Excellent new Netflix series explores the origins of English football
The English Game is produced and written by Julian Fellowes, who will be familiar to those fans of Downton Abbey (I'm a huge fan). Extremely relevant to Mgoblog readers because it concerns the origins of professionalism in British football in the 1800s. Up to that point it was considered garish for a "gentleman" to violate the amateur spirit. They were only to play merely for the love of the game. Not surprisingly the country-wide FA Cup was always won by the teams from gentlemen's sporting clubs because though the working class did love the game and played it well they were also busy 60 to 80 hours a week, you know, working.
I'm about halfway through and I find it very well-written, produced, and played. Be aware that this is really a drama about the people involved and there is very little actual football being played.
Why watch something dignified and sophisticated when you can watch some true American Heroes in Tiger King?
Just three episodes in and Tiger King is friggin awesome so far.
The story shifts a different direction every 20 mins lol.
Hah! Actually it's like watching a thrilling nil nil match
It was pretty good, we finished it last night.
What a show. Finishing it tonight (final episode). There were points where we were like, this has to be a joke. It's right up there with Making a Murderer as my favorite Netflix docuseries.
My wife was watching that today and I only caught bits and pieces, but I assume it had to take place in Florida right? My guess would be somewhere north of Orlando by like 30 mins
Oklahoma and Florida I believe
March 26th, 2020 at 10:08 PM ^
#justicefordon #freejoeexotic ??
You probably ask for a soda too, just admit it.
Pretty amazing that a league rooted in such gentlemanly principles has gone on to produce some of the most violent fans in all of sports.
Brits are definitely in a league of their own when it comes to hooliganism.
Serie A fans in Italy have some pretty dedicated fascists, though.
March 27th, 2020 at 12:48 AM ^
Hooligans are not "really" English anymore. They used to be ... 25 years ago.
Lazio and Roma being probably more intense than the English now.
Only Millwall is up to the old days. West Ham is intense but they would be bottom 10 in Europe to me....
I think, I would ranked it like that:
Polish (Wisla Kra'),
Turkish (Galatasaray on the top),
Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb)
Czech (Sparta!),
Serbian (Red Star Belgrade)
Russian of course ... (Mainly National team).
Then Millwall
And Then Lazio
After those, I would put Germany (Herta), Netherland (Feyenord), and another English team would be West Ham as well as Roma.
PSG used to be super intense before the US owner ship and the Qatar ownership. They also used to be extremely racist... (And still some what racist) but now, they are just very nice and soft (Not too bad considering they were involved in murders at/around soccer games :( ).
For France you would probably have to look at St Etienne, but it is soft novaday.
Outside of Europe you can find some intense ones, like Columbia (They assassinated a player!), or Argentina (River plate), Peru (Deportes - Probably some of the craziest), also Egyptian (Al-Ahly... Oh boy)...
El Savador playing Honduras can be crazy too.
Be aware that this is really a drama about the people involved and there is very little actual football being played.
I already got my fill of sports dramas that don't show any sports watching All American on Netflix. What a terrible show.
Good to know as I almost started it yesterday.
You kind of have to get past the historical inaccuracies - especially at the end. But I like watching British people do British things, whether they're solving crimes, baking cakes or strolling around their gardens.
I prefer only the most sophisticated British offerings.
March 26th, 2020 at 11:02 PM ^
I prefer the Bundesliga.