It doesn't matter what the living have said or done. 96 lost souls (all of them our kin, if we're honest) should be honoured and remembered.
If it helps to heal some of the poison that seems to exist now between the two sets of fans - all the better.
I well remember walking from Villa Park that day back to my car. The euphoria of winning was uppermost as I left the stadium. With each policeman that I passed, I was given an update on the death toll. By the time I got to the car, I was numb. And very worried about relatives that I knew were at Hillsborough that day. (Somehow, the Birmingham bobbies seemed to know what it would mean to Evertonians that so many scousers had perished. Each one gave us the latest news as we passed. Well done, West Midlands constabulary...)
These boys, girls, men and women were going to a match just like we were. That's what I mean by calling them our brothers and sisters. It should have been an enjoyable occasion.
This isn't a topic that has anything to do with football rivalry - it's about more important stuff. Ask Timmy Cahill...he knows.
