Agree Stomp -

Crazy times indeed but as Justice Popplewell concluded in his reasoned Government debated interim report other factors combined in the horror events of that day including a strong NF presence along side other anti establishment groups looking for trouble on the back of football - no excuse I know but feelings in Yorkshire were high 'cos of the miners strike and the Midlands NUM lack of support of it so 'scores' were being settled there that day too,in fact I wore a Yorkshire Republic badge adding my support to end Thatcherism as a token gesture I recall but I didn't consider that to be in anyway inflammatory to the Police which it obviously was as from their point of view I was classed that day as an activist stereotyped Leeds hooligan.Admittedly I've had my 'moments' but never as a hooligan but was treated as one as soon as I stepped off the train at New Street which thus inflamed an already simmering atmosphere.So yes,many lessons learned.

MOT