ESPN 30 for 30 "Hillsborough" in game thread

Wow, what a f'ed up handling of the situation by the police and other government officials.

Watched this 30 for 30 last night. It was really well done, but one thing I wish they would have done was get Steven Gerrards take on it. His cousin was the youngest victim at 10 years old, and just to hear his perspective as a current player, but also as a family member, would have been pretty crazy to hear. Seeing that fact alone that his cousin was a victim was pretty unreal.

The whole stadium had a very eerie feel, but after seeing that incident, I am just in utter shock about it, even 25 years later. I had never heard of this incident till ESPN started running commercials on the documentary but I am glad I got to witness the justice for the family members.

Duckendick did what he thought was right, but ultimately made a bad situation 10 times worse. Honestly, he should have held people outside the stadium because had people been trampled there, at least they would have had the ability to get medical personnel and attention to those in need immediately. Also, outside the stadium offered much more space for relief. They should have delayed the start of the match then pushed all the supporters outside away from the gates, then gone back to a civilized manner of checking peoples tickets. All he did was allowed the situation to avalanche down into the stadium which created the worst case scenario, too many people with nowhere to go due to confined barricades. Duck was definately negligent for his actions, or lack thereof. I hope he get his.

But what was most appauling was the cover up. That was absolutely disgusting to see, but I am glad the documentary has brought light to that and plastered those responsible for the cover up as the criminals they are. The coroner will also rot in hell and rightfully so. Also, the cold and callous treatment of the deceased family member's was dispicable and harder to hear about than the actual events that took place.

Overall it was very well done and I enjoyed it, even though it was very hard to take and rough to watch. Justice for the 96! You'll Never Walk Alone!