Class.
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Man City were pretty useless. They could only be congratulated for one thing..... being able to fit all eleven men in the penalty box.
Such a sad thing. We talk about 96 people, and other numbers in other incidents, and it has a level of abstraction, a number of something, a measurement, but when you learn about the lives, the thoughts and personalities of individuals behind the numbers there really is no way to measure the loss. So sad.Leave a comment:
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Class. She would've loved this.
Match reports from teenage Hillsborough victim give picture of life unfulfilled
Tony Barrett
Last updated at 12:48PM, April 15 2014
Reports of Liverpool’s matches written by a teenager who died in the Hillsborough disaster have been handed to The Times to mark the 25th anniversary of the FA Cup semi-final at which 96 supporters died.
Pen pictures of Victoria Hicks, 15, and Sarah, 19, were last week presented by their parents, Trevor and Jenni, to the jury at the inquest into the Hillsborough deaths, taking place in Birchwood, near Warrington.
Ms Hicks spoke lovingly of Victoria using a typewriter to write her own Liverpool match reports, but keeping them a secret from her family. The accounts were discovered by her parents at their home in Pinner, North West London, only after she died.
“We’d hear you typing away, filing the reports,” Ms Hicks told the inquest. “You hid the files under the bed. You never let me read them. I did so only after you died.”
Victoria, known to her parents as Vicki, began compiling the reports at a time in her early teens when she wanted to become a sports reporter, according to her father. They were stored in a red folder which also contained cuttings of match reports taken from national newspapers.
On Liverpool’s 10-0 win over Fulham in the Milk Cup on September 23 1986, Vicki, then 13 years old, wrote that “the Fulham team were totally humiliated by a fantastic Liverpool line up and really, after a bright first few minutes, they were never really in the game”.
Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Aston Villa three days later prompted the following observations: “This match which many thought would be an easy win for Liverpool was full of drama. The champions trailed Villa three times during the match. It was a late goal from midfielder Steve McMahon which saved Liverpool from an unfair loss.”
Controversial incidents were not shied away from with Vicki taking Ken Walmsley, the referee, to task for sending off Ian Rush for the only time in the Liverpool forward’s career in an otherwise uneventful goalless draw against Manchester City, on August 26, 1986.
“The referee was also causing Liverpool problems by making every decision go City’s way,” the report read. “His name was Ken Walmsley and he was obviously the most hated man in Liverpool after the match. After seeing the game you would have expected him to get onto the Man City coach!”
Mr and Mrs Hicks allowed The Times to reproduce the match reports on the day that around 30,000 people are expected to attend a memorial service at Anfield to commemorate those who died at Liverpool’s FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on April 15, 1989.
Vicki Hicks’ report from Liverpool v Manchester City
Monday August 25th (Bank Holiday). Today League Division 1
Liverpool v Manchester City.
Bank Holiday Monday, and Liverpool’s first home match of the season. Their opponents today were newly promoted Manchester City. Man City were obviously out to cause Liverpool problems. Liverpool were still without Grobbelaar, who was injured during the Charity Shield Final at Wembley against Everton. At three o’clock the two teams came out onto the pitch.
Anfield was packed. Liverpool showed from kick-off that they were the better of the two teams. Man City however were making it awkward for them to find the back of the net. The referee was also causing them problems by making every decision go Man City’s way. His name was Ken Walmsley and he was obviously the most hated man in Liverpool after the match. After seeing the game you would have expected him to get onto the Man City coach! During the game he stopped Liverpool on numerous occasions and then he disallowed Rushy’s goal. He also turned down a blatant penalty. Just after the end of the game he sent off Ian Rush, who was angry about the ref’s decisions, for using foul and abusive language. This just rounded off his little publicity stunt. Man City were pretty useless. They could only be congratulated for one thing..... being able to fit all eleven men in the penalty box. The final score at Anfield was therefore Liverpool 0 Man City 0.
Picture caption: ‘Rush is given his marching orders by referee Ken Walmsley’
Liverpool Lineup:
1. Hooper 2. Venison 3. Gillespie 4. Lawrenson 5. Whelan 6. Hansen 7. Dalglish 8. Johnston 9. Rush 10. Molby 11. McMahon 12. MacDonald
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Bobby Mar was on Star Sports India over the weekend as a pundit for the City game. Spoke well about us and was also amazing in his analysis of the game pre/post match both.Originally posted by Shaggy View Post
When he said 'they chose the wrong city to mess with' it sent shivers down my spine.Leave a comment:
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Yep, it's easy to say this stuff on the anniversary but I'm done trying to dislike Martinez. **** it. Looks an excellent young manager and seems a top bloke. Different league altogether to Moyes. For the city to be moving forward with arguably the best two young managers in the game is something to be excited about.
It was another great service. Rodgers and Martinez spoke well, and Andy Burnham is a genuinely good egg and a crucial part of the story.Leave a comment:
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It has to be said I have massive respect for Martinez, even before his brilliant speech today but I've found that extra respect for him today.
He's a true football fan and a great bloke.Leave a comment:
Seems like a genuinly good fella.
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