Bradford fire

Irish Gooner · Post by **Irish Gooner** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:31 pm

24 years ago yesterday. After all the coverage on Hillsborough, passes by without mention.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leINX5vbjQU

RIP

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:33 pm

Agreed..... it should get more coverage an awful and sad thing that happened.

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:37 pm

Absolutely agree - RIP.

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:41 pm

So true. Where is the coverage of this!!!!

Post by **REB** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:41 pm

it was really sad

Percy Dalton · Post by **Percy Dalton** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:45 pm

Very sad and shocking that it is more or less ignored by the media as the club involved is not fashionable enough.

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:46 pm

Percy Dalton wrote:Very sad and shocking that it is more or less ignored by the media as the club involved is not fashionable enough.

And also the club itself acts with a perfect dignity, respecting the memories of those passed on. Unlike others who choose to adopt a victim mentality........

NBN · Post by **NBN** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:48 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
Percy Dalton wrote:Very sad and shocking that it is more or less ignored by the media as the club involved is not fashionable enough.

And also the club itself acts with a perfect dignity, respecting the memories of those passed on. Unlike others who choose to adopt a victim mentality........

Bang on, scousers born victims.

Pal Lydersen · Post by **Pal Lydersen** » Tue May 12, 2009 6:48 pm

if bradford where a bigger more high profile club then youd hear allot more about it

was at there game this season against gillingham seen the mural outside the ground

Irish Gooner · Post by **Irish Gooner** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:01 pm

The man on fire at the end of the video actually died. Not really appropriate to have that part on show.

RIP

pixie · Post by **pixie** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:08 pm

There was a brief report on the BBC website last night, can`t find it now. Found this though.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 03,00.html

Shocking the speed in which events unfolded, the video clip is only 7 mins long, and some of that is of the game beforehand.

Cesc is God · Post by **Cesc is God** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:30 pm

I wonder if the Scousers were the victims... JUSTICE FOR THE 56?

Still... a fucking tragedy and that man on fire... Holy shit. Rest In peace x

digger · Post by **digger** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:12 pm

Jesus, I genuinely didn't know that this was today. No coverage at all.

RIP to the REAL victims of decrepit stadiums.

Cockerill's chin · Post by **Cockerill's chin** » Tue May 12, 2009 8:37 pm

Unimaginably horrible for those poor people.

Wiki says half of the deaths were people under 20 or over 70.

RIP

Shellshock · Post by **Shellshock** » Tue May 12, 2009 9:19 pm

I don't think it's that the Bradford City anniversary didn't get the publicity it deserved, it's simply that Hillsborough will continue to be high profile because the media loves Liverpool and scousers are always on an emotional trip whatever they do. There have been plenty of other disasters which seem to get overlooked now (Ibrox, Herald of Free Enterprise, Kings X etc etc). 5 live broadcast the memorial service live from Anfield.

Men women and children perished in the Bethnal Green underground disaster during WW2 - the greatest single loss of civilian life in Britain - yet survivors still haven't got enough money to get a proper memorial put up.

The media in this country have a lot to answer for.

D