LeazesMag 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 is on tonight at 2200 BBC2, followed by a documentary "Brian Clough, the greatest manager England never had". The first programme, which I've seen before, is about his 44 days as manager of Leeds. I think Michael Speen and Timothy Spall do well in the roles of Clough and Taylor, but the family of Billy Bremner were supposedly very upset at the portrayal of the late BB, as were some of the Leeds players. Who are we to know how truthful it is, but I think the portrayal of Johnny Giles is a crap one, personally - he was a small Irish bloke but is played by someone about 7 foot tall for starters, and not very Irish either. Other than that, worth a watch, especially for those who are maybe interested in Clough and was before their time. The documentary afterwards could be good though, I'll have the recorder going and put it onto a disk, I think, if its good, and keep it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 didnt the Clough family distance themselves from the film too ? been meaning to see it for ages, the prog after should be good value like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 didnt the Clough family distance themselves from the film too ? been meaning to see it for ages, the prog after should be good value like I think they did, Barbara Clough wasn't very happy either. I've actually got a book [another one] which Barbara said is the best one about Clough and Taylor she has seen, but I haven't read it yet. Maybe there is more in there, because it was published in 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6787 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 didnt the Clough family distance themselves from the film too ? been meaning to see it for ages, the prog after should be good value like I think they did, Barbara Clough wasn't very happy either. I've actually got a book [another one] which Barbara said is the best one about Clough and Taylor she has seen, but I haven't read it yet. Maybe there is more in there, because it was published in 2010 Whats it called? Might give that a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I lived in Nottingham for a fair few years that included end of his Forest reign and used to go to few games here n there and got to know some Forest lads so got a bit of an affinity with the 'Tricky Trees' . Was always canny although they can border on being one of the moaniest sets of fans ive known . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4856 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Brilliant film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsweeney 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) Not seen the film. The book is a fictionalised biography ... aiming to show the mindset of Clough. Real or not, It's a great read. How does the film compare? Edited June 5, 2011 by dbsweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Didn't Nigel stop the bus and make his players walk the last 100 yards(?) at Leeds last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) didnt the Clough family distance themselves from the film too ? been meaning to see it for ages, the prog after should be good value like I think they did, Barbara Clough wasn't very happy either. I've actually got a book [another one] which Barbara said is the best one about Clough and Taylor she has seen, but I haven't read it yet. Maybe there is more in there, because it was published in 2010 Whats it called? Might give that a read. this is the one I've recently bought and haven't read yet and this is the best football book I've ever read, I have a copy, but they are hard to find. Sometimes come up on ebay though. Edited June 5, 2011 by LeazesMag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Good film, if factually a bit of a mess. Giles fucking hates the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 I lived in Nottingham for a fair few years that included end of his Forest reign and used to go to few games here n there and got to know some Forest lads so got a bit of an affinity with the 'Tricky Trees' . Was always canny although they can border on being one of the moaniest sets of fans ive known . aye, I only ever met two blokes from Nottingham, one was during the time they were winning the European Cup and was a right pain in the arse glory seeker, the other about 10 years ago was a right moaning twat who never went to a single game in all the years I worked with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 £2:48 here, if you want the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gittes 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Provided-You-Dont-...e/dp/0007247109 Fantastic read, can only recommend. Personally I have always been a fan of characters like Clough, Fergie, Paisley, Mourinho, even Revie (who may have been a cunt, but his carreer was fascinating nonetheless). The film is entertaining, the book (the Damned United) is ok, but far too fictional. It's always difficult to mix facts and fiction iyam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcboy 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Cheers Leazes got them both on record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 ''Provided you don't kiss me'' is also a brilliant book about Clough. Definitely worth a read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I lived in Nottingham for a fair few years that included end of his Forest reign and used to go to few games here n there and got to know some Forest lads so got a bit of an affinity with the 'Tricky Trees' . Was always canny although they can border on being one of the moaniest sets of fans ive known . aye, I only ever met two blokes from Nottingham, one was during the time they were winning the European