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The English Game@dexpartacus2247d

Hello Friends!

If you love football or not never mind, if you like British series with fast stories trying to get straight to the point, this one will definitely be for you.

If instead, like me, you love football and you miss it, you can partially fill this emptiness by watching it and admiring the historical reconstruction of a sport that at the time included 2-2-6 among its play systems, almost inconceivable to us.

In the late 1800's, created by Julian Fellowes, creator of Downtown Abbey, it is composed of six episodes lasting about 45 minutes each that speak about the birth of English professional football, but not only that, football seems to be just an outline of a very complicated historical period, especially in terms of the working class lifestyle.

On the one hand, the bourgeoisie and the good life are compared, on the other hand, those who earned almost nothing, forced to suffer abuse to keep a job that barely made it through the month.

Football was an outlet for those people and was a kind of revenge against those who were born into wealth and could decide the fate of the country and the sport itself.

The star is Fergus Suter, a real-life footballer, considered by many to be the first professional of all time, the antagonist is Arthur Kinnaird, also a former footballer who lived at the time, who was also the British headmaster of the Football Association.

From now on watch out for Spoilers!

The two will initially clash on and off the field to reach the FA Cup, still today the coveted competition of the English championship.

Slowly their relationship will change radically until they reach mutual esteem. Conflicts of interest will not be lacking, the team of Old Etonians, captained by Arthur, was formed by the same members of the football federation, which will try to put a spoke in the wheels of Fergus and his Darwen FC.

Arthur and his friend Jimmy Love came from Scotland to help the little proletarian team win. The two are rewarded by the owner of the textile factory where they work to play on his team, which at the time was strictly forbidden by football regulations, this will attract the dislikes of rich rivals.

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^{Kevin Guthrie playing Fergus Suter}

Fergus because of stormy personal issues will change teams to receive more money, will join the Blackburn, where the president is trying to form a selection of the best players around to achieve victory.

His purchase will turn some of the locals against rival fans and bosses, this will be the pretext for the league to exclude his current and former team from the competition, once they get to the crux of the matter it will be clear and an amateur team will win the cup for the first and last time in history to the present day.

Among historical inaccuracies, especially regarding the names of the teams involved, and quite shocking similarities, just look at how the actor Kevin Guthrie is really very similar to Suter the Shooter, the episodes flow quickly and deal with various issues of the different personal relationships of the characters involved, dedicating to football and its games a very marginal and contained part, without ever exaggerating and reconstructing in an almost excellent way the environments and customs of the time.

I liked it a lot, I enjoyed it all in one day, I've always loved the English series, well done and that don't get lost in frills with useless scenes to fill the minute or to reach a predetermined number of episodes.

Beautiful characters and settings, with attention to detail and, above all, able to convey real emotions and make you reflect on past events that, although more than a century has passed, reflect in part the current events.

Do players of any sport deserve to be paid for their full-time efforts to give themselves and their fans unique emotions or should they work like everyone else and in the time available they should train and play at low levels to benefit the well-off and their plenty of free time available?

These are questions that I asked myself at the end of the vision and to which I do not find it easy at all to give a definitive answer.

^{The real Fergus}

Thanks for reading, a hug and see you soon!

^{Logo by @ran.koree}

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›The English Game@dexpartacus2257d

^{Locandina della serie}

Ciao Amici!

Se amate o meno il calcio poco importa, se vi piacciono le serie British, veloci nello svolgimento che cercano di arrivare dritte al punto, questa farà sicuramente per voi.

Se invece, come me, amate il calcio e ne sentite la mancanza, potete in parte sopperire a questo vuoto guardandola e ammirando la ricostruzione storica di uno sport che all'epoca annoverava tra i propri moduli il 2-2-6, una cosa per noi quasi inconcepibile.

Ambientata nella fine dell'800, creata da Julian Fellowes, creatore di Downtown Abbey, è composta da sei puntate della durata di circa 45 minuti l'una che raccontano la nascita del calcio professionistico inglese, ma non soltanto, il calcio sembra essere soltanto un contorno alla raffigurazione di un periodo storico molto complicato, soprattutto per quanto riguarda lo stile di vita della classe operaia.

Vengono messi a confronto, da una parte la borghesia e la bella vita, dall'altra coloro che guadagnavano un miseria, costretti a sottostare a soprusi per mantenere un lavoro che riusciva a malapena ad farli arrivare a fine mese.

