Letter from Sir Bobby to the squad

'Whilst I'm sure you have read and watched documentaries on this truly awful disaster, words cannot describe the devastating effect that this had on the football club and the lives of those affected.
Whether on board the plane that evening, or in the aftermath for those and their families and friends, this disaster was life-changing for so many of my good friends and colleagues.
On that night in 1958, we lost some of the greatest players and friends that I have made through football, along with a number of staff and journalists on board that flight, while the brave Duncan Edwards passed away days later, making the total of 23 lives lost from the accident.
The devastating effect still lives on and this great football club, which you are part of, has risen from its darkest hour in a way like no other.'

A timely and poignant kick up the backside for some of the players who seem to have lost sight of the spirit of this great club.

 

RIP