Never say ManU
Busby Babes First blog in 2 years. Is there a better way to start again than explaining the newer fans why a person must never say ManU. Let's go back to 6th February 1958. The team was returning from a European match, having defeated Red Star Belgrade in the Quarter-Finals. The flight stopped in Munich to refuel because a non-stop flight back to Manchester was unrealistic back in the days. The British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from an ice covered runway. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United team, nicknamed the Busby Babes. The crash not only derailed the team's title ambitions, but also destroyed the nucleus of what could've been the greatest team of their generation. The fatalities included Duncan Edwards, who initially survived the crash but died in hospital about 2 weeks later. It took 10 years for the club to recover after the tragedy, having won the European cup led by the man Busby in 1968. The rebuild After th...

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