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Wednesday, February 06, 2008
12:03 AM
50th Anniversary of 1958 Munich Air Disaster
it's my-way|`
The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to takeoff from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Munich, West Germany. On board the plane was the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the Busby Babes, along with a number of supporters and journalists. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft died in the disaster.
The European Cup had been contested since 1955, although no English club took part in the very first tournament on account of Football League rules. Manchester United entered the 1956-57 tournament and reached the semi-finals, being knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid; they were thus one of the favourites for the 1957-58 tournament. Domestic league matches were played on Saturdays and European matches were played midweek, so although air travel was risky at the time, it was the only practical choice if United were to fulfil their league fixtures. Their team was known as the Busby Babes, a reference to their manager Matt Busby and to the average age of the players, which was unusually young.
Manchester United after the crash
Seven of Manchester United's players died immediately, and Duncan Edwards died from his injuries on 21 February. Two other players had to retire because of their injuries. Matt Busby was seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for some time after the crash, and was read his last rites twice. There was speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completed the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager.A team largely made up of reserves and youth team players beat Sheffield Wednesday 3--0 in the first match after the disaster. The programme for that match showed simply a blank space where each United player's name should have been.
Although the team's league results were poor they reached the final of the FA Cup, losing 2--0 to Bolton Wanderers. Busby resumed managerial duties the following season and eventually built a second generation of Busby Babes, including George Best and Denis Law, that went on to win the European Cup a decade after the disaster in 1968, beating Benfica. Crash survivors Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes were two of the other players who lined up in that team.
Victims
Manchester United players
Geoff Bent
Roger Byrne
Eddie Colman
Duncan Edwards (He died 15 days later)
Mark Jones
David Pegg
Tommy Taylor
Liam 'Billy' Whelan
Other victims
Walter Crickmer - Club secretary
Bert Whalley - Chief coach
Tom Curry - Trainer
Alf Clarke - Journalist, Manchester Evening Chronicle
Don Davies - Journalist, Manchester Guardian
George Follows - Journalist, Daily Herald
Tom Jackson - Journalist, Manchester Evening News
Archie Ledbrooke - Journalist, Daily Mirror
Henry Rose - Journalist, Daily Express
Eric Thompson - Journalist, Daily Mail
Frank Swift - Journalist, News of the World (also former England and Manchester City goalkeeper)
Captain Kenneth "Ken" Rayment - British co-pilot who suffered multiple injuries in the crash and died three weeks later as a result of brain damage. He was one of two people who died in hospital after being injured in the crash.
Bela Miklos - Travel agent
Willie Satinoff - Supporter
Tom Cable - Steward
Survivors
Manchester United players
Johnny Berry
Jackie Blanchflower
Dennis Viollet
Ray Wood
Still Alive:
Bobby Charlton
Bill Foulkes
Harry Gregg
Kenny Morgans
Albert Scanlon
Other survivors
Matt Busby - Team manager
Frank Taylor - Journalist
James Thain - Captain
George (Bill) Rodgers - Radio officer
Peter Howard - Photographer
Still Alive:
Ted Ellyard - Photographer
Vera Lukić and baby daughter Venona - Passengers (saved by Manchester United player Harry Gregg)
Mrs Miklos - Wife of Bela Miklos, the travel agent that arranged trip and died in the crash
N Tomašević - Passenger
Rosemary Cheverton - Stewardess
Margaret Bellis - Stewardess
Monday, August 27, 2007
4:40 PM
Hiatus.. hiatus...
it's my-way|`
Something that has been going on all the while in this blog...
Well..again.. I'm back...
All I could say is that a mix of great and unfortunate events happened in these days...
Good points to highlight...
My KL outing with my station rota mates on the 17th Aug....
Something that I didn want to give a miss..
So that I wont find my ns life a waste of time...
Looking forward to the next coming trips..
My family just bought a car...
Woohoo... Can drive to work...
Means I wont have to fork out money for transportation fares..
going to work n trainings from now on...
Unfortunate ones...
