CONDOLENCE books from 20 years ago will sit alongside new versions at Liverpool town hall until tomorrow.

Council officials have invited people to pay their personal respects to the 96 Hillsborough victims with The Fields Of Anfield Road and You’ll Never Walk Alone playing in the background.

Samantha Rotheram, 11, daughter of the city’s Lord Mayor, Steve Rotheram, wrote in the book: “As you might know, my dad was at Hillsborough, so it means a lot to me and I was raised to know what happened.

“It was something which would never have happened if the police had done their job right, because they let so many people into the stands.

“We will never forget Hillsborough and the death of the 96.”

Sarah Robson, 41, of Newport, who was visiting the city with her three children, said: “I am from Liverpool originally and a huge Reds fan. I was at university and watching the match when it happened.

“Something like this never leaves you, you never forget it. It becomes part of who you are. My children were brought up in South Wales but grew up knowing what happened at Hillsborough. I wanted to show my respects to the families who have not had any closure, and to remember those who died 20 years ago.”

Evertonian Bobby Parry wrote in the book: “Once a Blue, always a Blue, except for April 15 when I am a Red for one day. God bless you all.”