Forty Years On: Remembering The Second Ibrox Disaster
Today marks the fortieth anniversary of what could, with justification, be described as British football's forgotten tragedy. Whereas the disasters of Heysel and Hillsborough took place in front of the nation, live on the television, and the Valey Parade fire of 1985 took places in front of photgraphers and television cameras which ensured iconic images that became instantly part of our mental imagery of the decay of the game during the mid-1980s, the Ibrox Disaster remains obscure in the memory, but it claimed the lives of sixty-six people and had ramifications that would go on to effect the way that everybody in Britain now watches the game.
Twohundredpercent @ Jan 2, 2011 4:47 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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