Spoiler for Hiden:
The saddest story I've heard was the man whose brother died. I think he may have given him his ticket, but he always blamed himself. He slept at his brother's grave and lost his job. After a long time out of work he finally got another one, only to be killed in an accident on his first day.
Watch the Peter Jones clip on You Tube and you can see why he's sometimes called the 97th victim.
Quote from: Legion on April 16, 2014, 03:51:28 PMSpoiler for Hiden: Wow!
They showed that image on the front page of the Daily Mirror at the time. I remember wondering for a long time if those people had got out.
Quote from: not3bad on April 16, 2014, 04:27:55 PMThey showed that image on the front page of the Daily Mirror at the time. I remember wondering for a long time if those people had got out.I was a student in Newcastle when Hillsborough happened. I remember the morning after, or the Monday, we were sat in the student's union, and every single person in there was reading the papers, in which lots of photos like that featured, and I vividly remember hardly anyone spoke, there were people crying, there was just silence as people took in what happened. Nobody said a word.I think maybe some younger people who aren't old enough to remember it, and who have grown up knowing it happened, might not realise just what an event it was. It was something which managed to be at the same time, both beyond belief but, for people who regularly went to games at the time, entirely believable in a "could have been us" way.