Football documentaries - they're a funny old game. Today's fly-on-the-wall peeks into the lives of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo may have marked a welcome return of the genre - but compared to mud-and-studs docs of old, they're as over-polished and blemish-free as one of David Beckham's Armani suits.
And so ahead of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and co's new BBC documentary series Out of Their League, let's reminisce about some classic football programmes - when the beautiful game felt like less a Nike advert, more like an episode of Bullseye.
1. Graham Taylor gets the sack
After an abysmal 1992 European Championships, England manager needed some positive PR, so the Fa allowed camera crews to follow him round during the entire 1994 World Cup qualification campaign for An Impossible Job.
Whoops: this spectacularly backfired for old Turnip Head, as England were knocked out. But not before Taylor effed and jeffed his way through every single match,...
And so ahead of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and co's new BBC documentary series Out of Their League, let's reminisce about some classic football programmes - when the beautiful game felt like less a Nike advert, more like an episode of Bullseye.
1. Graham Taylor gets the sack
After an abysmal 1992 European Championships, England manager needed some positive PR, so the Fa allowed camera crews to follow him round during the entire 1994 World Cup qualification campaign for An Impossible Job.
Whoops: this spectacularly backfired for old Turnip Head, as England were knocked out. But not before Taylor effed and jeffed his way through every single match,...
- 10/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Following on from the incidents of last Sunday and the overshadowed clash between Liverpool and Chelsea I thought it prudent to look at the some of the reasons Luis Suárez will be remembered on these shores.
Overall, we have a very conflicted individual with some clear mental instabilities probably caused by his unbelievable desire to win. It literally seems to unhinge him. In the heat of the moment he will do anything to win, literally anything, and he comes across as a wide eyed crazy person. But many lay testament to Suárez the family man, Suárez the friend and Suárez the inspirational. In fact, the much discussed series Being: Liverpool showed off many of these qualities hidden within Suárez – a loving father and husband and a devoted trainer and generally likeable guy.
Several Liverpool players have also come out publicly on separate occasions to send out glowing representations of Suárez’ character.
Overall, we have a very conflicted individual with some clear mental instabilities probably caused by his unbelievable desire to win. It literally seems to unhinge him. In the heat of the moment he will do anything to win, literally anything, and he comes across as a wide eyed crazy person. But many lay testament to Suárez the family man, Suárez the friend and Suárez the inspirational. In fact, the much discussed series Being: Liverpool showed off many of these qualities hidden within Suárez – a loving father and husband and a devoted trainer and generally likeable guy.
Several Liverpool players have also come out publicly on separate occasions to send out glowing representations of Suárez’ character.
- 4/26/2013
- by Zak Forster
- Obsessed with Film
A documentary on Liverpool football club has been nominated for an Emmy.
Being: Liverpool, a six-part fly-on-the-wall series that provided a behind-the-scenes look at the team in July and August 2012, is in the running for 'Outstanding Editing' in the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards.
The premiere aired on September 16, 2012 in the UK as Liverpool travelled to Boston for their pre-season, before concluding on October 26 with the squad's Premier League encounter with Manchester City.
Show commissioner Michael Bloom said: "It's a great honour for us to be nominated alongside such distinguished programming and it's a tribute to our production team's talent as well as the incredible trust Liverpool put in us.
"From start to finish it was an exhilarating experience. Being as close to the action and characters as it was all unfolding was amazing. We did what no-one had really done before.
"The incredible access we were granted and the...
Being: Liverpool, a six-part fly-on-the-wall series that provided a behind-the-scenes look at the team in July and August 2012, is in the running for 'Outstanding Editing' in the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards.
The premiere aired on September 16, 2012 in the UK as Liverpool travelled to Boston for their pre-season, before concluding on October 26 with the squad's Premier League encounter with Manchester City.
Show commissioner Michael Bloom said: "It's a great honour for us to be nominated alongside such distinguished programming and it's a tribute to our production team's talent as well as the incredible trust Liverpool put in us.
"From start to finish it was an exhilarating experience. Being as close to the action and characters as it was all unfolding was amazing. We did what no-one had really done before.
"The incredible access we were granted and the...
- 3/22/2013
- Digital Spy
To mark the release of Being: Liverpool on DVD 26th November, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away.
A must own DVD for Liverpool fans, this unique and exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentary provides an unparalleled “Access All Anfield” look into exactly what goes on behind the scenes at a Premier League football club, offering a fascinating insight into the club, the players and the management team.
Having been granted unprecedented access to one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious clubs, Being: Liverpool is an intriguing six-part documentary following the highs and lows of Liverpool Fc as they attempt to recover from their crushing Fa cup final defeat at the end of the 2011/12 season and create a newly successful chapter within Liverpool’s legendary history.
Will Brendan Rogers, the new ‘King of the Kop’, be able to raise Liverpool’s game in time for the new season? Will the...
A must own DVD for Liverpool fans, this unique and exclusive fly-on-the-wall documentary provides an unparalleled “Access All Anfield” look into exactly what goes on behind the scenes at a Premier League football club, offering a fascinating insight into the club, the players and the management team.
Having been granted unprecedented access to one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious clubs, Being: Liverpool is an intriguing six-part documentary following the highs and lows of Liverpool Fc as they attempt to recover from their crushing Fa cup final defeat at the end of the 2011/12 season and create a newly successful chapter within Liverpool’s legendary history.
Will Brendan Rogers, the new ‘King of the Kop’, be able to raise Liverpool’s game in time for the new season? Will the...
- 11/19/2012
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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