https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/munich-remembered.html
The reason why I am recognising the anniversary again is that Steve Lomas was interviewed on radio today and his uncle was the Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg.
Lomas was born in January 1974 in Germany where his family were stationed with the Overseas Services. He qualified for Northern Ireland however, earning 45 caps and scoring 3 goals.
He featured in Manchester City's side from 1991 until 2005. His mark was scoring an own goal in the 1995-6 end of season game against Liverpool at home when the Blues drew 2-2 and as a result were relegated from the PL on goal difference.
After City he went to West Ham, QPR, Gillingham and St Neot's by 2008, playing in over 235 games. He took over managing the side St Neot's after coaching at Norwich and swiftly moved on to St Johnstone, taking them to their highest ever Scottish PL position, 3rd, in 2012-13, qualifying for the Europa Cup. In May 2013 his management at Millwall lasted 7 months.
Lomas qualified with his UEFA Pro Licence and the League Managers' Certificate of Applied Management at Warwick University.
Harry Gregg, as well as playing 25 times for Northern Ireland and being voted best goalkeeper in the 1958 World Cup finals (when NI reached the quarter-finals losing to Brazil), was the "Hero of Munich" when he risked his own life returning to the blazing plane, pulling colleagues out of the burning wreckage, including matt Busby and also saved a Yugoslav diplomat's wife and daughter. Bobby Charlton and Harry are the soul United survivors.
He ran a Hotel in Londonderry and was awarded the OBE in the 2019 Honours' List. He is 86 years old.
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