I'm a Burnley fan and had he lived we would have not have won the title in 1960 The Greatest of them all no question May he rest in peace always

I am very proud of him, he is my family

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

Hanna it’s an honour to have you visit our channel. 🙏🏻

@hanna_football

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you some much

@davidread7492

3 жыл бұрын

And so you should be proud. Duncan and Harry Gregg were my boyhood heroes and remain so to this day.

@keithsymons5708

Жыл бұрын

You should be he was the greatest

@ikemreacts

Жыл бұрын

While Manchester exists, we will love this guy. Duncan Edwards, the greatest. Charlton played with Best, and against Pele. We need to be objective. He would know. Everybody needs to accept it.

My Grandad my moms father knew him growing up.as kids, my grandad was a couple of years older but remembered him well. He could of been the greatest ever!!! Shame we never got to find out.

Liverpool fan here. so interesting to watch but very sad that he was taken at such a young age (together with the other Busby Babes). Rivalry put aside, total respect to Mr Busby and his babes.

@ManUtdTheReligion

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for visiting and watching. Bill Shankly loved Busby and the world was a more respectful place in those days.

Man mountain Mr😢❤ Duncan Edwards 😢❤

One of my dearest wishes has always been to visit the church in Dudley which has a stained glass window of Duncan Edwards. The museum is now an extra incentive to visit.

Duncan Edwards grew up not far from me. There’s a statue of him in the town centre & there’s a street called Duncan Edwards Way. It’s mad to think someone from Dudley achieved something as prestigious as playing for Man United. RIP Duncan Edwards & the rest of The Busby Babes on the anniversary of The Munich Air Disaster.

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

Duncan was always proud of being from Dudley and it's wonderful that Dudley still remembers him

Im old enough, I saw Duncan Edwards play

@ManUtdTheReligion

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Wow wow. I wish I’d seen Duncan in the flesh. I was born the year after the crash.

The thing about Duncan was that he really was decades ahead of his time. He was doing things with a ball at his feet that literally nobody else did or could do at that time. He nutmegged people, knocked the ball on past players and chased it and beat them, did things like step overs and moving left and right with his body to confuse the opposition player as to where he was going to go, he had genuine skill, flair and finesse with the ball; no other player did anything like him or the above in that era, what he was doing was pretty much unheard of and didn't come into the game until the late 70's and early 80's. He was like the Cristiano Ronaldo or Ronaldinho of his era, the kind of player who revolutionises the game and how its played as others try to learn from and emulate them, and kids up and down the land are inspired by them. It's such a tragedy he died, England may well have won more World Cup's with him in the side. I honestly believe had he lived he'd be talked about around the world like Pelé is now and held amongst the greatest, if not *the* greatest player to have ever lived.

@ManUtdTheReligion

2 жыл бұрын

Cedric thank you for a lovely post and your memories of Duncan. It’s fabulous to hear from fans who actually remember watching him play. I really wish I could find more footage of when he played. JG

@keighlancoe5933

2 жыл бұрын

@@ManUtdTheReligion I never saw him in the flesh, I'm only 29, but I have a real love and passion for football; I'm also a massive history nerd, so football and history together is a love of mine. I've watched hundreds of games from generations past online, I've even watched the very first World Cup final. I wasn't actually aware of Duncan until I watched the film 'United' and from then on I did loads of research on him and tried to find some games he played in to watch. They're difficult to find but you can if you look hard enough. Trust me, he was *that* good and that much of a naturally skilled player that he could play in modern football and still do well.

@ManUtdTheReligion

2 жыл бұрын

@@keighlancoe5933 that’s brilliant. Thanks for sharing

Looking forward to visiting when things back to normal. ❤❤❤

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

Stay safe Pat. Thanks for everything you do. JG

I ve seen them all. My first Utd game was in 1956.utd 10 Anderlecht 0.( I even played with bestie and John Aston as a junior at Utd.) Duncan was the greatest. If he hadn't died at 21 he would have gone to captain England for the next 15 years. He could play anywhere, including center forward.

My family all grew up in East London. All Orient or hammers fans. After Munich my mum sent ten bob to the Munich Air crash fund to help pay for the stain glass window in the cathedral. She cried for days. I was 6 and I still support the O's but United are the first result I look for. I know that Duncan Edwards is the greatest player ever to put on a pair of boots. My mum, god bless her, told me so....

@mister3566

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Steve

@mc3gaming814

Жыл бұрын

Nice story and awful what happened to edwards but he wasn’t on the same level as pele maradona and messi. Just because he died tragically doesn’t make him better than these greats.

@stevelee4952

Жыл бұрын

mc3gam...I don't think you quite got the irony at the end of my post.

@mc3gaming814

Жыл бұрын

@@stevelee4952 guess I didn’t. Either way duncan is a hero and a great tragedy that happened to all in the munich incident. Just because he isn’t the greatest of all time doesn’t take away from his potential or legacy. All the best to you and your family

@stevelee4952

Жыл бұрын

Mac3gaming. Your a top man, happy Christmas.

