Flowers of Manchester

Railway workmen came together to play
football once and dared to dream. A
dream to make something more of their
lives.
That is Manchester United.
The team lost its first ever competitive
game 6-0 to Bolton Reserves. It got
relegated in its second season of
competitive football. In January 1902, it
was asked to shut down because of
debts. It didn't. Instead it came back up
and won the league, a FA
Cup and a charity shield 2 years later.
That is Manchester United.
From 1922 to 1940, United were
relegated again and again and again.
Faced with bankruptcy in 1931, United
were on the verge of disaster again.
Instead, the team held on and fought on.
Finishing 2nd in 1947, 1948 and 1949; 1st
in '52, 55 and 56.
It won the FA Cup in 1948 and became
the first English team to play in Europe. It
had to wait 41 years for glory.
That is Manchester United.
A plane took off on February 6,
1958. To greatness it seemed. And came
crashing down. 8 players died.
Facing despair and doom, the club fought
on. It reached the final of the FA Cup that
year. Without a first team, it plodded on
and rebuilt. 7 years later, as
the fallen 8 smiled from above, the team
won the title in 1965 and 1967. And the
European Cup in '68.
That is Manchester United.
For 25 years it waited to win again,
getting relegated, losing Managers and
players as rivals laughed. It didn't fall
then either. A league title in 1992, a
double in '93 and a treble in '99. That is
Manchester. Blood, toil, sweat and tears.
That is Manchester United.