'They said, Bruce, can you help us?' BBC News

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BBC News

BBC News

8 жыл бұрын

The Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989 claimed the lives of 96 football fans, when overcrowding caused a crush on the terraces of Sheffield Wednesday's stadium at the start of an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest football clubs. The BBC spoke to Bruce Grobbelaar, who was in goal for Liverpool that day. He described how the fans had pleaded with him to help them.
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@micksmusicchannel
@micksmusicchannel Жыл бұрын
Good man Bruce, genuine. You can still see the pain in his eyes and the helplessness he must have felt being so close. I've just posted a Tribute on my channel and it brought back to me the pride around the club and the anger and sadness of the event. 97 will never to be forgotten, and love to all the families. YNWA EVER.
@nounboy3184
@nounboy3184 7 жыл бұрын
Genuine bloke. Saw the horror early and responded. Pity the police failed to do this.
@stephenbeardwood1951
@stephenbeardwood1951 4 жыл бұрын
Well said Bruce you and the rest of the players and fans are heroes
@MarkSmith-er7fe
@MarkSmith-er7fe 3 жыл бұрын
lol he took bribes
@1987dfa
@1987dfa 2 жыл бұрын
@@MarkSmith-er7fe but when it really mattered...it's called redemption my friend
@Dragon-Slay3r
@Dragon-Slay3r 10 ай бұрын
☣️🤒😭
@arsha1898
@arsha1898 3 жыл бұрын
Much respect to you Bruce. We're all human, we're all imperfect. Thank you xx
@RUDI-UK
@RUDI-UK 8 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Northern Ireland during the 70s and 80s. I saw first hand countless acts of violence and atrocities inflicted on not only my community but to others as well. But in April 1989 on that fateful day in Sheffield, the disaster that took place which 96 innocent souls lost their lives in the most horrific of ways sent a shiver through the spine of the 15 year old boy that i was that day. Hillsborough i can say without any doubt was the one thing that disturbed me most when i was growing up. And i witnessed mass murder on a weekly scale in my country at that very time. As a hardened West Ham fan, i shed a tear of happiness today for the people of Liverpool and I pray to the good lord above that they can now find closure and peace and move on with their lives, knowing that their lost loved ones are finally smiling down on them for a fight well fought on their behalf. YNWA/COYI
@Stevieboy74
@Stevieboy74 8 жыл бұрын
Very eloquently put. Respect to you my friend.
@Justyburger
@Justyburger 7 жыл бұрын
That is well put. I was 18 at that time and it sent a shiver down my spine too and i share your same sentiments that it greatly disturbed me. I had friends at the match but i was not there. I had not even heard of the concept that crowds could even have this sort of crushing risk. It just never occurred to me, but after this i very consciously avoided crowded places. However, there was one time i went to a club in Birmingham. It was The Dome. When we were going in, it was not too busy, but as the night drew on, it got absolutely packed. I knew it was unusually tight in there. When we were trying to get out, there were a few nervous people. I remember a short girl in front of me who was worried. I tried to create a little bit of space for her and gave her some assurances that I'd look after her. Then a while later there was a crowd crush in a club in my home town. To this day i avoid crowds.
@caseye.leydon7584
@caseye.leydon7584 6 жыл бұрын
RUDI UK Valiant words... Thank you
@pix046
@pix046 6 жыл бұрын
Nicely put, but being a West ham fan I just wondered if you were a soldier in NI.
@kaihardingfan6628
@kaihardingfan6628 8 жыл бұрын
just heard this on the radio D'; god bless the 96 people
@mummygiraffepresentsclassi8722
@mummygiraffepresentsclassi8722 5 жыл бұрын
Can understand entirely why Bruce wasn't sure right away what was going on. When someone in a footy crowd suddenly says to yoo "They're killing us" you're not likely to know who they mean.
@jassimalserkal1604
@jassimalserkal1604 4 жыл бұрын
Bruce like all of LFC, will Remember that day for ever, puts the 96 jersey on with passion and love...... watched him play in the 80’s with LFC..... Man of great pride YNWA
@CAVERN1234
@CAVERN1234 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic guy always loved Bruce and remember standing in the Kop singing Bruce give us a wave, and he always did.
@shauntbarry
@shauntbarry 4 жыл бұрын
6 people disliked this.. Are you even human?
@3vo338
@3vo338 3 жыл бұрын
13 now sadly m8, some people just do it out of spite I think...
