Twenty years ago today, a missed penalty and a tragedy

gullintwoplaces · Post by **gullintwoplaces** » 17 Nov 2013, 14:57

Twenty years ago today, the 17th November 1993, I went to a game in Cardiff that I will never forget:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24962509

Two things happened. In time order, first Billy Bodin's dad Paul missed a penalty that would have taken Wales to the World Cup finals. Second, a terrible tragedy happened when an idiot fired a flare across the Arms Park and killed a poor man sitting ten seats away from me. I will never forget that game, I still shiver at what happened. Sadly the idiot wasn't charged with murder, which he clearly committed.

ferrarilover · Post by **ferrarilover** » 17 Nov 2013, 21:27

From what you've described here, he very clearly didn't commit murder at all.

Terribly sad, none-the-less. Are you fully recovered, or do you suffer ongoing affects?

Matt.

Gullscorer · Post by **Gullscorer** » 29 Nov 2013, 12:37

Criminal negligence, amounting to manslaughter, for which I trust the idiot was duly charged, tried, convicted and sentenced.

Steve1234 · Post by **Steve1234** » 31 Jul 2014, 10:55

lol this is really strange..

rooster · Post by **rooster** » 31 Jul 2014, 20:00

Steve1234 wrote:lol this is really strange..

Lol really..............I thought id seen it all

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