This Monday on BBC Two, viewers are in for a treat as “Mastermind” Season 21 Episode 28 brings a diverse array of specialist subjects to the famed black chair. The four contestants will be put to the test with their in-depth knowledge on subjects ranging from the legendary actor Peter Cushing to the intricate history of percussion instruments. The challenge doesn’t stop there as the spotlight shifts to the beloved television series, “The Sarah Jane Adventures,” and the remarkable Sir Bobby Robson.
At 7:30 Pm, eager audiences can witness the intellectual prowess of the contestants as they tackle questions on these fascinating topics. The stakes are high, and the pressure is on as each participant aims to showcase their expertise and come out victorious. With a mix of entertainment, history, and sports, this episode promises a captivating blend of subjects that will keep viewers hooked from start to finish.
Make sure...
At 7:30 Pm, eager audiences can witness the intellectual prowess of the contestants as they tackle questions on these fascinating topics. The stakes are high, and the pressure is on as each participant aims to showcase their expertise and come out victorious. With a mix of entertainment, history, and sports, this episode promises a captivating blend of subjects that will keep viewers hooked from start to finish.
Make sure...
- 3/5/2024
- by Posts UK
- TV Everyday
While too much time is spent on 1966 and all that Matthew Lorenzo’s profile draws out a hitherto unseen vulnerable side to the striker turned insurance salesman
The current flood of football documentaries shows no sign of abating; the recognition certain teams and individuals enjoy means that it’s not likely to any time soon. Geoff Hurst, the hat-trick hero of the 1966 World Cup final, is no doubt a natural subject for the “legacy” strand of these things: along with the likes of Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore and Bobby Robson, Hurst stands for a misty-eyed idea of Proper Football, when men were gods on the pitch and ordinary semi-dwelling blokes off it.
Hurst was all this and more, even if this profile focuses, football-wise at least, on that three-goal game at the expense of almost everything else. (Though that title might need a bit of nudging since Kylian Mbappé pulled...
The current flood of football documentaries shows no sign of abating; the recognition certain teams and individuals enjoy means that it’s not likely to any time soon. Geoff Hurst, the hat-trick hero of the 1966 World Cup final, is no doubt a natural subject for the “legacy” strand of these things: along with the likes of Jack Charlton, Bobby Moore and Bobby Robson, Hurst stands for a misty-eyed idea of Proper Football, when men were gods on the pitch and ordinary semi-dwelling blokes off it.
Hurst was all this and more, even if this profile focuses, football-wise at least, on that three-goal game at the expense of almost everything else. (Though that title might need a bit of nudging since Kylian Mbappé pulled...
- 3/23/2023
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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For Villeneuve Pironi director Torquil Jones, capturing the stories of sports legends and those who live on the edge is standard practice.
In the last half-decade, the filmmaker has been behind stories about Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja who sought to conquer 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in seven months (14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible); Australian comedian Adam Hills’ creation of the globe’s first disabled rugby league team (Take His Legs); as well as the life and legacy of the late English football manager Sir Bobby Robson (Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager).
But despite the obvious similarities to his latest doc — their focus on sports, legacy and a man’s effort to achieve previously unreached heights — Jones’ inside look at Formula 1 racing legends Didier Pironi and Gilles Villeneuve, their fast lives and fast ends is something different.
That’s due in part...
For Villeneuve Pironi director Torquil Jones, capturing the stories of sports legends and those who live on the edge is standard practice.
In the last half-decade, the filmmaker has been behind stories about Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja who sought to conquer 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks in seven months (14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible); Australian comedian Adam Hills’ creation of the globe’s first disabled rugby league team (Take His Legs); as well as the life and legacy of the late English football manager Sir Bobby Robson (Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager).
But despite the obvious similarities to his latest doc — their focus on sports, legacy and a man’s effort to achieve previously unreached heights — Jones’ inside look at Formula 1 racing legends Didier Pironi and Gilles Villeneuve, their fast lives and fast ends is something different.
That’s due in part...
- 11/13/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“McEnroe,” a documentary on tennis champion John McEnroe, has set a U.K. and Ireland theatrical release and North American play dates.
In the documentary, the tennis great reflects on his tumultuous career and personal life alongside film archive from some of the biggest matches in tennis history — including the US Open and Wimbledon — as well as home video footage from McEnroe himself. There are contributions from McEnroe’s children and his wife Patty Smyth and the film also features icons including Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg and Keith Richards.
“McEnroe” had its world premiere at Tribeca earlier this year and U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June. It is directed by Barney Douglas (“The Edge”) and produced by Victoria Barrell (“Bobby Robson”) for Sylver Entertainment, and Paddy Kelly, and features an original score from The Maccabees’ Felix White.
The film is co-produced by Dogwoof who are handling the U.
In the documentary, the tennis great reflects on his tumultuous career and personal life alongside film archive from some of the biggest matches in tennis history — including the US Open and Wimbledon — as well as home video footage from McEnroe himself. There are contributions from McEnroe’s children and his wife Patty Smyth and the film also features icons including Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg and Keith Richards.
“McEnroe” had its world premiere at Tribeca earlier this year and U.K. premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June. It is directed by Barney Douglas (“The Edge”) and produced by Victoria Barrell (“Bobby Robson”) for Sylver Entertainment, and Paddy Kelly, and features an original score from The Maccabees’ Felix White.
The film is co-produced by Dogwoof who are handling the U.