@paigeleigh2554
@paigeleigh2554 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely disgraceful.
@rodneyallister9877
@rodneyallister9877 Ай бұрын
God bless you son You speak from your heart I am 80 years old veteran I have been in the kop when the kop was full thanks to the players and Liverpool club And the people involved I am Australia Came to England was in the first kings reg The Liverpool people looked after me thank you all 🌟
@kdunstfan1
@kdunstfan1 7 жыл бұрын
Real sound bloke - well said Bruce
@caseye.leydon7584
@caseye.leydon7584 6 жыл бұрын
Truth
@andyhello23
@andyhello23 2 жыл бұрын
These moments you will have like a photographic memory off, as it will forever stick in your mind for people like him, who saw it first hand. Sure he remembers it in great detail even today
@shredder9536
@shredder9536 4 жыл бұрын
Can't believe they couldn't have opened those cages. Not even a fire crew to cut it open
@Mikeb1001
@Mikeb1001 3 жыл бұрын
Things were changed drastically after Valley Parade and Hillsborough so stadium gates are now either locked with electronic locks that can be released remotely or left unlocked during the game. Of course perimeter fencing was done away with after the Taylor Report which resolved that issue immediately
@stevehaylett6948
@stevehaylett6948 5 жыл бұрын
Rip 96 from arsenal fan..
@GeeLETSGO
@GeeLETSGO 6 жыл бұрын
RIP 96 YNWA
@oscillanftw9502
@oscillanftw9502 6 жыл бұрын
I'm an Manchester united fan but still rest in peace the 96.
@aishabakr5850
@aishabakr5850 5 жыл бұрын
"still"?
@loganfox2386
@loganfox2386 5 жыл бұрын
“But”?
@ianfrost53
@ianfrost53 3 жыл бұрын
Good on you manc from a scouser
@KryptonitetoallBS
@KryptonitetoallBS Жыл бұрын
@@aishabakr5850 and Logan Fox :- Has the rivalry between Liverpool and United passed you by? 🙄
@kevinmorrison8692
@kevinmorrison8692 2 жыл бұрын
I'm a liverpool fan but respect to the man.utd fans for their words it's good to know their are still decent people who no matter the rivalry. I'm disgusted all the songs about Hillsborough and munich its about time they stopped but unfortunately i doubt they ever will.
@lesianson86
@lesianson86 2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Proper football fans will mourn but support each other through tragedies. We have Hillsborough, Man Utd have Munich. Even though there's immense rivalry there has to be respect in equal measure.
@mimid6354
@mimid6354 3 ай бұрын
I feel like you don’t need to be a football fan for this tragedy to deeply affect you. This has made me shed tears, I hope the Liverpool fans understand how much of a hero they are, I fear if it weren’t for them dragging people to safety and carrying them then a lot more lives would have been lost. It should never have happened. Everyone says 97 victims but unfortunately the number of victims is truly unknown and is much higher when you consider family members, those who were injured but survived, those who witnesses or just attended and those who couldn’t take it anymore and ended it. It goes on and on, some children never even got the chance the know their parent 💔
@lisareed4409
@lisareed4409 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful bruce
@marcusaurelius7461
@marcusaurelius7461 3 жыл бұрын
We will never never forget the 96...........
@kevinshanahan6064
@kevinshanahan6064 2 жыл бұрын
After this match it became routine to put the kick off back if fans were still not all in the ground. No panic - wait. If only this was the norm rather than 3 0’clock rigid.
@kevinprior3549
@kevinprior3549 4 жыл бұрын
I will like to think lessons have really been learned since 1989
@Mikeb1001
@Mikeb1001 3 жыл бұрын
If you're looking for a scrap of positivity then at least you can look at football now and know that those poor people didn't die for nothing. We learned a lot of lessons from it that means that we can all go to football matches knowing we will make it home again. sadly 96 didn't make it home
@9422655
@9422655 Жыл бұрын
You'll Never Walk Alone 96...
@alfieplayzxbox8769
@alfieplayzxbox8769 3 жыл бұрын
Ynwa never ever forget ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@leebaines8086
@leebaines8086 Жыл бұрын
He was shouting at fans to get off the pitch
@user-qq1qq5nh6f
@user-qq1qq5nh6f Ай бұрын
Yes I've just seen a clip of him telling fans to get off the pitch. Funny how he doesn't bring this up in this interview 🤔
@richardmaughan1270
@richardmaughan1270 5 жыл бұрын
Some of the police officers were very busy at the busy at the time and the goalkeeper was asked by a policeman to go down the tunnel.
