There are lots of angles to it from Cantona making more money for his appearance at a fundraising game than the families decades later to how it affected all Mancunians at the time. It was a Manchester tragedy and I think sometimes that gets lost in both the anti-Utd and pro-Utd stuff fans of both clubs do. A few years back I wrote this lengthy article going in to significant detail about how Manchester responded and how the entire city was affected. It would be worth reading it (or at least skimming through to the bits that you are most interested in).
6th February is of course the anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. Back in 2008 I researched and wrote the following 8000+ word piece on the Munich Air Disaster. It spells out the story of the d…
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For me one of the most poignant bits that brings it all home are the memories of City player Steve Fleet who I interviewed for this when I wrote it. He had to break the news to Eddie Colman’s parents of Eddie’s death. Harrowing stuff and it’s well worth remembering that Steve is still often at City games and will hear the word Munich slipping in to songs again. Who knows how he feels and it possibly brings back the painful memories of what he went through. God only knows how chants can affect the families or those who were directly affected at the time. Those uttering Munich in chants may have no idea what it’s all about; others may think it’s a dig at United in some way and so on but surely no one singing it can understand the pain it brings? If they do I have no idea what to say.