Neil Lennon was taking questions from the media ahead of Celtic’s match against Dundee United tomorrow afternoon. With the Hoops’ league title challenge hanging by a thread, most questions were centred around team selection, injury’s and other football matters. However, one journalist asked Neil Lennon about the Ibrox Disaster.
The Disaster, which took place at Ibrox on 2 January 1971, claimed the lives of 66 Rangers fans following a crush at Stairway 13. Last night, the BBC commissioned a programme called Disclosure – Stairway 13, which was all about the tragedy. It focused on the human aspect and the stories of suffering and hardship, not only for the victims, but for the families of those who faced an anxious wait for their loved ones to return home from the match.
The Disaster was one of the biggest peacetime incidents in modern Scotland. When broached on the issue, Neil Lennon said: “I was at Ibrox a few years ago to lay a wreath, it was one of the most poignant moments I’ve ever had in my time here. It’ll never be forgotten. Going to a match and not coming back, I can’t think of anything worse.”