FabSwingers.com forum: Mike Bassett: England Manager

By *zero OP Man
25 weeks ago

Glasgow

I watch this before every football tournament and I love Ricky Tomlinsons portrayal of a manager hopelessly out of his depth.

Any other football films that you're a fan of?

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By *urry BlokeMan
25 weeks ago

Stalybridge

East is East

It's very nostalgic for me

It was filmed on the street I was brought up on

I recognise the many of the characters too

The fish wife friend especially

"and wash your friggin' curtains ya dirty cow"

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By *aizyWoman
25 weeks ago

west midlands

The only football film I think I've watched is The Damned United, I liked that.

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By *urry BlokeMan
25 weeks ago

Stalybridge

Oh I missed the bit about football

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By *aizyWoman
25 weeks ago

west midlands

"Oh I missed the bit about football

East is East is a good film tho!

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By *ullsfan77Man
25 weeks ago

Torquay

There was a TV series follow up called Mike Bassett Manager. He had lost the England job and had had the sack from some club jobs before getting a job managing a fictitious club -Wirral County -at the bottom of League 2. Loved it!

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By *ascaIMan
25 weeks ago

Cheshire Liverpool Manchester

Loved Mike Bassett.

At the other end of the scale.. Bend It Like Beckham is an absolute shit show of a film. Had to sit through it once at school. Longest lesson of my life.

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By *zero OP Man
25 weeks ago

Glasgow

"There was a TV series follow up called Mike Bassett Manager. He had lost the England job and had had the sack from some club jobs before getting a job managing a fictitious club -Wirral County -at the bottom of League 2. Loved it! "

I didn't really like the TV show. There was also an attempt at getting a sequel film in the same style; Mike Bassett: Interim Manager. But it failed it goal target on Kickstarter and it never progressed.

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By (user no longer on site)
25 weeks ago

Guy Ritchies

Mean Machine

Hilarious.

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By *ewcomers2021Couple
25 weeks ago

Leeds

Escape to Victory, a little older but still a great footy film with some great footballers too

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
25 weeks ago

Cheshire

Didn’t think much of Mike Bassett when I first watched it. However after rewatching it a couple of years ago I realised it was better than I thought it was.

A nice piss take about football than being snobbish about it.

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