24 years ago today

[rudemedic]

This happened 24 years ago today.

 

The juxtaposition between that and the events from Bradford exactly 30 years ago today show just how much football can affect the lives of thousands for the better and the infinitely more times worse

[TafkaN]

Bitter-sweet day in football history for me today - 24 years ago today I was so proud to watch Oldham Athletic win the "old" Second Division title with the last kick of the game at Boundary Park, crowning an already confirmed return to the top flight for the first time in 68 years.

However, today also marks the 30th anniversary of the dreadful Bradford City fire, which claimed the lives of 56 football fans who, like me, had turned up to watch their team celebrate a promotion as champions.

That puts our celebrations six years later into perspective.
Football isn't a matter of life and death, it's very insignificant on a day like today, especially for our "rivals" in Bradford.

Not generally one for hashtags, but ‪#‎rememberthe56‬ is a pertinent one.

[Downender]

 

Bitter-sweet day in football history for me today - 24 years ago today I was so proud to watch Oldham Athletic win the "old" Second Division title with the last kick of the game at Boundary Park, crowning an already confirmed return to the top flight for the first time in 68 years.

However, today also marks the 30th anniversary of the dreadful Bradford City fire, which claimed the lives of 56 football fans who, like me, had turned up to watch their team celebrate a promotion as champions.

That puts our celebrations six years later into perspective.

Football isn't a matter of life and death, it's very insignificant on a day like today, especially for our "rivals" in Bradford.

Not generally one for hashtags, but ‪#‎rememberthe56‬ is a pertinent one.

 

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