@kevinprior3549
@kevinprior3549 4 жыл бұрын
Still looks in good trim have to say
@stephengill3372
@stephengill3372 3 жыл бұрын
Awful tragedy RIP the 96 from a man united fan. Separated in football rivalry United in grief and respect
@stevenheeley5269
@stevenheeley5269 4 жыл бұрын
R I P 96 YNWA
@Johnelhadjmi
@Johnelhadjmi 2 жыл бұрын
He is a hero
@joejackson6453
@joejackson6453 5 ай бұрын
🙏🏽
@jasonmaddison6148
@jasonmaddison6148 3 жыл бұрын
god bless 96
@user-qq1qq5nh6f
@user-qq1qq5nh6f Ай бұрын
Not to sound awful here but ive seen a clip of bruce being very abrupt telling one fan to get off the pitch. Im unsure why he'd do this after seeing people crushed up against the fences.
@pix046
@pix046 6 жыл бұрын
It was an incredibly good shot from Beardsley to hit the cross bar and now the rest is tragic history.
@dosbritishinstitutesmilano5982
@dosbritishinstitutesmilano5982 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Liverpool supporter and as a club we've seen tragedy but so too have other clubs...what bonds us together is the fact that we love the game, all of us. I don't care if someone supports some 'rival' team, we all love the game and let that be, the be all and end all. Football is a force for good...not division
@tyronesmith9288
@tyronesmith9288 5 жыл бұрын
So glad he didn't score. Would of been even worse if so
@DannyBoi2112
@DannyBoi2112 4 жыл бұрын
Had he scored, thousands more would have died
@bettytigers
@bettytigers 2 жыл бұрын
In the first world war, after folk began to realise the horror of it all, there was a song called "Take me back to dear old blighty." (back to dear old Britain) In which the lyrics say about going home, "Liverpool, Leeds or Birmingham, I just don't care!" What's my point? It's this. The fences at Hillsborough and other grounds at the time were put up to stop people getting on the pitch and causing trouble , the side fences to stop rival fans fighting. The post war generations forgot in many cases that people died so they could enjoy life, travel, going to football etc. British soldiers, nurses and allies suffered, so that children and future generations wouldn't have to. Post war, going to a football match was a peace time activity, and rival fans could mix without fighting. (which they did in big numbers!) The men and women coming back from war were just happy to be away from the vile horror, it didn't really matter which city or town you came back to at first, it was home. So everyone who has picked a fight with a rival fan is in part responsible for what happened at Hillsborough and Heysel. Of course the police and grounds were inadequate, and disgusting lies were told, but fans fighting fans and making non- fans nervous, disrespects previous generations without whom we would be trying to survive Putin, rather than make jokes about Boris!
@robogamer5384
@robogamer5384 2 жыл бұрын
Sad to see supporters of Everton and man utd sing sickening chants about this football game that ended up with the loss of 96 lives,shame on you, RIP and justice for the 96 from an oldham athletic fan
@KryptonitetoallBS
@KryptonitetoallBS Жыл бұрын
Agreed, but just as shameful to hear Oldham fans sing about Munich for years and years 👍
@Marlondurran
@Marlondurran 3 жыл бұрын
Terrible indeed.
@harrycallahan9143
@harrycallahan9143 2 жыл бұрын
I remember this guy was screaming at the crowd at one point to get off the pitch, maybe because he was bribed to let in 3 goals that day.
@soundbeings1
@soundbeings1 5 жыл бұрын
And he was that traumatised by this tragic loss of life, of fans that paid his wages and bought his big house and put his kids through posh schools that after all this he felt it necessary to align himself with betting syndicates and (allegedly) take money to throw football matches - some of which were for Liverpool. Everything he did during this time is completely negated by the actions that followed. There are no words. JFT96 and may karma be swift Brucie.
@neilwhitaker6284
@neilwhitaker6284 5 жыл бұрын
you are a complete dickhead.
@soundbeings1
@soundbeings1 3 жыл бұрын
@@neilwhitaker6284 and you my friend are ignorant uninformed.
@neilwhitaker6284
@neilwhitaker6284 3 жыл бұрын
@@soundbeings1 I'm a sinner and I'm not going to judge a beautiful but flawed man as I haven't walked a mile in his shoes. He was my hero as a boy and he is still a hero to me. The dude is a veteran of the Rhodesian Bush war, doesn't get more based than that ya pillock
@kevinwatkins5001
@kevinwatkins5001 2 жыл бұрын
I have to add this Man also was in war and seen many friends die ....
