In April, the BBC showed a drama called “United” which was based on the Busby Babes leading up to the Munich Air Disaster.
This will be released on DVD on August 8th and RoM has got two copies of it to give away.
Question: How many league titles did the Busby Babes win before Munich?
Send your answers, with your full name and address, to: republik_of_mancunia_competition[AT]hotmail.co.uk
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Do I get a chance if I resist the temptation to look up the answer in Wikipedia?
Seen it and i couldnt imagine Sir Matt being like that.
in as much i as wouldn’t like to agree with the guy on top of me,i must say i was really disappointed with the way they portray the great Matt Busby.
Lloyd – They should have seeked advice off the family members in my opinion. Too Manu players were not mentioned and I for one found the whole thing a sham. Such a delicate tragedy shouldn’t have been made into a fuckin drama. Typical BBC. In my opinion a documentary would have been better rather than that shit. They made the late great Sir Matt into a mafia type boss
Not seen it but read and heard about it…….. I will reserve my own judgement till I do watch it but if in any way as I have heard the BBC tried to tarnish the image of the great man that is Sir Matt then they can go and fuck themselves….
Guys excuse my typo above, it’s a combo of predictive text and fat fingers…. I meant to say “many” not “Manu”
Rai
That was obvious my friend…. I am the king of bloody typos !
I thought it was brilliant to be honest. Stories like these aren’t meant to be 100% true to the facts, they are supposed to create a story so that they can portray the real emotions of the situation to people not directly involved and people who weren’t alive at the time to remember it happening,
We’ve all seen the documentaries…the real stories from real people. This is something a bit different and I think it was great, but I can see why people like Harry Gregg and the Busbys may not be happy about historical inaccuracies.
@Rai-exactly mate
Dougray Scott’s portrayal of Sir Matt was a disgrace and the answer is 3.But i don’t want the DVD. I taped it on Sky+, on HD, but ive deleted it now. I might upgrade to the new Sky Box with the bigger hard drive actually, so i dont have to keep on deleting things.
What do you think Cedars?
Rai – fair play buddy! I actually read it as ‘many’, and wasn’t at all offended by the obvious typo.
Scouse fans ganging up on our supporter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dcdoU51rk
What the hell is dougray scott all about in this then? it’s like he watched the godfather the day before they turned the camera on and thought,fuck it, let’s throw a chunk of cotton wool in there and see what happens.
Again sir alex has hinted about dipping into our youth team for midfield reinforcement, he has denied being interested in sneidjer again, i think the performances of morrison, pogba and tunnicliffe has given him food for thought.
I mean we did bring through a trio of quality midfield players, perhaps this 3 young players are gonna be the same, they’d have a telepathic relationship on the pitch as they know each other well, this is what barca have and would be great for united, i think sir alex believes in developing the youth instead of splashing ridiculous amount, we’ll wait and see.Again sir alex has hinted about dipping into our youth team for midfield reinforcement, he has denied being interested in sneidjer again, i think the performances of morrison, pogba and tunnicliffe has given him food for thought.
I mean we did bring through a trio of quality midfield players, perhaps this 3 young players are gonna be the same, they’d have a telepathic relationship on the pitch as they know each other well, this is what barca have and would be great for united, i think sir alex believes in developing the youth instead of splashing ridiculous amount, we’ll wait and see.
@ Redmeg
Totally agreed with you on the sky+ set up, i to have the same problem, if i miss something i usually watch it on the net now like i do with the United games..
I also cant see you getting a reply from ‘typo king’ cedric cause your not envolved.
morning reds forbes top 50 list,utd pulling away from everyone.valued nearly twice real madrid,barca not even in top 10
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/101123.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
Megleeker and your fucking alias captaincunt. As I said no fucker likes you on here. Do us all a favour and fuck off .
captaink9 attacks our CedarsDevil without provocation.
But captaink9 has provoked a deserved response:
Fuck off captain cunting cunt! Unprovoked attacks are unnecessary. Cunt!
I watch the games online too, when i get a chance. The links posted on here from the 101goals website are handy. I have an HTC Desire so the streaming on that is excellent.
No one on here really speaks to me but im not too bothered really.
@ them boys
It was no such attack i was simply answering a question of the Redmeg’s.
Also he (Cedric) claimed to be typo king. Thank you
don’t know if the captain and redmeek are the same person,if so something sad and disturbing answering his own posts
@Redmeg
I also watch them from the links. Its very funny i to have an HTC desire, popular phone though..
Few guys talk to me on here, kings, king eric smartalex, them boys etc….
@ Everyone
King Eric has called everyone a fucker on here…… Unprovoked attack smartalex…
Please do something about this.
captaink9
How many people have you met on the internet that have invested several hours of their time to help you? In all likelihood, only me. I responded empathetically to your impassioned plea, and you reacted spitefully and rudely.
You cried about having no friends, and apologised for unwarranted rudeness.
I researched your apology, and advised all on RoM to desist their attack.
For that,you attacked me. You deserve loneliness.
However, if you ever repeat your sad request for forgiveness and friendship, I will try again.
And, no doubt, again, and again.
Didn’t enjoy the drama at all tbh but if anyone hasn’t seen it try watching the Bobby Charlton doc on around the same time, not afraid to admit it brought a tear to the eye.
