6 February 1958, Gone But Not Forgotten

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06 February 1958

The blackest day in the club's history. The Munich air disaster claimed the lives of 23 people, including eight United players and three officials.
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hari berkabung United nih .....,
saatnya mengibarkan bendera setengah tiang

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ManUtd.com - 06/02/2007 00:01
Gone but not forgotten

The Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958 claimed the lives of 23 passengers and crew. Here, ManUtd.com remembers the eight United players and three officials who died, through the words of those who knew them best.

Roger Byrne - aged 28, full-back. 277 appearances, 19 goals, 33 England caps.

"An aristocratic footballer, majestic in his movement. Roger was so fast but at the same time he controlled his movement beautifully, like Nureyev." - Sir Matt Busby

Geoff Bent - aged 25, full-back. 12 appearances.

"When Geoff matured and reached his twenties there were many clubs after him but he stayed loyal. He could look after himself and was a great tackler. Roger Byrne was a consistent player and very brave, that was the reason Geoff got so few games, but he was good enough to hold a regular place in any team." - Jimmy Murphy

Eddie Colman - aged 21, half-back. 107 appearances, 2 goals.

"Eddie was a chirpy lad and a terrific player. He pushed the ball - never kicked it - and he jinked past players. He was known for his swivel hips." - Wilf McGuinness

David Pegg - aged 22, forward, 148 appearances, 28 goals, 1 England cap.

"David would have been a great asset to any team because he was a natural, left-flank player. David was very, very clever. Our best left-winger by a mile." - Sir Matt Busby

Mark Jones - aged 24, half-back, 120 appearances, 1 goal.

"Yorkshireman Mark was a really lovely fellow, but my word he was a tough nut, and nobody took any liberties with him on or off the field." - Bill Foulkes

Duncan Edwards - aged 21, half-back, 175 apps., 21 goals, 18 England caps, 5 goals.

"When I used to hear Muhammad Ali proclaim to the world he was the greatest, I used to smile. The greatest of them all was a footballer named Duncan Edwards." - Jimmy Murphy

"The only player who ever made me feel inferior." - Sir Bobby Charlton

Tommy Taylor - aged 26, forward, 189 apps., 128 goals, 19 England caps, 16 goals

"I rate him as one of the all-time, best centre-forwards in the game, and he had yet to realise all his potential. He was a typically bluff Yorkshireman in many ways, often acting the clown, and a great team man." - Bill Foulkes

Liam 'Billy' Whelan - aged 22, forward, 96 apps., 52 goals, 4 Republic of Ireland caps

"Billy was a magician with a ball at his feet. I really don't think he knew how good he was and how much better he could have become. A world-class forward. There is no doubt about that. His vision and passing was sheer class." - Albert Scanlon

Walter Crickmer, club secretary / Tom Curry, trainer / Bert Whalley, coach

"Walter Crickmer always reminded me of a little dynamo, nothing was too much trouble. Tom Curry, the trainer, treated us all like boys, and such was his character with a comic sense of humour, that we all looked up to him like a father. Bert Whalley was certainly a tremendous help to me when I was a part-timer." - Bill Foulkes

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Twenty-three of the 43 passengers on board the Elizabethan charter aircraft G-ALZU 'Lord Burghley' lost their lives in the Munich air crash on Thursday 6th February 1958. They included the following Manchester United players and officials:

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Who Also Died

Walter Crickmer Club secretary who was in charge of the side during the war.
Bert Whalley Chief Coach. Former left-half at Old Trafford. With United 25 years and also responsible for youth development.
Tom Curry Trainer. Joined United in mid-30s and regarded by Matt Busby as "best trainer in Britain.''
Alf Clarke Journalist - Manchester Evening Chronicle
Don Davies Journalist - Manchester Guardian
George Follows Journalist - Daily Herald
Tom Jackson Journalist - Manchester Evening News
Archie Ledbrooke Journalist - Daily Mirror
Henry Rose Journalist - Daily Express
Eric Thompson Journalist - Daily Mail
Frank Swift Journalist. Frank was also one of Manchester City's greatest-ever players - News of the World
Capt Kenneth Rayment Co-Pilot
Bela Miklos Travel Agent
Willie Satinoff Supporter
Tom Cable Steward

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06 February 1958
Gone but not forgotten


Duncan Edwards - aged 21, half-back, 175 apps., 21 goals, 18 England caps, 5 goals.

"When I used to hear Muhammad Ali proclaim to the world he was the greatest, I used to smile. The greatest of them all was a footballer named Duncan Edwards." - Jimmy Murphy

"The only player who ever made me feel inferior." - Sir Bobby Charlton


Gw punya nich kartu bolanya..... di situ sich disebut kalo memang DUncan Edwards penyerang yang hebat..... poor,,,, dia meningal diusia 21 tahun,,,,

ditambah dengan pernyataan SBC, kayaknya memang dia seorang penyerang yang hebat.......

Sekilas Profil Duncan Edwards:

DE dilahirkan di Dudley, 1 October 1936, dan Manchester United merekrutnya disaat dia berualng tahun yang ke 16, tepat tanggal 1 Oktober 1952 (dan itulah karir profesional pertamanya)... Live and Die with United....

Dia pernah menjadi pemain termuda timnas INggris yang melakukan debut internasional pertamanya diusia 18 tahun 183 hari saat melawan Skotlandia, dan baru dipecahin ama Theo Walcott di PD kemarin...

Menjelang kematian Edwards:

Saat Aircrashed tanggal 6 February 1958, dia masih hidup namun kritis, dimulai tanggal 11 february, kondisinya semakin mengkhawatirkan tapi dia masih tetep bertahan sampe tanggal 21 February. kematiannya lebih disebabkan karena terjadi pendarahan didalam tubuhnya...

Pengakuan talenta Duncan Edwards ditasbihkan saat dia masuk HALL OF FAME tahun 2002..

Additional quotes about Duncan :

The former Manchester United United manager Tommy Docherty said of Edwards: "You can keep all your Bests, Peles and Maradonas - Duncan Edwards was the greatest of them all".

The great Sir Matt Busby described him as "the best player in the world".

