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Post by trubble on Apr 15, 2009 14:40:56 GMT
What happened at the memorial service in Anfield?? (now on Sky)
After the minister started talking, the crowd took over and chanted something about the 96 people who died?
Was the crowd about to verbally lynch him?
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Post by trubble on Apr 15, 2009 14:50:43 GMT
Trevor Hicks (father of the 2 sisters who died) is such a 'together' man, isn't he? He speaks well at what could be breakdown moments for other people.  |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 15, 2009 21:31:49 GMT
What happened at the memorial service in Anfield?? (now on Sky) After the minister started talking, the crowd took over and chanted something about the 96 people who died? Was the crowd about to verbally lynch him? They would've been chanting "justice, for the 96". I didn't watch the service, God knows how the Liverpool officials coped with going to every single funeral at the time. AH |
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Post by trubble on Apr 16, 2009 14:16:03 GMT
I just tuned in for the 2 mins silence and then left it on in the background so I missed the most part but that caught my attention. I will read up on which justice they are seeking.
Then I watched the mayor talking and he came across very well!
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Post by Ben Becula on Apr 16, 2009 16:30:32 GMT
I really don't know. The Hillsborough disaster was a terrible tragedy, but so was Aberfan, and Piper Alpha,..... and the Titanic, come to that. These mass outpourings of grief are very understandable for those who actually lost a family member, but for 30,000 to attend a football stadium..........
I may be pilloried for saying so, but isn't this ever so slightly over the top?
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Post by rjpageuk on Apr 16, 2009 21:19:18 GMT
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Post by everso on Apr 17, 2009 1:02:13 GMT
I really don't know. The Hillsborough disaster was a terrible tragedy, but so was Aberfan, and Piper Alpha,..... and the Titanic, come to that. These mass outpourings of grief are very understandable for those who actually lost a family member, but for 30,000 to attend a football stadium.......... I may be pilloried for saying so, but isn't this ever so slightly over the top? Ben, I tend to agree. Hillsborough was a terrible tragedy - I remember it very well - and for the families of those poor people who died it must be good to know that their loved ones aren't forgotten. However, on the radio this morning it was being discussed that the 2 minute silence wasn't long enough for 96 people. I was left wondering just how long the silence should be on Remembrance Sunday. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 17, 2009 10:16:40 GMT
I really don't know. The Hillsborough disaster was a terrible tragedy, but so was Aberfan, and Piper Alpha,..... and the Titanic, come to that. These mass outpourings of grief are very understandable for those who actually lost a family member, but for 30,000 to attend a football stadium.......... I may be pilloried for saying so, but isn't this ever so slightly over the top? Ben there are differences. It is very rare that 96 people from the same community die in one avoidable incident. I can only think of that school that was crushed by a landslide (not really avoidable to the best of my knowledge) and the school shootings in dunblane, both of which are regularly commemorated by the communities who were effected by said tragedies. AH |
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Post by trubble on Apr 17, 2009 11:05:16 GMT
The length of the silence is odd, no matter what. It's like the french kissing, one minute was the standard so people felt they needed more minutes to show this was serious and eventually we will will end up with 5 minute silences.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 17, 2009 11:09:06 GMT
2 Minutes is enough IMO.
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Post by riotgrrl on Apr 17, 2009 11:14:16 GMT
2 Minutes is enough IMO. AH Yeah, I've heard your ex-girlfriends complain about that . . . |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 17, 2009 11:16:57 GMT
Shove off you! Flipping Riot-Looney.  AH |
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Post by Patrick on Apr 17, 2009 13:07:30 GMT
I really don't know. The Hillsborough disaster was a terrible tragedy, but so was Aberfan, and Piper Alpha,..... and the Titanic, come to that. These mass outpourings of grief are very understandable for those who actually lost a family member, but for 30,000 to attend a football stadium.......... I may be pilloried for saying so, but isn't this ever so slightly over the top? Ben there are differences. It is very rare that 96 people from the same community die in one avoidable incident. I can only think of that school that was crushed by a landslide (not really avoidable to the best of my knowledge) and the school shootings in dunblane, both of which are regularly commemorated by the communities who were effected by said tragedies. AH Whilst I'm not a fan of all this mass grieving etc. I think in this case it comes about because Liverpudlians (I get the impression) are quite Tribal? Witness the way they (or we were made to think that they) rose up against Boris Johnson's comment's the other year. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Apr 17, 2009 13:10:22 GMT
Mancs or Geordies would react the same I think...there is a certain "togetherness/solidarity" shown by people from the more northern cities.
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