I’m sure many of you are aware that yesterday marked the 29th anniversary of the Bradford City Stadium fire. I was somewhat surprised to see little acknowledgement of this on the news or seemingly at the significant football matches that were played yesterday (I don’t know if any of you footie fans witnessed any acts of remembrance at the matches you attended)? Having studied the events at Valley Parade over the years as part of my training, and having used some of the footage in training I have provided, I am surprised at how little regard it seems to be given by the media and the FA. The Hillsborough disaster seems to be marked every year (and rightly so), but the 56 people who lost their lives in 1985 unfortunately don’t seem to be remembered in the same way. I hope that the 30th anniversary will bring with it more public acknowledgement of what was a truly terrible day for all involved.

Hillsborough was different in so many ways, one of which is that the supporters of Liverpool Football Club were extremely agrieved about the way blame was placed on the supporters and other aspects of the investigation, Scousers are well known to not drop anything when they think they have right on their side. I know that because I am one, although my allegience is to the royal blue team in Liverpool. Liverpool as a football club also saw the need to support the families of the victims and so the ripples turned into waves, tidal waves, tsunamies every year since the tragedy. The Bradford football gound fire , I saw some of it live on ITV as I was watching the Saturday afternoon sports programme, was investigated and the result was accepted by all, so no further publicity followed. I was a serving firefighter at the time of both disasters and could "feel" for everyone involved but you are correct in saying the 56 aren't remembered in the same way. Their legacy I believe was the Act to do with safety at sports grounds, Hillsborough caused the fences to be removed and all seater stadiums, although many LFC supporters now insist on standing???????? I too hope the 30th anniversary will be publicised more next year. Thank you for raising this, with your help at least they will be remembered by some.

As a long term Liverpool season ticket holder, I and quite a few friends couldn't believe nothing was done to show solidarity with those who died in the tragic Bradford fire. Considering it was the last day of the premier league season, it could have sent out a powerful message worldwide of all the top clubs standing with our friends who suffered at Bradford. No-one should go to a football match anywhere in the world and not return home after.

When this fire is mentioned, reporters so often get the basic facts wrong, eg they say things like "the huge blaze was caused by a dropped cigarette". No, it was probably STARTED by a dropped cigarette end. Cigarette ends are dropped millions of times daily without causing fires, let alone disasters. Of course, a number of causes led to the fire and the disaster. I have used this video many times and asked students to discuss the causes. I always try to make something good, ie fire safety awareness, come from this terrible event. Incidentally the BBC was at it again this morning - Radio 4 stated that the mine explosion in Turkey was likely caused by an electrical fault. Whilst this may have been the ignition source, on it's own it cannot cause an explosion, as we all know.