Il calcio era per questi ultimi uno sfogo e rappresentava una sorta di rivincita contro coloro che erano nati nel benessere e potevano decidere le sorti del paese e dello sport stesso.

Il protagonista è Fergus Suter, calciatore realmente esistito, considerato da molti il primo professionista di tutti i tempi, l'antagonista è Arthur Kinnaird, anch'esso ex-calciatore vissuto in quel periodo, il quale era anche preside britannico della Football Association.

D'ora in poi occhio agli Spoiler!

I due inizialmente si scontreranno in campo e fuori per raggiungere la conquista dell'FA Cup, ancora oggi ambitissima competizione del campionato Inglese.

Pian piano il loro rapporto cambierà radicalmente fino a raggiungere la stima reciproca. I conflitti di interesse non mancheranno, la squadra degli Old Etonians, capitanata da Arthur, era formata dagli stessi membri della federazione calcistica, la quale cercherà di mettere i bastoni tra le ruote a Fergus ed il suo Darwen FC.

Arthur e l'amico Jimmy Love sono arrivati dalla Scozia per aiutare la piccola squadra proletaria a vincere. I due vengono ricompensati dal proprietario della fabbrica tessile nella quale lavorano per giocare nella sua squadra, il che all'epoca era severamente vietato dal regolamento calcistico, questo farà sì che si attirino le antipatie dei ricchi rivali.

^{Kevin Guthrie interpreta Fergus Suter}

Fergus a causa di burrascose questioni personali cambierà squadra per ricevere un maggior compenso, si aggregherà al Blackburn, dove il presidente sta cercando di formare una selezione dei migliori giocatori in circolazione per raggiungere la vittoria.

Il suo acquisto farà rivoltare una parte degli abitanti contro tifosi rivali e padroni, questo sarà il pretesto per la lega per poter escludere la sua squadra attuale e la sue ex dalla competizione, una volta giunti al nodo del nocciolo verrà fatta chiarezza e una squadra dilettantistica arriverà a vincere la coppa per la prima ed ultima volta nella storia fino ai giorni nostri.

Tra inesattezze storiche, riguardanti soprattutto i nomi delle squadre coinvolte, e somiglianze abbastanza sconvolgenti, basti guardare come l'attore Kevin Guthrie sia davvero molto simile a Suter the Shooter, le puntate scorrono veloci e trattano varie tematiche delle differenti relazioni personali dei personaggi coinvolti, dedicando al calcio e le sue partite una parte molto marginale e contenuta, senza mai esagerare e ricostruendo in modo quasi eccellente gli ambienti ed i costumi dell'epoca.

A me è piaciuta parecchio, me la sono goduta tutta in una giornata, ho sempre amato le serie inglesi, ben fatte e che non si perdono in fronzoli con inutili scene per riempire il minutaggio o per raggiungere un prestabilito numero di puntate.

Belli i personaggi e le ambientazioni, curati nei minimi dettagli e che, soprattutto, riescono a trasmettere emozioni reali e fare riflettere su eventi passati che, nonostante sia passato più di un secolo, riflettono in parte l'attualità.

Meritano i giocatori di un qualunque sport di essere retribuiti per i loro sforzi a tempo pieno per regalare a se stessi ed agli appassionati emozioni uniche o dovrebbero lavorare come tutti e nel tempo a disposizione allenarsi e giocare a bassi livelli per favorire i benestanti ed il loro tanto tempo libero a disposizione?

Queste sono domande che mi sono posto alla fine della visione ed alle quali non trovo affatto semplice dare una risposta definitiva.

^{Il vero Fergus}

Grazie per aver letto, un abbraccio ed a presto!

^{Logo by @ran.koree}

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›The English Game: Sport, Netflix mini-series. 9/10@niallon112281d
If you're anything like myself then you must be suffering serious sports withdrawal issues by this stage of the corona lockdown. I was a ten match a week man myself while I was able to. Tried to cut it down a bit in the past but could never give the old sports up totally. Now going cold turkey is slowly killing me from the inside.

With that said you can think of these sports shows as a nicotine patch of a sort. Not quite the real thing but keeps you going for a little while longer.