When I was a football mad kid in 68. Duncan Edwards would have been in his prime. I was deprived of not seeing this great player, and of course England missed out, to those Manchester United players. RIP 💔 from a spurs fan.

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

Victor thank you for your post.It's wondeerful to receive comments from genuine football fans from other clubs.I remember interviewing Spurs 60/61 double winner Cliff Jones who played in an army team with Duncan Edwards and Bobby Charlton. Cliff said Duncan was the greatest player he ever saw. Like you I remember 68 and feel the same about being deprived the chance to see Dunc play. JG

@victorformosa2825

3 жыл бұрын

@@ManUtdTheReligion Yes I saw the line up on the programme. Cliff is still going strong, although I love my club for having players such as Jennings Greaves and Gilzean. I was in awe of Law Best and Charlton, as well as Colin Bell, the list goes on, stay safe.

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

@@victorformosa2825 those were truly great days

@kencollins9602

Жыл бұрын

i was in berlin 1956 when duncan was 19 stan matthews said a rock in a raging sea man utd youth 30000 tere wednes afternoon when foot ball was a joy

Duncan Edwards and John Charles are to me head & shoulders above any other players for ability all over the pitch

I'm a Leeda fan here though I've always respected legends of the game. Charlton in particular is one of my all time favourites. My grandad served in the army with Charlton and Edwards and when he told me that my dad asked who Edwards was. He would have been remembered as a great if he hadnr died so young

@ManUtdTheReligion

2 жыл бұрын

what a fantastic achievement for your grandad to play with Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards.Spurs double winner Cliff Jones and Busby Babe Eddie Colman also played in the army team with Edwards & Sir Bobby. JG

Was Franz Beckenbauer Duncan Edwards 2.0? I wonder how different the WC58 would have been if England had Edwards, Taylor, Byrne and Pegg.

@ManUtdTheReligion

Жыл бұрын

I think more people would now be talking about Duncan Edwards as the greatest of all time

I would love a film to be made about him.Met his mother on the streets of Manchester.This was a magical person.

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. Amazing that you met Big Dunc’s mum. I’m working on a documentary that’s largely about Duncan. It’s called ‘We Will Never Die’ and it’s about Edwards, Gregg, Murphy and the Babes era. JG.

@kimbrown8562

3 жыл бұрын

Duncans mum lived in coseley west mids

@salopian4037

8 ай бұрын

@@kimbrown8562 That's correct, in Siddons Rd, three doors away from where my grandparents lived.

Duncan Edwards, I believe, one of only two players to represent United in every position on the field, including goalkeeper! The other player being Clayton Blackmore..In the case of Duncan, probably good enough to play for his country in every outfield position. Consider that when contmplating an all time great player..Imagine Pele playing left back, or Messi centre back, Ronaldo CDM..Not very likely. But Duncan Edwards could do it all.

@davidburns6681

Жыл бұрын

WONDERFUL

Saddest thing is what could have been with Big Duncan: 1966 and 1968. Another Brummie born in Stourbridge in the borough of Dudley could well make a big mark at a WC more than 60 after DE’s death. He is also a midfielder and good at dispossessing and passing the ball.: Jude Bellingham.

@allanmckeown8417

7 ай бұрын

He's very good.

Great news on the museum and hopefully Alex & I will be able to visit it soon

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

Jon it will be brilliant to see you and Alex at the museum when you can get there. JG

@jonathannield

3 жыл бұрын

@@ManUtdTheReligion we'll try in a couple of weeks

Good to learn more about him, thank you!

@ManUtdTheReligion

Жыл бұрын

Pleasure

My Grandson is 14 and I've shown him clips, he was lost for words

we now have a player from down the road who also isnt too bad, Jude Bellingham! i hope he gets 1/2 the recognition that Duncan gets, at least!

I was lucky enough to see Duncan Edwards play for Man. United against Newcastle Utd at St James' Park the season before the disaster. He had a right old tussle with Jimmy Scoular a no-nonsense footballer if ever there was one. At the end they put their arms around each others shoulders and walked off the pitch together talking like old friends. I think Edwards got the better of the older man and was a joy to watch. He wouldn't fit in today as he was proper footballer.

@ManUtdTheReligion

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that Norman. What a privilege to have watched Duncan in the flesh. Football was a proper contact sport in those days. Can’t imagine how many of today’s players would cope against such a physical presence. JG

Same as you, in my mind Georgie was the greatest ever. Duncan was a few years too early for me so I can’t judge. Such a shame there’s so little live action of Duncan.

@ManUtdTheReligion

7 ай бұрын

Totally. So sad there’s so little footage of Duncan and the pre 58 Babes. JG

❤ Duncan the greatest xxxxxxxx

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

legend

Big dunc❤❤

Duncan Edwards is burned onto my brain. My teachers back when I was a lad in Manchester - the old-timers - used to speak about him in hushed tones because he was just that good. I have always known it to be true. It's okay that you ask the question. For some, it is a question. For others, an article of faith. For me? Simply a cold fact. How so? The greatest English footballer of all time says so. Charlton says it. He played against Pele and won the Ballon d'Or and the World Cup the same year. He is in a position to say it because he was the greatest player in the world in 1966. He doesn't strike me as emotional when he explains the reasons, and is not some random guy gossiping on the internet. That is good enough for me.

