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Bradford City Fire - 29 Years Ago Today

markysimmo

markysimmo

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29 years ago today, 56 people lost their lives in the fire at Valley Parade, just as sad and tragic as Hillsborough

Nobody should go to watch a football match and not come back

[video=youtube;mWLJ2R6JYyI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWLJ2R6JYyI[/video]
 
markysimmo said:
29 years ago today, 56 people lost their lives in the fire at Valley Parade, just as sad and tragic as Hillsborough
Nobody should go to watch a football match and not come back

[video=youtube;mWLJ2R6JYyI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWLJ2R6JYyI[/video]
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Correct and I would hope the 30th anniversary is given the same acknowldgement as Hillsborough did earlier this season
 
At least Sky Sports appear to have made a token effort to acknowledge the tragedy...

@SkyFootball: Sky Sports pays its respect to the 56 fans who lost their life in the Bradford City stadium fire 29 years ago. pic.twitter.com/TRjYKN0Qrf
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@CasualMind_: 29 years today from the fire that claimed 56 lives at #Bradford City's Valley Parade. Rest in Peace!! #BradfordFire
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RIP.

I remember it very well. Particularly the guy walking out onto the pitch totally in flames. I had nightmares about that for years.
 
Fantastic letter into Football365 today that pretty much sums up my feelings.

http://www.football365.com/mailbox/9308421/A-Glorious-Title-Win-Pull-The-Other-One


Bradford Should Not Be Forgotten
I was disappointed to note that as usual, the anniversary of the Bradford City fire which claimed the lives of 56 people on 11th May 1985, passed with little mention in the mainstream national media.

This tragic event, which continues to traumatise those affected to this day, deserves to be remembered.

The people of Bradford (and Lincoln) continue to mark this awful day with quiet dignity and remembrance. And whilst this tragedy may not carry with it the spectre of political shame that other tragedies such as Hillsborough do, and whilst the profile and prestige of the clubs affected may not shine as brightly, this should have no bearing on the need to remember 56 men, women and children who went to watch a football game that should have been a cause of celebration for Bradford City, and never came home.

Grief is a very personal thing and it would be inappropriate (and not desired) for the people of Bradford and Lincoln to force others into remembering or grieving, however it is disappointing that the football world chooses to pay such little attention to this traumatic and tragic loss of life. Indeed, for younger generations they may have no awareness at all of this event, and the way in which it has helped to shape the considerable improvement to ground safety and comfort.

Andy, Bradford
 
Just saw the original live TV coverage in youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svI7AgMFqJY

It was amazing how they allowed the live coverage to run for almost 8 mins after the fire started and the match abandoned. Don't think the coverage would have been allowed nowadays. Even more amazing how this incident is seldom given coverage in the media nowadays.
 
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**** me that's horrifying to watch. Chilling to see how quickly the fire escalated and the people panicking more and more. What a tragedy.
 
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