The Darkest Day In Football
February 6th, 1958 was to be the darkest day in football, but the people that boarded flight BEA Elizabethan were not to know that as the Busby Babes sang about their victory in Yugoslavia on a snow-filled winter’s day.
The Munich air disaster has gone some way to making Manchester United into the club it is today. The crash, in which 23 people died, saw the desecration of a football team. Matt Busby, the only member of the coaching staff to survive, had to build the team up from nothing and turn it into a force. Fellow survivor Bobby Charlton was integral to the team duing that spell and fought to help Busby succeed for those who perished, of which duncan Edwards, one of the true United greats, was one. As we watch the team every week, we should be proud. We should be thankful that the club survived and we should cheer on every player that wears the red.
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11:43 pm | The Museum
My last post set me thinking about the history of Manchester United and the possibilities of seeing it - history, glory and all. There is one place that you can do that. The Manchester United museum, located in the North Stand at Old Trafford. The museum has a wide range of trophies, kit, memorabelia, photos… you name it, its got it. And all for the purpose of celebrating tradition!
There is a treble exhibition from more recent years side by side with a tribute to the Munich Air Disaster victims and the Busby Babes. One of the most remarkable items is a shirt from the 1909 FA Cup Final winning team!
You can book tickets for the museum online, and the highest admission fee is just £6. You have no excuse not to go see it!
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