Watched it last night was decent enough. They stupid actors and and gaelic speaking was annoying though!

What did everyone think?

No lang watched it mysell bowers. Taped it last night being on a night oot. Thought it wasna bad. Some oe the stories fae the players of the day were interesting. Seen ane or twa boys that still pal aboot we.

Enjoyed the game clips and interviews, great memories of growing up watching some of the greatest ever to wear our strip. 

TEK, had a chat a few years back with David Narey about Wee Jim amongst other things.  It's a shame things how they are with the 2 of them, although I would say in a football sense there is a huge amount of respect there.

blackandtangerine wrote:

Never watched it. Question though. Did they interview fans that travelled to the away games? Know for a fact theres some cracking tales from that european run.

 
They didn't but maybe an opportunity for United's media to do something tailored to a non Gaelic speaking audience and with a more natural feel. The mock ups of JYM signing, players banter and wag stuff was cringworthy.
I appreciate that we have unique coverage from Alba and Purple TV that reaches out and promotes us but I think our media team could add to this and like you say bring in some cracking stories from that period and more.

Fans love a fan orientated TV flavour and story from their perspective best. No sure you could share all stories as some are a tad mental but there's got to be a way to do that and we'd love it.

That was the other thing that bugged me tbh Slateford.....there was very little actual footage of games.

For instance just about zero said about losing the Cup Final to St.Mirren (even though that was pivotal imo to us not winning the Gothenburg game at Tannadice).ZERO said about beating Dundee at Tynecastle as you said.

No interviews with fans that were in Barca or Monchengladbach or Lens etc.

Justine on about 5 times though saying nothing of any note and Spencey banging on about us being set-up for Irish Catholic immigrants originally.

Understand there was time constraints for the show and it's impossible to fit in everything but i felt the format could have been better.

The Jock Stein programme Purple TV produced was probably better done imo.Maybe because they only had to focus on one man rather than a whole club or season.Who knows?

Just watched it there: enjoyable enough, but the inclusion of actors was quite unnecessary.

And has been said, the clips weren't really in sequence, but you wouldn't notice that if you weren't a United fan.

Regarding Jim Spence's contribution, he never mentioned Catholic/religion in the programme I saw. 

I enjoyed it but other than to show my kids united v Barca I won't rush back and watch it again.

As others have said, actors part was unnecessary, some of the clips weren't correct and it could have done with some more fan interviews.  Spencey never mentioned anything about Catholics, he talked about our historical roots, Jimmy Mac talked about tims going to chapel at the Nou Camp.

I ken this was all about 87 but in almost all programmes about united there is a massive gap between 1924-1959, you always get Dundee Hibs then Jerry Kerr arriving then getting us promoted and nothing in between!

Whilst it was worth a watch as other said some details were wrong with some sequences like showing United warming down after the semi but trying to pass it off as Barcelona and Malpas on the treatment table and Ralphy in the background.

It would've been worth getting someone in the know as a producer, you never know, knowing United, there probably was.

The lassie who was playing Malpas' s mither works for BBC Alba. You've bound to have seen her at the gehms. She's usually chasing fowk aboot we the mikes during the interviews post-match etc. Blonde hair we a bow in it and always wears black leather kinky boots. No bad bit stuff actually.

Your reputation precedes you lao, as that response is reserved for WYOWYN threads.

Dinna ken how ye worked that oot lao, but Eh that's her aright.

http://www.mnetv.tv/people.aspx?id=45

Last edited by Billy_Hainey (23/5/2017 10:34 pm)