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Brian and Peter: A Right Pair

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Steve Chettle
Just in case you didn't manage to pick the book up when it was first released. The Works bookshop are selling it for £3.99.
Just in time for Christmas
 
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MAC said:
I haven't even read 'The Damned United' :paperbag:
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You'd be better off reading "Walking on Water" Mr. Clough's autobiography.

"The Damned United", good story though it is, does take a certain license with established facts.
 
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chriscl said:
You'd be better off reading "Walking on Water" Mr. Clough's autobiography.

"The Damned United", good story though it is, does take a certain license with established facts.
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I just did not enjoy ''The Damned United '' book or film at all, not because it did not show up BC in bright lights, it just seemed '' Trashy ''.
 
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Andy!
Got this bought for my B'day in August and have only just started reading it.
 
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Viv Anderson
A good read
 
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chriscl said:
You'd be better off reading "Walking on Water" Mr. Clough's autobiography.

"The Damned United", good story though it is, does take a certain license with established facts.
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The Damned United is fiction. As long as you take it as such it's a cracking read imo.
 
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sedgred said:
I just did not enjoy ''The Damned United '' book or film at all, not because it did not show up BC in bright lights, it just seemed '' Trashy ''.
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Sedge, I do always take an interest in what you have to say because you often make intelligent observations, but this ain't one of em! That film isn't trashy, it's pretty bloody good as films go!!
 
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Giuseppe Gariboldi said:
Sedge, I do always take an interest in what you have to say because you often make intelligent observations, but this ain't one of em! That film isn't trashy, it's pretty bloody good as films go!!
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The film was weird - it still contained as much fiction as the book but seemed to be trying to be more biographical. It seemed confused to me, and unfortunately some people still take the events portrayed in the film as fact.
 
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Giuseppe Gariboldi said:
Sedge, I do always take an interest in what you have to say because you often make intelligent observations, but this ain't one of em! That film isn't trashy, it's pretty bloody good as films go!!
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The film was better because Clough wasn't such a bleak figure in it. Kind of a sugar coated turd, if you will.
 
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Giuseppe Gariboldi said:
Sedge, I do always take an interest in what you have to say because you often make intelligent observations, but this ain't one of em! That film isn't trashy, it's pretty bloody good as films go!!
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Thank you, but as ever it would be a dull grey old world if we all held the same opinions :nowink:
 
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The biggest issue with the film for me was Peter Taylor, a certain at-times portly - but largely distinguished looking gentleman from Nottingham - was played by a fat ugly brummie who did little to disguise his natural accent. I like Timothy Spall generally as an actor but he dropped the ball in this one big time, which is a pity because even though I didn't really think much to the film I did think Michael Sheen was a fantastic Clough.
 
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Winnits said:
The biggest issue with the film for me was Peter Taylor, a certain at-times portly - but largely distinguished looking gentleman from Nottingham - was played by a fat ugly brummie who did little to disguise his natural accent. I like Timothy Spall generally as an actor but he dropped the ball in this one big time, which is a pity because even though I didn't really think much to the film I did think Michael Sheen was a fantastic Clough.
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Agreed - Spall was a bit mis-cast.

Although as you say, Michael Sheen was brilliant, and for me, makes the film watchable just for his performance.

I'm just waiting for him to make "Part Two" (which is the one where Forest go on, beat everybody, win the league and then the European Cup twice; probably featuring Hugh Grant as Trevor Francis, Jason Statham as Archie Gemmill and Clive Owen as TheFormerRedsCaptain John McGovern!)
 
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Steve Chettle
At the premiere Sheen got on the mic and said "I think the only thing Cloughie would say about this film is 'Why isn't it a trilogy?'"
 
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I don't think they'll sequel it. David Peace certainly won't write another book about him. It would be a bit silly.
 
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Steve Chettle
I'd hate to see a sequel. At the time of the film there was talk of "provided you don't kiss me" being made, but I don't see how they could do that.
 
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