hillsborough
...open the gates. “If there is likely to be death or serious injury then I have no option but to open the gates… Open the Gates” Is it fair to say that this is the decision which was to ultimately change the face football in England forever? I think it is fair to say that at that particular moment the future of football and its fans took a back seat, peoples lives were at risk, someone had to act and that someone was Duckenfield. Exit Gate C was opened, an “assessment that 5000 supporters entered through Gate C. The lower estimate was 2,200”. Upon entry to the concourse fans made their way onto the terraces through the only obvious route, down the tunnel. When the two sets of teams ran out onto the field, over 2000 fans emerged from the tunnel into pens 3 and 4 which were now twice their capacity. From this point I feel that it is impossible to comment upon the horrors and pain suffered by the victims in pens 3 and 4 on the Lepping’s Lane terrace that afternoon, every individual has their own story to tell. At 3:06 a concerned Police officer approached the referee and informed him that there was a serious situation, the decision was made and the game was abandoned. 96 fans lost their lives that day, needlessly, over what a game of footb...