Sir Alex Ferguson and Walter Smith will quietly pay their respects to the victims of the Ibrox Disaster today on the 50th anniversary and continue to feel fortunate that their lives were not devastated by it.
Smith and his brother Ian were caught up in the disastrous crush on Stairway 13 at the end of the traditional New Year Old Firm clash on January 2, 1971– but somehow managed to escape.
Ferguson and his family feared they had lost his brother Martin when he failed to return home having watched the match from the Copland Road terracing – only to be reunited after an agonising wait.
It’s a numbing day that is forever etched into their memories. Smith said: “I wasn’t playing for Dundee United so my brother Ian and I got the local
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