@richardmacey3619

5 ай бұрын

Spot on mate, absolutely no doubt Duncan would have lifted the World Cup in 66 as Englands Captain, not Bobby Moore.

Dear sir, Was born in 63, in Malaysia, became a red devil in 71. Watching this video made me tear non stop. I believe you. Tried to find some memorabilia on Duncan esp in Red Star shop but Angelo couldn't help as much as he tried. This was in Easter 2000. We would have won everything if he was not taken from us.

@ManUtdTheReligion

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting my friend. Sad that there’s so little footage of Duncan. And so tragic that his place in history was cut short because he would have ruled the world both with United and England. He was only 10 years older than my hero George Best and they could have played in the same team. JG.

Dudley lad, great player. Would have been one of the greats

Great player Edwards my team Bolton Wanderers Nat Lofthouse wasn't far behind

@ManUtdTheReligion

10 ай бұрын

Interviewed Nat Lofthouse when I made a film about World Cup. And I have his lion of Vienna shirt

Would have lifted the world cup more than once

Dont worry, just preserve his cremetion. Someday science will make him return to conquer

@kencollins9602

Жыл бұрын

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Occasionally i talk football to the younger generation and they tell me how good the players are today, well im not one of these guys that pretend that all the players were better in the past as that isn't true however i have seen many special players and i can assure you that Edwards was a freak, he was so great that it is difficult to explain to a modern generation brought up on hyperbole as he was possibly the greatest player the world has ever produced.

@ManUtdTheReligion

4 ай бұрын

Neil thanks for sharing. Would love to have seen Duncan live. JG

Just like you my hero was George Best, George Best for me encapsulates the 1960s. The Munich Air Disaster was 1 month from my own birth in March 1958. Because I love football so passionately I of course know about Duncan Edwards, but he was before my time. George Best to me is the greatest footballer of all time, and any time - George Best eclipsed for me Pele, Cruyff, Maradona, and any other. Duncan Edwards deserves all the accolades due to him. But for me there's only 1 and its George Best. How about the take over? John when are you doing a video?

@richardmacey3619

5 ай бұрын

ANNABLE883 - You miss the point, Duncan was the complete footballer and could play brilliantly in any position on the pitch, can't imagine Georgie playing full back or centre half.

BRILLIANT Ask bobby charlton ,he will tell you !!!!!!!

@ManUtdTheReligion

3 жыл бұрын

absolutely right

In modern era Duncan would be deployed as defensive midfielder

@ManUtdTheReligion

2 жыл бұрын

Duncan was a footballing superman who could do everything. As a defensive midfielder he’d still go forward and score goals. Put him in the current team and we would win everything.

He is the best england player ever??

@hanna_football

3 жыл бұрын

Duncan Is the best play

@hanna_football

3 жыл бұрын

*player

@shaka7594

3 жыл бұрын

@@hanna_football You may already know hanna, but if not there is a channel that shows a lot of duncans games, i'm nearly 50 and it's took all this time to finally see more of that team, subscribe to 'the heavyroller'.

Tavy@ next week bobby charlton will say its denis law thats the best he played with. Ok right now down to the serious stuff and i think bobby charlton struggles so much just to say george best was the greatest he ever saw. Why? Well seemingly charlton was jealous of george back in the 1966 to 72 era when george made football look so enjoyable to play. Never have a seen a player like george best who enspired a generation of kids to go out side and play football, were talking millions of kids around the world. No one did that the way george best did it. Football sales went up by millions of pounds from a ball to anything to do with football. Charlton knows hes talking rubbish here. George had already won them the european cup at age 21 and i believe he could have 2 years before at age just 19 going on 20. Duncan was great sure, but he was never in the same class as george best. And to ask the other players who was better isnt fair becouse your putting them on a bad spot. I have seen it before and strait away they look away or put there heads down as if to say why again when i told you a few years ago it was george best and by a mile. He was the complete player with a great footballing brain. George was smaller and didnt wear shin pads and didnt get injured half as much becouse of his balance to ride a tackle or just totaly jump over it. Duncan couldnt do that or dribble like george.

@keithsymons5708

Жыл бұрын

It's not just Charlton that thinks Duncan was the greatest Busby and Murphy do to ?

@sanjay9793

8 ай бұрын

When Jimmy Murphy was asked who the best player he ever coached was he replied "Duncan Edwards". When the person who asked the question replied with "Not Georgie Best?" Jimmy replied with "No. George Best didn't need coaching."

Sorry but that statement isn't right, been many as good and watching him against Brazil in 1958 yes he was good but even he lost the ball a lot then

@davidburns6681

Жыл бұрын

played against Brazil in 58 been many as good. Wrong and wrong again!

@mrragaman7270

Жыл бұрын

he never played against brazil in 1958 what the hell you talk about..