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The match commander on the day of the Hillsborough disaster has admitted that he lied about fans gaining entry to the ground by forcing open a gate.

Giving evidence at the inquest into the deaths of 96 Liverpool supporters, David Duckenfield confessed he would regret his decision for the rest of his life.

The former chief superintendent – who was responsible for policing at Sheffield Wednesday’s stadium on April 15, 1989 – apologised to the relatives of the victims, many of whom were at the hearing.

Mr Duckenfield, 70, said: “Everyone knew the truth, the fans and police knew the truth that we had opened the gates.”

He also revealed what was said to FA chief Graham Kelly that fateful day.

Mr Kelly had come to the stadium’s control box to find out what had caused the crush in the pens of the Leppings Lane terrace.


Cheeky bugger
 
Truely a piece of s**t. He's just confirming what others have known/said(including police) for some time now but was too much of a coward to say anything earlier, while it might bring some relief to families of the victims, I really hope he's not out to make himself feel better. Sure he never intended for people to die but his decision was a major factor in those deaths and to not only lie but to throw the blame at others, including the victims is just disgusting.
 

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Jatz said:
Can he still actually get charged with anything?

I always forget, why was there so many Liverpool fans turn up that day? Did you not need a ticket to get in the ground?
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Yes but he opened up the gates so anyone could get in including those outside looking for tickets. They then all got funneled into the same area with no idea what was happening ahead of them, the areas either side actually had plenty of room. ESPN docu is worth watching, although hard vieiwing to understand it all.
 
Gak Attack said:
Yes but he opened up the gates so anyone could get in including those outside looking for tickets. They then all got funneled into the same area with no idea what was happening ahead of them, the areas either side actually had plenty of room. ESPN docu is worth watching, although hard vieiwing to understand it all.
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Yeah have seen the doco a couple of times, very hard viewing.

Was there normally that many people looking for tickets? Just seemed like there was a hell of a lot people there.
 
Jatz said:
Yeah have seen the doco a couple of times, very hard viewing.

Was there normally that many people looking for tickets? Just seemed like there was a hell of a lot people there.
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It was a semi final so obviously extra interest. Also well before internet obviously so it's just what a lot of people did, rock up at the ground to get tickets. It wasn't even so much the amount of fans than how and where they were let in when the game started. Like most of these sort of tragedies there's lots of factors. If they had more gates to let fans in they get in quicker and they don't have the crush outside the ground, more police in the right spots and a better plan to distribute the fans after coming through the gate it also doesn't happen. Someone smart enough to pick up how full that one area was and to get the police to block entry and it also doesn't happen.
 
The stupid thing as well was one of the pens on one side from memory was basically empty. The espn doco is really good (and really bad), in that it explains it quite well from quite a few points of view (supporters/police etc)
 
Jatz said:
Yeah have seen the doco a couple of times, very hard viewing.

Was there normally that many people looking for tickets? Just seemed like there was a hell of a lot people there.
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Based on the documentaries I've seen, when the same two sides played at hillsborough the season before there was an additional checkpoint before people could get to the stadium which stopped people who didn't have tickets from approaching the stadium.
 
manureid said:
The stupid thing as well was one of the pens on one side from memory was basically empty. The espn doco is really good (and really bad), in that it explains it quite well from quite a few points of view (supporters/police etc)
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The state of English football at the time is as much to blame as anything. It was at the height of hooliganism in the country, you didn't just simply walk into grounds in those days.
 
Jatz said:
Yeah have seen the doco a couple of times, very hard viewing.

Was there normally that many people looking for tickets? Just seemed like there was a hell of a lot people there.
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What didn't help was Liverpool got given the smaller end of the ground as well. So less tickets available to the fans contributed to the ticketless outside the ground trying to find a way in.
 
I feel for the guy because he obviously didnt know opening a gate and letting people in would result in the death of 96 people. It was the wrong decision and a horribly fateful one. But his actions afterwards were terrible and his apology is far too late. To lie about it and cover it up for all this time is disgusting.
 

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Also the 30 for 30 doco is great but extremely tough viewing. Not ashamed to say I welled up several times throughout. It's hard just to watch a documentary, to have been there on the day would be something you would never get over.

JFT96
 
I believe in giving people 2nd chances in life as we all fk up at least once in some shape, but this piece of s**t lied about this for 26 years and blamed others along the way, for this he deserves a slow painful death for all the pain and suffering he has cause to all those families and fans that have been effected by this tragedy.

#JFT96 #YNWA
 
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