Comments on: Superga air disaster remembered http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/2009/05/superga-air-disaster-remembered/ Manchester United's experts opinion! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Yolkie http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/2009/05/superga-air-disaster-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-32763 Yolkie Tue, 05 May 2009 12:56:04 +0000 http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/?p=344#comment-32763 Just as a side note to this, I just want to comment on what a nice touch it was for the Italian sides that Torino faced for the rest of that season to play their equivalent youth side as Torino obviously had no other choice, and their youngsters did the club proud by getting through those last games and winning a title. One of football's truly great (and tragic) stories. Just as a side note to this, I just want to comment on what a nice touch it was for the Italian sides that Torino faced for the rest of that season to play their equivalent youth side as Torino obviously had no other choice, and their youngsters did the club proud by getting through those last games and winning a title.

One of football’s truly great (and tragic) stories.

]]> By: Yolkie http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/2009/05/superga-air-disaster-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-32762 Yolkie Tue, 05 May 2009 12:53:29 +0000 http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/?p=344#comment-32762 RIP to all those who perished. Thanks for that Tommy, great information there. RIP to all those who perished.

Thanks for that Tommy, great information there.

]]> By: Stretford-end http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/2009/05/superga-air-disaster-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-32722 Stretford-end Mon, 04 May 2009 23:47:57 +0000 http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/?p=344#comment-32722 Thanks for the info Tommy! Really appreciate it. Thanks for the info Tommy! Really appreciate it.

]]> By: Tommy http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/2009/05/superga-air-disaster-remembered/comment-page-1/#comment-32710 Tommy Mon, 04 May 2009 21:22:29 +0000 http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/?p=344#comment-32710 I was already aware of this tragedy but decided to read up on the people killed in the crash and discovered that United do have a direct connection to the events - one of the Torino coaches was a former United player, a one Leslie Lievesley. Never heard of him before but here's a profile of him: http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/lievesley_leslie.html I was already aware of this tragedy but decided to read up on the people killed in the crash and discovered that United do have a direct connection to the events – one of the Torino coaches was a former United player, a one Leslie Lievesley. Never heard of him before but here’s a profile of him: http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/lievesley_leslie.html

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