David was the Manchester Evening News' correspondent on United for 37 years, taking up the post in 1958 in the worst possible circumstances - by succeeding the great Tom Jackson, who tragically lost his life in the Munich Air Disaster. There is no doubt whatsoever that David would have preferred to take his turn as the newspaper's ‘Man at Old Trafford’ when Jackson decided that it was time to hand over the reins, but fate changed all that.
David's appointment was the start of a long and distinguished career covering the highs and lows, and the successes and failures at Old Trafford.