C & B,
I seen no reason to further justify the crews actions which were obviously taken with all the information they could get. I would point out that this insistence on criticising their going into MAN, a 2 runway airport, is absurd considering the choice of nearby fields (Liverpool, Birmingham) they had in the event of Manchester becoming unsuitable at a late stage of their descent.
These threads have disgorged an enormous amount of factual information that clearly justifies the actions taken and possible alternatives. What we're down to now is merely personal opinions of what individuals might have done in these circumstances. Everyone is entitled to this but I feel that accusing the crew of any error because you would do it differently is well over the top.
To simplify, its like criticising somebody for having a different favourite colour!