Off topic- I’m getting fucked off with all this Sneider bullshit I’ve read in the tabloids all week, do these cunts (journalists) just fucking make shit up?
Hey watch this video guys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dcdoU51rk&feature=player_embedded
One of our fans being bullied as he wore MU shirt in the crowd of liverfool fans.
@Smartarse
I simply dont give a shit what you do or think for that matter and same to the rest of the ‘click’, oops is that word allowed.
Once again you save me from myself, thank you!
@smartalex,you should know better by now,just setting you up mate
“Top-flight clubs will now be allowed to pick any player in their 25-man matchday squad without fear of sanction from the Premier League.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14166038.stm
wayne, I should know better.
I’d rather be wrong 100 times than unfair once. I am an idiot!
And you can print that.
Why have i been dragged through the mire here?
Megleeker- cause your a blue.
Everyone on here is one colour or another, today im not blue. Somedays i am blue though but not today.
Most on here are red, red with anger and hatred.
Ablution – the act of flushing blues down the crapper.
Sir Alex: “The one area we are having difficulty with is finding someone to replace Paul Scholes. That would be a very difficult thing to do in any event and at the moment there is nothing to report.”
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_7038082,00.html
Also from ^ link at 14:04 quoting Sir Alex:
“Every season is the same. A couple of weeks after the season is over you find out what the fixtures are.
“You look at the first one, and think that is a hard game. Then you look at the next, and the next. Then you see the Christmas fixtures. You think ‘crumbs, we might end up with no points’.”
@Regmegleeker
Do you think some on here use this site as a way of dealing with there anger and hatred they have.
Perhaps there is problems elsewhere in life although would you think do they actually have a life as they are on RoM 24/7!!!!!
captain and redmeg are like like a ventriloquist act,wonder which one is the dummy,i’m guessing captain is the puppetmaster always seems to lead and redmeg is his split personality,movies like magic and the beaver come to mind.lol
@Smartalex: I think that interview clearly shows that we are not finished for this edition of silly season. We might still not sign anyone if the player or the price is not right, but it’s not curtains yet – we remain in the hunt. So much for Cedars!
wayne – you have a great sense of humour mate! I always enjoy your comments.
“You are my best friend, i hope i am yours. We love Manchester United together and we are best mates and we have nothing else apart from this”
I wonder who said that…..
Who???
@Jeet: Agreed! Sir Alex is trying to replace Scholes, and has not managed to yet.
We wait in hopeful expectation for Sir Alex’ successful completion of that task!
@smartalex thanks mate just had a vision of him sat in front of a computer with a puppet on his hand,if it is the same person definite issues though.
“You are my best friend, i hope i am yours. We love Manchester United together and we are best mates and we have nothing else apart from this”
I wonder who said that…..
@Wayne, smartalex
Hi guys. It feels like the damn muppet show here. Only this one is more pathetic, less entertaining and the frog is suffering from multiple personality disorder.
@ Wayne, smartalex
Hi guys. It feels like the damn muppet show here. Only this one is more pathetic, less entertaining and the frog is suffering from multiple personality disorder.
Sorry about the double post.
Sorry about the double post.
Im on the toilet.
@Costas i agree mate needs to work on his routine,on a more serious note that’s a pretty fucked up mental disorder,alot of mass murders have that problem,captain/redmeg should seek help.
you on your cell? i’ve had issues using my blackberry all week
Wonder will Beady Eye release Blue Moon??
Cant see it shifting many copies.
Off Topic (but we were already i guess)
Utd top one more list:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/934800/man-utd-top-forbes%27-sports-team-rich-list?cc=4716
@wayne
Yeah mate, I was on my cell. It’s not a Blackberry, but I also have issues when I use to post here. It said that it failed to publish the comment and it appeared twice here. Go figure.
@Costas same thing happens to me,also lots of times can’t load the website tells me the java script is turned off when it isn’t,after 3 or 4 attempts it loads.
Scott The Red – Please can you ban that idiot who’s polluted yet another thread?
Costas
Hello mate! They seriously need help, as wayne says. That, or a decent scriptwriter.
Captaincunt9 – No I have not called “everyone” on here a fucker. Just you and the snide Megleeker, Zibbie and that fucking scum cunt YipYap. Get your facts right son.
captain – Your posts arent even consistent. Sometimes you use the letter “u” to replace “you”. Then in the next post you don’t. Some on here may be taken in but not me. You cant blag a blagger.
“He’s a nut-bag! Just because the fucker’s got a library card doesn’t make him Yoda!”
If I’m answering a comment directed at me, I use the same format that I was addressed with.
CedarsDevil says:
@smartalex, – what’s up?
… would be replied to with
smartalex says:
@CedarsDevil, – hot air balloons, and income tax.
Deliberate style selection.
Random, irrational yet intentional drifting from literacy to rhubarb and back is indicative of fraud.
smartalex
Any idea who this cedric fella is? Cannot recall seeing him post here before, yet he has been addressed a couple of times on this thread
CedarsDevil
it would appear that cedric is an invisible friend.
Schizophrenic persona share their imaginary world, for they believe it to be real.
BOFA, as eloquent with words as he is a true gentleman