Gingers Dad
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Re: What is the most horrible, most embarrassing football so
Think your memories playing up a bit with regards to the hatred thing especially in the 70's and 80's. For the record both Mercer and Busby lived in Chorlton. Mercer on St Werburghs Road and Busby on Kings Road, about quarter of a mile apart.crazyg said:Let's be honest. Some (but by no means all) of our younger fans would not know the club's history to that extent, and the lack of hatred between the fans that existed before the GPC arrived at Old Toilet. Yes, there was rivalry, with blues "hating" reds, and vice versa, but nothing like it is today.BL2blue said:We have had quite a few horrible ones about the Munich Air Disaster over the years but I think the "dig up Matt Busby" one makes me cringe the most. I was appalled when I heard a few of our younger fans singing it in the concourse at West Brom last season and looking quite proud about it too.
It's quite unbelievable that any person would utter this sick rubbish, especially when it's about a distinguished ex-City player !
By some strange coincidence, this is borne out in Gary James' excellent book "Manchester, the City Years". I am currently up to the 1973/74 season, a time I remember well.
From memory, didn't Joe Mercer and Matt Busby live next door to each other, or do I need some more medication?