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Title: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: kinboshi on March 30, 2009, 09:30:20 AM
Almost 20 years on from Hillsborough, and this happens.

Very sad.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/mar/29/ivory-coast-stadium-disaster-world-cup-qualifying

RIP


Title: Re: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: cia260895 on March 30, 2009, 10:09:28 AM
Read this on  my way to work today.

v sad


Title: Re: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: Rod Paradise on March 30, 2009, 10:59:11 AM
Shocked that the game went ahead.

On the subject of Hillsborough Kin, this was in one of the Scottish newspapers yesterday:

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/lifestyle/real-life-stories/2009/03/29/paramedic-tony-edwards-finds-peace-20-years-after-hillsborough-disaster-78057-21237034/ (http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/lifestyle/real-life-stories/2009/03/29/paramedic-tony-edwards-finds-peace-20-years-after-hillsborough-disaster-78057-21237034/)


Title: Re: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: kinboshi on March 30, 2009, 11:05:02 AM
Thanks for that Rod. 

It's still a travesty that the families never got justice.  That fella's story sums it up really.

YNWA


Title: Re: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: paulhouk03 on March 31, 2009, 01:46:10 PM
Read this on  my way to work today.

v sad
oh wow thats pretty sad
i thought fifa would have stadium standards especially at international level


Title: Re: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: Numpty Dumpty on March 31, 2009, 03:17:37 PM
obviously very sad, a tragedy.

missing the point slightly, but i am absolutely amazed the game went ahead


Title: Re: Fans die at Ivory Coast match
Post by: kinboshi on April 02, 2009, 04:01:29 PM
Shocked that the game went ahead.

On the subject of Hillsborough Kin, this was in one of the Scottish newspapers yesterday:

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/lifestyle/real-life-stories/2009/03/29/paramedic-tony-edwards-finds-peace-20-years-after-hillsborough-disaster-78057-21237034/ (http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/lifestyle/real-life-stories/2009/03/29/paramedic-tony-edwards-finds-peace-20-years-after-hillsborough-disaster-78057-21237034/)

That paramedic was part of this article on Newsnight:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P-WmOfR-08