Today is the 55th anniversary of the Munich air disaster where 23 people lost their lives including players,staff,journalists,and supporters. As a Manchester United supporter today is always a very emotional day as we remember the Busby Babes who lost their lives at a stage in their lives where their full potential as footballers were cruelly taken away from us.
Of course our thoughts go out to all the families that were affected in this tragedy and also to the survivors, for this in particular must be a very difficult day.
As a Manchester Utd fan it is heart breaking that i never got to see Duncan Edwards play and at a time when tv coverage was minimal there is nowhere near enough footage which shows Duncan's immense talent which he possessed .
I would also like to give a quick mention to the hero that is Harry Gregg although he wouldn't like me calling him that but all utd fans i hope will always see him as a true hero risking his own life in trying to save others i doubt very much that the modern day footballer would put himself in that position that the great Harry Gregg did. Harry Gregg the bravest of the brave!!
I was personally lucky enough to get tickets to the City game at Old Trafford on the 50th anniversary and i can quite honestly say that i have never experienced a game or atmosphere like it and probably never will again the emotion of that day will stay with me for the rest of my life.
And finally on a day when the FA are celebrating 150 years with a game against Brazil i wonder if they have organised something as in black arm bands or a minute silence? Now i maybe doing them an injustice here but i suspect that they are not which would be a real shame as it was a major moment in FA history as well. Also at the time the FA were very much against Utd and English clubs in general playing European ties in particular saying to Sir Matt Busby that in no way would the FA cancel or rearrange fixtures so that Utd could fulfill the European ties.
Now of course this is now just speculation but if the FA were more accomadating and Utd would have been able to cancel the weekends fixture would that plane have even been attempting to take off on that tragic night in Munich.
Of course our thoughts go out to all the families that were affected in this tragedy and also to the survivors, for this in particular must be a very difficult day.
As a Manchester Utd fan it is heart breaking that i never got to see Duncan Edwards play and at a time when tv coverage was minimal there is nowhere near enough footage which shows Duncan's immense talent which he possessed .
I would also like to give a quick mention to the hero that is Harry Gregg although he wouldn't like me calling him that but all utd fans i hope will always see him as a true hero risking his own life in trying to save others i doubt very much that the modern day footballer would put himself in that position that the great Harry Gregg did. Harry Gregg the bravest of the brave!!
I was personally lucky enough to get tickets to the City game at Old Trafford on the 50th anniversary and i can quite honestly say that i have never experienced a game or atmosphere like it and probably never will again the emotion of that day will stay with me for the rest of my life.
And finally on a day when the FA are celebrating 150 years with a game against Brazil i wonder if they have organised something as in black arm bands or a minute silence? Now i maybe doing them an injustice here but i suspect that they are not which would be a real shame as it was a major moment in FA history as well. Also at the time the FA were very much against Utd and English clubs in general playing European ties in particular saying to Sir Matt Busby that in no way would the FA cancel or rearrange fixtures so that Utd could fulfill the European ties.
Now of course this is now just speculation but if the FA were more accomadating and Utd would have been able to cancel the weekends fixture would that plane have even been attempting to take off on that tragic night in Munich.
It has been confirmed that both teams will wear black arm bands for the Munich air disaster and for those who died in the Brazil niteclub fire.
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RIP Busby Babes, you are never forgotten, Rooney's goal against Brazil was in your honour
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