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Jimmy Murphy: Once Upon a Time in Munich Paperback – 14 Oct. 2016

by John Ludden (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
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Once Upon a Time in Munich,
is a short novel that pertains to tell how Manchester United assistant manager Jimmy Murphy kept the club afloat in the immediate aftermath of the catastrophic events of Thursday February 6 1958. When at the end of a Munich runway United lost seven players and later Duncan Edwards, amidst the fire and flames and blood red snow on that wretched afternoon. Disaster struck when returning from Belgrade after a European cup quarter final match. Murphy never travelled because of his duties as Welsh manager and so armed with nothing but blind faith and a hope and a prayer from an ailing Matt Busby, in the Rechts Der Isar hospital in Munich, to '‘keep the flag flying,’' he went to work. A man driven but inside broken, Murphy toiled night and day to ensure a club formed eighty years previous in Newton Heath would not wither and die. He raged against not just the dying of an ominous light, but against those who claimed Salvation was impossible. For thirteen days before United could take the field once more, an FA cup fifth round match at Old Trafford against Sheffield Wednesday,
Murphy plotted, charmed and cajoled. He swore, drank and threatened red murder against all who stood in his path. He lost faith in a god for what had befallen his football club and the people he loved. Only to ultimately make peace as the band played '‘Abide with Me.'’ Yet despite the sheer weight of odds stacked against him Murphy came through. People like Jimmy Murphy don’t need a statue for there are simply none tall or grand enough to do him justice for what he did for Manchester United football club. Once Upon a Time in Munich hopes to tell you why.
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  1. Print length
    93 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    14 Oct. 2016
  4. Dimensions
    15.24 x 0.74 x 22.86 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    1539522512
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1539522515
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (14 Oct. 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 93 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1539522512
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1539522515
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 0.74 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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edward oatley
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Heartily recommend for any football fan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2017
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I was lucky enough to be given this book for Christmas, picked it up and found it so absorbing that I couldn't put it down and read it in a single sitting. Obviously very well researched and written in an engaging manner - entertaining, emotional and educational all in one. Heartily recommend for any football fan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2016
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Fantastic insight on an almost forgotten man at Manchester United,it will make you smile,laugh and cry ! Terrific writing!
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epicurious
4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative but sloppy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2017
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As a lifelong United fan and season-ticket holder for over fifty years I found this book immensely moving. The portrayal of the passionate, driven Jimmy Murphy comes over as authentic. Verifiable facts are convincingly interwoven with imaginative dialogue. However, the one serious fault I find with this book is that its author has very little appreciation of spelling, grammar or punctuation - almost every page is littered with inaccuracies of various kinds. Such sloppiness is very irritating. Mr Ludden should have had his text checked by a competent proofreader.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 December 2017
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