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Mirip Steven Gerrard yah tampangnya....
Ability

According to those who experienced what Duncan Edwards could do on a football field, he was the complete footballer and there wasn`t a single weakness in his game. He could dribble like a winger and pass like an inside forward. He had unrivalled stamina and could have run for days. He could shoot powerfully, with either foot, was dominant in the air and could tackle like a tidal wave, such was the range of ability he possessed in his young body.

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Matt Busby himself was severely injured and was twice given his last rites. In the 1960s, Busby rebuilt the Manchester United team.
The biggest success of his career came in 1968 when the team won the European Cup.
He retired as manager in 1969. Awarded the CBE in 1958 and knighted following the European Cup victory in 1968.

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Bill Foulkes (defender) was 26. Went on to play a major part in the European Cup campaign of 1968.

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Harry Gregg (goalkeeper) was 24. He had joined them 2 months before the crash, but was immediately welcomed into the fold.
He survived, and was cited for bravery for going back into the burning wreckage to rescue passengers.

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Johnny Berry (winger) was a relative veteran at 31. A very brave and fast winger who scored plenty of goals. Never played again.

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Jackie Blanchflower (defender) was 24. Understudy to Mark Jones, and a very versatile player. Never played again.

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Bobby Charlton (forward) age 20. Just breaking into the team at the time of the crash, he scored twice in Belgrade the night before. Went on to become one of the game's greatest players and remains one of its most respected ambassadors. Lost all his hair shortly after the crash.

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Ken Morgans (winger) was 18. Fast, tricky and brimming with confidence before the crash. Kept Berry out of the side. Never recovered his form after Munich.

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Albert Scanlon (winger) was 22. A player of great potential who suffered terrible head injuries at Munich. Recovered and played well for several years, scoring 16 league goals the season after the crash.

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Dennis Viollet (striker) was 24. A prolific goalscorer and a great player before the crash, he went on to set a United scoring record in 1959-60 with 32 league goals. Later joined Stoke City and served them well for many years. It is said he was never quite as good after the crash, and that he was potentially one of the best strikers in the history of the game.

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Ray Wood (goalkeeper) was 26. Lost his place to Harry Gregg, but one of United's legendary goalkeeping heroes. Another who suffered terrible head injuries, he rarely played again.

Who Also Survived

Frank Taylor Journalist
Peter Howard Photographer
Ted Ellyard Photographer
Mrs Vera Lukic and baby daughter Passengers (rescued by Harry Gregg)
Mrs Miklos Wife of travel agent who arranged trip and died in crash
Mr N Tomasevic Passenger
James Thain Captain
Two Stewardesses

A short summary of all the players involved that day can be found here (http://www.thebusbybabes.com/victims/qfacts.htm).

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Harry Gregg (goalkeeper) was 24. He had joined them 2 months before the crash, but was immediately welcomed into the fold. He survived, and was cited for bravery for going back into the burning wreckage to rescue passengers.

Bill Foulkes (defender) was 26. He survived as well, and went on to play a major part in the European Cup campaign of 1968.

Dennis Viollet (striker) was 24. A prolific goalscorer and a great player before the crash, he went on to set a United scoring record in 1959-60 with 32 league goals. Later joined Stoke City and served them well for many years. It is said he was never quite as good after the crash, and that he was potentially one of the best strikers in the history of the game.

Johnny Berry (winger) was a relative veteran at 31. A very brave and fast winger who scored plenty of goals. Never played again.

Albert Scanlon (winger) was 22. A player of great potential who suffered terrible head injuries at Munich. Recovered and played well for several years, scoring 16 league goals the season after the crash.

Ray Wood (goalkeeper) was 26. Lost his place to Harry Gregg, but one of United's legendary goalkeeping heroes. Another who suffered terrible head injuries, he rarely played again.

Jackie Blanchflower (defender) was 24. Understudy to Mark Jones, and a very versatile player. Never played again.

Ken Morgans (winger) was 18. Fast, tricky and brimming with confidence before the crash. Kept Berry out of the side. Never recovered his form after Munich.

Bobby Charlton (forward) age 20. Just breaking into the team at the time of the crash, he scored twice in Belgrade the night before. Went on to become one of the game's greatest players and remains one of its most respected ambassadors. Lost all his hair shortly after the crash.

Roger Byrne (full back, captain) aged 28. Inspirational captain, fast, overlapping fullback and former winger. An England regular at the time. Died in the crash.

Geoff Bent (fullback) aged 25. Understudy to Byrne. Hard as nails, very good defender. Would have walked into any other side. Preferred to stay in the squad at United. Died at Munich.

Tommy Taylor (centre forward) aged 26. England's centre forward, and a prolific goalscorer. Prodigious heading ability. Incredible scoring record: 112 goals in 166 league games at United. Died at Munich.

Liam Whelan (striker) aged 22. 43 goals in 79 league games for United. Appeared slow, but able to turn defenders inside out and score great goals. Died at Munich.

Eddie Colman (midfield / halfback) aged 21. When I moved to Birmingham in the late 70s I used to talk football with a chap in his sixties who reckoned Eddie Colman was the driving force behind the Busby Babes; the creative spark that fired the whole team. This guy was a Brummie through and through, but he had been so inspired by the Babes that he never stopped referring to them, and still rated Eddie "Snakehips" Colman the best he'd ever seen. Salford's Eddie Colman died at Munich.

David Pegg (winger) aged 22. The best young left winger in England, he was on the verge of a spectacular career when he died at Munich.

Mark Jones (defender) aged 24. Powerful centre half; very hard on the field, and a true gentleman off it. Died at Munich.

Duncan Edwards (halfback) aged 21. Only 16 when he made his United debut, Duncan Edwards is widely regarded as the greatest footballer in history. Big, strong, skillful, fast, hard, fair, great natural ability, thunderous shot with both feet, fiersome tackler. Lived for football. Lived for Manchester United. Refused to sign for any other club. Died 2 weeks after the crash from terrible injuries.

This team had won its last game on English soil 5-4 at Highbury, and drew 3-3 in Belgrade in the European Cup Quarter Final (to go through 5-4 on aggregate). They were lying 4th in the table, with a home game against Wolves - the leaders - coming up the following Saturday. A win would have put them back on top. This Manchester United team was awesome, and an inspiration to football fans all over England - and indeed Europe.


