Bradford fire anniversary.

Return of the Rev · Jan 27, 2015

Just wondering if brighton fans are marking this tragic advent,lots of other clubs marking it with donations to Bradford burns unit. Millwall £1000 Chelsea £25000 Darford fans brought a wreath to the memorial,have been lots of other clubs chipping in,would be nice if we could mark the 30th anniversary.

surrey jim · Jan 27, 2015

[MENTION=561]Insider[/MENTION] should be able to confirm if BHA have made a donation. Not seen anything on offical site or Argus myself.

Horses Arse · Jan 27, 2015

Whole families wiped out due to watching a football match. Absolutely tragic.

champion7 · Jan 27, 2015

I cannot see BHA ignoring this tbh.

Return of the Rev · Jan 27, 2015

champion7 said:
I cannot see BHA ignoring this tbh.

Donations could be from any brighton fans group,i'll be popping up to the next bradford fa cup tie,would be good if we did our bit,willing to chip in myself.

Guerrero · Jan 27, 2015

Nobody should ever die because of a game of football.

clippedgull · Jan 28, 2015

Awful day, awful footage as well.

It's incredible to think it's nearly 30 years ago that this happened.

Jimmy Grimble · Jan 28, 2015

Truly shocking. I'm sure the club will be doing something. If not they will definitely be open to suggestions. Might be worth contacting them if anyone has an idea.

As an aside, the list of those who passed away is predominantly older folk. Is that part the reason it doesn't receive as much coverage as Hillsborough? Not viewed as being as tragic a loss of life? Apologies if that is insensitive or off the mark.

atfc village · Jan 28, 2015

A very sad day ,following Aldershot at that time there were so many lower league grounds it could of happened at .If anything thing from that terrible day was clubs getting their houses in order and having to refurb grounds to maker it safer for everyone .RIP the 56.

edna krabappel · Jan 28, 2015

I'm sure something will be done: equally, it's January, & the anniversary isn't until May. No doubt appropriate tributes will be made closer to the time.

pastafarian · Jan 28, 2015

what an awful event that was.

i suspect quite a few on here were at the goldstone that day against sheff utd and witnessed what happened on the pitch after the game.Then you get back in your car and listen to the radio to not only hear about bradford but a young lad died at Birmingham after possibly the worst riot ever seen inside a football stadium in this country.

when you finally get home you have the pictures on the TV and that poor poor man burning for everyone to see,combined with an obviously shaken commentator.

Makes you wonder how football ever survived

Return of the Rev · Jan 28, 2015

Having watched Bradford four times this season and i realise what a decent bunch they are! Chelsea V Bradford was the 12th game in my fa cup sequence and i was struggling with a ticket! At 2am i got a message from a Bradford fan that if i didn't have a ticket by 2pm to message him and he would sell for face value his ticket outside the bridge and he would listen on the radio. With lots of other fans/clubs marking the 30th anniversary it would be a shame not to mark the occasion.The Bradford burns unit is not a bad cause for any funds.

I didn't take his ticket not for that game,plenty of chelsea tickets knocking around on the day.

Return of the Rev · Jan 28, 2015

edna krabappel said:
I'm sure something will be done: equally, it's January, & the anniversary isn't until May. No doubt appropriate tributes will be made closer to the time.

It was just a nudge as every game opposition teams are paying tribute and it feels like any time this year is acceptable.
But May is of course the most appropriate time.

Return of the Rev · Apr 9, 2015

edna krabappel said:
I'm sure something will be done: equally, it's January, & the anniversary isn't until May. No doubt appropriate tributes will be made closer to the time.

I might of missed what the club/fans have planned/donated but the time is a little nearer now?

Brovion · Apr 9, 2015

Jimmy Grimble said:
Truly shocking. I'm sure the club will be doing something. If not they will definitely be open to suggestions. Might be worth contacting them if anyone has an idea.

As an aside, the list of those who passed away is predominantly older folk. Is that part the reason it doesn't receive as much coverage as Hillsborough? Not viewed as being as tragic a loss of life? Apologies if that is insensitive or off the mark.

At Bradford City they were all sitting down. The political orthodoxy that was pushed after Hillsborough was that the standing up to watch football was 'unsafe', and Bradford was an unwelcome reminder that it was the stadia and the stewarding that were the problem, not the concept of whether you stood or sat to watch football. Plus of course there was no police cover-up at Bradford.

nicko31 · Apr 9, 2015

It was a tragic event that was watch live on TV by millions, I'll never forget seeing some poor guy running on fire. A tragically maintained stadium that was an accident waiting to happen

Return of the Rev · Apr 23, 2015

edna krabappel said:
I'm sure something will be done: equally, it's January, & the anniversary isn't until May. No doubt appropriate tributes will be made closer to the time.

Just wondering how bha have marked this?

Return of the Rev · May 8, 2015

A fans account!

http://widthofapost.com/2015/05/08/remembering-may-11-1985-there-is-a-scarf/

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · May 8, 2015

Return of the Rev said:
A fans account!

http://widthofapost.com/2015/05/08/remembering-may-11-1985-there-is-a-scarf/

A very moving read. I have family in Bradford and one of them was at the game, although he was only about 13 he has never really spoken about it. I cannot imagine how scary it must have been to witness that happen first hand at such a young age.

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