howard’s way

[MaximusEvertonius]

Oh no. I’m glad you said it. You’re right. Could have been a series. They never dug deep into why Howard was great. He didn’t feature much at all except for a smiling shot on a bus ride. It’s not negative at all. It’s a fair assessment and disappointment in an opportunity that was somewhat wasted.

 

[Joey66]

Came on this thread to enjoy the good times - just a load of bickering FGS .... the late 1960s team played the more attractive football any rate IMO, but both teams in those eras were a joy to watch ....

 

[bluestevon]

Enjoyed it except for the shoehorned in militant Derek Hatton stuff who was and always will be a self serving c***.
Obviously low budget, and a bit amateurish in it's making, but firvan blue a walk back down memory lane worth the watch.

Would love to see a documentary series made upon the 80's side on a similar production, budget and expertise level of the makers as say the guys who made the Michael Jordan series 'the last dance' which was pretty much as perfect a spurts docuseries as you can do.

 

[bluestevon]

On the nature of what we lost by the ban... One European cup win for certain as we'd have cake walked that in 86', beyond that it's hard to know. But in the period 86-89 say we'd have likely not started the drop off as the team would have stayed together more and Kendall would have remained in place.

Likelihood is we'd have maybe won in total 2 European cups another domestic one and maybe another league title and gone into the premier league era in better shape

But did it ruin the club, no I think that was always gonna come, Kendall no matter how much I loved him was always gonna burn out and the 90s saw the game change from the pub culture to a more modern form - He also had well known issues that were always gonna come home to roost and cut short his tine at the top and I just feel that we'd be looking back with more memories and history over a 3-4 period BUT essentially we'd be still in the same place right now as what happened in the pre ier league era would still have happened - Peter Johnson, Kenwright, bad managerial choices and the rapid decline of the club.

Hopefully TFG watch this and think about investing in a genuinely high quality production along similar lines about the club, be it the 80s or 60-70s, or as a general overarching history documentary about Everton, they have connections in the industry so it's a sensible thing to do for PR reasons alone

 

[girders]

Watched this again, absolutely loved it,made me pretty emotional,shed a few tears ,good tears though ! What a team and Andy Gray and Graeme Sharp some combo up front ,I'm Scottish myself,so loved that .

 

[ClausThomsen]

I really hate to say it, but for all the joy you get watching Everton, Howard's Way, from seeing players and recalling past glories, it's a pretty lackluster documentary that spends most of its time putting a camera on someone to say, "Howard was really special," but never really tells you why. It's like one of those music documentaries filled with people saying, "Oh, man! That band? They were the best!," over and over again. It made me nostalgic for something, but I still didn't know what it was.

That's a pretty fair assessment. It's a nice little love letter for Evertonians and some football fans but beyond that....

A good documentary should be able to capture and hold the attention of someone who has no interest or knowledge of the subject and not only inform but have them invested in the outcome. I'm not sure Howard's Way would do that.

 

[GH_1982]

Enjoyed it except for the shoehorned in militant Derek Hatton stuff who was and always will be a self serving c***.
Obviously low budget, and a bit amateurish in it's making, but firvan blue a walk back down memory lane worth the watch.

Would love to see a documentary series made upon the 80's side on a similar production, budget and expertise level of the makers as say the guys who made the Michael Jordan series 'the last dance' which was pretty much as perfect a spurts docuseries as you can do.

Yeah defo this - a brief mention of the socio economic issues in the city at the time but no real depth.
Then loads of derek Hatton twatting on about how he won a few quid.