A Tribute to Flowers of Manchester.

Tribute to the Busby Babes

6th feb, 1958. One Cold and bitter Thursday in Munich, Germany.

5th February 1958
United played a 3-3 draw vs Belgrade

An incident shaken up the world with the tragic air disaster. The flowers of Manchester where no more. They won the game but lost their lives.
That day in 1958 is regarded as one of the saddest days of our great football club. That day any red devil can't forget.

London's newspaper
front cover on 7th Feb

It was Manchester United's golden age. Winning two successive domestic titles, as well as reaching the semi-finals of European Cup and FA Cup Final.

Sir Matt Busby's Babes were flying, returning from Belgrade. The aeroplane carrying the United players officials and journalists crashed
while taking off from stopover in Munich. Twenty of the 44 people on board died in the crash with three more dying in hospital afterwards.

Its now 55 years passed. People say time heals everything, but it leaves patches behind.. it leaves memories behind.. it leaves feelings behind...

British Airways' broken airplane

Before the time of crash, it was speculated that Manchester United could win the Treble, but destiny has decided something else.
41 years later United became the fourth club to achieve the feat. No doubt, if we wouldn't have lost the Busby Babes we would have won many many more trophies.
They where the finest team of England and the World.

Duncan Edwards had an injury to his brain they said, they said Jackie Blanchflower would never play again.
Sir Matt Busby, he was lying there, the father of the team, six months or more did pass before he saw another game.

Duncan Edwards
Died 2 weeks after the crash

I don't have any doubt about the fact that it made us what a great club we are today. Their sacrifice hasent gone useless.
It has inspired us for generation after generation of fans and players.

Everybody who lost there lives will always have a place in our hearts.
And i'm pretty sure that they are watching us from the top and smiling.

Gone but Never Forgotten.
The Flowers of Manchester.




Article by:- Adil (addyMUFC)