Hillsborough Survivors Stories: In Their Words III

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🗓️ 6 July 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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The third part of Hillsborough survivors Damian Kavanagh, Richie Greaves and Peter Carney talking after the collapse of the final trial. For too many years too many people impacted by Hillsborough have had to be silent to allow the legal proceedings to run their course. Damian, Richie and Peter, like many others, were there on the day of April 15, 1989, and they reflect on that day and the 32 years since. This part focuses on their relationship with Liverpool Football Club since 1989 and the enormous victory of the Hillsborough Independent Panel Report. Samaritans. To talk about anything that is upsetting you, you can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person. You can also call the Samaritans Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day). Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). If you identify as male, you can call the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) or use their webchat service. If you need access to other services than the above, visit the NHS website here to find out who you can talk to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.
0:05.0	Hello, this is John Gibbons and this is the third and final part of our conversation between
0:09.4	Hillsby Survivors, Peter Carney, Richard Grieves and Damien Kavanagh,
0:13.2	which started with me asking Damien
0:15.2	about their relationship with the club.
0:17.2	It's interesting to me,
0:19.1	your relationship with the club,
0:20.6	and you talk the calf about duty. It was not duty anymore. It doesn't seem to me, you know, there's not any more passionate
0:28.2	Liverpool fans I know and we all know each other through Liverpool football Club and not through hills but you know
0:36.4	You know we we first met Rich because you let me a generality who laid banners to take the ground when he died and stuff like that
0:41.6	And obviously Peter we've got to know each other
0:43.6	through your banners and stuff and how's that been over the years really in terms of your relationship
0:51.4	because there could have been there must have been times where I assumed
0:56.4	that you know you felt like packing in there must have been times where you've been
1:01.2	angry at Liverpool football club, you know, or, you know, or let down or just, or what are we doing?
1:08.6	But you're still, you're still going to.
1:10.8	Even up to that Super League. Yeah.
1:13.4	There was a moment then and I said, no, that's my lot.
1:15.9	And honest to God, I tossed and turned all night on the Sunday night.
1:19.7	I tossed and turned and I thought I'm not going again that to, I'm finished that. I've had enough, I'm going to learn how to play golf.
1:28.0	Honestly, I was really ready to give it up, what am I going to do with myself, and all the other things were going through my minds and that like you know where what I'm going to do and it's shit and this that and the other and that you know what and I got up the following morning and I just decided I'm getting the banners out the grounds.
1:45.0	Then banners are coming out the grounds. I'm going to get them out tomorrow and not say,
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