Manchester United fans are raising £550 to commemorate Willie Satinoff with a fitting memorial.

Many fans will have heard the name Willie Satinoff but may not know the full story behind that name. However most will be aware that he was a victim of the Munich air disaster, and Manchester United supporter, who has otherwise received little formal recognition.

It has long been felt that this is a wrong that should be righted and so a group of Manchester United fans approached M.U.S.T to seek assistance. They proposed, with the approval of members of the Satinoff family, that a memorial plaque should be commissioned and, given Willie was a supporter like all of us, an appropriate place to site this would be at the official supporters' trust HQ at 18 Sir Matt Busby Way.

We could easily have raised the funds from a few wealthy donors, or M.U.S.T itself, but we feel it is appropriate to allow as many fans as possible to make their own small contributions so we have set up this JustGiving page to allow just that.

The memorial plaque will be crafted by stonemason Paul Farrell - and will be tastefully fashioned from polished Indian Black granite and bear the following engraving in sandblasted letters with a silver finish:

"IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SATINOFF
DIED 6TH FEB. 1958 AGED 48 YEARS
IN THE MUNICH AIR DISASTER
OF THE 23 FATALITIES WHICH INCLUDED
CREW, PRESS. M.U.F.C. STAFF AND PLAYERS
WILLIE WAS THE ONLY MANCHESTER UNITED
SUPPORTER TRAVELLING ON BOARD
R I P"

It will be positioned on the wall of the house, above the front door of 18 Sir Matt Busby Way, so it can be seen by the thousands of fans who pass by every match day, and indeed every day of the week.

You can read more about Willie Satinoff here:
http://bit.ly/SatinoffMemorial