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David Meek Memorial Service

Following a priivate family service, there will be a Memorial Service to celebrate the life of David Meek at St Ann's Church, St Ann Street, Manchester M2 7LF on Wednesday 21 November at 1.30pm.



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David Meek – more tributes

More tributes have come in for David Meek, the former Manchester United correspondent for the Manchester Evening News, who has passed away at the age of 88.

Colin Young was given a huge help in his fledgling career  by David:

"When I was 14, my heart already set on football reporting as a career, my headmaster Alan Walker arranged for me to go over to Manchester to spend a day of work experience with his best school friend and a proud Archbishop Holgate’s Grammar School old boy. He had arranged a similar ...

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David Meek RIP

David Meek RIP


Tributes have been pouring in for David Meek, one of our life members, who has passed away at the age of 88.


David started covering Manchester United for the Manchester Evening News in 1958 after the Munich air disaster claimed the life of the MEN's Reds correspondent Tom Jackson.



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DAVID MEEK EXPLAINS HOW FERGUSON TURNED ‘VILLAIN’ RONALDO INTO A UNITED HERO (and why Cristiano is better than Messi)

By CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

GEORGE BEST remains the number one player in David Meek’s personal Manchester United hall of fame, followed by Eric Cantona. Yet despite having been at Old Trafford for only two years when he wrote the book Manchester United’s Perfect 10, Cristiano Ronaldo – controversially - made the cut.

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