Manchester remembers
February 6, 2008
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster which saw 23 people die, including 8 Manchester United players.
A memorial service was held at Old Trafford today, with another service held at the site of the crash in Munich earlier in the afternoon (around 13.30pm). A minutes silence will be held before the England game against Switzerland tonight and another held before the Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon.
A thousand people attended Old Trafford’s Manchester Suite for the memorial service, many more gathering outside on Sir Matt Busby Way. A minutes silence was held at 15.04pm to coincide with the time of the crash.
There has been some discussion on the best course of action for the derby, whether to have a minutes silence or clapping, in order to nullify anyone stupid enough to disrespect the occasion, but a minutes silence is planned, since this would be most representative and appropriate of the event. Leaflets have been sent out to remind those attending that Frank Swift, a former Manchester City player, also died in the crash as he was working as a journalist at the time.
These are precautionary measures but I’m sure that all those attended will show respect for those that perished. Special stripes will be worn by both teams, without sponsorship and numbered 1 through 11.
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