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ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 3

Klopp's team talk tomorrow night....


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"Linking a Liverpool celebration to May 29th is a bit jarring," said Andrea Lorentini, who is head of the Heysel families victims' association and lost his father.

"Considering what their fans did that night, in my opinion May 29th for Liverpool should be a day of mea culpa and reflection, of heartfelt remembrance," he told Reuters.
Lorentini was aged three when his father Roberto, a doctor, died at the Heysel stadium while he was trying to help a supporter with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Andrea's grandfather, Otello, who was at Heysel too and survived, founded the victims' association and Andrea has run it since 2015.

Andrea, who is a sport journalist and soccer commentator for a local TV station in Tuscany, adds that the present day Liverpool FC cannot be held responsible for what happened that night at Heysel.

"(But) If there was divine sporting justice, it would be better if Real Madrid won the cup on Saturday to avoid this coincidence," he added.
 
Another whitewash from the vermin club:

Liverpool FC will remember the 39 football fans who lost their lives at Heysel Stadium in Belgium this Sunday, 37 years to the day since the tragedy.

The disaster occurred before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus on May 29, 1985, when
events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people and left hundreds more injured.
As a mark of respect to those who died, floral tributes will be placed beside the Heysel memorial plaque at Anfield’s Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand on Sunday afternoon. The men’s team will observe a period of reflection at the AXA Training Centre to pay their respects following their return from Paris after the Champions League final. Flags across all club sites will be flown at half-mast throughout the day.
Sir Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush will also lay a wreath at Stade de France ahead of kick-off in the Champions League final on Saturday evening.
Billy Hogan, LFC CEO, said: “We come together as a club to pay our respects to the 39 people who lost their lives at Heysel and remember all those affected by this tragedy.
“Our club has a rich history, which includes both times of joy and sorrow, and it’s important that we respectfully remember and reflect on the past whilst also celebrating our successes in the present and future.”



"Events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people". 'kin own you scum.

A few flowers laid at the piss take tiny plaque 15 foot up in the air at Anfield and some laid at the club's Kirkby training centre....that's the big respectful gesture?

'kin brilliant.

Enjoy your day getting pissed and letting off rockets and pyro.

In Memoria e Amicizia, in Memory and Friendship......

Yeah, 'kin right. You dont give a flying one.
 
Another whitewash from the vermin club:

Liverpool FC will remember the 39 football fans who lost their lives at Heysel Stadium in Belgium this Sunday, 37 years to the day since the tragedy.

The disaster occurred before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus on May 29, 1985, when
events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people and left hundreds more injured.
As a mark of respect to those who died, floral tributes will be placed beside the Heysel memorial plaque at Anfield’s Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand on Sunday afternoon. The men’s team will observe a period of reflection at the AXA Training Centre to pay their respects following their return from Paris after the Champions League final. Flags across all club sites will be flown at half-mast throughout the day.
Sir Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush will also lay a wreath at Stade de France ahead of kick-off in the Champions League final on Saturday evening.
Billy Hogan, LFC CEO, said: “We come together as a club to pay our respects to the 39 people who lost their lives at Heysel and remember all those affected by this tragedy.
“Our club has a rich history, which includes both times of joy and sorrow, and it’s important that we respectfully remember and reflect on the past whilst also celebrating our successes in the present and future.”



"Events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people". 'kin own you scum.

A few flowers laid at the piss take tiny plaque 15 foot up in the air at Anfield and some laid at the club's Kirkby training centre....that's the big respectful gesture?

'kin brilliant.

Enjoy your day getting pissed and letting off rockets and pyro.

In Memoria e Amicizia, in Memory and Friendship......

Yeah, 'kin right. You dont give a flying one.

In Memoria e Amicizia, in Memory and Friendship......

Always found this absolutely sickening. If they were really serious about remembering it then they wouldn’t do everything possible to try and whitewash it from history.

Also you killed their families, no one at Juventus has any interest in being friends with that cesspit of a club and it’s fanbase.

Notice the complete absence of the word ‘sorry’ in that stupid banner. No wonder the Juve fans turned their back on it. It was just yet more ‘look at us’ virtue signalling from the biggest narcissists in world football.
 
Another whitewash from the vermin club:

Liverpool FC will remember the 39 football fans who lost their lives at Heysel Stadium in Belgium this Sunday, 37 years to the day since the tragedy.

The disaster occurred before the European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus on May 29, 1985, when
events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people and left hundreds more injured.
As a mark of respect to those who died, floral tributes will be placed beside the Heysel memorial plaque at Anfield’s Sir Kenny Dalglish Stand on Sunday afternoon. The men’s team will observe a period of reflection at the AXA Training Centre to pay their respects following their return from Paris after the Champions League final. Flags across all club sites will be flown at half-mast throughout the day.
Sir Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush will also lay a wreath at Stade de France ahead of kick-off in the Champions League final on Saturday evening.
Billy Hogan, LFC CEO, said: “We come together as a club to pay our respects to the 39 people who lost their lives at Heysel and remember all those affected by this tragedy.
“Our club has a rich history, which includes both times of joy and sorrow, and it’s important that we respectfully remember and reflect on the past whilst also celebrating our successes in the present and future.”



