The date is when the plane carrying the Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) team back from their European Cup match in Belgrade crashed on take-off in Munich. Your Grandad used to take me to see them play every week but I can't remember any visits before the crash. My asthma started the week after the crash. When we took off from Munich returning from the Olympics I was genuinly terrified but nothing happened! Different airport.
Eight of the players were killed and the greatest football team of the era, maybe any era, was wiped out. Next February will be 50 years and MUFC are planning some very sensitive and well-thought out commemorations.
When reading the article linked in the prevous paragraph I got to the part about, 'But another striking aspect of the commemorations is an eagerness to include City and indeed the entire city. With a derby match falling closest to the anniversary, there were initial fears that any tribute, including the traditional minute’s silence, could be disrupted by opposition supporters, but the clubs have cooperated extensively over the plans, with City planning their own tribute, which may see a black arm-band embroidered into the kits that their team wear on the day.' I started crying uncontrollably; there must be a lot of suppressed emotion in there.
Of course, the connection with Manchester City Football Club is ironic. Cousin Peter (your Grandma's sister's eldest) is a shareholder and he and brother David and kids go to every home game of the cross-town arch (and MUCH less successful) rivals! I've told them in no uncertain terms, they should resign from the family.
Maybe we should all go to next February's 'derby' match.
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