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O/T Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 9:46 am
by Redalert1970
Terrible week locally with two young children losing their lives
1 in a gas explosion last night in Heysham and 1 struck by lightning just near me in Blackpool


Please guys when you are moaning and crying about not getting a bloody play off ticket grow up and think of these two young children and how they tragically lost their lives

More to this world than football... Please remember that

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 10:27 am
by redrobo
Life is far more important than arguing about lack of tickets for a football match.

Some folk really should take a look at themselves.

If this post has caused offence then that was not my intention and therefore i apologize and have enormous sympathy with the families for these tragic incidents.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 10:33 am
by Scouseport_Shrimp
Awful tragedies.....well said.

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 11:23 am
by Posh
Terrible tragedies both of them and huge sympathies to all the families involved.

I managed a team, Bowerham Juniors, a couple of times at Clifton Juniors and they’re a great club, which will be devastated by the loss of one of their players. As for the Heysham incident, it’s great to see the response of the City Council to setup emergency evacuation facilities and help the community, as well as businesses offering support.

Just a comment though, please don’t conflate two entirely unrelated events to instruct people how to think and enforce your version of morality. Your post would have been eminently better if it just stuck to the sad tragedies in Heysham and Blackpool, and allow people to share their thoughts.

Instead it immediately provoked the ‘sick bucket’ inducing reply that said nothing of dignity about the young children but focused on castigating fellow supporters with its fake holier than thou attitude.

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 11:34 am
by Posh
P.S. A Go Fund Me page has been setup to support the residents affected at Mallowdale Avenue. After only a few hours it has exceeded its initial target. A great reaction from the community. https://gofund.me/ffc2e442

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 12:44 pm
by RapidShrimp
Posh wrote:Just a comment though, please don’t conflate two entirely unrelated events to instruct people how to think and enforce your version of morality. Your post would have been eminently better if it just stuck to the sad tragedies in Heysham and Blackpool, and allow people to share their thoughts.

Instead it immediately provoked the ‘sick bucket’ inducing reply that said nothing of dignity about the young children but focused on castigating fellow supporters with its fake holier than thou attitude.


Agree. Any chance to have some sort of a dig at people. :roll: It’s like celebrating a goal and someone turning around and saying, “Why are you celebrating? There’s kids dying of starvation in this world.”
These both were tragic incidents and I wish the families the best.

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 12:46 pm
by BerlinWaller
Posh is spot on. There was no need to link the two at all.

My heart goes out to the poor families in Heysham and Blackpool, i can not begin to understand the pain they are feeling.

Re: Tragic incidents

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2021 1:22 pm
by Bristol Shrimp
What a shame to have linked the two things together. Kind of made it about tickets as opposed to the tragic loss of life.