Source: Team_Talk
Rafa ready for 'emotional day'
Rafael Benitez has stressed the importance of the annual Hillsborough Memorial Service for everyone at Liverpool and the wider community.[LNB] The Spaniard will attend his sixth service this afternoon on the 21st anniversary of the tragedy when 96 fans lost their lives at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's ground.[LNB]"Since I've been here it's always been very, very emotional," said Benitez.[LNB]"All the players and all the staff are always there trying to support the families because it is a very important day for the club.[LNB]"The first time I went to the memorial service I was so impressed by what happens at this club. You can see the people and all the feelings.[LNB]"It's a poignant occasion to keep everyone remembering."[LNB]The Bishop of Liverpool the Right Reverend James Jones is chairman of the Hillsborough Independent Panel which will oversee the release of documents not previously made public.[LNB]He said he hoped the victims' families would finally be given closure on the event.[LNB]"What has struck me already in listening to the families and survivors is their need to simply have the story told fully," he told www.liverpoolfc.tv.[LNB]"What prevents anybody from being able to move on is when you feel the whole story has not been told.[LNB]"What I hope, through the maximum disclosure of these documents, is that the fullest story will be told and that will help everybody who grieves and who survived.[LNB]"When you know what has happened is in the public domain, and everybody knows what happened, that helps you to come to terms with such a terrible tragedy."
