A father will stand at the Hillsborough memorial today and relive the terrible emotions of watching his son die and seeing his childhood friend go on to play for Liverpool.
Chris Devonside lost his life in the crush while school teammate Rob Jones went on to play for their beloved team and live out their dream of running out to cheers at Anfield.
Barry Devonside who was with his son at Hillsborough believes that many of the 96 fans who died could have been saved if the police had reacted effectively.
He recalls the morning of April 15, 1989, being no different to any other matchday - in fact there was more of an air of expectation than usual.
Together they jumped in the car and headed to Sheffield hoping to see their beloved side beat Nottingham Forest and reach their second consecutive FA Cup Final.
Barry had been told by his wife Jackie not to let their son get hurt, but that day he was helpless to do anything as Chris and 95 others lost their lives in football's worst disaster.
Chris was adamant that he must go to the Leppings Lane end with his friends rather than the North Stand where his dad was watching.
Barry, who still regularly attends Liverpool home and away games, says he found comfort in seeing his son's childhood friend play at Anfield.
He said: "Chris and Rob Jones were really close friends at school and loved most sports. But football was their major passion.
"We're proud of what Rob achieved at Liverpool and Chris would have been too. It was always his dream to score in front of the Kop.
"Chris was the light of our lives and not a day goes by where I don't think about what happened at that match.
"The sun was dazzling and we were really looking forward to the match.
"We got some food and drink and gave some of our crisps to the police horses outside the ground - there was a real carnival atmosphere.
"I'd already noticed how dangerous Leppings Lane was, from previous visits to the ground.
"It was plain to everybody how cramped it got and I really didn't want Chris going in there.
"But he was 18 and desperate to support the Reds alongside his mates and after much deliberation I let him have his way.
"Security seemed to be a lot tighter than the previous year. Police had circled the ground and if you didn't have a ticket then you certainly weren't getting in.
"But people ended up spilling onto the pitch, it was just a horrible scene and my boy was in there somewhere.
"It wasn't until 3.50pm that I managed to get out of the ground from my end and by then it was too late.
"There were police cars and ambulances everywhere. You could literally walk over the roofs of the vehicles they were that tightly packed together.
"I made my way to the end of Halifax Road where I'd agreed to meet Chris after the match.
"A friend of his turned up and told me that I should expect the worse, so we began frantically searching for him.
"The place was pure pandemonium with people rushing about looking for their loved ones, but there was an eerie silence with it - everybody was in total shock."
Chris had gone to the match wearing his Wales Rugby Union shirt and his dad hoped that this would help to find him quicker.
He added: "I'm convinced that Chris was the only one wearing a Welsh rugby top in Sheffield that day and I hoped that we would find him quicker because of it.
"We ran to the temporary mortuary that had been set up outside the ground, but there was no sign of my son. There was still hope.
"But that hope was short lived
"Once I knew, I tried phoning home, but my brain was completely drained - I couldn't even remember my own number."
Barry, has tirelessly campaigned to get 'justice for the 96' and attended every day of Lord Taylor's inquiry into the Hillsborough disaster, which lasted 80 days.
The Lord Taylor report in August 1989 stated that the opening of Gate C at the Leppings Lane end and failure to cut off access to the central pens as the main cause and accused Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield of failing to take control of the situation.
Barry still maintains his disbelief at the actions of the police that day, not only outside the ground but also in the hospitals.
He said: "There I was trying to find out if my son was alive and all they were interested in was if Chris had been drinking alcohol. It seemed to be all about alcohol."
Devonside added: "Replacing an experienced Chief Superintendent in Brian Mole, who was suddenly transferred to Barnsley prior to the Semi-Final, with Duckenfield, is the major reason behind what happened.
"It was evident that Duckenfield didn't have the experience to deal with such an event and it cost a lot of innocent people their lives."
The pictures you can see published here are childhood sports pictures of Rob Jones and Chris Devonside.
They were part of the team that won every sports competition that Meadow County Junior School in Ellesmere Port entered under the guidance of sports teacher Bryan Holden.
He said: "Chris was a model pupil. He worked extremely hard and was excellent in every sport he participated in.
"Chris loved being in the football, cricket and athletics teams and was an integral part of our success.
"In the 35 years that I've been teaching, he and Rob Jones, who went on to become a professional footballer, are still the best all round sportsmen I've ever come across.
It was obvious that his talents did not just lie in sport as he was also studying politics, economics and history at Hugh Baird College and wanted to go into journalism.
Robert Lamb, Irby around 1 year, 3 months ago