My maternal grandfather at kampung passed away on the 5th Aug....
At the age of 84...
Something that really shocked me...
Since all the while.. my late grandpa has been very healthy n fit when still alive..
Perhaps.. it was time for him to go....
Somehow.. feel very bitter since it was in last April that I last talked to him...
when he n grandma visited us in Singapore...
Since then.... never got to see him again till his death...
But consolation for me... At least I got the chance..
to get involved in ritual washing of his body during funeral...
For my working life in station...
I realised how tiring is the work stress...
Station life can be fun.. flexible...
But the stress of it at some aspects... can be a killing one...
Perhaps...I may just take back my old words...
This is life... ups and downs...
When I have been at the critical point most of the time....
How I realised the importance of some people in my life...
The influence behind me that I'm able to pick up immediately after any debacle...
I'm not saying that I cant stand on my own...
But at times... U cant take ppl for granted..
If not becoz of these certain ppl....u wont go far and achieve wat u have done...
Monday, June 18, 2007
6:35 PM
Sallehan out of PSK?
it's my-way|`
Why? Shocked?
Well.. this had happened yesterday...
Such a curse anyway...
to have been drawn against my own national team-mate, Wan, in the prelims..
when actually we should have met in the final instead..
to have come back strongly and bash him up in the 2nd n 3rd round...
and to most ppl surprise, I've lost the game...
This really hurts me alot especially..
I have badly wanted to make comeback in this PSK..aiming for the elusive gold..
after all those hardwork to shed alot of kilos to play in my pet category..
I dunnow wether this loss would mean..
another loss for me in holding the place in the coming Sijori team next month..
After all, I was selected ahead of him for Class A..
I think the match was the one that I really played like a bull...
pushing him out of the ring...
To look at the bright side..
I think I may be goin thru what some experienced players faced...
Those ppl like Yazid..Shakir..Eqyn and few others..
Having high chances to go far but end up drawn against very strong opponents first in the draw.. and came home empty-handed..
But they bounced back and achieved recent success..
Will I follow the same traces just like them?
Most ppl rallied behind me after the loss..
Abg Im..Encik Lan..My selayang team-mates..those parents..
Even those familiar faces in silat...
They had thought I shud have won the game clear cut..
But what to do.. results already out..
Anw.. Thankz ppl..
I knoe.. my reputation has tarnished..
Its a matter of time before I gained the respect back..
Monday, May 28, 2007
11:22 PM
Done with selections at PERSISI during the weekend...
it's my-way|`
Lost..
But I'm not really disappointed either..
Looking at the bright side..
I have National Championships to look forward to up next month..
So I may use the selections as final tune up for that..
Last year PSK.. bronze...
This time ard.. I'm aiming for gold...
Talking abt fight.. ppl said i have improved alot.. gave a decent fight..
Although Abg Fili did point out my major weaknesses..
which i'm goin to work on these comin days..
Its not easy since I had hard time to come down trainings regularly..
The fatigue..the focus..
at the same time.. I hav to think abt shedding my weight ard 5 kilos..
which indeed happened.. Alhamdulillah..
Feeling the pain at the neck after got punched at that area..
during my fight against Asad.. not his fault anyway..
Anyway these things happened accidentally..
Now recovering although i'm having hard time to talk properly rite now..
Good nite..readers
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
10:45 PM
Man United won the EPL this season....
it's my-way|`
Yeah.. after the three years without league title..
Time for them to celebrate at Stamford Bridge tomoro nite..
LOL...
PSK is just one mth whisker away...
I realised now that I have to buck up...
to rediscover the best form I had last year...
Now.. I look very very far below my best..
Tak leh jadi ni...Damn..
Forgot to wish sumone bdae...
which was on Sunday.. my duty day during that time..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AYAH!!
Now he's 55..
Dad will be retiring soon...
Seems that me and my sis will be the breadwinners soon...
Now..considering long term options.. for a full time career..
Sign on as regular in CD? Chemical technician? PE teacher?
Some of the options that have to be lay out for the good of my future...