davek
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davek- you wont even have it from the horses mouth, youve already made your mind up. its obvious the police in sheffield caved in to mob mentality `open the fcken gates porky` etc etc. the fans `with a conscience` - dont make me laugh. theyve kept the bereaved families suffering and will continue to do so
The question wasn't about whether Liverpool supporters behaved like a mob on the day - many of them did - the question was about the cause of the disaster, and I cant see how you can elevate their behaviour to the same level as those responsible for maintaining safety (as the Esk pointed out). Did they contribute to the days unfolding horror? Yes, not all but many did and many were reluctantly literally carried away by the movement of others and had no alternative than go with the flow.
I can understand that people see Liverpool supporters using Hillsborough for their own ends and to avoid responsibility, I really can. I think that part of the disaster hasn't been noted near enough. But the fundamental causes weren't down to their fans: if organisation on the day is adequate and grounds back then weren't controlled to avoid crowd disturbance as much as they were then that event wouldn't have happened. Take any rowdy crowd like that Liverpool one into any situation in the PL today and there'd be no major incident, That's why the conclusions of the Taylor Inquiry suggested what they suggested.