Club History

From RedCafe.net

[edit] Introduction

From their lowly beginnings as Newton Heath in 1877 to the dominance of United in the Sky era, Manchester United have always best defined the highs and lows of football. From the ruins of the stadium after it was bombed in WWII to the glory of Edwards, Taylor, Charlton, Foulkes et al and the tragedy of Munich. The remarkable rebuilding of the club and the superstar era of Best and Law with Sir Matt realizing his dream of European glory 10 years after fate had robbed him of a team.

The ignominy of the 70’s and 80’s left fans living on their dreams and memories until Alex Ferguson finally managed to fill Sir Matt’s shoes and brought unknown levels of success to the club, possibly even surpassing the Busby babes on the 26th of May 1999 by lifting the Treble of League, FA Cup and European Cup and gifting us with a new squad of legends.

People stand up in their droves just because they hate us, we ruined poor old Colin Shindler’s life and love us or hate us, we are the first result everyone checks for. Manchester United are football, win or lose, they always play in the same cavalier fashion which thrust them into the public consciousness in the 50s and 60s and their history is tinged with a drama that is the stuff of legends and at times reads more like Roy of the Rovers than reality. Had you not lived it you would swear this was the work of some Hollywood screenwriter. The tongue in cheek pride with which the club have rebranded their stadium “The Theatre of Dreams” speaks volumes about both the history of the club and also the aspirations of every player who pulls on the red shirt and every fan who wants to.

No other sport can both divide opinion and unite people as strongly as football. They stand up in their droves because they hate us while we stand up for the champions, but no matter how strong the rivalries for 90 minutes both camps are United in their love of football.