Take a look at the ages of the players who died. Try to imagine the feelings of the survivors when they discovered that so many of their comrades had perished. Now imagine yourself as a youngster, so inspired by these footballers only a few years older than yourself. Then try to feel the shock, pain and anguish and disbelief and utter helplessness of hearing about their sudden demise. This was not just the biggest tragedy in English football, it was the defining moment in the history of Manchester United. The groundswell of passion that followed was unbelievable. Millions of folks - some not even football addicts - wept openly. Schools were closed. Memorial services and tributes proliferated all over Europe. The greatest club side in English football history was wiped out at Munich.

This is what moved Iain Matthews to write "Busby's Babes", a simple yet extremely poignant song:

I'll see you again my Red Devil friends
I'll hear you around my door
Touching my life like so many memories before

I was a child and so easily led
You were the leaders of men
Now I doubt in my life if this ever happens again

Oh, how I cried when my mama said
Busby's Babes, son, they're dead

Oh how I remember that miserable day
When something was taken from me
Out on a snow covered runway in West Germany

Oh, how I cried when my mama said
Busby's Babes, son, they're dead

(Iain Matthews, from the album "Pure & Crooked")


May all those that died Rest in Peace

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Beberapa kenangan dari pertandingan terakhir Busby Babes di Inggris

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Manchester United players prepare to travel to European Cup tie away to Shamrock Rovers in September 1957. Of the players here, several were to lose their lives in Munich. (l-r) Bill Foulkes (hospitalised), Ray Wood (multiple flesh wounds), Dennis Viollet (head injuries), Jackie Blanchflower (fractured right arm, broken pelvis), Peter Jones, Alex Dawson, Roger Byrne (died), Tommy Taylor (died), Duncan Edwards (died), Eddie Colman (died), David Pegg (died), Mark Jones (died)


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Matt Busby and Duncan Edwards after European Cup quarter-final first leg against Red Star Belgrade in January 1958, a 2-1 win for United


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Duncan Edwards (shirtless) in front of captain Roger Byrne after the first leg against Red Star Belgrade. Also featured are (l-r) Violett and Jones


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Duncan Edwards signs an autograph for a young fan at Highbury in United’s last league game before disaster


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Manchester United’s Mark Jones (c) and Duncan Edwards (r) playing in their last league match, a 5-4 win at Arsenal, before the Munich Disaster

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The team board the plane ahed of the European Cup quarter-final second leg against Red Star Belgrade


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The last picture of the Busby Babes, lining up before the European Cup quarter-final second leg against Red Star Belgrade, February 5, 1958


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Manchester United captain Roger Byrne swaps pennants with Red Star Belgrade captain before the 3-3 draw, February 5, 1958


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Wreckage of British European Airways Flight 609 which crashed on take-off after a refuelling stop at Munich airport


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Bobby Charlton recuperates in a German hospital. Eight players lost their lives and there were 23 victims of the crash

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MUNICH 1958 (http://www.mikekemble.com/manutd/munich1.html)

A must read for anyone who wants the facts about the Munich Air Disaster. The son of the co pilot has been in and verified the contents since it published.


Related Link :

the 50th anniversary of Munich, Never Forgotten (http://www.unitedindonesia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2079&highlight=munich)


Thread bagus nich untuk mengenang OUR HEROES!
Benar-benar cerita yang memillukan..

I'll start withh.......

KELAHIRAN BUSBY BABES............

Tahun 1953 bisa dibilang sebagai tahun awal munculnya BUSBY BABES.... karena setelah menjuarai Liga (1st division) ditahun 1952.. Sir MAtt Busby saat itu ingin me-refresh skuadnya yang rata2 sudah berada di penghujung karir..

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dan inilah Youth Team United di tahun 1953 yang merupakan cikal bakal BUSBY BABES yang legendaris itu sebelum munich disaster terjadi....

Team :
Gordon Clayton, Fulton, Paddy Kennedy, Eddie Colman, Ron Cope, Duncan Edwards, Noel McFarlane, Billy Whelan, Edward Lewis, David Pegg, Albert Scanlon

Duncan Edwards merupakan pemain yang paling dibicarakan saat itu, karena dia melakukan debutnya di tim utama saat berusia 16 tahun 185 hari sewaktu melawan Cardiff, 4 April 1953...

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Mereka berhasil menjadi Juara setelah menghancurkan Wolves 7-1 saat 2nd Leg.. dan akhirnya menang agregrat 9-3 setelah dipertemuan pertama imbang 2-2...

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Jimmy Murphy yang menjadi Asisten Manager Sir Matt, saat menerima Piala..

Masih di tahun 1953 juga, Sir Matt Busby melakukan pembelian dengan rekor transfer terbesar saat itu terhadap penyerang muda potensial TOMMY TAYLOR... sebesar £29,999 dari Barnsley..

Ditahun berikutnya.. Saat United kembali meraih trophy ini kembali, sudah muncul nama2 pemain yang akan menjadi legenda nantinya seperti BOBBY CHARLTON dan WILF MCGUINNESS.. Dengan skuad muda yang penuh potensi itu, Manchester United berhasil menjadi juara Piala FA Junior 5 Kali Berturut-turut hingga tahun 1957...

Matangnya beberapa pemain muda yang ditarik Busby ke tim utama ditambah beberapa pemain yang termasuk senior dan sudah berada di tim utama seperti ROGER BYRNE, BILL FOULKES, DENIS VIOLET, TOMMY TAYLOR.. Ditambah pemain muda seperti DUNCAN EDWARDS, DAVID PEGG, EDY COLMAN, BILLY WHELAN, Manchester United akhirnya memanen hasil yang telah ditanamnya sejak 1953 dengan menjuarai 1st Division.

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Meskipun sempat terseok-seok diawal musim, UNited berhasil mengambil alih pimpinan klasemen sejak Natal dan akhirnya berhasil unggull 11 point atas Blackpool...

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Setelah menjuarai liga dengan permainan yang Impresif.. banyak harapan yang tersembul kepada skuad muda penuh potensi ini.. hingga ada istilah saat itu :" TODAY IS ENGLAND, TOMORROW IS THE WORLD...." ya.. Hari ini INGGRIS telah ditaklukkan, maka besok DUNIA lah yang akan ditaklukkan... Dengan ini, Manchester United menjadi tim pertama INggris yang bersaing dilevel Eropa..

di Musim 1956/1957...
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United berhasil melewati laga pertamanya di EROPA dengan kemenangan sensasional atas raksasa belgia ANDERLECHT 10-0... dan ini merpakan rekor kemenangan terbesar klub yang berjuluk setan merah itu di Eropa hingga saat ini.

