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Wembley to remember Hillsborough victims with a minutes silence before FA Cup semi-final

HILLSBOROUGH families today welcomed the Football Association’s decision to mark Saturday’s Merseyside FA Cup semi final at Wembley with a minute’s silence.

Margaret Aspinall, chairwoman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG), called the gesture “lovely” and “appropriate” and she said the moment of reflection will show the “unity” between Evertonians and Liverpudlians.

Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard, who lost his cousin John-Paul Gilhooley at the disaster and Blues skipper Phil Neville will also present HFSG members with bouquets of flowers on the pitch before the match.

Both players will also lay tribute flowers to the 96 Hillsborough victims at the pitch-side.


The players in Saturday’s match and Sunday’s other semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea will all wear armbands to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the tragedy.

Today Mrs Aspinall, who lost her 18-year-old son James at Hillsborough, told the ECHO: “What the FA are going to do is a lovely gesture to the families because it is so close to the tragedy’s anniversary.

“The FA called me to ask me if we wanted a minute’s applause or a minute’s silence and we thought that a minute’s silence was more appropriate because that is what we have always had to remember Hillsborough.

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A timely reminder of how football and all it evokes is made to pale into insignificance when remembering those fans that lost their lives .
R.I.P The 96... forever in our hearts .

always in our hearts. we will never forget them.

JFT 96. RIP.

YNWA

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
    Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
    At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
    We will remember them................

Rest In Peace 96 -Never forgotten

RIP 96 

gone but will never be forgotten
.rip the 96.
Y.N.W.A

May the families of the lost ones find closure and get their justice

RIP to the 96...

Always in our thoughts

RIP

YNWA

JFT96

Sleep tight beautiful ones .
R.I.P  96

RIP The 96

Just seem some of the pictures and tweets on the official website. Overwhelming to see the support that everyone connected to the families of the victims has recieved.

Great to see the whole squad there. Along with the likes of David Moyes, Alan Hansen, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish ETC.

some of the tweets that came in from past players of the club and players of other clubs. Most Noteable to me was that of Nuri Sahin and Also of Borussia Dortmund the clubs official Twitter account.

15th of April is a very sad day for everyone connected to the club but it also shows how magnificent this club and its supporters are that 24 years on they are still fighting for the truth and being supported fully.

This year the families got closer to justice and i hope all of the families involved can feel justice for all the pain and sadness they have had to feel since that very very horrible day.

Im very proud to be a Liverpool fan and very proud of every Liverpool fan in the country with the continuing support we all give to the cause

JFT 96 may you all rest in peace