Comments on: United Remember

By: TonyBee

TonyBee — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:06:14 +0000

Top Man Giles ….you said, very eloquently and movingly, what we all true Manchester United fans are feeling at this sad time. No doubt some bastards are gonna try and rip the piss outta our remembering of what was a sad time for all but when our truly great football club, with the players, staff and the fans forging a team spirit that will never be surpassed by any other.

By: King Eric

King Eric — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:31:49 +0000

Off topic here without being disrespectful. SAF and Vida have been voted manager and player of month.

By: rob the red

rob the red — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:13:21 +0000

6th February 1958 15 03hrs: As I stood and paid my respects, as many times before tears filled my eyes, but also as many times before, a tremendous sense of pride overwhelmed me. Pride in a thread that rose out of that terrible crash, a thread so weak as Sir Matt clung to life in a hospital bed, a thread that grew stronger, a thread that wove it’s way into the very fabric of our being. A thread that led us to 1968 and the bitter sweet victory at wembley. A thread that has grown into an unbreakable bridge that spans the globe bearing the name ‘Manchester United Football Club’. None aboard the plane that day will ever be forgotten becouse of this.

By: North Stand,Tier 3,Back Row

North Stand,Tier 3,Back Row — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:53:54 +0000

Well said Giles…

By: SULLY [South Africa]

SULLY [South Africa] — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:49:33 +0000

February 6th will forever be circled on the calendars of everyone connected to Manchester United. The darkest day in Manchester United’s history. LEGENDS forever…

By: Tom F

Tom F — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:16:19 +0000

Usman, nobody could ever be compensated for that. Not to a degree where compensation would make a difference anyway.

By: suhayl

suhayl — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:08:34 +0000

GILES..IVE BEEN TEARFUL ALL DAY…BUT READING THAT JUST FILLS ME UP AGAIN.

WE ARE INDEBTED TO THEM ALL

By: suhayl

suhayl — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:05:09 +0000

RIP THE BABES…THE GREATEST TEAM THAT EVER WAS.

FOREVER INDEBTED TO YOU. LEGENDS EACH ONE OF YOU.

YOUR SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON THROUGH EACH AND EVERY UTD FAN FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

AND THE RED FLAG WILL KEEP FLYING HIGH BECAUSE OF YOU

RIP BABES 58

By: Giles Oakley

Giles Oakley — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:04:29 +0000

My whole life changed 51 years ago today. I never saw the Busby Babes play except in my mind, but to me they will always represent the best that sport has to offer. They were a team of friends who enjoyed life to the full, played football in a highly skillful, courageous manner, full of attacking creativity with tremendous never-say-die energy and spirit. They captured the imagination of the whole nation and they will be remembered as long as Manchester United exists, a constant reminder of the values the club -at its best – enshrines. But beyond commemorating those who died in the Munich Air Crash , not just the players but everyone, I think we should pay tribute to those who flew the flag afterwards in the face of the greatest tragedy that could confront a team. There was Jimmy Murphy, of course, who brushed away his tears and carried on heroically as acting manager. Then there were the 1st team survivors, Billy Foulkes, who took over as team captain and never lost the haunted look in his eyes. There was Harry Gregg, hero at the crash, fearless as a keeper (I once sent him a photo to autograph. It duly arrived – one year later) who felt guilty for over half a century, simply because he survived while his friends did not. In term of re-building the team Bobby Charlton rises above them all. A care-free, Frank Sinatra fan who overnight became introverted and melancholic. He was a fabulous striker of the ball who started out as a goal-scoring inside-forward and then switched to left-winger (the best in the 1962 World Cup) and then moved to a deeper-lying centre-forward . In that role he worked tirelessly to screen the defence whilst simultaneously lunching those wonderful 50-yard cross-field passes. He is too often over-looked or undervalued as part of United. Treasure him while he’s here. I’ve met him and I can say he’s still shy, gentlemanly and dignified and still has the emotional scars of Munich all-too-close to the surface. Of course there were other survivors of the crash, Albert Scanlon (I was sad to see him leave for Newcastle), Kenny Morgans, who was never the same after the disaster, Ray Wood, sadly an embittered man over how he felt he shouuld have been treated. But I’d like to remember the kids who were thrown in at the deep end, such as the lovely Seamus (‘Shay’) Brennan, universally liked, a defender played out of position as a winger in the 1st post Munich game v Sheffield Wednesday, and scored two. I’ll always remember how he played the legendary Gento of Real Madrid out of the game in the European CUp semi in 68, marvellously ‘jockeying’ him out of harms way, without diving in. There were those like Alex Dawson who did well in the first 3 or 4 years, and others who never really progressed, but given the pressures that’s not surprising. They all played their part. United would never have risen Phoenix-like without all their efforts in the most extreme circumstances. They were the players I saw when I first started watching the team ,when results were often poor, and memories short. I’ll alwys be grateful to them because, despite not having the ability of later greats, these were the men who kept trying to play the United way. They always, always tried to keep attacking, often failing, but never giving up. We should remember them too, at this moment of remembering those who died. The crash happened at this moment, 51 years ago, at 3.04. RIP.

By: TheGriff

TheGriff — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:43:13 +0000

My Grandfather ( A Liverpool fan – Bless Him)
Said to me in his words ‘ it was beautiful to watch them lot play, and it was so tragic to lose such a great young team in those circumstances, they WERE brilliant in the day ‘
At times like this its time to put aside the rivalry and mourn the tragic loss of not just a Fantastic Football Team, but to so many young fit lifes that were lost on that day.
Gone for ever, but never forgotten RIP, The Busby Babes !!