Man Utd had become arguably the most popular club in England even before the Munich air crash. Their rise in prominence really dates from 1946 and Busby's reign as manager.Their style of play and team members( including Pearson, Rowley, Delaney, Mitten and captain Johnny Carey) in the period preceding Munich made them very popular; they played stylish attacking football that made them many fans " favourite second team ". As that team broke up Busby gave youth a chance, which lots of fans like seeing: the tragedy of Munich came along and in a sad way cemented their position in English football's elite. Busby's holy grail journey in the sixties simply added another dollop on top...
Man Utd had become arguably the most popular club in England even before the Munich air crash. Their rise in prominence really dates from 1946 and Busby's reign as manager.Their style of play and team members( including Pearson, Rowley, Delaney, Mitten and captain Johnny Carey) in the period preceding Munich made them very popular; they played stylish attacking football they made them many fans " favourite second team ". As that team broke up Busby gave youth a chance, which lots of fans like seeing: the tragedy of Munich came along and in a sad way cemented their position in English football's elite. Busby's holy grail journey in the sixties simply added another dollop on top...