Absolutely both horrific, but Iām not sure why the club would keep something front and centre that they should be ashamed of. There is a permanent remembrance memorial at Anfield, there is an annual memorial at the ground. Liverpool fans were jailed. The club was banned. Stadium issues, which was a knock on effect of the trouble caused, changed dramatically afterwards. Was justice served? Maybe, something at least came of it all and it wasnt swept under the carpet.
Hillsborough was entirely different. A horrific accident was caused through a shit load of mistakes by police and the FA, yet for 30 years, nothing was done. As Tony Evans also points out, 2 deaths at the Manchester Arena would have been saved had findings and proposals arising from Hillsborough been implemented. The fact that the families had to fight the justice system for years to try get something done is a scandal. That for years fans would be taunted by opposition supporters about killing their own, robbing their own and believing the lies of the Tory government and tabloid rags. It makes a lot of sense that Hillsborough is a lot more in focus than Heysel in Liverpool. That doesnt make it right or anything, but it just explains any logic behind it.
Some form of justice was served (and quite quickly in relative terms) in the case of Heysel. The memorial stuff is there, but itās Juventusā tragedy to deal with. I donāt think the club quite knows what to do with it. They can mourn but they canāt be front and centre in that grieving process, given the actions of some of their āfansā almost 40 years ago. Liverpool fans didnāt lose their lives in Heysel. A different context admittedly, but large scale memorials might be akin to Americans having a big memorial annually for the bombing of Hiroshima (perhaps they do?). It would seem a little tone deaf.
Irish clubs all over the world but yeah letās support the team in a league that is so competitive that the biggest competition is to see who wins 10 in a row first.
They shouldnāt as such, but they constantly mention one without the other. I donāt think they can or should have it both ways. Thatās just an opinion, but to keep (rightly) revisiting the horror of Hillsborough whilst rarely mentioning hasel seems, I donāt know, the word, but it jars.
Most of us English find it very odd the way Paddy gets so invested and involved in our soccer teams. If Paddy wants to do so, thatās his prerogative. There are some ground rules though. Booing our future King/Head of the Establishment Church and our National Anthem is not okay.
