west didsblue
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ITV News last night read out United's condolence tweet. They didn't mention that just about every other club had put out a similar statement.
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Radio 2 right now all about the rags and the Munich disaster.
Disgraceful, I'm sorry but it's Fucking disgraceful.
Why does everything have to always be about them?
Just been listening... it's fucking disgraceful... yep Munich was a terrible disaster, but this is not about that... old dear just on even chucked in a snipe about City "not having a history like them" ffs!!!
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Re the above posts about radio 2. Bang on! This disaster is shocking as (according to my City supporting parents) was Munich at the time whatever one's club allegiance was in 1958. However that was 60 odd years ago and this is now. There have been many worse disasters around the world since then that never get a mention. Twice as many people were killed in the Manchester Airport disaster in 1985. Rarely gets a mention.
Shameless hypocrisy from the MUFC loving BBC. Trying to create a 60 year belated wave of fresh emotion among an audience who if they were honest (or put on a polygraph) no longer really cares about something that happened so long ago unless they were directly related to the victims or, new them personally and are still alive.
It might be worthy of a reference on face value because after-all the victims are again a professional football team but, to turn the whole/main focus of attention on to MUFC is quite frankly in my opinion, disrespectful to the Brazilian victims of today on whom the whole media focus should be.
False sentiment from the BBC who again, if they were honest would have to admit that in truth, some piece(s) of shit in the marketing/production department will have probably had a pre-show meeting and pro-actively decided to spin it onto Munich for no reason other than listening figures because, and again if they were truthful, maybe not all but certainly many United fans would rather listen and stay tuned in to a re-counting of that event 60 years ago than the current tragedy.
I had radio 2 on in the car and was a saddened and interested listener as our national news radio station was reporting and discussing a CURRENT event. I turned it off after the woman from Irlam showed her true colours at the end of her sound bite. She isn't bothered about Munich 60 years on anymore than the massacre of Peterloo. She's more bothered about getting a sly dig in at City. So obvious that it is our current standing which is what really bothers her in 2016. Mention of City in the league today otherwise has no place or relevance in the topic of conversation and is again, quite frankly disrespectful to the Brazilian victims and their families. Shame that Jeremy Vine didn't have the balls to pull her up on it.
Oh btw, did the 'book writing' historian they had on go on to mention how that 'great club' turfed the victims families out of club houses not long after the disaster? No, I thought not.
Shameless hypocrisy from the MUFC loving BBC. Trying to create a 60 year belated wave of fresh emotion among an audience who if they were honest (or put on a polygraph) no longer really cares about something that happened so long ago unless they were directly related to the victims or, new them personally and are still alive.
It might be worthy of a reference on face value because after-all the victims are again a professional football team but, to turn the whole/main focus of attention on to MUFC is quite frankly in my opinion, disrespectful to the Brazilian victims of today on whom the whole media focus should be.
False sentiment from the BBC who again, if they were honest would have to admit that in truth, some piece(s) of shit in the marketing/production department will have probably had a pre-show meeting and pro-actively decided to spin it onto Munich for no reason other than listening figures because, and again if they were truthful, maybe not all but certainly many United fans would rather listen and stay tuned in to a re-counting of that event 60 years ago than the current tragedy.
I had radio 2 on in the car and was a saddened and interested listener as our national news radio station was reporting and discussing a CURRENT event. I turned it off after the woman from Irlam showed her true colours at the end of her sound bite. She isn't bothered about Munich 60 years on anymore than the massacre of Peterloo. She's more bothered about getting a sly dig in at City. So obvious that it is our current standing which is what really bothers her in 2016. Mention of City in the league today otherwise has no place or relevance in the topic of conversation and is again, quite frankly disrespectful to the Brazilian victims and their families. Shame that Jeremy Vine didn't have the balls to pull her up on it.
Oh btw, did the 'book writing' historian they had on go on to mention how that 'great club' turfed the victims families out of club houses not long after the disaster? No, I thought not.
lancs blue
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72 killed in the Stockport air crash in 1967, another disaster more recent than the Munich crash that seems to get little attention from the media. Possibly a more relevant comparison too in this case as the plane ran out of fuel on its approach to Ringway.There have been many worse disasters around the world since then that never get a mention. Twice as many people were killed in the Manchester Airport disaster in 1985. Rarely gets a mention.
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Good touch for dinho,nando
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ITV News last night read out United's condolence tweet. They didn't mention that just about every other club had put out a similar statement.
' MUFC PLC Directors, Staff , Shareholders and fund managers offer our deepest condolences to all those who lost their lives in this terrible tragedy, please do not forget our own history in this field, we have suffered as you suffer. Probably worse actually. It was snowing'
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I'm glad this thread has turned on Jeremy Vine. I was in the car, switched the radio on and some guy was actually weeping on air about Duncan Edwards. One thing I wasn't was surprised. Appalled, incredulous, slightly disgusted, but not surprised.
Both air crashes were terrible disasters, along with Torino and others. I wouldn't wish such things on anybody or any community, but perspective please! When I got into the car, I had just been walking some dogs on an old pit site where 155 men and boys died in one night, and all in the middle of the First World War. All forgotten now, apart from a small memorial stone paid for by the NUM.
Both air crashes were terrible disasters, along with Torino and others. I wouldn't wish such things on anybody or any community, but perspective please! When I got into the car, I had just been walking some dogs on an old pit site where 155 men and boys died in one night, and all in the middle of the First World War. All forgotten now, apart from a small memorial stone paid for by the NUM.
' MUFC PLC Directors, Staff , Shareholders and fund managers offer our deepest condolences to all those who lost their lives in this terrible tragedy, please do not forget our own history in this field, we have suffered as you suffer. Probably worse actually. It was snowing'
You're not allowed to sympathise unless you've suffered the same terrible disaster don't you know... makes you wonder why Torino are not getting more coverage!!!
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'And at this sensitive time, we are pleased to recommend the services of our official partners. Not least DHL for transporting the bodies home, Nissin Noodles for feeding the rescue and salvage teams and 20th Century Fox for the inevitable film.'' MUFC PLC Directors, Staff , Shareholders and fund managers offer our deepest condolences to all those who lost their lives in this terrible tragedy, please do not forget our own history in this field, we have suffered as you suffer. Probably worse actually. It was snowing'
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Now we've made the point, it's probably not a good idea for us to go on about media mentions of United's own disaster without making ourselves look petty. There's enough to comment on without deflecting the thread.