Thatcher supported a ban placed on English teams by UEFA following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 .
Nicol blamed the former Prime Minister , who died on Monday , for causing the game to regress in the aftermath of the tragedy .
Thatcher supported a ban placed on English teams by UEFA following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 , and Nicol blamed the former Prime Minister , who died on Monday , for causing the game to regress in the aftermath of the tragedy .