| 31 years ago today 11:40 - Apr 15 with 1434 views | dickythorpe |
RIP the 96
I was on my way to the Vetch with my old man.
We'd parked in Duke Street near the Brunswick and on the way to game an old boy in his door way mentioned "crowd incident at Hillsborough looks like some are dead"
As a 12 year old I froze a bit and my dad didn't really say much as we were running a bit late.
We watched the Swans lose 2-1 against Wigan....but it didn't matter.
I remember my old man silent in car listening to radio in a silent glaze, he normally can't keep quiet after a game.
Grim memories.
I'm sure Sean McCarthy scored for us and I remember a sparse crowd. [Post edited 15 Apr 2020 11:41]
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| 31 years ago today on 13:21 - Apr 15 with 1369 views | Professor |
I had bought a walkman with a radio just before. First and last time I took it to a game. The events unfolding were horrific. Was a lovely sunny day too.
You must have been pretty late as they were both 3pm kick offs. Was about 3:10 before anything wrong was apparent. | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 13:47 - Apr 15 with 1344 views | dickythorpe |
From what I remember Prof we had been caught up in traffic for quite a few weeks on the trot.
Easter'89 was busy I'm sure we played Cardiff and drew 1-1 | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 13:56 - Apr 15 with 1332 views | Professor |
You may well be right. We would be over from Rhondda pretty early. It was a very sparse crowd on the North Bank for sure. | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 16:15 - Apr 15 with 1242 views | pencoedjack |
I was on the North Bank that day, would of bet good money we were playing WBA.
As you say Dicky the football/score was irrelevant that day | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 16:27 - Apr 15 with 1233 views | raynor94 |
No, it was definitely Wigan, remember being on the North Bank, as the news filtered through. | |
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| 31 years ago today on 17:37 - Apr 15 with 1177 views | stevethejack |
Sat 15 Apr 1989
Swansea 1-2 Wigan
HT - FT 1 - 2 | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 21:30 - Apr 15 with 1069 views | FieryJack |
I remember more clearly 11 May 1985 - Bradford Fire.
We were at home to Bristol Rovers (Division 3) and won 3-2.
Strangely, our very last game of that season was the following Friday night, again at home, to
Bristol City! Ugly scenes on Oystermouth Road after this one. | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 21:48 - Apr 15 with 1061 views | NeathJack |
Remember being on the North Bank and a couple of people had radios. The initial assumption was there was rioting which was causing the problem. Got back to Neath train station at about 6ish after the game and picked up a Sporting Post with the head of something like "35 dead at cup semi final". A day I'll never forget. | | | |
| 31 years ago today on 21:50 - Apr 15 with 1058 views | NeathJack |
I remember that too. I was up in the East Stand and as I recall we were 2-1 in about the 88th minute and Pascoe and a Parlane pen turned it around.
Always though how easily that Bradford fire could have been the Centre Stand. | | | |
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