How Sir Matt Busby Built Manchester United
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Toothpaste sponsors in South Korea, tyre partnerships in Uruguay, the rampant commercialisation of a football club that emanated from a band of railway works on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line. The man in the middle: Sir Matt Busby.
He picked up the ball of owner James W. Gibson, who delivered the philosophy of entrusting youth when he purchased the club in 1931. Since, Manchester United have been synonymous with their academy.
The most prolific period for the Manchester United academy came under Sir Matt Busby, the first great Manchester United manager. The following film depicts the meteoric rise, the heartbreaking fall and the most successful pinnacle of The Busby Babes.
00:55 – 1948
14:30 – 1958
25:55 – 1968
Voice: Jake Doyle
Words: Jake Doyle
Edit: Jake Doyle
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