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Article: Silence jeers won't cause re-think.
- Article from:
- Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England)
- Article date:
- February 7, 2008
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Wembley jeers will not force a re-think over the minute's silence at Sunday's Manchester United and Manchester City derby.
United officials insisted that there would not be any changes to the planned tribute to the 23 people, including eight of the Busby Babes, who died at Munich 50 years ago.
A United spokesman said: "We have no intention of changing our plans."
The club is standing firm in spite of a mindless few at Wembley for last night's England friendly with Switzerland, who marred the pre-match honour to the Munich victims.
Small sections of the 90,000 crowd refused to observe the minute's silence on what was the 50th ...