The Damned United Page #4

A natural in midfield...

...who can hold on to it,

keep possession.

Giving it away too easily.

Someone like...

...Colin Todd.

Oh, now you're talking.

Lovely pair of feet.

I've heard he wants out

of Sunderland too.

They're all jumping ship up there.

Go on, sign him then.

What?

We can't.

Longson's already told us.

" Club's in debt."

Having said that, Derby had moments.

They played some football.

They were brief moments perhaps, but

they did play some football at times.

-But when you come up....

-Oh, bollocks to that!

I didn't get us

all the way to the First Division...

...so we could sit there mid-table and

be cannon fodder for sides like Leeds.

Sign the man.

Hang on, hang on. Brian--

I'll handle bloody Longson.

Oh, you are a disgrace!

For missing the target from there,

you want bloody shooting!

Now, get in there!

That's what I pay you for!

A hundred and seventy grand

for Colin-f***ing-Todd?

Correction,

"The Almighty" Colin Todd.

Best technical footballer

in the country.

And his salary's 300 quid a week?

We can't pay a footballer that.

That's the way things are going,

Uncle Sam.

Football's all about money now.

I told you never to go

over my head again.

I had no choice.

Windows opened up.

You were in the bloody West lndies.

Windows?

-You mean, there are others?

-Messrs. Gemmill and Hennessey.

Oh, for f***'s sake.

Let me ask you a question,

Uncle Sam.

What'd you come into football for?

Support the football club

of my hometown.

The club I've supported all my life.

Well, I'm sure

we all admire your loyalty.

I didn't come to be lectured by some

cocky little twat from the North East.

The way I see it,

there's no point being in this game...

...unless you want to beat the best.

And be the best.

That's all the people of Derby want.

If you really

have their interest at heart--

Not just impressing your friends

in the director's box.

--I suggest you keep your eyes

on your road haulage business.

Keep your opinions to yourself and

start signing some f***ing cheques.

There's a good lad.

Leave the running of this football club

to the professionals.

Well, professionals

don't run the football club, Brian.

The chairman does.

If it's true football is all about money,

that's the way it's going...

...well, that suits us chairmen

just f***ing fine.

Because we're the ones

who've got it.

-Come on, to feet!

-Okay, come on. Do it.

That's it, lads!

Frighten the sh*t out of them.

Now, what was it last time?

Five-nothing. Was it 5-nil?

We'll hit double figures this time.

-I'm taking the first penalty.

-It should be a smash-and-grab event.

I see they've driven all the way

into the car park this time.

Isn't a Cup game, is it?

Tosser.

Hey, shut up, shut up. Come on.

All right. Right.

He's coming.

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

-You know what your job is today?

-Yes, boss.

Stay in position. Keep the shape.

Stop being the wandering Jew.

Good lad.

Enjoy it. You deserve to.

You've worked hard. This week.

Do you know

what you're doing today?

Be big, be strong.

Any chance I get...

-...flatten Paul-f***ing-Madeley.

-Good lad.

He bullies you, you bully him back.

-Near post those corners we worked on.

-Yes, boss.

Now...

...come on!

Come on, Derby!

Come on!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

Come on, Derby!

And?

Two-one.

You clever, clever, clever bastard.

You should've seen O'Hare's first.

Turned Bremner inside out.

Beautiful.

i tell you what, Brian.

if we can beat this lot,

we could go all the way.

Oh, yeah!

And back again,

John Radford with him.

O'Hare!

Ceaseless Derby pressure.

McGovern! Oh, yes!

How'd you define

your approach to management...

...apart from being brilliant?

-Good lad.

-Two in the middle. O'Hare!

How do you react when someone

says, "Boss, you're doing it wrong"?

Well, I ask him how he thinks

it ought to be done.

And then we get down to it

and we talk about it for 20 minutes.

And then we decide that I was right.

O'Hare!

And with that, Derby County

are the Champions of England!

It's an extraordinary story.

I wouldn't say I was the best manager

in the country.

But I'm in the top one.

Some fella in London, England,

named-- Some Brian--

Brian Clough.

I heard all the way in America

that this fella talks too much.

They say he's another Muhammad Ali.

There's just one Muhammad Ali.

Now, Clough, I've had enough.

Stop it.

-Are you gonna stop it?

-No, I'm going to fight him.

The twin towers

of Wembley Stadium.

The cathedral of English football.

Good afternoon, everyone.

It's the Charity Shield.

The opening Saturday

of the 1974 season.

And our first chance

to get a look at Leeds...

... under their new manager,

Brian Clough.

-Will you be supporting Leeds today?

-You'll expect nothing less...

...having been the manager

for 13 years.

Fact is, I'm here today

as England manager.

Any words of advice for your

successor before his first game?

Win.

The people of Leeds

are used to winning.

-Thanks, Dave.

-Thanks, Don.

Right.

Right, gentlemen, thank you!

Team today is Harvey in goal.

Reaney, Cherry, Bremner.

My captain.

McQueen, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke.

Jordan, Giles and Gray.

Obviously, all eyes will be on us

to see how things have changed.

Without Don.

What might be different under me.

Let's show them some of the things

we've been working on.

Our changes in attitude...

...to a new outlook.

New discipline.

New approach.

Let's see some of you playing

with a smile.

There on his right, the man

who takes over from Don Revie...

...Brian Clough, who has one

Championship to his credit...

... with Derby County.

Brian Clough,

starting I suppose at the top.

Not a bad way to open your account

with your new team at Wembley.

Oh, beautifully played, Keegan.

Got to hit it now.

There's a chance on here

and it's blocked.

Boersma's shot.

And that looked very much

like a right hook by Johnny Giles.

That was shocking.

Keegan has been poleaxed

and it was a right hook.

That's a terrible foul.

A minute afterwards,

watch as Bremner...

...appears to pat him

with his left hand.

That right hand in the kidneys.

And then down on the floor,

for no reason whatsoever.

And Keegan's gonna get his little bit

of revenge there with a right cross.

Surely, we've got to get away

from this.

And Kevin Keegan,

having words with the referee.

It rather looks as though the referee

has taken stronger action.

Bremner is off,

and he's absolutely livid about it.

For f***'s sake.

They're both throwing

their shirts down.

And really,

this is a side of English football...

...a face of English football

we do not want to see.

To dismiss the referee's authority

in such a manner...

... cannot be good for the game.

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