Unheard: Memories of Munich
The Official Manchester United Podcast
Manchester United
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
As we commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster, we have delved into the archives to present a special episode of the Manchester United podcast.
In 1998, 40 years after the tragedy, journalist and author Tom Tyrrell spent time with Jackie Blanchflower, Bill Foulkes and Albert Scanlon, Busby Babes and survivors from that fateful day.
They spoke about the wonderful and ground-breaking team they played in, the events of February 6th, 1958, the aftermath and how it made them feel to watch the United team of 1998 - on the edge of glory themselves.
Narrated by the legendary football writer Paddy Barclay, this is of course an incredibly emotional account of the darkest day in our club’s history, and the accounts of Jackie, Bill and Albert are presented as they were told in order to educate listeners.
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| 0:00.0 | The Munich Air Disaster on February the 6th, 1958 will forever remain one of the most important days in Manchester |
| 0:17.2 | United history. |
| 0:20.5 | The tragedy claimed the lives of 23 passengers, among whom were eight United players and three members of staff who were traveling back home via Germany from Yugoslavia where the club had just celebrated |
| 0:35.0 | winning their European Cup quarter-final tie with Red Star Belgrade. 8. |
| 0:49.0 | Jeff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Coleman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Peg, Tommy Taylor, |
| 1:01.2 | and Liam also known as Billy Whelan all perished as did Walter Crickma Tom |
| 1:07.5 | Curry and Bert Wally This edition of the Manchester United podcast takes a look at the tragedy through the eyes of Bill Foulks who of course would go on to win the European Cup 10 years after the disaster. |
| 1:29.0 | It was such a traletic time for me personally. |
| 1:32.0 | And also Jackie Blanchflower and Albert Skagr. athletic time for me personally. |
| 1:32.6 | And also Jackie Blancheflower and Albert Scanlon |
| 1:35.5 | was probably the best I've ever seen United Play. |
| 1:38.0 | And he thought I'd happen, but I didn't notice to say this. |
| 1:40.7 | Who along with Bill, gave rare interviews about what happened in Munich. |
| 1:47.0 | Some of the following details may of course be upsetting to listeners and are presented as they were told by the survivors to the journalist Tom Tyrell in February 1998 for educational purposes. We begin with Jackie Blancheflower who describes United's very first games in European competition. |
| 2:20.0 | You took the first steps in Europe with United. Now was that an exciting time to be playing in European football? |
| 2:27.0 | Oh yes, yes, I remember well, 1956, when we played Anderlich. We were drawn away against that who had a quit quite a good side then and we had to go there first |
| 2:39.6 | And we had a lot of the lads were in the army at that time. |
| 2:45.4 | Nugget Edwards, I took Duncan Edwards place that mine. |
| 2:48.3 | Eddie Coleman was in the army. |
| 2:51.7 | They could get off to play on a Saturday but during the |
| 2:54.3 | during the week it was it was more difficult and we had a big squad then and we beat |
| 2:58.9 | under like two and two-nill and then the return game and Old Trafford was probably the best I've ever seen United |
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