Anniversary of the air disaster

[AliBobbyJ]

On a side note, there used to be a block of flats in Salford callled Eddie Colman court, near to where his family would have lived when he was a youngster. Long time since i've been by there, is it still there or been knocked down now?

 

[Eccles Blue]

On a side note, there used to be a block of flats in Salford callled Eddie Colman court, near to where his family would have lived when he was a youngster. Long time since i've been by there, is it still there or been knocked down now?

There’s an Eddie Colman Court on/near Frederick Rd which I believe is now Student Accommodation. I used to drive passed it when I drove myself to the matches.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

There’s also a Duncan Edwards Court on Eddie Coleman Close in Newton Heath - it’s an old people’s home, my nana lived there for years.

 

[Scaring Europe to Death]

The Munich songs and chants were embarrassing, but in all honesty, a whole generation have grown up in a different world with City finishing above United on a regular basis, and aside from the odd individual remark, it's not something I've heard at a City match for a good while.

What grates me more is the mythology surrounding the 57-58 season, and the generally forgotten fact that by February 1958, Wolves were starting to pull away from the Busby babes in the title race
All very sad, but let's remember the whole story and not just the bits that embellish the legend.

 

[Vienna_70]

R. I. P. all those, who died on that tragic day.

I wasn’t born until 4 1/2 years after the disaster, so my only knowledge of it is what I have read and heard, so thank you to @Gary James for the article in his OP. It’s very interesting and very enlightening.

However, one thing that does irk me is United's refusal to acknowledge the victims of the tragedy that didn’t play for them at the time, such as Frank Swift.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

I'm not going to pretend I've never said it. I was younger then, stupid and uneducated.

Great piece to read.

 

[LongsightM13]

My mate lost his parents in the Tenerife air disaster on the 25th April 1980, I was with him when he was informed his parents had died in the crash. Devastating would be an understatement, he was a 21 year old happy go lucky brilliant friend to many, just started a new career, had a lovely girlfriend and had his whole life in front of him.

He started drinking heavily, gave up his job, lost his gf and most of his mates, he became a recluse.

He was left a small fortune, his Dad was a Company Director, but he lost everything, only child, house, death benefit, investments and savings, he blew the lot. He’s 63 now, on his own, no family and will not make contact with anyone.

I know it’s the younger generation who used to think it was ok to call those who lost their lives “Munichs” and make physical gestures but thankfully its a thing of the past and I for one will raise a glass to those mostly young men who perished in that disaster.

Wow. I am a regular visitor to Tenerife and have read a lot and watched documentaries about that awful disaster, so bad it led to the creation of an entirely new airport on the south of the island.
So sad and agree 100%. There is a lot of collateral damage in any disaster, not just those who lose their lives directly. I’m sure there are people who survived Bradford, Ibrox and Hillsborough who were never ever the same people again
When we were younger and dafter we all said and did things we wouldn’t be proud of today. So glad that this shite seems to have all but vanished

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Honestly surprised the commercial end at the swamp haven't tried to tie this in with the queen's jubilee. Rip etc.

 

[Vienna_70]

Wow. I am a regular visitor to Tenerife and have read a lot and watched documentaries about that awful disaster, so bad it led to the creation of an entirely new airport on the south of the island.
So sad and agree 100%. There is a lot of collateral damage in any disaster, not just those who lose their lives directly. I’m sure there are people who survived Bradford, Ibrox and Hillsborough who were never ever the same people again
When we were younger and dafter we all said and did things we wouldn’t be proud of today. So glad that this shite seems to have all but vanished

One of my friends at work was at Valley Parade on that fateful day in 1985, and he still can’t talk about it.

I can’t imagine the horror of seeing something like that unfold in front of my eyes.

 

[Kazzydeyna]

My dad was as strong a blue as anyone I’ve ever met but even up to a few years ago before he died, whenever February came around and the anniversary came along with it, he would still get emotional and teary-eyed when talking about it.
He described it as a tragedy for the whole City. He never hated united, he didn’t have it in him. He loved seeing them get beat of course but his memories of united were those of a man who was alive in the city when the tragedy happened.
Everybody should watch one of the documentaries about the crash. I defy you to watch one and not become emotional.