Victory Page #3

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I just want to be around the guys.

Bullshit!

Don't do this to me.

-I don't need a con man.

-Easy, Colby.

-You and your team wrecked my escape.

-How?

I was ready. I was waiting for my papers.

I was going through the wash house,

but only if those two goons were on duty.

Now those two goons

have been transferred to you.

So the only way out of here

is by bein' on that team.

No.

Why not?

I won't be responsible for your death.

You'll get yourself shot.

That's my choice, isn't it?

So what is it, "yes" or "no"?

Okay.

Tony.

-Nice to see you.

-Great to see you. How are you?

-Hello. Hatch, the trainer.

-Hi.

-Doug Clure?

-Yeah.

-What's going on?

-I'll tell you in a minute.

-Hatch, the trainer, hi.

-Remy, Jean-Paul.

Colby's mine.

Michel Filieu.

Hatch, the trainer.

Welcome to my holiday camp.

Hello. How are you? Hello.

-Erik Borg, right?

-Yes.

Colby.

-Hatch, the trainer.

-Hello.

-Hello. How are you?

-I am Pieter Van Beck.

Come inside.

Hatch, the trainer.

We'll have something to eat,

and I'll explain.

The extra food is part of the deal.

We still respond to roll call

three times a day...

...but apart from that,

we make our own rules.

There is no rank here.

This is a football team.

I am the captain and the manager.

Any questions?

I don't know how you did it...

...but cheers anyway.

It's been a long time...

...and none of us feels like or...

...looks like world-class players.

It'll be tough getting into shape

with those boots...

...so let's hope the German major

gives us the proper gear.

We gotta start somewhere,

so let's start with basics, shall we?

Slow, easy, stretching it fully. Okay?

We won't be needing that for a while.

Come on, put 'em down.

Let's go. Pick 'em up.

Left, left.

Left, right. Left, right.

Pick 'em up. Pick 'em up.

Put 'em down. Good.

Good. Good. Good.

Good, Colby. Come on, guys.

Pick 'em up, put 'em down.

Good.

They're all different sizes,

so make sure everything fits.

Everything fits.

And I want you all to know

that if you're havin' any trouble with, say...

...appendicitis, heart attacks....

That's okay. There's no problem.

I can handle that. But listen...

...l don't want any blisters.

No blisters allowed.

So if there's anything wrong

with any of you guys, tell me now...

...not later, okay.

Minor inconveniences,

say like anal bleeding, tuberculosis...

...growing tumors, little inconveniences

like that. All right?

Shut up, Hatch.

I'm just trying to get some team spirit

going here. Right guys?

Yeah, right.

Make sure everything fits.

Yeah, everything fits. Everything fits.

I'll keep this myself.

Take no notice, lads. They're only jealous.

Up your's.

If you can get up here,

don't try and run through.

Don't try and be a hero

and get a goal yourself.

That center...l want up there,

and I want you to pass. Always pass.

Let the ball do the running for you.

Don't try and run with it.

You're in no condition to run

for 90 minutes, I tell you.

This especially applies to wingers.

If you can't cross, don't run it through.

Try and get a corner.

A set piece works in our favor.

Which means that, as they--

Give me this.

Colby, after givin' me ball here,

I do this...

...this, this, goal.

Easy.

That's the right spirit, Luis.

Keep it up. Before you know it,

you'll have me thinking it's easy.

Colby, old chap,

Waldron would like a word.

I'll be right back, lads.

How did they get here?

I insisted on having them.

You insisted?

They're all great players.

They were.

You are a naive fool, Colby.

Insisting on great players.

Von Steiner has sent you five skeletons,

guarantees that you'll turn up in Paris...

...for his propaganda victory.

The Germans are doing their job very well.

London knows.

We heard it on the news.

It's in all the papers.

They're calling it another German lie.

London is saying that no British officer

would ever be involved in such a game.

London is saying, Colonel?

What about those poor bastards there?

Do we send them back

to the labor camps?

That's a very good question, Colby.

They can't go in there like that.

Full of lice.

Should take 'em around back, scrub 'em...

...take off what they're wearin' and burn it.

You guys want to get some water?

Anybody got any soap?

Yeah, I have. I've got DDT, as well.

All right.

Come on, guys. Get some water.

I'm responsible for them being here.

And I'm responsible for them

being sent back, if we don't play.

I can't do that.

But I can't tell any of you

to disobey his high command.

So each of you will have to make

his own decision.

We play.

What else can we do?

Yes, we play.

Yeah?

-Everybody?

-Yeah, come on, let's play.

Of course, we'll play.

Come on. Looking good.

You got a good bunch out there.

These guys are comin' along real fine.

I think the Germans are gonna have to

go some to beat them.

-You're an optimist.

-Well, what are you?

That's not bad, Hatch.

What's not bad?

Using your hands.

You've got feet, I've got hands.

Gimme that.

-Get in there.

-Sure thing, General.

Luis.

Luis....

Fire a few at him.

You've got to do better than that.

Come on, you guys. Let's fire 'em in here.

There we go. Here we go. Come on.

Yeah, here we go. Put it in here.

Give me some balls, Charley.

You're gonna get serious now, huh?

Okay, guys, come on, fire 'em in here.

Fire 'em in here. Let's go. All right?

Let's go. Come on. Don't be afraid of me.

Yeah. What, what's that?

Right down the middle.

Can you do it with your mouth shut?

The mouth and the hands

work together as a team.

Come on, come on.

Get your body behind it.

Not like that, like that.

Hands behind it, pull it into the chest.

I'm aware of that.

Come on, Hatch. I want to see it now.

Come on, right there in the middle.

I thought you were my friend.

I am your friend.

You know, Hatch, to be honest with you...

...you don't kick well...

...you don't dribble well...

...but you could be a good goalkeeper.

-Keep trying.

-Thanks a lot.

He's right. You're not bad.

Ca va, Monsieur Dupin ?

I'm good. Do you have my papers?

I kept my word. It was ready,

but the colonel took it.

-He wants to see you.

-The colonel?

-The colonel took my passport?

-Yes, he did.

Thanks.

How's the French coming along?

-Comme ci comme ca.

-You don't need much.

I am going to a funeral. Fine.

Je vais a un enterrement,

something like that.

That's good.

Remember to take your identity tag

when you go.

-We don't want you shot as a spy, do we?

-No.

I don't want to be shot as anything.

Au revoir.

He's on his way, sir.

Good.

Enter.

Hatch.

-Hello.

-Sit down.

-Cup of tea?

-Yes, please.

Tea?

Beautiful.

God knows what the fellow will do

in civilian life.

Make his own pound notes

and share certificates, I shouldn't think.

Are you ready?

Pretty near.

Anything else we can do for you?

No. I just want to thank you all

for helping out.

Don't thank us, old boy. It's a team effort.

What Pyrie means is that nowadays

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