
Manchester's Finest
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Jonathan Keeble
-
By:
-
David Hall
About this listen
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways flight 609 crashed in a blizzard on its third attempt to take off from an icy runaway in Munich. On board were the Manchester United football team as well as a number of journalists and other passengers. News of the disaster sent shockwaves around the world. For people who lived in Manchester at the time and for football fans throughout Britain it was one of those moments when everybody remembers exactly where they were and how they heard the terrible news.
Manchester United, nicknamed the Busby Babes after their manager, Matt Busby, who had created the world-beating side, were the leading team of the day. Seven of their players were killed instantly in the crash. Three weeks later Duncan Edwards, one of the most promising players ever to come out of England, lost his battle for life. Two other players, Jackie Blanchflower and Johnny Berry, were so severely injured that they were never able to play again.
Manchester's Finest tells of this terrible air crash, but it is also the story of the immediate aftermath of the disaster and the effect on the city of Manchester. It paints a vivid picture of Manchester at that time, from February 1958 to the end of the season in May, when a patched-up team, carried along on a great wave of emotion, reached the FA Cup Final. It is about the fans, the people of Manchester and about the place of a football team in the heart of a city.
©2012 David Hall (P)2013 Randon House AudiobooksTruly Manchester's finest
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Manchester United will rise again x
Definitely worth a listen for all Utd fans
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Interesting description of the events around the Munich air disaster
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A good story, written well, you get the feel for his loss and having loved United, I wish I could have seen those young players play. They sound like they would have been fantastic. Also nice that the Torino side was expanded upon a bit. I never knew that teams were not permitted to fly before then! good listen for anyone, great listen for a United fan.
brings life to the Munich disaster
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very good account of that disastrous night
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Fantastic narration and story
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
hardly well written
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.