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Netflix series (starts 20th March) 'The English Game'

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2 eps in. I tuned in to laugh at how awful it was going to be and I found myself enjoying it.
 
Rook said:
2 eps in. I tuned in to laugh at how awful it was going to be and I found myself enjoying it.
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It IS laughable like. "Good" mill owners and worker-friendly aristocrats. An absolute wrecking ball through social history, courtesy of arch hagiographer Julien Fellowes.

I'm up to episode two also...where the Baines look-a-like Fergus Suter stabs his striking team mates in the back.
 
davek said:
It IS laughable like. "Good" mill owners and worker-friendly aristocrats. An absolute wrecking ball through social history, courtesy of arch hagiographer Julien Fellowes.

I'm up to episode two also...where the Baines look-a-like Fergus Suter stabs his striking team mates in the back.
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I really can't stand that fat Tory blert. Epitomises everything wrong with the British political system.

The only decent thing on his CV is Gosford Park, certainly doesn't qualify him for a seat in the Lords.
 
Bishop Thumpety-Thump said:
I really can't stand that fat Tory blert. Epitomises everything wrong with the British political system.

The only decent thing on his CV is Gosford Park, certainly doesn't qualify him for a seat in the Lords.
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In Fellowes' worldview, the poor and downtrodden were merely in search of a good natured aristocrat - preferably one of the landed elite rather than the uncultured nouveaux riche - who could smooth things over between 'men' and employers. And all lived happily ever after.

There's no need for ghastliness and beastliness as long as everyone knows their place.
 
radiostar said:
Ayone reckon the fella who starts his own business up manufacturing footy shirts is meant to be Umbro?
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I was wondering about this but Umbro weren't founded until the 1920's. I looked into it a bit and if they were basing it on anyone it is most likely Bukta who were founded in 1879 in Stockport. Their kits were first used by Nottingham Forest in1884 so the timing pretty much lines up.
 
davek said:
It IS laughable like. "Good" mill owners and worker-friendly aristocrats. An absolute wrecking ball through social history, courtesy of arch hagiographer Julien Fellowes.

I'm up to episode two also...where the Baines look-a-like Fergus Suter stabs his striking team mates in the back.
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Ep 1-2 were fine and watchable.

Then I went ahead and watched eps 3-4 and holy c#$% its awful now. I didn't mind the Downton Abbey parts at first but it wore it out its welcome real quick. About 20 min through ep 4 I just had to fast forward it to the football and finally found "football" about 3min before the ep ended.
 
davek said:
It IS laughable like. "Good" mill owners and worker-friendly aristocrats. An absolute wrecking ball through social history, courtesy of arch hagiographer Julien Fellowes.

I'm up to episode two also...where the Baines look-a-like Fergus Suter stabs his striking team mates in the back.
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"I love this town and I'm a loyal teammate" ....... TEN MINUTES LATER
 
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