The Hillsborough Inquest.

It is undeniable that South Yorkshire police did not cover themselves in any glory during the Hillsborough disaster. Just how poor they were has now finally reached the light of day.
My problem is that certain facts seem to have now been forgotten or rewritten. 
I have spoken to two people who lived along the route walked by Liverpool fans on that fateful afternoon who both declared to me, independently of each other, that the behaviour of the those fans prior to reaching the stadium was the worst ever seen in an era when football hooliganism was rife. 
I do not know what occurred at the inquest but - what happened to the fact that many hundreds of Liverpool fans without tickets tried to smash their way in? - Did the police foment the tragedy or simply handle an already appalling situation very badly?