford

    KERR, Walter, 76, Bradford

    LOVELL, Peter Charles, 43, Bradford

    LUDLAM, Jack, 55, Bradford

    McPHERSON, Gordon, 39, Bradford

    McPHERSON, Irene, 27, Bradford

    MASON, Roy, 74, Silsden

    MIDDLETON, Frederick Norman, 84, Bradford

    MITCHELL, Harold, 79, Bradford

    MUHL, Elizabeth, 21, Leeds

    NORMINGTON, Ernest, 75, Shipley

    ORMONDROYD, Gerald Priestley, 40, Bingley

    ORMONDROYD, Richard John, 12, Bingley

    ORMONDROYD, Robert Ian, 12, Bingley

    POLLARD, Sylvia Lund, 69, Bradford

    PRICE, Herbert, 78, Shipley

    ROBERTS, Amanda Jane, 20, Bradford

    SAMPSON, Jayne, 18, Leeds

    STACEY, William, 72, Sleaford, Lincoln

    STOCKMAN, Craig Albert, 14, Bradford

    STOCKMAN, Jayne Ashley, 16, Bradford

    STOCKMAN, Trevor John, 38, Brighouse

    TURNER, Howard, 41, Bingley

    TURNER, Sarah, 16, Bingley

    WARD, Simon Neil, 18, Shipley

    WEDGEWORTH, Robert, 72, Guiseley

    WEST, William James, 78, North Hykeham, Lincoln

    WRIGHT, Adrian Mark, 11, Bradford



    Remember 'The 56'




    RIP
    YNWA




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    Looking at the names, a few families lost more then one member. 11 of them under 18.

    R.I.P.


    Remember it like it was yesterday, what should have been a fantastic celebration turned into a nightmare, I remember the television cuttingto John Helm at the ground and the distress and panic in his voice escalating as the speed of the fire took hold.

    I won't post other descriptions but it was truly horrific

    RIP THE 56
    YNWA



    Terrible tragedy.

    RIP the 56.
     
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  10. Rocket

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    May 11th will never be forgot the remembrance does bring people together today is also Mrs Rockets sisters birthday who is a City/ Liverpool fan. So a meeting this morning at distance was really moving and pleasing. Cards and presents given a coffee and Whisky, chat about football and Covid 19 then another Whisky. The point is that times like this does bring friends and family together.
    We are one big family Keep The Faith .
     
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    RIP - Never forgotten.
     
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    Thoughts and prayers with everyone today. Back home always seems a distance on the 11th. A strange context to be remembering this year but I believe that the quiet, dignified grieving and determined hope that followed the fire can give hope to people in this midst of this present tragedy now.
     
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  13. Interested Bystander

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    Thoughts are with you, I know a lot of you were there and witnessed the terrible event.

    Stay strong, remember the 56
     
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    A day of thought and reflection on the 56 lives lost and the many changed forever on this day in '85. Must say the Club's Media-cast was fitting given present circumstances and was none the less emotional in the privacy of home. RIP 56.
     
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  16. Hulmebantam

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    I can't believe it is 35 years.

    As I get older, I think it gets to me more.

    I went to school with Richard and Robert Ormondroyd for four years and played in the same Eldwick Juniors football team with them. They were such lovely lads and so young.

    RIP all who lost their lives on that terrible day.
     
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  17. Keefly Bantam

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    Today was a day of reflection and thanks for what we have.

    35 Years ago today 56 football fans went to a game and tragically never came home.

    They will always be remembered.

    Thank you to all those who sacrificed themselves that day to help and try to drag people to safety.

    Thank you to the fire service, the police and the ambulance services for going into what was a living hell.

    And finally thank you to all clubs and fans who have sent their thoughts and prayers today.

    May all your souls RIP
     
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    #17 Keefly Bantam, May 11, 2020
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  19. Boston-Sox

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    Yes it seems as if they haven't up dated
     
    #19 Boston-Sox, May 11, 2020
  20. Storck

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    It is from 5 years ago
     
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