HeHaw 513 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 56 People lost their lives to a horrible event at Bradford. Not sure how many people have seen the footage, especially the younger bears but here it is anyway. I don't think it is given the same coverage as Hillsbrough in England. Not sure how to embed the videos etiher. R.I.P to the 56. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.12 508 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Horrible scenes, even more horrible that some fans decided to celebrate whilst their own support were in the stands burning alive.RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I remember watching this happen on tv, can't believe it was 29 years ago. Absolutely horrendous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazbo84 698 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 That's fucking horrific Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,687 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 That's terrifying Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right_To_Censor 1,951 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 thats incredible, i've never seen the footage of it before, in just a few short mins and it engulfed half the stand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue68 2,497 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 It was horrible watching this unfold on tv. One of those things you will never ever forget seeing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullyRFC 5,230 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Was anyone charged with murder? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose1975 1,287 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Rip, horrific scenes Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Was anyone charged with murder?Manslaughter would have been correct charge if negligence was proven.It was an old wooden stand and if I remember it was accidental some rubbish under the stand caught fire, possibly from a match or cigarette. Remember watching it on TV, like Hillsborough it was horrible just watching pour souls suffering. The majority of football stadiums really were pretty primitive right up to the eighties and nineties with barely adequate safety precaution.There's not the same atmosphere at the game now due to seated fans, less crowding and better safety standards, but the tragedies of the 70s and 80s are the main reason I would not want to go back to the old standing and crowding in packed terraces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullyRFC 5,230 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 It was an old wooden stand and if I remember it was accidental some rubbish under the stand caught fire, possibly from a match or cigarette. Remember watching it on TV, like Hillsborough it was horrible just watching pour souls suffering. Football stadiums really were pretty primitive right up to the eighties. There's not the same atmosphere at the game now due to seated fans, less crowding and better safety standards, but the tragedies of the 70s and 80s are the main reason I would not want to go back to the old standing and crowding in packed terraces.Ah right I thought it was arson the way they were celebrating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Ah right I thought it was arson the way they were celebrating.In the late sixties during winter rain and snow, at low attendance matches at Ibrox there used to be wee fires lit on the terraces, usually with the cardboard boxes used by the cheese and spam roll man. Especially down the cellic end which was uncovered and lower down the Copland Road end. Different days indeed. Nobody bothered then about safety too much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Am sure it wasn't live on TV till the fire happened, as there were few live games then. Bradford had been presented with the league trophy that day which was probably the reason the cameras were there. The fans on the park were celebrating the trophy win and just being on the pich till they realised the full extent of what was happening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corkinator 611 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Jees I remember the policeman with his head on fire, awful scenes Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLYBOY50 1,638 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Went down to see rangers v Chelsea at the old Stamford bridge not long after that horrible dayAnd all the proceeds from the game went to the Bradford disaster fund. Can't believe it was 29 years ago to absent friends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StornowayBlue 630 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 That's absolutely horrific, never seen it before. Frightening the speed at which the fire engulfed the whole stand. RIP those who never made it home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,581 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Truly horrific scenes, really shocked me at the time. Im also a wee bit taken aback that it was 29 Years ago. RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.T.G 10,773 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I am sure Stuart McCall was playing that day Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyJug 51 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 sickening to watch that again. those poor, poor people... RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Brothers 10,303 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Terrible Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Remember watching it unfold and saying its ok everybody looks like they are getting onto the pitch, those poor folk that got trapped at the closed turnstiles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
julescotia 11,407 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Horrific , RIP to the 56 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
worcesterloyal 114 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Went down to see rangers v Chelsea at the old Stamford bridge not long after that horrible dayAnd all the proceeds from the game went to the Bradford disaster fund. Can't believe it was 29 years ago to absent friends.Yes,I went to that.......RIP the 56 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimfanciesthedude 25,041 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 holy fuck thats horrific Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muirheadbear 1,483 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I remember that disaster. That's the first time I've seen all that footage though. A horrifying example of how devasting a fire can be. Looking at that footage it appeared that if you were within 60-80 yards of that fire so it's full extent that you could have been seriously burned. Also, next time you feel that the Police Service are this or that look at the way some of these officers were rescuing supporters from that blaze. Heroes one and all.Peace and honour to the 56 who didn't arrive home that day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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