The Damned United Page #8

I gonna do? After what you did.

-What did I do?

-Come on, Don, you know exactly.

January 27th, 1968.

See, I even remember the date.

You came to Derby County,

third round of the FA Cup...

...and you refused

to shake my hand.

Never. A matter of principle, I always

shake the other manager's hand.

No, you shook Peter Taylor's hand

and me trainer, Jimmy Gordon's.

-I probably didn't see you.

-You saw me.

Considered me beneath you,

looked down on me, dismissed me...

...just like you did every other club

and every other manager.

Never would I knowingly refuse

to shake a colleague's hand. No.

But the truth is you were down

in the Second Division at the time.

You know, I probably didn't know

who you were.

Didn't know who I was?

Pull the other one.

-That's the truth.

-Well, you certainly know now.

Oh, we all know now.

We know you as the man

whose constant outbursts...

...and defaming

of his fellow professionals...

...has brought this game,

this beautiful game, into disrepute.

Who had a good job at Derby,

managed to get the sack.

Who had the best partner

in Peter Taylor...

...and threw him away.

Who was given one of the greatest

gifts in British football, Leeds...

...a club that in 10 years,

hadn't finished outside the top four...

...and took them

to the bottom of the First Division.

Oh, yes, it's fair to say

we all know who you are now.

Okay, unfortunately,

we're gonna have to leave it there.

Let's see where we are

in a year's time.

-Oh, dear, oh, dear.

-Let's see where we both are in five.

That's it for tonight.

I'd like to thank my guests...

...Brian Clough and Don Revie,

the England manager.

Thank you, Austin.

And we're out.

-Thank you, gentlemen.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Boys?

Do you think your old man is a fool?

No.

No.

You're wrong.

He bloody is.

Who is the least mature person

in this car?

Who most needs to bloody grow up?

Who's been making a right arse

of himself in the past few months?

Who fancies a trip to the seaside,

to see Uncle Pete?

-Me.

-Me.

Yeah, me too.

Just wait in the car for a minute,

lads.

I'm just gonna have a chat

with Uncle Pete.

So chucked you out already,

have they?

They have.

So how long was that?

Forty-four days.

Impressive.

So, what are you doing here?

Don't make this difficult for me,

Pete.

You know why I'm here.

I won't bloody grovel.

All right.

Well, all right, I'm grovelling.

I'm on me knees.

" I apologise...

...unreservedly...

...for being a twat."

-I apologise for being a twat--

-Unreservedly.

Unreservedly.

" Because I can't do it without you."

Because I can't do it without you.

" I'm nothing without you."

I'm nothing without you.

" Please...

...please, baby, take me back."

-F*** off.

-All right.

Fine.

Please. Please...

...baby...

...take me back.

Come on.

You're gonna f*** me up again,

aren't you?

I love you, you know.

I know.

But it won't stop you.

So would you sooner go through it all

without me?

Never.

Hey.

Come here, you two. Come here.

Come here.

Hey.

-Wanna see your Auntie Lily?

-Yeah.

Go on, then.

Well, do you want a drink

while you're here?

Well, I wouldn't say no.

I got a drop of cooking sherry.

We've got several things in common.

But the main thing we've got in

common is we want the same things.

You do let him speak from time

to time? I'll put a question to him.

Do you find it difficult, Peter,

to get a word in?

-He's quite a good talker, isn't he?

-Yeah. ln public, yes, but--

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