Football's greats recall horror.MERSEYSIDE footballing greats have recalled their reactions to the horror of Hillsborough on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. And Kenny Dalglish Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. He was famous for his successes with Celtic in the 1970s and with the English club Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. , Liverpool boss at the time, said the authorities should have delayed the game to avert the tragedy. He said: "If the police are talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the FA and the FA had made that call, there wouldn't have been any resentment or disagreement with the people in the dressing room, neither Brian Clough Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. (the Forest manager at the time) or ourselves certainly. "It's something that everybody wished had never happened but I think it's also something that nobody should forget." Goalscoring hero Ian Rush  This article or section is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article or section in an . , who was in the Liverpool side that played at Hillsborough, said: "The build-up to this anniversary has brought back some really bad memories which have made my conviction even stronger that the fight for justice must go on." Club captain Steven Gerrard lost ten-year-old cousin Jon-Paul Gilhooley at Hillsborough. The 28-year-old said: "Obviously it was a diffi- cult time to know that one of your cousins had been at the game and had been tragically crushed. "And seeing the reactions of his mum, dad and family helped me drive on to become the player I have developed into today." Gerrard will lead the Liverpool players at today's service. But Anfield will also be full of Evertonians eager to pay their respects. Toffees boss David Moyes said: "I do not think it only unites this city, it unites the whole country because everybody felt the disaster." |
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