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Liam Sweeney - a moving tribute

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Tomma said:
Just got back from our local Morrisons (Killingworth) where Liam worked. All of the staff are wearing Newcastle shirts, there are posters and black and white balloons all over, but most moving of all is that there are dozens of football shirts hanging above the aisles.

What made it even more powerful was that they've included an aisle of Sunderland shirts as well (all seem to have been maybe placed at SJP last year). I spoke to the duty manager on behalf of us all (I hope) to thank them for such a moving tribute, and to get permission to share a few photos on here, which he gave.

He did say that it wasn't really about Morrisons, moreso his colleagues wanting to show their continued sense of loss.

If there was one tiny scrap of good to come out of this horrific tragedy, it's that we were able to come together as two sets of football fans and show that there is no place for hate, vitriol and violent thinking in the minds of true supporters.

RIP Liam and John

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The top photo thats my safc strip i put down, good to see lovely touch by the supermarket.
 
Tomma said:
Just got back from our local Morrisons (Killingworth) where Liam worked. All of the staff are wearing Newcastle shirts, there are posters and black and white balloons all over, but most moving of all is that there are dozens of football shirts hanging above the aisles.

What made it even more powerful was that they've included an aisle of Sunderland shirts as well (all seem to have been maybe placed at SJP last year). I spoke to the duty manager on behalf of us all (I hope) to thank them for such a moving tribute, and to get permission to share a few photos on here, which he gave.

He did say that it wasn't really about Morrisons, moreso his colleagues wanting to show their continued sense of loss.

If there was one tiny scrap of good to come out of this horrific tragedy, it's that we were able to come together as two sets of football fans and show that there is no place for hate, vitriol and violent thinking in the minds of true supporters.

RIP Liam and John

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Very nice that
 
Tomma said:
Just got back from our local Morrisons (Killingworth) where Liam worked. All of the staff are wearing Newcastle shirts, there are posters and black and white balloons all over, but most moving of all is that there are dozens of football shirts hanging above the aisles.

What made it even more powerful was that they've included an aisle of Sunderland shirts as well (all seem to have been maybe placed at SJP last year). I spoke to the duty manager on behalf of us all (I hope) to thank them for such a moving tribute, and to get permission to share a few photos on here, which he gave.

He did say that it wasn't really about Morrisons, moreso his colleagues wanting to show their continued sense of loss.

If there was one tiny scrap of good to come out of this horrific tragedy, it's that we were able to come together as two sets of football fans and show that there is no place for hate, vitriol and violent thinking in the minds of true supporters.

RIP Liam and John

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Thanks for posting that.
RIP liam and john
 
Not sure that would happen anywhere else in the country

Nice of his old colleagues to make such an effort . Amazing
 
not really sure if it's a special north east thing

quite simply people are more important than football

beyond the fanaticism of supporting football teams

all decent people realise this

its still nice to behave like fcuking cavemen on derby day though!

rip lads
 
work firewall has blocked the pics but a quality read and moving tribute between both sets of fans, able to but the banter to one side and come together is sheer class!!

RIP LADS!
 
On a similar note, it would be great if you could maybe buy this song - the official tribute song for Liam and John. It was written by an award-winning local singer / songwriter, Junior Turner (an ex-student of mine). I think that they are raising money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and Marie Curie UK.

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