Cup and was a right pain in the arse glory seeker, the other about 10 years ago was a right moaning twat who never went to a single game in all the years I worked with him. ha sounds about right mate ! impression i got was Forest has a lot of 'sleeper fans' in that they vaguely follow the club's footballing fortunes (perhaps due to their previous successes) but when y engage them with anything much beyond said footballing topic theyre kinda flummoxed !? without knowing the finite population stats attendances arent fantastic either given size of the city. lots of families with nort-east decent there too from the mining heritage. one of the directors where i worked with was an older head and a proper fan (actually lived next door t Pearce as it goes too) and used t tell great tales of European awaydays. he always went to watch his lad playing sunday juniors and said how often felt like an outsider as loads of the dads would attend wearing town or sunln tops - our lot along one touchline, and the tramps the other . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Gittes 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 ''Provided you don't kiss me'' is also a brilliant book about Clough. Definitely worth a read! That's what I've linked before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14013 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I am proper crap at the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 I lived in Nottingham for a fair few years that included end of his Forest reign and used to go to few games here n there and got to know some Forest lads so got a bit of an affinity with the 'Tricky Trees' . Was always canny although they can border on being one of the moaniest sets of fans ive known . aye, I only ever met two blokes from Nottingham, one was during the time they were winning the European Cup and was a right pain in the arse glory seeker, the other about 10 years ago was a right moaning twat who never went to a single game in all the years I worked with him. ha sounds about right mate ! impression i got was Forest has a lot of 'sleeper fans' in that they vaguely follow the club's footballing fortunes (perhaps due to their previous successes) but when y engage them with anything much beyond said footballing topic theyre kinda flummoxed !? without knowing the finite population stats attendances arent fantastic either given size of the city. lots of families with nort-east decent there too from the mining heritage. one of the directors where i worked with was an older head and a proper fan (actually lived next door t Pearce as it goes too) and used t tell great tales of European awaydays. he always went to watch his lad playing sunday juniors and said how often felt like an outsider as loads of the dads would attend wearing town or sunln tops - our lot along one touchline, and the tramps the other . this lad [10 years etc ago] was one of those who talked about football non stop, literally, its all he talked about. Wouldn't have a word said about Forest by anybody without arguing, mind he actually played football and knew about the game, but used to go to Nottingham now and again but not the game, didn't even go when they played Leeds [living and working in Scarborough], when they played Newcastle I would have brought him up with me but didn't he want to know, unlike a mate who was a Leeds supporter and came with me when we played Leeds [and won haha enjoyable drive back] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 One of the lads I played ball with was at Forest for about 5 years and Cloughie took a personal interest in him and when in between digs, lived with Clough for a few months. Said he had some great stories, including Clough punching him in the face after catching him drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 sat with a leeds fan in their end when we played them under Gullit . solano 0-1 i think . only funny thing about leeds was "y can stick ya sexy football up yer arse" . i never uttered a word all game - really hateful bunch of apes . pre match some kid sparked an older fella for mistakenly standing at his seat . they were fighting amongst themselves in burger queue n allsorts . went off by the buses , mounted police, coaches bricked . proper knuckle scrapers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 ''Provided you don't kiss me'' is also a brilliant book about Clough. Definitely worth a read! That's what I've linked before aye, I've got that book as well. I'm just as fascinated by Taylor and his ability to spot players as Clough to be honest, its interesting to read some of the things he says about it, but it still takes a genius to spot some of the players he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46128 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 One of the lads I played ball with was at Forest for about 5 years and Cloughie took a personal interest in him and when in between digs, lived with Clough for a few months. Said he had some great stories, including Clough punching him in the face after catching him drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 didnt the Clough family distance themselves from the film too ? been meaning to see it for ages, the prog after should be good value like The book is a lot darker than the film. Goes deeper into his insecurities, drinking problems and liking for cash-filled envelopes. I can see why the family wouldn't like it. The book and the film are both great, as was the man himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TicTacWoe 0 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Wasn't mad about the film but will definitely check out the documentary afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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