Not available in Australia, tossers! On Wed, 21 Aug 2019 at 6:14 pm, Guy Thornton <guy.thorn...@inter.nl.net> wrote:
> Interesting. > I've seen various reviews and comments about the documentary. Some good, > some less so. One of the > criticisms was a lack of Bielsa, at least talking. > > The problem is how to watch it? I know it's on Amazon Prime which I don't > have and anyway someone here has > just tried taking out a trial subscription to Amazon Prime Video in order > to watch it only to get the message 'This > title isn't available in your location.' > > guy > > On 21 Aug 2019 at 1:38, seanscribe--- via Leedslist wrote: > > > So I finally finished the documentary this evening. It's very moving > > and I would recommend it. A few observations: - It's clearly not a > > completely independent production. While there are controversial > > episodes covered (Bamford's feigning getting whacked against Villa, > > Spygate, etc. etc.) there's very little new information revealed about > > these. (For instance, a more "newsy" documentary might have > > interviewed the intern/employee who actually did the spying against > > Derby.) Some important episodes are completely omitted. (For example, > > there is absolutely no mention of Jack Clarke's bizarre collapse on > > the bench at 'Boro, let alone an explanation of what caused it, beyond > > the vague "virus" that the club belatedly told us about.) - The series > > does not go into great detail about most of the squad or the backroom > > team. There's no mention of the under-23s winning the national > > championship, no real discussion of Carlos Corberan, Jack Clarke, > > Jamie Shackleton, etc. - It's a brilliant portrayal of the human side > > of the club: players, management and supporters. You'd need the > > proverbial heart of stone not to be affected by the scenes of the > > players and backroom staff in tears after the last Derby game. In > > particular, I came away with new respect for Kalvin Phillips, Liam > > Cooper, Marcelo Bielsa, Victor Orta, Angus Kinnear and Andrea > > Radrizzani. One can criticize various personnel decisions that Orta > > made, particularly in his first season, but watching him crying after > > the Derby game, one can't question his commitment. That guy cares. > > Also, the scenes with Bob Tappin made it worth the price (okay, it was > > free with Amazon Prime) on their own. Anyway, I came away feeling even > > more proud to be a Leeds United supporter, which I didn't think was > > possible after all these years. > > > > Cheers! > > Sean > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