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Setelah memastikan kembali dengan menjuarai 1st Divison untuk tahun kedua setelah mengalahkan Sunderland... Media seantero Inggris menjuluki tim ini sebagi THE GREATEST TEAM IN THE WORLD...

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Apalagi saat itu, United juga melaju ke SEMIFINAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE untuk melawan REAL MADRID... Euforia dan asa saat itu sangat tinggi diruang ganti pemain.. ditambah dengan masuknya the Busby babes ke FINAL PIALA FA untuk melawan Aston Villa, dan Semua pihak pun berharap United dapat mendapatkan TREBLE pertamanya...

Namun Satu persatu gelar mulai hilang dari genggaman saat United dikalahkan Madrid yang saat itu merupakan raja Eropa dan diperkuat oleh pemain legendaris mereka ALFREDO DI STEFANO.. Kalah dileg 1 di santiago Bernaubeu 3-1, United dengan semangat pantang menyerahnya berhasil menaham imbang El Real 2-2 di Old Trafford pada 2nd leg.

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Setelah tersingkir di Eropa, Tim Asuhan Sir Matt Busby inipun fokus ke FInal Piala FA melawan Aston Villa.. Namun bencana datang diawal-awal pertandingan , tepatnya menit ke 6, saat kiper utama UNited RAY WOOD bertabrakan dengan striker Aston Villa McParland yang malam itu mencetak dua gol kemenangan, dan harus ditandu keluar, meskipun United mampu membalas melalui TOMMY TAYLOR, namun hal itu tidak banyak menolong dan United pun gagal membuat Double.

Jika kita lihat sejarah musim 1956/1957... Maka kita akan melihat bagaimana sejarah itu terulang 50 tahun kemudian, tepatnya musim lalu 2006/2007... Saat MU Menjuarai Liga, lalu takluk oleh AC MILAN Di Semifinal LC, dan akhirnya kalah di Final Piala FA melawan Chelsea.. Boleh percaya tau tidak.. ini adalah sebuah FAKTA!

BTT, Meskipun kalah, Tim ini digadang-gadang akan tetap menjadi yang terbaik. Manchester United saat itu bermaterikan pemain-pemain terbaik didataran inggris. diantara pemain-pemain tersebut, ada empat pemain yang sangat menonjol saat itu..

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EDWARDS, PEGG, BYRNE, VIOLET..

1957/1958.................... to Be COntinued....


di Musim 1957/1958........

MUNICH TRAGEDY.................

Banyak pihak yang menantikan perjalanan Manchester United di musim ini setelah kesuksesan dua tahun sebelumnya, meskipun gagal merah Treble.. Antusiasme yang muncul begitu tinggi.... We can say "WE WERE THE PROUD OF ENGLAND" on that day....

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Sebelum melawat ke Belgrade. untuk mengahdapi pertandingan perempatfinal 2nd Leg. United lebih dulu bertanding melawan Arsenal, dimana saat itu United menang 5-4....

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Menuju Belgrade dengan modal kemenangan 2-1 di Old Trafford......... United sangat yakin, bahwa mereka akan melangkah ke Semifinal untuk yang kedua kalinya.....

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Starter United saat melawan Red Star Belgrade.. yang berkesudahan 3-3, dan memastikan MANCHESTER UNITED melaju ke Semifinal untuk melawan Wakil Italia AC MILAN...
Inilah pertandingan terakhir bagi Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, TommyTaylor, Liam Whelan..............

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Team of The Century.....

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Dan bencana itupun datang..........

Setelah melakukan pengisian bahan bakar di Munich-Riem airport di Munich, dalam keadaan dingin dibawah 0 Derajat dan landasan bandara yang dipenuhi es..
Tepat pukul 3:04 Sore saat kapten Pilot James Thain mencoba untuk melakukan take off Unutk yang ketiga kalinya,setelah di dua kesempatan sebelumnya gagal dilakukan karena masalah mesin, Pesawat dengan no. Penerbangan British European Airways Flight 609 inipun gagal terbang hingga ketinggian yang diinginkan, dan akhirnya jatuh dan meledak..... dari 44 penumpang yang dibawa, 23 diantaranya meninggal dunia...
dari 23 penumpang yang meninggal itu, 7 pemain United meninggal seketika saat pesawat hancur dan 1 pemain yaitu DUNCAN EDWARDS, meninggal dunia setelah berjuang dengan meregang nyawa selama 15 hari di Rechts der Isar Hospital di Munich.

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DUNCAN EDWARDS : Injured then KILLED
BILLY FOULKES : KILLED

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MARK JONES : KILLED
RAY WOOD : INJURED

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EDDIE COLMAN : KILLED
DAVID PEGG : KILLED

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TOMMY TAYLOR : KILLED
DENIS VIOLET : INJURED

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LIAM "BILLY" WHELAN : KILLED
ROGER BYRNE : KILLLED

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JOHN BARRY : KILLED
WHELAN : KILLED

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SIR MATT BUSBY : INJURED

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WALTER CRICKMER (Busby Secretary) : KILLLED

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REMEMBERED, NOT FORGOTTEN................

Setelah kejadian itu... United harus menelan kekalahan di semifinal dari wakil Italia AC MILAN yang saat itu diperkuat CESARE MALDINI dan SCHIAFFANO.. dan meskipun lolos juga ke FINAL PIALA FA.. United harus merelakan gelar tersebut ke BOlton setelah dikalahkan 2-0 di Final..


original: Oom Panda

[RedRob]

lads.. hari ini kita kembali bertemu dengan tanggal yang pernah sangat memilukan untuk keluarga besar Manchester United...

mari kita kenang lagi kisah The Busby Babes yang telah menjadi penanda bagi perjalanan United hingga saat ini..

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thebusbybabes.com

This is a history of the events leading up to, including and following the tragedy of Thursday February 6, 1958 in which 23 people connected with the Manchester United British football team lost there lives. Events that molded Manchester United into the football club it is today.


INTRODUCTION

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Players, officials and journalists prepare to board the BEA Elizabethan, which was to crash at Munich. The aircraft stopped at the snowbound German airport to refuel as the party made its way back to England from Yugoslavia.

