The Belgian propaganda version of the film is based on the maverick Karel fraeye and, whoever the hell his assistant was at charlton. (Not Euell the other one).
Notice the league table sequence 1969? Yep, we were 2nd behind Palarse when Clough's Derby came crashing through. Palarse of course fell over into Division 1 and we missed out, the rest is history!
Filmed an interview with Sheen once and chatted afterwards. Nice fella. Said he wanted to be a footballer for a time. Nearly signed for Arsenal as a kid.
Great film & seen it a few times now. Didnt realise it was on & just turned over from watching the BBC news to see it starting.
Love the bits where he tells his (Derby)chairman who in charge & who picks the team - should be shown to RD. Also when the same chairman then tells him the order of the club with the chairman first & the manager last and he replies that we he took over the team they were bottom of the 2nd division & he got the promoted & then champions.
Great film & seen it a few times now. Didnt realise it was on & just turned over from watching the BBC news to see it starting.
Love the bits where he tells his (Derby)chairman who in charge & who picks the team - should be shown to RD. Also when the same chairman then tells him the order of the club with the chairman first & the manager last and he replies that we he took over the team they were bottom of the 2nd division & he got the promoted & then champions.
No-one like Cloughie.
Neither the film nor the book are popular with the Clough family.
Great film & seen it a few times now. Didnt realise it was on & just turned over from watching the BBC news to see it starting.
Love the bits where he tells his (Derby)chairman who in charge & who picks the team - should be shown to RD. Also when the same chairman then tells him the order of the club with the chairman first & the manager last and he replies that we he took over the team they were bottom of the 2nd division & he got the promoted & then champions.
No-one like Cloughie.
Neither the film nor the book are popular with the Clough family.
Yeah, there's a *lot* of artistic licence - BBC radio's Pat Murphy, who was close to Clough, has said the scene where Clough hides away rather than watching the Derby-Leeds match is made-up.
Michael Sheen outcloughs Clough .. terrific light heartedish film with a serious edge .. I still have not read the book .. been on my shelf for errrrrrrr .. FAR too long
The Damned United is fantastic, but the real go-to book about Clough is Provided You Don't Kiss Me by Duncan Alexander, a local journalist who knew him for 20 years.
The Damned United is fantastic, but the real go-to book about Clough is Provided You Don't Kiss Me by Duncan Alexander, a local journalist who knew him for 20 years.
The Alexander book is an excellent portrait of Clough, really sad to see his decline
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Billy Bremner having a fag on the training ground lol.
I think Leeds would have all 11 sent off these days.
Timothy Spall is also brilliant as Peter Taylor.
Great film
Archive footage from the baseball ground. Filming done at saltergate.
Also did derby really have a red away shirt?
It was there job to keep us up and they did
Notice the league table sequence 1969? Yep, we were 2nd behind Palarse when Clough's Derby came crashing through. Palarse of course fell over into Division 1 and we missed out, the rest is history!
The original Yorkshire TV interviews with Clough are on YouTube - the interviewer is Austin Mitchell, later a Labour MP.
Clough Comes To Leeds
Clough v Revie
An old BBC clip of Clough and Revie after Derby had been "put through the Leeds machine" (beaten 2-0 in their first league match) in 1969
Love the bits where he tells his (Derby)chairman who in charge & who picks the team - should be shown to RD. Also when the same chairman then tells him the order of the club with the chairman first & the manager last and he replies that we he took over the team they were bottom of the 2nd division & he got the promoted & then champions.
No-one like Cloughie.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7950412.stm