Mike: And ****ing pay attention you ****, when I'm ****ing talking to you! If you don't wanna wear the shirt, ****ing take it off! There's thousands of kids out there who'd die to put that ****ing shirt on. Get back on the ****ing field, show those *******s what you can ****ing do, or you can **** off home on the ****ing plane! You got that?Interviewer: what would your father say if he could see you now? Bassett: He'd probably quote Kipling or something, 'Walk with kings and all that' You see, he was like a father figure to me
If we're talking football tv shows anyone remember Playing The Field about a ladies team. Don't really remember much of the stories lines but for a teenage boy there was plenty of nudity in it.
On a more serious note the quite recent Rovers written by Craig Cash I thought was great doesn't look like they're doing a second.
Gregory's Girl. Sort of football-related. Clare Grogan.
Not a film but a kids TV series called striker.
Ben dyker was the talented kid. BBC one I think .
The manageress was good too. Cheri lungi of course
The school football match in 'Kes' was incredible. Just how I remember P.E lessons in the 70's. Brought a tear to my eye.If Kes (and the magnificent Brian Glover) counts, then so must Gregory's Girl (and the lovely Clare Grogan!).
Timothy spall is a fine actorGregory's Girl should count. The part where Dee Hepburn is taking shots at Gregory who is wearing his yellow Scotland goalkeeping top and showing as much aptitude at stopping shots as the actual Scotland wearers of that jersey at the time such as Stewart Kennedy and Alan Rough is superb.
Brain Glover's PE teacher in Kes is for me the best part of the film. We had a right muppet of PE teacher at my Comprehensive who could have been a clone of that character.
The World Cup documentaries are very good. I enjoyed the 1982 film G'ole ! Excellent music from Rick Wakeman and narrated by Sean Connery. A cracking line in that is when prior to Brasil v Italy Connery says " Tonight is a clash between the nation who are probably the best in the world versus a nation who's fans think they are the best in the world ! "
The Damned United is very good. Michael Sheen is bang on as Cloughie. Timothy Spall is also very good as Peter Taylor trying to reign Clough in before he got totally out of control at Derby.
Carla Connor from CorrieStill prefer Alison King though
No she'll always be Linda BlockCarla Connor from Corrie
I’d show that one handed appreciation!!!!Still prefer Alison King though
Still prefer Alison King though
Did you bounce up and down a lot from behind police lines?Purely Belter is a great film
Football Factory is a **** film but it came at a time I was emersed in that world. So maybe like old mods with Quadrophenia I pick holes in it but it takes me back to a great/exciting time in my youth.
Timothy spall is a fine actor
Bruno De GradiRenford Rejects
Frodo Baggins not Bilbo !That one with Bilbo Baggies as a yankie bothervboy was ****e
Good point. My son would be horrified at such a school boy error.Frodo Baggins not Bilbo !
Production company that made it, Signature Films, are owned by a West ham fan. Sullivan is an investor in them. Hence the whole West Ham linksJust watching that new Sky Film, Final Score. and like all the others I can't take it at all seriously. Firstly it's set at Wet Spam, again (yawn), secondly the hero's American, just like Escape to Victory, Green Street, Goal etc, and last but not least there's thing's going on even your average steward would spot as unusual, a motorbike chase through the concourses just after half time FFS!
Green Street (with it's awful fake American ****ernee), Cass, The Firm and all the other Hoolie films are just terrible too. Only Awaydays comes anywhere close to reality.
As for the on the pitch drama's at least Escape to Victory has real footballers and legends at that, but as a rule they're just so unrealistic.
Must be like a member of the SAS watching a Black Op's type film, I just spend my time picking holes
Very few films are as good as the original book......but that's starting a whole new thread!!The Damned United film is nowhere near as good as the book
Not football well our football but the Australian film "The Club" is great
Includes the cracking song " Up there Cazaly "
How about Jax as a teenage homosexual in Queer as Folk? He's definitely not one for being typecast!I can't watch Green Street now without thinking what the ****s Jax Teller doing running with West Ham
Charlie Hunnam has got to be THE worst actor in showbiz! Yet he got the lead in Sons of Anarchy. The world is mad...!How about Jax as a teenage homosexual in Queer as Folk? He's definitely not one for being typecast!
Charlie Hunnam has got to be THE worst actor in showbiz! Yet he got the lead in Sons of Anarchy. The world is mad...!