Liverpool Thread | 2025/26 | Salah fall out (p264)

[Stoned Rose]

Sturridge has just called their keeper Alli.

And he’s wearing a leather shirt.

 

[Marvin.]

More evidence that Van Dijk and Salah are finished.

I made the mistake of watching this game. It was terrible. Liverpool came up with a late siege but they deserved no more than a point. I cannot see them making the top 5.

 

[dickie davies]

More evidence that Van Dijk and Salah are finished.

I made the mistake of watching this game. It was terrible. Liverpool came up with a late siege but they deserved no more than a point. I cannot see them making the top 5.

Just depends on how shite everyone else is

 

[Vienna_70]

More evidence that Van Dijk and Salah are finished.

I made the mistake of watching this game. It was terrible. Liverpool came up with a late siege but they deserved no more than a point. I cannot see them making the top 5.

Sunderland should really have won.

I fully expected Isidor to score at the end, but he’s not Erling.

 

[Franny 1234]

I enjoy there pain almost as much as I do the Rags. Two cheeks of the same arse.
Both of them are the gift that keeps giving this season.
I wonder what they blame tonight's dropped points on ?

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Sturridge has just called their keeper Alli.

And he’s wearing a leather shirt.

Sturridge is a fuckin bellend of the highest order

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

I thought Wirtz was phenomenal. Well worth the £125m fee

 

[Asa's left peg]

No match report on my bbc page! Only one.
Just ignore the game.

 

[Pedestrian]

Sturridge has just called their keeper Alli.

And he’s wearing a leather shirt.

Reported for the shirt. Lads a millionaire and he’s chosen a fancy dress outfit for his moment of nonsense on tv.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

Sunderland should really have won.

I fully expected Isidor to score at the end, but he’s not Erling.

Erling would have hit the post!!! ;-)

 

[Vienna_70]

Erling would have hit the post!!! ;-)

Yeah, probably.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Also the pens inside the stand exacerbated the problem, as those coming in late didn’t spread out, but instead headed for the pens straight in front of them.

I did quite a bit of digging into this tragedy and it was a tragedy as I was invited to an interview to work on the enquiry to take statements.

What was never made available was the amount of clicks on the turnstiles. The narrative has always been the cops opened the main gate, didn't cordon off the middle pen and everyone had a ticket but, from my extensive research for the position I was applying for there is no record of how many went into that stand.

What wasn't surprising is that again from memory that all who died had tickets as they'd generally get in early but, again trying to find figures isn't easy.

 

[mexico1970]

Sunderland must be disappointed with the draw, the scouse have turned a corner.

 

[Vienna_70]

Sunderland must be disappointed with the draw, the scouse have turned a corner.

The Mackems really should have scored with that breakaway chance they had in injury time.

 

[dadnlad]

The Mackems really should have scored with that breakaway chance they had in injury time.

get same against us the cb will still be jogging back

 

[mattcity5]

Maybe I missed it but I don't remember any police officers on the terraces pushing fans downwards towards the fences. The police actually didn't kill anyone. The Liverpool fans crushed their own fans to death. The police contributed by their poor management of the situation and covered that up and should be held responsible for that. What's not been highlighted is the FA made clubs erect fences to stop pitch invasions. That prevented fans getting on the pitch when they were being pushed against the fence. They are as guilty as anyone but nothing said. This action alone led to an increase in deaths and injuries. Also who gave the ground a safety certificate when a risk assessment should have identified that it was a high risk like blocking a means of escape. Bradford fire says hello.
I really feel for the bereaved families but just to keep blaming the police hides the responsibility of others.

It was a complex scenario and you need to take into account was football still was back then. Our clubs were still banned from Europe due to multiple instances of crowd trouble (plus obviously one very high profile one by Liverpool), fences had become normal. Criticising the FA for the fences is harsh, as they were just responding to what went on on the terraces, and sometimes spilled into the pitch. That said, when you throw in event mismanagement, they became the problem.

I have no absolute hatred of Liverpool and they were clearly wronged and suffered. That they had to fight for the truth is horrendous and they should be proud of their persistence. However, in my eyes the report has always seemed to just have been "tell them want they want to hear so they'll go away".

Every high profile match back then saw fans sneaking in without tickets, doubling-up through turnstiles. If the Liverpool fans didn't do that in this game, it'll have been the only big game around then when they didnt.

The thing to remember though above all, was that they weren't different in doing that. That was how it was back then. There were numerous other close shaves at other games, it could have been any of us.

 

[waspish]

Wasn’t this all concluded last year! Why is it in the news again?

 

[Bobby the blue]

Van dijk turning his back on the goal is criminal. It’s always someone else’s fault with him. Throwing his arms up and looking to pin the blame elsewhere.
Seems untouchable though so he will carry on .

 

[give it to gordon]

As a fan base you would think they have learnt. But we saw in Paris that the fan base hasnt.
The scousers clearly dont care about genuine match going fans, at Paris fake tickets, climbing over fences, bragging on social media about jibbing in.
This fan base and club ( club wanted paper tickets ) havent learnt anything after Hillsborough.
Yet the fans walk around with club merchandise with 97 on them. Club wants paper tickets so its easy for the dippers to fake.

I feel so sorry for the those that died, decent fans with tickets. As a club and fan base they have done nothing to it perhaps happening again.

 

[TheBlueCat]

I did quite a bit of digging into this tragedy and it was a tragedy as I was invited to an interview to work on the enquiry to take statements.

What was never made available was the amount of clicks on the turnstiles. The narrative has always been the cops opened the main gate, didn't cordon off the middle pen and everyone had a ticket but, from my extensive research for the position I was applying for there is no record of how many went into that stand.

What wasn't surprising is that again from memory that all who died had tickets as they'd generally get in early but, again trying to find figures isn't easy.

What is rarely seen is the shocking video footage of Liverpool fans breaching the turnstiles and literally sprinting into the stand and pens in front of them, piling into fans causing the intense crush.
There were many reasons that led to the tragedy but the disgraceful behaviour of some fans shouldn’t negate their culpability.