Former Nottingham Forest defender Brian Laws has argued for the installation of a permanent memorial at Forest's City Ground in honor of the 97 Liverpool fans who died during the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. Laws emphasized that the trauma experienced by the fans who witnessed the event remains vivid, despite no Forest supporters being among the deceased. This idea gained traction at a recent fan advisory board meeting, with former chairman Tom Cartledge recognizing the importance of respecting the memory of the tragedy and comforting those affected.
"Liverpool have a memorial of the day and Sheffield Wednesday have one because that was the scene, but Forest haven't really done anything... It's a memory that doesn't go away, it's clear and it is not lost in its moment."
"I'm for marking that with respect. And even though people will think 'that's 36 years ago, why are you doing that now?' Well maybe it's just a place to go to talk, to have that memory and to recognise it."
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