The next planning meeting took place on 29 March. By this time, Ch Supt Mole had moved to become divisional commander of B Division, based in Barnsley. He stated that, after the first planning meeting, he had no further involvement in the planning for the 1989 Semi-Final.
Instead, the meeting was chaired by Ch Supt Duckenfield and involved the three members of the F Division planning team. The purpose of the meeting was to review the F Division Operational Order. Ch Supt Duckenfield has repeatedly said they went through it page by page; he asked a few questions and suggested some minor amendments but was largely content to approve it.
At the Goldring Inquests, he was asked if he had raised any questions about any incidents in the stadium’s history that he should have been made aware of. He replied that, as a new commander, he would have asked questions, but 26 years on he could no longer recall the specifics. He said he was not told anything about the history of the ground that caused him any concern.
He also stated that he was not alerted to any particular issues that had occurred at the 1988 Semi-Final.
