Bradford
I was watcing the superb satellite channel ESPM Classic last night - MoTD fom the 1980s and other classic sport, when they replayed the highlights of a Division 3 fixture from 1985 between Bradford and Gillingham.
A bit of a strange game for me to be writing about, especially as I (a) hate football, and (b) dislike Yorkshire football clubs... No - that was a very eerie game as later in the same season 50 Bradford fans were killed in the disastrous fire, footage of which from the local TV coverage is often used in fire training. Watching the game was a stark reminder that many of the people present at the Gillingham game, including fans, police, stewards and players, would be tragically involved later in the season.
Even seeing the ill-fated stand, again packed full of people with no hope of escape, crushed behind metal barriers, was moving.
A bit of a strange game for me to be writing about, especially as I (a) hate football, and (b) dislike Yorkshire football clubs... No - that was a very eerie game as later in the same season 50 Bradford fans were killed in the disastrous fire, footage of which from the local TV coverage is often used in fire training. Watching the game was a stark reminder that many of the people present at the Gillingham game, including fans, police, stewards and players, would be tragically involved later in the season.
Even seeing the ill-fated stand, again packed full of people with no hope of escape, crushed behind metal barriers, was moving.
posted by Jonathan | Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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