I could go back and watch the best movies one more time but have done most of my favorites to death at this stage.
- Warrior
- Any Given Sunday
- Happy Gilmore
- Never back Down
- Mean Machine
- Coach Carter
- Remember the Titans
Some of the ones I've hit up more than once. You don't get too many new sports shows coming out lately so it's good when something new and interesting pops up on the radar.

Also sometimes something old as I watched Gladiator during the week while browsing Netflix. Not that one. The old boxing movie with Cuba Gooding Junior. I don't usually go for old movies but this caught my attention and was a decent watch for something that I just stumbled upon.

So when I was browsing for more during the week it was great to see a new football show popping up from 2020. One that I had heard nothing about.

The English Game:

"The English Game is a historical sports drama television miniseries developed by Julian Fellowes for Netflix about the origins of modern football in England. The six-part series was released on 20 March 2020. The series follows Etonians and factory workers reaching across the class divide to establish the world's most popular sport." Ref: Wikipedia

It's half drama, half historical sports content. Think Downton abbey with a football match thrown into the mix. It's based the struggle of working class teams to break into the established order held by the minority of wealthy teams. The old boys club as you will.
The drama is good and has some well played characters. It runs smoothly and makes for a compelling show. I found it yesterday and blew through the six episodes straight away. My lack of sports might have something to do with it. The show is well produced and put together with some recognizable actors that sell the story line well.

The two main complaints that I would level against the show would be they wasted a great opportunity to stretch it our more. 6 episodes wasn't nearly enough and they had the content for minimum of two series without breaking a sweat. I would love to have at least 20 episodes and fill out the seasons a bit more and everything else happening in the communities.

The other main complain is how shit the keepers are. As a former keeper it was painful to watch some of the terrible attempts to save half shots. Even Karius would have looked like a god on this show. It just hurt a little to watch.

Over all though it was a gripping show and worth watching until we get the real thing back into our lives. I enjoyed it and watched straight through without losing attention at any stage.

Now maybe just to watch Warrior one more time.....
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›The English Game: Netflix football mini-series.@niallon112289d
If you're anything like myself then you must be suffering serious sports withdrawal issues by this stage of the corona lockdown. I was a ten match a week man myself while I was able to. Tried to cut it down a bit in the past but could never give the old sports up totally. Now going cold turkey is slowly killing me from the inside.

With that said you can think of these sports shows as a nicotine patch of a sort. Not quite the real thing but keeps you going for a little while longer.

I could go back and watch the best movies one more time but have done most of my favorites to death at this stage.
- Warrior
- Any Given Sunday
- Happy Gilmore
- Never back Down
- Mean Machine
- Coach Carter
- Remember the Titans
Some of the ones I've hit up more than once. You don't get too many new sports shows coming out lately so it's good when something new and interesting pops up on the radar.

Also sometimes something old as I watched Gladiator during the week while browsing Netflix. I don't usually go for old movies but this caught my attention and was a decent watch.

So when I was browsing for more during the week it was great to see a new football show popping up from 2020. One that I had heard nothing about.

The English Game:

"The English Game is a historical sports drama television miniseries developed by Julian Fellowes for Netflix about the origins of modern football in England. The six-part series was released on 20 March 2020. The series follows Etonians and factory workers reaching across the class divide to establish the world's most popular sport." Ref: Wikipedia

It's half drama, half historical sports content. Think Downton abbey with a football match thrown into the mix. It's based the struggle of working class teams to break into the established order held by the minority of wealthy teams. The old boys club as you will.
The drama is good and has some well played characters. It runs smoothly and makes for a compelling show. I found it yesterday and blew through the six episodes straight away. My lack of sports might have something to do with it. The show is well produced and put together with some recognizable actors that sell the story line well.

The two main complaints that I would level against the show would be they wasted a great opportunity to stretch it our more. 6 episodes wasn't nearly enough and they had the content for minimum of two series without breaking a sweat. I would love to have at least 20 episodes and fill out the seasons a bit more and everything else happening in the communities.

The other main complain is how shit the keepers are. As a former keeper it was painful to watch some of the terrible attempts to save half shots. Even Karius would have looked like a god on this show. It just hurt a little to watch.

Over all though it was a gripping show and worth watching until we get the real thing back into our lives. I enjoyed it and watched straight through without losing attention at any stage.

Now maybe just to watch Warrior one more time.....
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