The Busby Babes

"The Busby Babes" - You may think the term is related to some hot chicks or some skinny super models.But its actually the term referred to the Manchester United Football Club team managed by Matt Busby in the mid 1950's.The team Matt Busby had built from the club's successful youth policy seemed destined to dominate football for many years. Such was the power of the Babes that they seemed invincible. The average age of the side which won the Championship in 1955-56 was just 22, the youngest ever to achieve such a feat. A year when they were Champions again, nothing, it seemed, would prevent the young braves of Manchester United from reigning for the next decade.

But then came the Munich air disaster (Feb 6th, 1958) which changed the destiny of the Busby Babes.The aircraft carrying the United team back from victorious visit to Yugoslavia against Red Star Belgrade crashed in the snow of Munich airport and the babes were no more.Seven of the United players died in the tragedy along with the other supportes and reporters.So this week they mourned for the 50th anniversary of this event.It was quiet evident this week during the EPL previews where in they covered the whole story towards the build-up to the manchester derby this sunday.

This seasons Manchester Derby at Old Trafford remains to be an unforgettable and legendary match for this very specific reason as they paid tribute to the babes who were invincible 50 years ago.The match will also be remembered for the fact that the Manchester United team wore the same style jerseys and numbers as worn by the busby babes in the 1957 - 58 season.Also the sponsors name was not printed in the jerseys of both United and City teams.The build up to the match was filled with running emotions from the previous stars of United team and they were destined and confident to win this match comfortably so as to mark the 50th anniversary with a winning note.

The match started with a 60 seconds silence in remembrance of the lost souls of the United team in 1958.Though im a big fan of Gunners and hate to see Manchester United winning the trophies, I wanted the United team to win this match comfortably for the very fact that they are not just a football team but they have 50 years of legend behind them.But sadly United lost to their neighbours 2-1 in one of the memorable matches in United's football history and they slipped further in the title challenge.Now Arsenal really have an upper hand and they could take this opportunity and increase the lead in the league standings.

Being a football fanatic I really felt sorry for the lost souls of this disaster and I wondered how good the Busby Babes were at their times.Though I will never become a fan of United's team, I started admiring their courage and character to build up a world class club even after such a disaster.From now on I will remain a silent admirer of the legendary United's team.