The Crawling Chaos of Heysel Stadium

Posted on the 25th anniversary here:
http://strangelyperfect.tv/2764/heysel-stadium-29-may-1985/

The genesis of the Crawling Chaos track "Fatso Died and Likes It" can be found here http://crawlingchaos.co.uk/discography/waqqaz

The band had just finished the track (which was piss-take of the state of football and all it's punditry at the time) and sat down to listen to it with the TV on in the background. The Heysel Stadium disaster was on the news, almost live.

For me, the track and images from that day are forever linked.

On the 25th anniversary, the comments have hotted up. This is best summed up from a comment on the UK Guradian article here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2010/may/28/heysel-disaster-25th-anni...

"What is really tragic is that the underlying tribal and, to put it mildly, xenophobic attitudes amongst so-called fans and the police that lead to this and other tragedies are still prevalent twenty-five years on."

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• Heysel
• stadium
• CrawlingChaos
• Waqqaz
• Liverpool
• F.C.
• Juventus
• music
• Fatso Died and Likes It
• Crawling Chaos
• Fatso
• Football

[mdr23]

"If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present.."

(The Opening of the Eyes - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 279)

[montebardia]

...almeno spero che questo non succeda mai più..

L'uomo,troppo spesso,prende a calci il suo cervello...e guardate cosa succede.

..imparate uno Sport e vivrete meglio.

[mdr23]

@montebardia Well said, although I had to use a translator as I know no Italian. Too many comments here are from people who live to hate, continuing the worst possible vices in human nature.

[shqiperiany]

the picture at 1:40 is tragic. how could liverpool fans do this ? they did this on purpose right?

[mdr23]

@shqiperiany They all took part but some from each "side" decided that the football wasn't enough. Both sides threw missiles. The crap stadium happened to collapse at the Italian end. On another day it may have been the other end. But without the violent intent inherent on that day, the stadium would have stood up as it had for years. I'm sure there was bad intent by some, but to collapse a wall wasn't it, and most folks died under the wall.

[turkeylad]

The Liverpool fans charged them for heaven's sake!

[mdr23]

@turkeylad Yes? If you expect me to defend this violent day or the actions of those in it, then you've asked the wrong person. Watching it again brings it all back; the day it happened and what I was doing that day (i.e. making this track).

[MrAntonio611]

a quien le quedara las ganas de volver a un partido despues de esto?

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@shqiperiany It was an accident you idiot. Juve fans were throwing bottles & beating up a 10 year old Liverpool fan, the Liverpool fans ran through the barrier to retaliate & the Italians ran the other way like bullies.

It wouldn't have been so tragic or so sickening if people had been killed in a fight rather than an accidental crush. Liverpool fans just wanted to retaliate, not kill anyone. Uefa blamed Liverpool because it was Juve fans who died but it was both fans fault.

[shqiperiany]

@WolfgangVonPoserkila So, do you know the answer why the Liverpool hooligans did this ? No. and by the way, i only started correcting you because you tried to be a fucking Nazi grammar.

I don't see it as offensive, i see it as my fucking opinion.

Talking to you, is like talking to a fucking wall!

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@shqiperiany I didn't use a capital once at a sentence start when I used the word "lol". That's because "Lol" looks stupid. You didn't use a capital letter in one of your replies so how the fuck can you even criticise me on that you weird hypocritical twat?

I abused you because this video is a sensitive topic and you waltz in implying that Liverpool fans attempted to cause a crush which they didn't even know would happen.

What you said was offensive, let alone fucking moronic.

[shqiperiany]

@shqiperiany Forget the 3rd one.. It was a legit question obviously. Some fans are fucking hooligans you twatfuck.

[shqiperiany]

@WolfgangVonPoserkila Look at the starting of your sentence. Every sentence must start with capital letter.

2nd- Considering the fact you're the only fucking twat that responded to me with abusive language, again, you're also an internet thug with nothing better to do with your life but abuse people on the internet because the internet is where your kingdom is.

3rd- It was a legit question, considering Liverpool lost 1-0 so they decided to take it on their fans.

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@shqiperiany How haven't I wrote a proper sentence? Weirdo.

It's not about being a grammar Nazi. It's about pointing out you're fucking retarded, which is obvious from the question...

DURRRR DID LIVERPOOL FANS DO DIS ON PURPOSE???

Fucking brain dead monkey...

[shqiperiany]

@WolfgangVonPoserkila Ohh yes, the grammar Nazi thinks he's smart. You're the fucking moron. Learn how to write a proper sentence, douche.

[WolfgangVonPoserkila]

@shqiperiany lol you're a moron. Also learn to spell "question".

[shqiperiany]

@WolfgangVonPoserkila oh god . you retarded internet thug. shut the fuck up. it was a quesiton not a fucking comment you fucking twat.