Man Who Kept The Red Flag Flying: Jimmy Murphy

This updated, family authorised biography of Manchester United heroJimmy Murphy, new to paperback, celebrates the career of the man who managed theclub after the Munich air disaster and took charge of Wales at the1958 World Cup. Alongside Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, nobody in the long history ofManchester United is as important as Jimmy Murphy. As legendary Manchester United manager Busby lay in an oxygen tent in his hospital bed, recovering from the horror of the Munich plane crash, he clutched thefriend of his close friend and faithful right-hand-man Murphy. Murphy steppedinto Busby's shoes and answered United's call in their hour of need. More thanthat, he provided the spark which would see a phoenix spectacularly rise fromthe flames. Murphy would be at Busby's side as the club famously conquered England andEurope, driven by a new generation of Babes. Murphy would remain United's assistant manager up to 1971, going on to become a club scout, unearthing andrecruiting famous talents like Gordon Hill and Steve Coppell. In his other role asWales' football manager, he would mastermind his country's appearance in theWorld Cup finals - taking Wales to the brink of the semi-finals in 1958. The Man Who Kept The Red Flag Flying has been written in full cooperation withMurphy's family, with unique insight from sons Nick and Jimmy Junior. It features contributions and comments from Sir Alex Ferguson, George Best, TommyDocherty and Ron Atkinson, among many, and rare excerpts from the Daily Mirror and Manchester Evening News archives.