Price: £10.79
Brand: Lovereading
Description: The Lost Babes Manchester United and the Forgotten Victims of Munich. Paperback /softback. By Jeff Connor.
Category: Books
Merchant: LoveReading
Product ID: 9780007208081
Price: £9.99
Brand: Faber & Faber
Description: On the afternoon of February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on take-off at Munich Airport. On board were the young Manchester United team, the Champions of England, known as 'the Busby Babes', and the journalists who followed them, home and away. Twenty-one of the passengers were killed instantly, four were left fighting for their lives while six more were critically injured. Twenty-four hours later, Jimmy Murphy, the assistant manager of Manchester United, faced the press at the Rechts der Isar Hospital -. 'What of the future, you ask? It will be a long, hard struggle. It took Matt Busby, Bert Whalley and myself twelve years to produce the 1958 Red Devils. It was long, hard, tiring work, but we succeeded. At the moment, I am so confused, so tired and so sad, I cannot think clearly, but what I do know is that the Red Devils will rise again.'. Munichs is the story of how Manchester United did rise again, of the crash and its aftermath, of those who survived and those who did not, of how Britain and football changed, and how it did not; a novel of tragedy, but also of hope.
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Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780571381173
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780571381173
Price: £12.99
Brand: Little, Brown Book Group
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Description: Manchester United: The Biography will do for the football team what Peter Ackroyd did for London in his huge biog of the same name. The book follows the club's extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as Premier League and European champions. The key stages in United's history will, of course, be covered: the Munich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being killed; becoming the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968 (with Bobby Charlton and George Best); the dominance of the club in the Premiership; the controversial sale to American tycoon Malcolm Glazer, right up to Moscow 2008. But by drawing on the recollections of everyone from players and managers to fans and backroom staff, Jim has unearthed enough new material to interest die-hard fans and casual supporters alike. A fascinating history of a remarkable football club, by one of Britain's best-known and most popular sports writers.
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Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780751539110
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780751539110
Price: £12.99
Brand: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Description: Got, Not Got: The Lost World of Manchester United is an Aladdin's cave of memories and memorabilia, guaranteed to whisk you back to Old Trafford's fondly remembered 'Golden Age' of mud and magic - as well as a United-mad childhood of miniature tabletop games and imaginary, comic-fuelled worlds. The book recalls a more innocent era of football, lingering longingly over relics from the good old days - Reds stickers and petrol freebies, league ladders, menus, big-match programmes and much more - revisiting lost football culture, treasures and pleasures that are 100 per cent Manchester United. If you're a lifelong United fan, one of the army of obsessive soccer kids at any time from when Matt Busby's lads first lifted the European Cup to Fergie's first Premier League titles, then this is the book to recall the mavericks - Best and Law, Pearson and Coppell, Robson and Hughes - and the marvels of the Lost World of Football. Pitch Publishing Ltd Got; Not Got: Manchester United - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781909178755
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781909178755
Price: £12.99
Brand: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Description: The definitive history of Manchester United's rise from being an 'ordinary' side in the 30s to a force in post-war English football. Discover the story of Matt Busby, Jimmy Murphy and the birth of the 'Babes' - the players, the games, the Building of the Dynasty. Having had the foresight to appoint an untried manager in Busby, the former Manchester City star overcame the challenge of having no home ground and cobbled together a United side to win the league and FA Cup. A lack of financial power saw the club embark on a youth development scheme under Murphy. Crowned First Division champions again in 1956, Busby took his youngsters to compete against the great sides in the fledgling European Cup; but it was a determination that was to prove fatal in Munich in 1958, on the homeward journey from a quarter-final tie in Belgrade. The unfulfilled dream had become a nightmare. Pitch Publishing Ltd Building the Dynasty - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781785313974
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781785313974
Price: £10.79
Brand: Lovereading
Description: The Lost Babes. Paperback. By Jeff Connor.
Category: Books
Merchant: LoveReading
Product ID: 9780007208081
Price: £18.99
Brand: Amberley Publishing
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Description: Having won the European Cup in 1968, Matt Busby had achieved his dream, completing the job that he had begun with his 'Babes' back in 1956. But it was also to signal the beginning of the end. Despite reaching a second successive European Cup semi-final, performances began to deteriorate and soon Busby was stepping down as manager, handing over the reins to youth team coach Wilf Mc Guinness. Despite having progressed through the United ranks, the lad from Collyhurst failed to rekindle the flame and, despite reaching two semi-finals, he lost his job, with Busby once again taking the reins. Next into the hot seat was Frank O' Farrell, who also failed to lift the club to its previous heights, with his former Preston North End teammate Tommy Docherty soon becoming the next manager of Manchester United. While O' Farrell was a quiet-spoken Irishman, Docherty was a brash Glaswegian and, in his own imitable style, saved the club from the jaws of relegation, only to see the club drop into the Second Division twelve months later. Amid a backdrop of Football Association hearings, player retirements, free transfers, countless signings, unruly supporters and the saga surrounding George Best, the six-year period between 1968 and 1974 could be compared to a soap opera. But it was real, a notable period in the history of Manchester United and one covered here in great detail for the very first time. Amberley Publishing Manchester United Busby's Legacy - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781445638959
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781445638959
Price: £8.99
Brand: Lovereading
Description: Think You Know It All? Manchester United. Paperback. By John White. Lovereading Think You Know It All Manchester United - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: LoveReading
Product ID: 9781789294958
Price: £16.99
Brand: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Description: From the thousands of matches ever played by Manchester United, stretching from their roots as Newton Heath to the present-day colossus that has racked up more league titles and FA Cups to their name than any other club, here are 50 of United's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Manchester United Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from the dark days of Munich to the unmatched League/FA Cup/Champions League Treble. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Tommy Taylor, Duncan Edwards and Bobby Charlton, George Best, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes - springs to life in a thrilling selection of hard-fought derby matches, landmark European nights, and league and cup exploits. In all, a journey through the highlights of United history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.
Category: Books
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781909626409
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781909626409
Price: £9.99
Brand: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Description: Seventeen Manchester United legends come together to tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club - enabling Red Devils fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, playing their hearts out for the red shirt. Lee Martin recalls the 1990 FA Cup Final; hat-trick hero Alex Dawson describes the eight-goal semi-final thriller which landed United in the Cup Final so soon after the Munich air disaster. Ever the crowd pleaser, Dwight Yorke waxes lyrical on winning the Treble that unforgettable night in Barcelona - while Gary Pallister basks in the memory of sinking Liverpool at Anfield as United closed in on the 1997 Premier League title. Old Trafford greats Bryan Robson, Martin Buchan and Paul Scholes also turn in characteristic star performances, winding back the clock to relive treasured memories of the Match of Their Lives for United. Pitch Publishing Ltd Manchester United Match of My Life - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781908051684
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781908051684
Price: £12.99
Brand: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Description: On 6 February 1958, a plane took off from a snowy Munich airport carrying probably the finest club side the world has ever known. Moments later, the aircraft crashed, killing some of the most legendary names in British football. This book is dedicated to those players - Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor, the mighty Duncan Edwards and the others whose lives were cut off in their prime - and their indomitable manager, Sir Matt Busby. Max Arthur has sought out all the players who survived the crash and spoken to the relatives and friends of those who died. From these interviews, sometimes serious but often humorous, he has captured their remarkable spirit and created a unique portrait of all the Busby Babes. Transworld Publishers Ltd The Busby Babes - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781845963415
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781845963415