Manchester United supporters head to the stadium in droves to offer their respects to the man ‘we owe everything to’
erhaps it was apt that the skies cleared and the sun shone. That Storm Babet chose this day to subside in Manchester, the clouds lifting over a city united to celebrate, as well as mourn, one of its greatest sons.was born in Ashington, Northumberland, but common consent agrees that he found a home for life at Manchester United.
Rose Mills, a United fan for more than 40 years, said: “When I heard yesterday that Sir Bobby had passed, I thought there was only one place I wanted to be and that was Old Trafford.” Not even cancellations on Manchester’s Metrolink service stopped supporters arriving in their droves. “I got a cab up and paid my respects at the Trinity statue. I think it’s poignant that Sir Bobby has the scarf around his neck.
The first wreath had been laid on Saturday afternoon by a small boy in a Bruno Fernandes No 8 shirt – an emblem of United’s enduring appeal to youngsters and Charlton’s connection to the present day.as a 10-year-old listening to the 1948 FA Cup final on the wireless. More youngsters arrived with tributes on Sunday, parents and grandparents in tow, extolling the virtues of a bygone great.
Over at the International Suite in the Stretford End, United set up four books of condolences for fans to sign and those at the statue were encouraged to walk across, through the Munich Memorial Tunnel, past the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand. It’s an extra day’s work for club staff – “but we don’t mind” said one attendant – as supporters lined up to leave their own personal messages for Charlton. The suite and the books will remain open from 10am until 10pm on every non matchday this week.
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