The Damned United

Love that film.

Sky+ed it just to remind me to watch it again, even though I already own it

Don Revie was an utter, utter @#%&!. Nft

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Don Revie was an utter, utter @#%&!. Nft

Probably a tory

Originally Posted by redhegemony

Sniffer I agree but then old Cloughie was a labour man

Originally Posted by redhegemony

Probably a tory

Unlike most people on here, I don't judge people solely on which political party they vote for. Call me old fashioned but I tend to look at what they do rather than who they vote for.

Originally Posted by Spiffy

Unlike most people on here, I don't judge people solely on which political party they vote for. Call me old fashioned but I tend to look at what they do rather than who they vote for.

Lucky you're not a fish...

Originally Posted by redhegemony

Lucky you're not a fish...

I thank God every day.

Originally Posted by neworder

Love that film.

Sky+ed it just to remind me to watch it again, even though I already own it

It does take liberties at times though. Clough didn't actually get back together with Taylor until 1976, two years after he left Leeds. He also *did* manage Brighton for a bit (including a famous televised game where they lost to Bristol Rovers 8-2 at home)

Apparently some of the Leeds players later admitted Clough had been right and they were @#%&!s for resisting him........

Well, more fool them, eh

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Don Revie was an utter, utter @#%&!. Nft

An utter utter utter utter utter @#%&! of earth shattering monumental @#%&!ing proportions.

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

shite.

book is decent though

Wish I'd read this before wasting an hour and a half on it - seen some shit wigs in my time but the ones used in that film were utter garbage.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

BTW did anybody else think there was something just a bit :bi: between Clough and Taylor??

Completely different take to the book - and probably the main part of the film that wound Clough's family up who were totally against it.

Originally Posted by Charlestown Rouge

Completely different take to the book - and probably the main part of the film that wound Clough's family up who were totally against it

To be fair, it wasn't the first time it has been suggested........

Apparently when Clough was told of Taylor's death, he put the phone down without saying a word. He then cried for ages, before getting himself so drunk he passed out. His alcoholism got notably worse afterwards, according to several people who knew him

Draw your own conclusions.

What were the comedy trophies all about? The half size FA cup was a joke.

Clough said in his book Revie tried to bribe him in his first season as a manager at Hartlepool.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

That 1974 Charity Shield

"that looked very much like a right hook from johnny giles"

do you know what barry, i think you may be right

Originally Posted by taff

"that looked very much like a right hook from johnny giles"

do you know what barry, i think you may be right

it was a different game back then somewhat.

Nobby
Giles
Bremner
Mackay
Harris
Smith
Hunter

Originally Posted by thatsfuctit

it was a different game back then somewhat.

Nobby
Giles
Bremner
Mackay
Harris
Smith
Hunter

you missed out fat franny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZnXgKl70I

Originally Posted by Ashley's Grime

What were the comedy trophies all about? The half size FA cup was a joke.

Clough said in his book Revie tried to bribe him in his first season as a manager at Hartlepool.

Yep, he wasn't just a @#%&! but a corrupt @#%&! to boot

You could also have asked the late lamented Bob Stokoe - or several early 70s Wolves players..........

Originally Posted by taff

you missed out fat franny.

YouTube- Derby v Leeds Nov. 1975

it is top class windmilling.

I thought it was a class film.

That fight, good on Lee I say, Hunter looks your typical shithouse

Cant believe the Leeds players reacted so badly to Cloughs appointment and yes, he and Taylor came across very ahem in the movie.

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

shite.

book is decent though

other way around. book was very overrated. read it before the film so wasn't optimistic but was then thought the film was pretty enjoyable.

I loved the film. I assume not all of it is historically accurate, but as a piece of drama, it's top-rate.

It's a bit comedic how shit some of the actors playing Leeds players were at football, particularly Bremner.