The team Matt Busby had built from the club's successful youth policy seemed destined to dominate football for many years. Such was the power of the Babes that they seemed invincible. The average age of the side which won the Championship in 1955-56 was just 22, the youngest ever to achieve such a feat. A year when they were Champions again, nothing, it seemed, would prevent the young braves of Manchester United from reigning for the next decade.

United had taken their first steps into European football in defiance of the football authorities and it was on foreign soil that the final chapter in the story of the Babes was to be written. The aircraft carrying the United party back from a victorious visit to Yugoslavia crashed in the snow of Munich airport and the Babes were no more.

The young Champions flew out of Manchester to face Red Star Belgrade remembering the cheers of 63,000 intoxicated football fans. Five days before Munich, United had played Arsenal at Highbury and thrilled all those who witnessed that game with a display of the attacking football that they had made their trademark. Nine goals were scored ... four by Arsenal, five by United.

That game, on Saturday, 1 February 1958, had typified the Busby Babes. They played with such flair and enthusiasm that they thought nothing of conceding four goals in their efforts to score five. United were trying to win the League Championship for the third successive season and by then had already reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.

To set the scene for the tragedy, which was to shock football, let us consider how the 1957-58 led up to a symbolic game with Arsenal and the fateful journey to Yugoslavia. For United, the season had started well, victories over Leicester at Filbert Street, then Everton and Manchester City at Old Trafford being the perfect launch towards the title. Their scoring record was remarkable with 22 goals coming in the opening six games. Yet when they lost for the first time it was not by just an odd goal, but by 4:0 at Burnden Park, where Bolton Wanderers ran rampant in front of a crowd of 48,003.

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As 1957 drew to an end the Babes lost 1-0 to Chelsea at Old Trafford, then picked themselves up to beat luckless Leicester 4-0. On Christmas Day goals from Charlton, Edwards and Taylor secured two points against Luton in Manchester. On Boxing Day they met Luton again at Kenilworth Road and drew 2-2 and two days later the `derby' game with Manchester City ended in the same scoreline at Maine Road. A crowd of 70,483 watched that game as the old rivals battled for pride as well as points.

As the European Cup-tie with Red Star approached, the side also made progress in the FA Cup with a 3-1 win at Workington and a 2-0 victory over Ipswich at Old Trafford to see them through to the fifth round, where they were to meet Sheffield Wednesday.

But the third target for Matt Busby, success in Europe, was perhaps the greatest. In 1956 United had become the first English club to compete in the European Champions' Cup, falling at the semi-final to the might of Real Madrid, winners of the trophy in the competition's first five years.

That year, the European seed had been sown. Manchester had witnessed the skills of di Stefano, Kopa and Gento, had seen United score ten times against Belgian club Anderlecht, then hang on against Borussia Dortmund before a remarkable quarter-final against Atletico Bilbao. In this match the Babes defied the odds by turning a 5-3 deficit from the first leg into a 6-5 victory, with goals from Taylor, Viollet and Johnny Berry, to win the right to challenge Real Madrid in the penultimate round.

That was where the run ended, but when United qualified to enter the European competition again in the 1957-58 season it was clear where the club's priorities lay. Matt Busby wanted a side that was good enough to win everything. The FA Cup had been snatched out of his grasp because of an injury to goalkeeper Ray Wood in the 1957 final, but his Babes were capable of reaching Wembley once again. Having secured the League Championship in 1956 and 1957 they could certainly emulate the great side of pre-war Huddersfield Town and Arsenal and win it for a third successive time.

United's second European campaign saw them stride over Irish champions Shamrock Rovers before beating Dukla Prague 3:1 on aggregate to reach the quarter-final against Red Star. The Yugoslavs came to Manchester on 14 January 1958, and played a United side which smarting from a 1:1 draw at Elland Road against Leeds United, who had been beaten 5:0 at Old Trafford earlier in the season.

Bobby Charlton and Eddie Colman scored the goals that gave United the edge in a 2:1 first leg victory over Red Star, but it would be close in Belgrade. The run-up to the second leg was encouraging. A 7:2 win over Bolton, with goals from Bobby Charlton (3), Dennis Viollet (2), Duncan Edwards and Albert Scanlon, was just the result United needed before visiting Highbury, then leaving on the tiring journey behind the Iron Curtain.

All texts and pictures have been taken without permission from The Hamlyn illustarted History of Manchester United

[diahary]

United's flag is deepest red,
It shrouded all our Munich dead,
Before their limbs grew stiff and cold,
Their heart's blood dyed it's every fold.

Then raise United's banner high,
Beneath it's shade we'll live and die,
So keep the faith and never fear,
We'll keep the Red Flag flying here.

We'll never die, we'll never die,
We'll never die, we'll never die,
We'll keep the Red flag flying high,
'Cos Man United will never die

Feb, 6th 1958
R.I.P Busby Babes
never forgotten, forever in our hearts

[B4YU]

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[Diego]

turut mengenang tragedy munich 58.......
United will never die.........

[rondwisan]

hayuuu semua Chapter UI ntar malem sebelum kick off ngadain a minute of silence untuk mengenang Busby Babes heroes ...
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[derry07cantona]

last season kita di KO city pas moment ini
mudah2an ntar malam kejadian taon lalu gk terulang...

[arief_oct]

turut mengenang munich air disaster forever remembered..
apalagi yang ikut menjadi korban banyak pemain berbakat salah satunya mungkin duncan edward..
hari ini nonbar kayanya bakalan pake kaos item sebagai simbol turut berduka atas munich air disaster..

[Ucup Carrick]

mari kita bentangkan tangan dan kalau yang punya syal dibentangkan...
semangat busby babes...semangat united..

LUHG

[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

Sebelum Pertandingan melawan Portsmouth,,
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[bayuyuyayu]

bro b4yu izin copas picnya ke fb:D

setelah tragedi muncih tepatnya saat piala FA lagu YNWA dinyanyikan oleh seluruh fans MU yang berkabung...dan kata2 yg luar biasa muncul

"Although we mourn our dead and grieve for our wounded we believe that great days are not done for us. The road back may be long and hard but Manchester United will rise again."

