Every High School in North America has probably gone through this,........an important event in their teams season, maybe homecoming, the retiring of a coach, a milestone win, or even some sort of Anniversary. They schedule these events around a game, pull out all the stops, red carpets, guests of honor and the like. Then we all know what happens. They get beat. Plain and simple. Today, (or this past weekend, depending on when you are reading this) Manchester United lost 2-1 to one of their biggest rivals, Manchester City, in the friendly confines of Old Trafford. Last Wednesday was the 50th Anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster where a number of Manchester United Players were killed in a horrific plane accident traveling back to England from a European match. The reason it was such a disaster, (besides the loss of life) was the group of players were known as the "busby babes". The busby babes were a group of extremely talented players who were not only good, but known for being brought up through the clubs' youth system, rather than being bought from other clubs. Sunday's game was set to be huge. Not only was it a local derby, but there was a moment of silence before the match started, surviving members of the plane crash in attendance and a solid red only shirt worn by the players during the match (no sponsors, names, or numbers), just like the ones that were worn in 1958. The point of all this (I guess) seems to be that a sporting event can be very powerful. But when do we draw the line when it comes to honoring past and fallen heroes? Did anyone at the grounds care less about the memory of the lost players because we lost? Or does everyone have an extra bad day? I think I just realized that I'm a little bitter at the fact that we just slipped a little farther behind leaders Arsenal.
Not listening to anything right now.
Jesse
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