But from a fan’s perspective, Chas – who is also secretary of the Manchester United Disabled Supporters’ Association (MUDSA) – says that there’s no denying the most unique period of the club’s post-war history: the 1970s.
From the despair of relegation to a buccaneering resurgence under Tommy Docherty, the decade was a madcap ride where triumph and disaster never seemed more than a few inches away.
But although ugliness could occasionally spill out from the stands, Chas remembers it as a time of great togetherness.
“I did every game, home and away, in the ’74/75 season,” remembers Banks, who is the latest fan to appear on the iconic handshake motif that appears on the cover of our matchday programme, United Review.