[big_alto]

dear all...

gambar dibawah adalah salah satu gambar yang diambil di the Munich Tunnel, Old Trafford. bisa dilihat bahwa di gambar dipisahkan mana yang berbaju merah dan mana yang berbaju abu2. menurut tour guide disana, pemain yang bajunya berwarna merah adalah delapan pemain united yang meninggal (God bless their soul)

cukup serem juga kalo dilihat ternyata yang meninggal adalah disisi kanan foto line up squad hiii.....

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btw maap ya kalo repost!!!

[catsuke]

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serem gan, aneh sisi kanan semua yah..

[Rean]

gw edit pake spoiler ya.. :peace:

[big_alto]

gw edit pake spoiler ya.. :peace:

siip, mantap bang Rean thanks yaaa, tadinya mo gw gituin tapi ga tau caranya hehehe

[Anderstone]

pemain baris kedua, paling kanan... Big Duncan Edwards...RIP

[nugmbysha]

wah iya ya yang di kanan semua. baru tau saya..

[fredrian.seven]

Wah..sekarang (minggu jam 8.30 wib) di TVOne lagi ada film dokumenter tentang Munich Remembered. Mungkin yang lain dah pernah nonton tapi aku blom.
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[Redsbusby]

Wah..sekarang (minggu jam 8.30 wib) di TVOne lagi ada film dokumenter tentang Munich Remembered. Mungkin yang lain dah pernah nonton tapi aku blom.
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Mulai kemaren tuh Om ded..
Tadi telattt, taunya jg dari statusnya Om Melvinn~X(~X(
Chalrton emang bangga bgt pernah 1 tim ama Big Duncan, my Biggest Idol!!

[sellamanyaunited]

Mulai kemaren tuh Om ded..
Tadi telattt, taunya jg dari statusnya Om Melvinn~X(~X(
Chalrton emang bangga bgt pernah 1 tim ama Big Duncan, my Biggest Idol!!

hmm kalo aja Duncan Edwards kaga meninggal dia bakal lebih hebat daripada bobby chartlon, george best bahkan denis law hehe itu pendapat ane loooh .
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[sellamanyaunited]

Mulai kemaren tuh Om ded..
Tadi telattt, taunya jg dari statusnya Om Melvinn~X(~X(
Chalrton emang bangga bgt pernah 1 tim ama Big Duncan, my Biggest Idol!!

hmm kalo aja Duncan Edwards kaga meninggal dia bakal lebih hebat daripada bobby chartlon, george best bahkan denis law hehe itu pendapat ane loooh .
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[Redsbusby]

hmm kalo aja Duncan Edwards kaga meninggal dia bakal lebih hebat daripada bobby chartlon, george best bahkan denis law hehe itu pendapat ane loooh .
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Pemain Favorit sepanjang masa nih sel. Nomer 1 dihati gw :)>-
Ini Tritnya, dari Oparon ^:)^
http://www.unitedindonesia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2187

[theater of dream]

salute juga buat jimmy murphy sang assistant manager yang mengambil alih kepemimpinan sementara selama busby dirawat, membangun tim dengan skuad cadangan yang tersisa yg membawa united sampai ke final fa cup. :thumbsup:
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[sellamanyaunited]

Pemain Favorit sepanjang masa nih sel. Nomer 1 dihati gw :)>-
Ini Tritnya, dari Oparon ^:)^
http://www.unitedindonesia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2187

weis asik dah pemain favorit sepanjang masa walaupun ga pernah liat langsung gaya permainannya sekarang hehe

oh thread yg tadi tentang Duncan Edwards ya om? ane udah tau dikit2laah, liat pertandingan busby babes divcd sejarah united punya om dani hehe
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[sellamanyaunited]

hmm mungkin busby babes dari united bakal jadi wakil pemainpemain muda terbaik didunia kali ya kalo gak kejadian Munich Air disaster .
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[dancoloveunited]

Pemain Favorit sepanjang masa nih sel. Nomer 1 dihati gw :)>-
Ini Tritnya, dari Oparon ^:)^
http://www.unitedindonesia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2187

weis asik dah pemain favorit sepanjang masa walaupun ga pernah liat langsung gaya permainannya sekarang hehe

oh thread yg tadi tentang Duncan Edwards ya om? ane udah tau dikit2laah, liat pertandingan busby babes divcd sejarah united punya om dani hehe
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ehm... ehm... ciye... ciye... :))

btt... sir bobby bilang, seharusnya yang angkat piala jules rimet ditahun 1966 itu adalah big duncan, bukan bobby moore... :thumbup:

[sellamanyaunited]

ehm... ehm... ciye... ciye... :))

btt... sir bobby bilang, seharusnya yang angkat piala jules rimet ditahun 1966 itu adalah big duncan, bukan bobby moore... :thumbup:

ah si om ngeledek mulu nih haha bagi cendol oooooom
piala jules rimet?
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[Redsbusby]

weis asik dah pemain favorit sepanjang masa walaupun ga pernah liat langsung gaya permainannya sekarang hehe

oh thread yg tadi tentang Duncan Edwards ya om? ane udah tau dikit2laah, liat pertandingan busby babes divcd sejarah united punya om dani hehe
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yg digosipin siapa sih sebnernya??wkwkwkwk;));))
Cieee daniii...:O)

ehm... ehm... ciye... ciye... :))

btt... sir bobby bilang, seharusnya yang angkat piala jules rimet ditahun 1966 itu adalah big duncan, bukan bobby moore... :thumbup:

:hajar1:

Mreka yg tewas di tragedi Munich, baik itu yg tewas ditempat maupun tewasd rmh sakit, bakal selalu dikenang... Masih cari infonya Harry gregg neh, sang Pahlawan...:army:

[theater of dream]

Munich 1958

Munich '58: TV drama

For 50 years, Manchester felt the pain of the Munich air crash. United’s legendary Busby Babes team was torn apart one snowy February night in 1958. The first dramatic portrayal of the disaster was shown on BBC One in 2006.
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February 6th 1958 is etched into the consciousness of every Mancunian of a certain age. No single tragedy in Manchester’s modern history – bar the IRA bomb – has been so keenly felt and at the time, the entire city went into mourning.

A BBC series – Surviving Disaster – recreated the events in a drama documentary broadcast on 10 January 2006.