@ianlucas5647
@ianlucas5647 2 ай бұрын
I've never heard any team mate of Bruce say that they believe the allegations. Many still do guest speaking with him. David Hodgeson recently said in an interview that it was not true and Bruce wouldn't have thrown games in a million years. Tells you all you need to know when all his team mates stood by him.
@elizabethhurtado2829
@elizabethhurtado2829 Жыл бұрын
🕯🔦💡
@thandokuhlezondi8672
@thandokuhlezondi8672 4 жыл бұрын
This guy has a South African accent
@jayobrien1911
@jayobrien1911 4 жыл бұрын
Wow is that all you can say? By the way Brucie is Rhodesian, DICKHEAD !!!
@thandokuhlezondi8672
@thandokuhlezondi8672 4 жыл бұрын
@@jayobrien1911 Zimbabwe is next to South Africa no need to be a jerk I'm South African I was just suprised
@michaelalexander9386
@michaelalexander9386 4 жыл бұрын
@@thandokuhlezondi8672 Don't worry about him mate he's an asswhole
@SFNDMK
@SFNDMK Жыл бұрын
He was born in Durban
@takundasepe8949
@takundasepe8949 2 жыл бұрын
Okay
@allanwood566
@allanwood566 2 жыл бұрын
what a terrible day for all the people who lost loved one people keep blaming the police for the problem and seem to forgotten the thousand of liverpool fans who turned up without any tickets why is that?
@notused.
@notused. 2 жыл бұрын
I can't believe that you're so behind on the news of 6 years ago lol
@anncraft5398
@anncraft5398 2 жыл бұрын
Just one of these glory supporting Irish people what call themselves fans sick of hearing about this garbage far worse has happened rip to the Bradford fire victims
@SFNDMK
@SFNDMK Жыл бұрын
???
@Theoriginalbigbrillo
@Theoriginalbigbrillo 5 жыл бұрын
Kenny Dalglish , was the only Liverpool FC representative that attended every 96 Funerals How many did you attend Bruce Ill give you a clue buddy NONE..................................................
@Adamhulbert95
@Adamhulbert95 5 жыл бұрын
Why should he?
@melmiz5637
@melmiz5637 4 жыл бұрын
He didn't know them personally so why would he
@karencusack4159
@karencusack4159 4 жыл бұрын
He actually did attend some funerals along with other players kenny dalglish and his wife went to every one however this took a massive toll on kennys mental health (as u can imagine) but to say Bruce didn't attend any funerals is wrong
@KryptonitetoallBS
@KryptonitetoallBS Жыл бұрын
Dalglish did NOT attend all 96 funerals as the following proves............... "He also speaks of the aftermath of the disaster where he personally attended the vast majority of the funerals of those who had died. "We made sure somebody with Liverpool connections was at every funeral and I think the families really respected that," Dalglish says."
@angeldimariagreaves4582
@angeldimariagreaves4582 4 жыл бұрын
What a liar Bruce is he carried on playing 1st time and told him get back over fence
@truthseeker3503
@truthseeker3503 6 жыл бұрын
One of the worst top flight keepers ever...
@cookingvittori7235
@cookingvittori7235 6 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why people hate this legend. He could easily be the most successful goalie in English Football history. He made a mistake, maybe, but a few goalies can match his achievements and ability. By the way he just took the money but didn’t throw the games.
@travelingcatman2089
@travelingcatman2089 6 жыл бұрын
You ever watched him play? One of the best keepers of the 80s!!! Also have some respect talking about the 96!!
@cookingvittori7235
@cookingvittori7235 6 жыл бұрын
Shane Meneer yes I did. He was a good reader of the game and organised his defence well. Despite the sometimes over the top clowning, he’s easily in the same class as the Peter Schmiechels of the world. His trophy cabinet says it all. Maybe if Brucie were English he would have earned a wee bit more respect.
@gazbert88
@gazbert88 5 жыл бұрын
You must be a troll or a clueless muppet.
@neilwhitaker6284
@neilwhitaker6284 5 жыл бұрын
Today we would call him a sweeper keeper. One of the greatest of all time.
@starofdavid9919
@starofdavid9919 2 жыл бұрын
Celtic fan, the 96 will never be forgotten, as with other football disasters. it was good but also sad to welcome Liverpool to Celtic park, the first game they played after the tragedy.
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