"Events in Block Z of the stadium tragically led to the deaths of 39 people". 'kin own you scum.

A few flowers laid at the piss take tiny plaque 15 foot up in the air at Anfield and some laid at the club's Kirkby training centre....that's the big respectful gesture?

'kin brilliant.

Enjoy your day getting pissed and letting off rockets and pyro.

In Memoria e Amicizia, in Memory and Friendship......

Yeah, 'kin right. You dont give a flying one.
Pathetic, denigrating and disgusting but I expect nothing less.

They couldn’t trivialise the heysel disaster and murder any more if they wanted to - the Heysel airbrush is still in full working order.
 
In Memoria e Amicizia, in Memory and Friendship......

Always found this absolutely sickening. If they were really serious about remembering it then they wouldn’t do everything possible to try and whitewash it from history.

Also you killed their families, no one at Juventus has any interest in being friends with that cesspit of a club and it’s fanbase.

Notice the complete absence of the word ‘sorry’ in that stupid banner. No wonder the Juve fans turned their back on it. It was just yet more ‘look at us’ virtue signalling from the biggest narcissists in world football.

On a purely human level, they sicken me.

Murderers freely walking the streets amongst us.
 

Their reaction to the ongoing Hillsborough enquiries over the years tells its own story. Every decision met with more hysterical cries for 'justice'. We all know that there was blame to be heaped at the doors of police, media etc, which it rightly has. But it would have been nice to see a reaction with just a touch of self-awareness, a small caveat by way of 'Though we absolutely do not condone the actions of some supporters'. But no. They all know full well that thousands of ticketless fans descending on the ground and the resulting crush outside the gates left no alternative but to open them. That part of it is on them. They know it but it has remained resolutely unspoken. We have been nothing but respectful over the years about it (despite their claims), whereas they have weaponised their own tragedy.

It is this whitewashing and total absolvement which empowers their more odious element to repeat things all over again, as we are seeing with this Paris ticket business. Remember these were people who invaded the pitch when they went ahead in the FA Cup final against us following Hillsborough. Just because other people are to blame does not ipso facto mean that you have no blame. It is fallacious logic. If that had been accepted at the time we might not be seeing the entitled, never-our-fault, victim mentality which is resting it's head so often now.

Reality is not black and white. But in their heads now, it is. Of course it was not all their fault. The most blinkered of us know that. But to say they played no part at all and that thousands of people behaved impeccably is absurd. I like many arrived 20 minutes late at Villa Park on the same day due to serious traffic delays. We formed orderly queues and eventually got in five to ten minutes later. It is possible to do.

To acknowledge these facts does not denigrate the dead in any way or form. On the contrary, it respects their memory by admitting the truth. The victims, already at the front, were truly blameless. And that is the real tragedy.
It’s funny that you say this. I met my mate who is a kopite the other day and he said one thing he hates about going to the games is the pushing, two people getting through a turnstile at once etc.

He said it’s as if Hillsborough never happened.
 
In their minds, there is a hierarchy of vitctimhood and LFC top that to go with their "aggregate" Premier League title.

I was going to say Heysel is at the bottom of that hierarchy as far as they are concerned, but that would be incorrect, it's a complete irrelevance to them.

It is nothing but an inconsequential and fleeting irritant once a year, that can be conveniently airbrushed by laying a wreath, abetted by a willing media.
 
"Linking a Liverpool celebration to May 29th is a bit jarring," said Andrea Lorentini, who is head of the Heysel families victims' association and lost his father.

"Considering what their fans did that night, in my opinion May 29th for Liverpool should be a day of mea culpa and reflection, of heartfelt remembrance," he told Reuters.
Lorentini was aged three when his father Roberto, a doctor, died at the Heysel stadium while he was trying to help a supporter with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Andrea's grandfather, Otello, who was at Heysel too and survived, founded the victims' association and Andrea has run it since 2015.

Andrea, who is a sport journalist and soccer commentator for a local TV station in Tuscany, adds that the present day Liverpool FC cannot be held responsible for what happened that night at Heysel.

"(But) If there was divine sporting justice, it would be better if Real Madrid won the cup on Saturday to avoid this coincidence," he added.
Imagine losing your father when you were 3 and it being directly caused by the bad behaviour of lfc fans. Then Imagine those same fans years later, celebrating on that very date.

Andrea Lorentini doesn't have to imagine that. His grandfather lost his son and more than likely saw it with his own eyes.

Callous and self absorbed behaviour from the most arrogant club. Not one shred of dignity from them over this.

I wouldn't accept all if their successes for even an iota of their shame.
 

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