The first episode - Munich Air Crash - featured actors playing the roles of players and reporters celebrating on the plane journey home after winning a second leg tie against Red Star Belgrade in the European Cup.

On board was the finest collection of young talent ever assembled in one team: Bobby Charlton, Dennis Violet, Tommy Taylor and the legendary Duncan Edwards are all shown joking nervously as the plane stopped to refuel in Munich.

But after two aborted take-offs, cold fear replaced the teammates’ laughter as the plane mad its third - and ill-fated - attempt to take-off in a blizzard.
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Munich remembered

Series Producer Greg Lanning remembered Munich as a boy and said he was all too aware of emotions it could still evoked.

"I’m old enough to remember the actual event and I remember the impact it had on Manchester and the rest of the world so it’s part of my growing up to appreciate the impact of it. And it’s part of the myth of Manchester United."

Twenty-three people died in the crash including eight United players - Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor, Geoff Bent, Liam Whelan and Duncan Edwards.

Many Manchester press journalists also perished in the crash. Manager Sir Matt Busby was seriously injured. So was Bobby Charlton.

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Eye witnesses
The programme makers spoke to eye witnesses, former players, airport and medical staff who are still living to help recreate the exact mood on board. The result is very powerful indeed.

"I wouldn’t say that every line and every word is true to life," says Greg Lanning.

"But we were told by the people on the plane that the atmosphere was very relaxed for the first two take-offs. Nobody thought anything of it. It was only on the third take off when there was a little bit more worry."

"But I think when you’re travelling as a team there is a camaraderie even in a moment of tension when you might crack jokes. We weren’t there, we can’t say for sure, but we understand this is true to the spirit of what went on."
The programme also examined the subsequent air accident investigation which eventually showed that it was slush on the runway slowing the aircraft down, rather than ice on the wings, which caused the crash.
Drama v documentary

The producer also defended the decision to make the first dramatic portrayal of the crash – even though Manchester United and Bobby Charlton refused to be part of it.

"It’s clearly a drama, it isn’t a documentary. And the moment we reconstruct events and put actors and actresses in them, means that it isn’t an absolutely faithful reproduction of the actual event because that’s not possible.

"What I think the archive does is to remind you that it’s actually based on fact. So the fact that you see the real Duncan Edwards, the real Matt Busby and so on in the course of the film is to remind you that the story we’re telling you is based on a true event."

[sellamanyaunited]

mau nanya dong, emang dulu pas abis munich sir disaster ini, united sempet mau dijadiin juara liga eropa ya?
terus emang maudiadain munichair Cup gitu dah tapi ditolak ama busby ya?
pencerahannya dong om, pengen belajar banyak nih hehehe

[hendiplast]

Busby Babes film to be shot in North East
A film telling the story of the “Busby Babes”, the Manchester United team torn apart by the Munich air crash in 1958, is to be filmed in the North East.

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Eight members of the squad died when the plane carrying them back from a European Cup match in Belgrade crashed after stopping to refuel in Munich.

The deaths of half the 44 passengers on the plane – including players, club staff, journalists, supporters and crew – were one of the defining moments in the club’s history.

But despite the emotion still stirred in Manchester by the memory of the tragedy, the BBC has taken the decision to shoot the film in the North East.

United will bring to life the disaster that befell the team, who had become the youngest side to win the football league, and their battle to overcome the devastation.

David Tennant, the former Doctor Who actor, will play coach Jimmy Murphy, who led the side as manager Sir Matt Busby recovered from his injuries.

Jack O'Connell, who has appeared in Skins, will play Bobby Charlton and Sam Claflin, from Any Human Heart, will play Duncan Edwards, who died 15 days after the crash.

The actor playing Busby is yet to be named. Film-makers have drawn on first-hand accounts to piece the story together.

The BBC said it had chosen to film in the North East because it was important to find authentic settings reflective of the 1950s.

A spokeswoman for the corporation said: “You have to find the right location to suit the period.

“It is easier to find that in the North East because in modern day Manchester it is very hard to find that sort of thing.”

She added that the decision was also due to the role of North East screen agency Northern Film and Media, which part-funded the production.

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[Redsbusby]

Busby Babes film to be shot in North East

Ternyata begitu adanya, dan ini sedikit bocoran siapa salah satu pemeran utamanya :)

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David Tennant to star in Busby Babes BBC drama

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David Tennant will play Jimmy Murphy who helped piece together the team after the accident.



David Tennant is to star in a new BBC drama about Manchester United and a plane crash that killed eight of the team's players in 1958.

United will bring to life the disaster using first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families.

The players, who became known as the Busby Babes - after manager Sir Matt Busby, became the youngest side to win the football league.

Tennant, best known as Doctor Who, will play Welsh-born coach Jimmy Murphy.

Murphy, from Rhondda, was not involved in the fatal crash but helped to piece together the team as Busby recovered from his injuries.

He managed to steer United to that season's FA Cup final and in the same year, as Wales coach, guided his country to the World Cup quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual winners Brazil.

At the time of the accident the team were on their way home from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade.

During a stop-off in Munich to refuel, the Ambassador prop-plane skidded off the runway on the third attempt to get airborne for the onward flight.

Half of the 44 passengers - including players, United staff, journalists, supporters and crew - were killed.

Actor Jack O'Connell, who has appeared in Skins, will play Bobby Charlton and Sam Claflin from Any Human Heart will play Duncan Edwards :((, who died 15 days after the crash.

The actor playing Busby is yet to be named.

Chris Chibnall, whose credits include Torchwood, has written the series.

[Redsbusby]

Dougray Scott joins Busby Babes

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Dougray Scott will play Sir Matt Busby in United


Dougray Scott is to star as Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby in new BBC film United.

The Mission: Impossible II star will appear alongside David Tennant in the new drama about how the 'Busby Babes' became the youngest side to win the football league, before the squad was ripped apart when eight perished in the Munich air crash in 1958.

David will play coach Jimmy Murphy. Murphy was not involved in the fatal crash but helped to piece together the team as Busby recovered from his injuries.

The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the story of the disaster which virtually wiped out the team, and the battle to overcome the devastation.

The team was returning from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade and had stopped to refuel in Munich. But the Ambassador prop-plane, operated by BEA, skidded off the runway on the third attempt to get airborne for the onward flight.

