1. A RED dream for
By Abhishek Choudhury, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune

2. Old Trafford, Manchester
• Also known as
„The Theatre of
Dreams‟.
(Dreams.
Hmmm… That
sounds
familiar)
• Capacity -
approx. 76,000.

3. The Dream
• Visit Old
Trafford,
Manchester
on a
European
night.
• Watch The
Red Devils
play live.

4. The Dream (continued)
• Sit in the South
Stand/Sir Alex
Ferguson Stand/
Stretford End.
• Sing the club
anthem on the
top of my voice.

5. Why Manchester United F.C.?
• Because it taught me that no Dream is small.
• Because it taught me the biggest lesson I‟ve learnt-
NEVER GIVE UP!
• Because everyday it teaches me to Believe.

6. My Love for Manchester United
I started following the club in 1998 after I got a taste of football through the
Football World Cup at France. And well, there‟s no looking back. That is the
year Manchester United won the famous „Treble‟ – The UEFA Champions
League, The Premier League, and The Football Association (F.A.) Cup.
During those years the rivalry between United and Arsenal was on its peak,
and by far it was (and it still is) my favorite fixture of the year. Then came
the Chelsea era and blue was the color in the air. But Manchester United
never gave up. Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in the history
of English football, rebuilt the team and Manchester United were
champions again.
This is when from being a simple fan, I started to love Manchester United. I had
just joined my under-graduation course at Manipal Institute of Technology.
This was the first time I was away from home, and I started to feel the brunt
of it. I made some friends but as luck would have it, none would be around
me. I had lost all hope and was all alone. Till then an introvert, I never
tried to make new friends.
That year Manchester United made an amazing comeback. One of the worst
starts to the season. Then with a little more effort and lots of belief they
made a comeback. Slowly and steadily they climbed up the premier league
table. And by the end of the year, they were on top. The 2006-07 season
Manchester United won from Chelsea by a comfortable margin.
contd…

7. …contd
It was this time around Sir Alex Ferguson continuously repeated the word
“Believe” and always said, „We never give up‟. Manchester United won 11
matches that season in the last 10 minutes of the game: Fulham, Liverpool
(at Anfield :D ), AC Milan to name a few.
I started to realize that there is more to learn from Manchester United than just
How to play football. I started to read about their history- The Busby Babes,
The Munich crash and the comeback made by United when they won the
European Cup. I learnt about how Sir Alex Ferguson came back from the
brink of being sacked to win the FA Cup in 1991. And the rest, as they called
was history. I realized all the more the importance of the win at Nou Camp in
1999 when United won in the dying seconds of the match. The absence of
friends around me gave me time to learn about the best club in the world.
I started to implement Sir Alex Ferguson‟s words. I started to believe in myself. I
started to believe that I was no less than others. I started fighting, against
my own fears. And it was during this time I transformed myself. I was more
confident and more outgoing. I made new friends (who are still with me). I
changed for the better.
In short, I learnt how to live.
The following years were all the more glorious for Manchester United. They won
the Champions League for the 3rd time in their history, won the 19th league
title to overtake bitter rivals Liverpool as the most successful team in England.
Sir Alex recently completed his 25th year at the club.
The story goes on at Manchester United.
My story has just this small part missing- a trip to Old Trafford to watch
Manchester United play.

8. My dream has a cost.
Category Cost
Trip from Pune to Delhi Rs. 7500
Round Trip from New Delhi to Manchester approx. Rs 55000
Accomodation cost (5 days) approx. Rs 50000
Match Day tickets and Manchester United Museum at Old trafford 60-65 pounds- approx. Rs. 5000
Miscellaneous Rs. 7500
Trip from New Delhi to Pune Rs. 7500
Total Estimated Budget : 132500 INR (+/- 10%).
My dream coming true: PRICELESS.

9. Thank you for
giving me the
opportunity to live my dream.