RIP to the 97.

ThundyCat · 15 Apr 2022 at 08:26

So it's 33 years since the tragic events of Hillsborough, I thought it was fitting to quote a poem I came across today.

I’m an Evertonian
As bitter as the next
But for one day each year
I give that a rest

I spare a thought for those lost
And take some time
To remember the 15th of the 4th, 1989

I take off my blue tinted specs and see
This isn't any normal anniversary
It’s one of sorrow for a cup semi turned black
For lads and girls who went to a footy match
And never came back

This day’s not about the beautiful game
It’s about remembering them
And justice for those who are to blame
2019 marked 30 years

The service at Anfield
Moved me to tears
I watched with pride,
A blue shirt on it’s own
Paying respects
In their Liverpool home

Sharing the grief
But his scarf held high
For at the end of the storm
There’s a golden sky

For just one day a year,
Forget they’re red and white
Say a prayer, spare a thought,
take a minute unite

And never forget this terrible shame
As our laurel wreaths embrace their eternal flame

As we all come together
Blue and red power
The Liverbird
Prince Rupert’s tower
Remember 97 brothers and sisters
Who never came home

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum ❤

You’ll Never Walk Alone.

Lost, but never forgotten.

RIP.

x

Maundie · 15 Apr 2022 at 09:15

Still remember it like it was yesterday

RIP to the Hillsborough 97

BaZ87 · 15 Apr 2022 at 10:14

RIP to the 97.

For anybody maybe wondering why it's the 97 and not the 96 now, Andrew Devine who was left severely disabled at Hillsborough finally passed away last July as a result of the injuries he sustained that day.

omnomnom · 15 Apr 2022 at 11:42

RIP to the 97.

Thekwango · 15 Apr 2022 at 11:57

utterly horrendous that so many people lost their lives going to watch a game of football. i was only 13 at the time but remember it all to vividly.

RIP to the 97 from a lifelong ManU fan.

robfosters · 15 Apr 2022 at 12:02

RIP to the 97

Fubsy · 15 Apr 2022 at 16:11

I'm not really old enough to have understood what went on at the time, but thanks to (even though they shouldn't have to have done) all of the tireless campaigning, fighting and love over the years has kept the horror of what happened at the forefront of football fan safety for the whole time I've watched live matches.

RIP to all.