Hillsborough

[frank the tank]

At either the inquest or the trial he was asked about this and he said he couldn't remember - that his mind just went blank......

[DaveMc68]

I wouldn't put it past him for a second, but I was hoping for something more authoritative.

Yeah, I don't think we'll ever get anything concrete unfortunately.

I'm pretty certain it happened, the "don't remember" defence is an insult. The tweet above is from a fairly credible source so the statements and evidence may well exist. It's just unlikely it will ever be released

[Jas]

Sky Sports commentator apologises over Hillsborough remark.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...yside-62435996

Football commentator Martin Tyler has apologised after referring to "Hillsborough and other hooligan-related issues" in a BBC interview.
The Sky Sports commentator made the reference while appearing on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram insisted Mr Tyler said sorry for his "exceptionally crass" words.
Mr Tyler later apologised, while the BBC said it regretted not challenging his remarks "robustly".
The commentator said he wanted to "apologise sincerely and wholeheartedly for any misunderstanding".
He added that there was "no connection at all between the Hillsborough disaster and hooliganism".
In 2016, an inquests jury found that Liverpool fans were not to blame for what happened at Hillsborough
Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush during an FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough stadium on 15 April 1989.
In the aftermath, police falsely claimed that fans "forced" a gate at the ground, while The Sun newspaper made untrue allegations about fans' behaviour.
In 2016, an inquests jury found that Liverpool fans were not to blame for what happened at Hillsborough and those who died were unlawfully killed.
Mr Tyler made his comments while being interviewed about the Premier League launch in 1992 by Today presenter Martha Kearney and Justin Webb.
He said the game was "in a bit of a crisis at that time", adding: "We weren't that long after Hillsborough and other hooligan-related issues as well, so it was a very much a difficult time for the game generally."
Mr Rotheram, who was at Hillsborough, said on Twitter that Mr Tyler's remarks had been "exceptionally crass".
He said the commentator was "a man who should know much better".
"Even now, people whose careers are built on football still spread these foul smears," he said.
Liverpool West Derby MP Ian Byrne said Mr Tyler's comments were "disgraceful", while fellow Labour MP Paula Barker, who represents Liverpool Wavertree, said they were "disgusting", adding: "How can he be allowed to have a career in sports journalism and perpetuate these lies?"
Mr Rotheram criticised both Mr Tyler for making the comments and the Today presenters for not challenging them
In a statement, Mr Tyler said "while discussing various crises facing football 30 years ago, I referred to some examples including the Hillsborough disaster and also controversy over hooliganism at matches".
"These are two separate issues," he said.
"There is no connection at all between the Hillsborough disaster and hooliganism - I know that, and I was not implying that there was."
Mr Rotheram and Ms Byrne also criticised the Today presenters for not correcting what Mr Tyler said.
The mayor said the commentator "should know better, but why do interviewers never challenge these smears that have been so resoundingly disproven time and again?"
In a statement, the BBC said: "We regret that we did not robustly challenge Martin Tyler on a comment which appeared to link Hillsborough and hooliganism."
"Martin has since apologised for the comment and clarified that these were separate examples and he did not intend to conflate the two," a spokeswoman added.

The bloke is an odious ****ing prick, should never be allowed in Anfield again.

[baitman]

Tyler is such a toxic ******.

[fidget]

I'm glad he said it.
The cunt has always hated us and his mask slipped for all to see.
Now he gets to suffer the consequences.
Hopefully he'll be banned from attending and commentating on our matches.

[baitman]

I'm glad he said it.
The cunt has always hated us and his mask slipped for all to see.
Now he gets to suffer the consequences.
Hopefully he'll be banned from attending and commentating on our matches.

Saying it was a slip of the tongue or taken out of context is bollocks, he'll be laughing his cock off with his man utd mates, the slimy ****in lizard.

[Doc_Piptorious]

It is the "and other" part of what he said that showed his meaning imo.


His apology is not really an apology either imho, he is basically saying he is sorry if people "misunderstood" him.


If he and nodding dog Carragher are commentating on our home game next weekend I hope the entire crowd make their feelings known for the live cameras and have the banners out all over the ground to make it difficult for the cameras to avoid them.

Season ticket holder I know told me yesterday that she and other regulars on the Kop will have some banners regarding Tyler for the Palace game. They sit a few rows back to the right of the goals, as the camera looks at it, behind the Kop.

**** Tyler and **** the ones that do live commentary and punditry for games during which there are obvious Hillsborough chants and yet they stay quiet before, during and after such games.

[baitman]

Any commentators, but especially LFC related ones, should be highlighting any Hillsborough chanting during the live commentary and make an issue of it so it isn't so easy to tune it out.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Any commentators, but especially LFC related ones, should be highlighting any Hillsborough chanting during the live commentary and make an issue of it so it isn't so easy to tune it out.

They all should, but as you say especially the LFC ones.

They have a platform that none of the rest of us have and they could easily say something before, during or after a game.


Guess vile chants about Hillsborough are to be swept under the carpet, but some boos for the national anthem? Dirty nasty scousers.

[RichC]

[ame]https://twitter.com/AndyBurnhamGM/status/1577932562491756545[/ame]

[ChesterDave]

What the **** are they up to?

[baitman]

What the **** are they up to?

An independent review examining failures in pathology at the original Hillsborough disaster inquests is under way, the Home Office has said.

The review is considering what went wrong with the original pathology report into the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.

It was aimed at ensuring similar mistakes were not made in the future, the Home Office said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-63152247

[ChesterDave]

Well that sounds a lot more positive. Has Burnham just massively misunderstood because his tweet reads as if it is a negative thing?

[RichC]

Might be to do with this

[ame]https://twitter.com/charlhennessy1/status/1577742844110028806[/ame]

[baitman]

Well that sounds a lot more positive. Has Burnham just massively misunderstood because his tweet reads as if it is a negative thing?

No doubt the pathology reports and cut off point for "time of death" was government and police led, so this inquiry will only highlight the previous wrongs.
I think Burnham is maybe trying hanging on the coat tails of popular opinion.