Half of the 44 passengers - including players, United staff, journalists, supporters and crew - were killed.

Jack O'Connell, who has appeared in Skins, will play Bobby Charlton and Sam Claflin from Any Human Heart will play Duncan Edwards, who died 15 days after the crash.

Executive producer Simon Heath said: "Chris Chibnall has written an authentic and moving version of this heartbreaking story, which with the help of a great cast, we hope will be a fitting tribute to those who survived and those who lost their lives at Munich."

[otonk reddevilz]

19 April 2011 Last updated at 03:20 GMT

Munich air tragedy remembered in TV drama

By Neil Smith
Entertainment reporter, BBC News

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David Tennant (far left) and Dougray Scott (far right) head up the United cast

The true story of Manchester United's famous 'Busby Babes' and the 1958 plane crash in Munich that claimed eight of their lives is recreated in new BBC film United.

We report from the set of the TV drama, in which Dougray Scott appears as manager Matt Busby and David Tennant plays coach Jimmy Murphy.

On a park in east London, a group of young men are spending a very chilly Monday morning playing football.

It might be any friendly kickabout, were it not for the heavy leather ball, their old-fashioned kits and the cameras filming them do it.

"The ball is not yours, it's the team's!" exhorts a tall onlooker in a blue tracksuit. "The ball is round to go around!"

The accent might sound Welsh but the features are unmistakably Gallifreyan, belonging as they do to former Doctor Who star David Tennant.

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Scott plays Matt Busby to Tennant's Jimmy Murphy in the drama

On the touchline stands another figure in a brown Trilby and tan overcoat. On closer inspection, he is revealed to be the Scottish actor Dougray Scott.

For the purposes of today, though, he is Matt Busby - the legendary Manchester United manager who will be forever synonymous with the players who perished in the Munich air disaster of February 1958.

At the time of the accident his team were on their way home from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade.

After a stop-off in Munich to refuel, the Ambassador prop-plane skidded off the runway on its third attempt to get airborne for the onward flight.

The crash, which resulted in 23 fatalities, remains the most tragic and emotive episode in the club's history.

Small wonder, then, that the makers of United insist they took pains to depict the event both tactfully and sensitively in their 90-minute drama.

"We've made every endeavour to be as accurate and truthful as possible in spirit and intention," says director James Strong.

'Respectful'

"We want this to be a fitting and appropriate memory of these amazing players, this amazing team and this amazing story that a lot of people are aware of."

"It's a fascinating period of Manchester United's history and a fascinating period of football in general," Scott agrees.

"It's an interesting and important story. The film-makers want to pay homage to that and be respectful to all the people involved."

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Bad weather in the north of England necessitated an extra day of shooting in London

Among those people is Bobby Charlton, who walked away from a disaster in which seven of his team-mates died.

United staff, sports journalists and crew members were also killed. An eighth player, Duncan Edwards, survived the crash but died in hospital later.

United stops just short of recreating the crash, limiting itself to dramatising events immediately preceding and following it.

Yet its scenes of burning debris, dead bodies and wounded victims makes it a harrowing watch every Manchester United fan is sure to have an opinion about.

The drama goes on to show Murphy, who was not involved in the accident, rebuilding the decimated team as Busby recovers from his injuries and Charlton grapples with his grief.

For all the tragedy, though, United is not without humour, scenes in which alcohol is swigged before matches and pipes are puffed in the changing room offering a light-hearted commentary on how the beautiful game has changed over the years.

'Long overdue'

"On a very basic level it's a true story," says Tennant. "But it also looks at the arbitrary nature of fate, the capriciousness of life and the triumph of the human spirit.

"It's extraordinary that the story hasn't been dramatised before. There's never been a straightforward film or TV drama about this extraordinary dramatic story and it's long overdue."

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Bobby Charlton (Jack O'Connell, held aloft) is a key figure in the story

Most of United was shot before Christmas in and around the North East of England. Because of heavy snow, though, Strong was unable to get footage of his players actually playing.

"Unfortunately we picked the worst winter in living memory so we didn't manage to shoot any football stuff," he explains. "There was literally snow on every single pitch."

"It's a bit tricky when you're making a film about football which, inevitably, has to be shot outside now and again," says Tennant.

"There were a few scenes that had to hang over so we could find a patch of grass to shoot them on."

The scenes in question feature in a training montage that shows Murphy putting his charges through their paces.

The footage is also included in a cinema newsreel about Busby's fresh-faced team shown prior to their European trip - the calm before a storm that to some is as raw today as it was more than five decades ago.

Yet if there is any pressure on Scott's shoulders, the 45-year-old is wearing it well as we take refuge from the cold in his well-heated trailer.

"The only responsibility I feel is to portray Matt Busby as truthfully as possible with all the tools I have available to me," he says in his low Scottish burr.

"I'm not the writer; I'm just an actor. My job as an actor is to try and bring this character to life."

United can be seen on BBC Two on Sunday 24 April at 2100 BST.

BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12920379)

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United on BBC2

The bare facts are familiar to football fans the world over. On February 6, 1958, BEA Flight 609 carrying the Manchester United team back from their European Cup quarter-final against Red Star Belgrade crashed on take-off at Munich airport, killing 23 passengers, among them eight of the so-called Busby Babes.

The stories of tragedy and heroism behind these headlines are perhaps less familiar. How the team’s 21-year-old star, Duncan Edwards sent a telegram to his landlady after the aborted second take-off telling her of the flight’s cancellation and assuring her he’d be home the following day. How goalkeeper, Harry Gregg battled to drag his fellow passengers from the flaming wreckage to safety. How manager Matt Busby and others found themselves overwhelmed with guilt simply for surviving. And how an unsung coach, Jimmy Murphy, kept the club together as Busby lay close to death in his Munich hospital bed. These tales among others inform United, the first feature film to tell the human story of this landmark in football history.

“It’s the story of the first superstar football club, how boys with so much promise were destroyed by such a random and tragic accident,” explains United’s producer, Julia Stannard. “It’s the human story about what that does to the people involved and their relatives and the community and how you rebuild a team when something like that’s happened.”

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It shows the strength of character and the belief this manager has in the quality of this team. You get confidence when you get on a roll. You are not struggling and you get your players back. There are goals in the team and, defensively, you are sound. It is a good feeling. - Edwin van der Sar

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