"Lest We Forget" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

For the vast majority of people, the first days in February don't mean anything else apart from bitterly cold weather – or scorching hot, depending on which side of the equator you wake up – and a disheartening feeling deriving from the realization that summer holidays are still very far away. For people that were [.

Tonight at Old Trafford, Manchester, the latest Group game in the 2011 UEFA Champions League competition kicks off with United facing old enemy Benfica from Portugal. This particular match, as I'm sure it does for many other fans across the globe, evokes memories from a summer evening back in 1968 where all of the lost dreams of those immortal Busby Babes finally came to fruition.

Goalkeepers and Defenders So, another review is here, the good people at PR Genie have decided that more time and devotion shall be...
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Ahead of the derby, Darren Fletcher has stated the obvious in claiming that no matter what City go on to achieve, they will never rival United in terms of the size of the club.

"We don't want to give City the confidence of winning trophies to get to our level," Fletcher said. "Our job is to keep Manchester United on top and as long as we keep on winning the big titles, it means they're not winning them.

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6 February 1958 was the darkest day in Man Utd's history when 23 members of its football team were killed after their plane crashed trying to take off a runaway at Munich airport. Amongst them their best and brightest talent including the prodigious Duncan Edwards.

It was a sobering day for Arsenal's fans at Old Trafford today as they witnessed the systematic dismantling of their "talented" team at the hands of a group of players who have taken over their mantle as the best young team in the Premiership. The final score of 8-2 savagely exposed all of Arsenal's shortcomings that have been simmering under the surface for a couple of seasons now.

"Forever a Babe: Growing Up With Manchester United" is the story of boy growing up in a working class family in post war Manchester surrounded by poverty, hardship and a football club...
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The bare facts are familiar to football fans the world over. On February 6, 1958, BEA Flight 609 carrying the Manchester United team back from their European Cup quarter final against Red Star...
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There can be few more thrilling experiences than watching Manchester United come from being two goals behind at Wembley to beat 'noisy neighbours' Manchester City 3-2 with a last minute winner in the Community Shield. However much City may now try to dismiss the occasion as simply a 'pre-season warm up' it's still a terrific feeling to see so many United youngsters rising to the occasion in classic Busby Babes' style, all those players like Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck, each giving hope that another generation of 'kids' is coming through at Old Trafford.

In April, the BBC showed a drama called "United" which was based on the Busby Babes leading up to the Munich Air Disaster.

This will be released on DVD on August 8th and RoM has got two copies of it to give away.

Question: How many league titles did the Busby Babes win before Munich?

In April, the BBC showed a drama called "United" which was based on the Busby Babes leading up to the Munich Air Disaster.

This will be released on DVD on August 8th and RoM has got two copies of it to give away.

Question: How many league titles did the Busby Babes win before Munich?

Shamrock Rovers re-wrote history as they won their first ever European Cup tie, beating Estonian Champions FC Flora Tallinn 1-0 at the Tallaght Stadium to-night.

Rovers first European Cup adventure came with a 6-0 beating at Dalymount Park in 1957 against Sir Matt Busby's 'Busby Babes' who a few months later were destroyed by the Munich Air Crash.

It's a well known fact that anyone who has ever donned the famous red shirt of Manchester United is revered by fans long after they leave Old Trafford. Someone who was part of the first ever Busby...
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Just so you didn't think I forgot about you, it's the BBC film United, which from what I've heard is a pretty good "based on real events" dramatization of Manchester United's Busby Babes and the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. The film is in 10 parts, below is the opener and you can follow it all the way through the related videos.

"United," the BBC2 documentary that debuted in April 2011, has been found on YouTube. The film, which stars David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II), tells the true story of the Busby Babes, how many of them were killed...
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Eddie Lewis, one of the original Busby Babes, has sadly lost his battle with cancer today. He was born in Manchester in 1935 and played for Goslings before joining the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club.

Lewis joined United in 1947 and made a total of 24 appearances, scoring 11 goals. He left United for Preston and played for West Ham the season the Munich Air Disaster occurred.

Eddie Lewis, one of the original Busby Babes, has sadly lost his battle with cancer today. He was born in Manchester in 1935 and played for Goslings before joining the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club.

Lewis joined United in 1947 and made a total of 24 appearances, scoring 11 goals. He left United for Preston and played for West Ham the season the Munich Air Disaster occurred.

It is difficult to draw a straight conclusion about a TV drama which has a Scotsman playing a Welshman called Murphy in the lead role. And the BBC's 90-minute dramatisation of events surrounding Manchester United and the 1958 Munich air tragedy has produced a complex set of reactions. Before picking through some of these complexities, let me say I found United to be a compelling, enthralling, well-scripted drama.

This is an interview with Sir Matt Busby taken form 1973, two years after he had stopped being our manager after filling in after Wilf McGuinness was sacked.

"VIDEO: Sir Matt Interview On His Best Side" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team...
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A year after Eric Cantona made his leap into history with his amazing kung-fu kick at Crystal Palace in January 1995 he still had an extraordinary hold on the public imagination. One of my colleagues at the BBC came into work soon after New Year in 1996 with her 7-year-old son who spotted a little Cantona figurine on my desk, prompting him gleefully to trot out the little playground rhyme,

'Ooh aah Cantona, show us your tits, show us your bra!

He may have broken all Manchester United hearts half a century ago when he scored twice to deny our beloved Busby Babes an FA Cup three months after Munich but as Bolton legend Nat Lofthouse was laid...
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Nat Lofthouse, United and the 1958 FA Cup Final My oldest friend is a life-long Bolton Wanderers supporter. That's why for more than fifty of the sixty-odd years I have known him we have argued about whether Nat Lofthouse, who sadly died earlier this month at the age of 85, fouled Manchester United's goalkeeper Harry Gregg in the 1958 FA Cup Final when scoring his 'controversial' second goal.

Edin Dzeko has been in Manchester for all of two minutes before speaking to the press about the lie City fans spread, that Manchester is blue.

So desperate are City to get some leverage on United, they hound their new signings with their nonsense.

"I have heard a lot about the fans and that most of the people from Manchester are Manchester City fans," he said.

If you're unfamiliar with SUFC, it's an excellent football clothing line started by Chris Toy of Studs Up fame. They've got a great range of football t-shirts, polos, sweatshirts and more on the way all inspired by football culture. I'm delighted to say I've partnered up with SUFC to get all RoM readers 10% off their full range of gear until January 16th.