- 7/11/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
To celebrate the release of Arsène Wenger: Invincible on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital we’ve been given 2 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
The definitive portrait of one of the greatest football managers of all time ARSÈNE Wenger: Invincible features remarkable access and previously unseen archive footage. Directors Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager, Finding Jack Charlton) and Christian Jeanpierre draw back the veil on a truly enigmatic figure who discusses, for the first time, the football ‘addiction’ that was both his driving force and his ‘fatal flaw’.
Shot on location in England, France and Arsène’s home village of Duttlenheim, ARSÈNE Wenger: Invincible is a compelling, intimate insight into a football figure like no other.
Framed against the backdrop of Arsenal’s historic “Invincible” season of 2003-04, the first and only occasion a team has gone an entire Premier League campaign without defeat, the...
The definitive portrait of one of the greatest football managers of all time ARSÈNE Wenger: Invincible features remarkable access and previously unseen archive footage. Directors Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager, Finding Jack Charlton) and Christian Jeanpierre draw back the veil on a truly enigmatic figure who discusses, for the first time, the football ‘addiction’ that was both his driving force and his ‘fatal flaw’.
Shot on location in England, France and Arsène’s home village of Duttlenheim, ARSÈNE Wenger: Invincible is a compelling, intimate insight into a football figure like no other.
Framed against the backdrop of Arsenal’s historic “Invincible” season of 2003-04, the first and only occasion a team has gone an entire Premier League campaign without defeat, the...
- 11/21/2021
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Arsenal coach’s genial cooperation with this documentary still leaves what went into his success something of a mystery
Here is the latest in the always-interesting series of documentaries from pitchside-reporting maestro Gabriel Clarke, following excellent profiles of Bobby Robson and Jack Charlton: the subject is Arsenal’s long-serving manager whose initial burst of success was soured by years of fan rancour before he decided to step down in 2018 after 22 years in the job. Completing this loose trilogy about outstanding managerial careers, this time Clarke shares directing duties with French TV commentator Christian Jeanpierre – but while Wenger proves a genial and sage-like interviewee, it’s fair to say that he still remains almost as much a mystery as before.
Wenger isn’t a sphinx, exactly: he has plenty to say and says it with considerable emotional articulacy. But the material essentially engages with his player management, stressing what he doesn’t do,...
Here is the latest in the always-interesting series of documentaries from pitchside-reporting maestro Gabriel Clarke, following excellent profiles of Bobby Robson and Jack Charlton: the subject is Arsenal’s long-serving manager whose initial burst of success was soured by years of fan rancour before he decided to step down in 2018 after 22 years in the job. Completing this loose trilogy about outstanding managerial careers, this time Clarke shares directing duties with French TV commentator Christian Jeanpierre – but while Wenger proves a genial and sage-like interviewee, it’s fair to say that he still remains almost as much a mystery as before.
Wenger isn’t a sphinx, exactly: he has plenty to say and says it with considerable emotional articulacy. But the material essentially engages with his player management, stressing what he doesn’t do,...
- 11/10/2021
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Release
Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast” and the late Roger Michell‘s “The Duke” will release theatrically in the U.K. on Jan. 21 and Feb. 25, 2022 respectively.
Featuring an ensemble cast, “Belfast” is an autobiographical story set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. It follows Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
The film won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is an odds on favorite at the upcoming awards season.
Universal is giving “Belfast” a wide release of more than 300 screens.
Meanwhile, Pathe is also planning a wide release with more than 300 screens for “The Duke.” The film bowed at...
Kenneth Branagh‘s “Belfast” and the late Roger Michell‘s “The Duke” will release theatrically in the U.K. on Jan. 21 and Feb. 25, 2022 respectively.
Featuring an ensemble cast, “Belfast” is an autobiographical story set in late 1960s Northern Ireland. It follows Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a momentous choice: hope the conflict will pass or leave everything they know behind for a new life.
The film won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is an odds on favorite at the upcoming awards season.
Universal is giving “Belfast” a wide release of more than 300 screens.
Meanwhile, Pathe is also planning a wide release with more than 300 screens for “The Duke.” The film bowed at...
- 11/5/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Multi award-winning London-based producers Noah Media Group and acclaimed Paris-based producers Federation Entertainment today announced an English-French co-production for ‘Arsène Wenger: Invincible’, the definitive documentary of a footballing pioneer.
The ex-Arsenal Manager, Wenger will provide unprecedented insight and access, as British filmmaker Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager; Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans,) and co-director Christian Jeanpierre, seek to capture the man behind the manager. It will feature key figures from throughout Wenger’s career and interviews with some of the biggest names in world football, as well as from the fabled Gunners’ Invincible side of 2003/4, who to this day remain the only Premier League team to go an entire season unbeaten.
When he arrived in London in 1996 to manage Premier League club Arsenal, ‘Arsène Who?’ was the headline that greeted the Frenchman. His shock appointment brought with it a barrage of scepticism, criticism...
The ex-Arsenal Manager, Wenger will provide unprecedented insight and access, as British filmmaker Gabriel Clarke (Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager; Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans,) and co-director Christian Jeanpierre, seek to capture the man behind the manager. It will feature key figures from throughout Wenger’s career and interviews with some of the biggest names in world football, as well as from the fabled Gunners’ Invincible side of 2003/4, who to this day remain the only Premier League team to go an entire season unbeaten.
When he arrived in London in 1996 to manage Premier League club Arsenal, ‘Arsène Who?’ was the headline that greeted the Frenchman. His shock appointment brought with it a barrage of scepticism, criticism...
- 10/12/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This profile of Matt Busby deals well with the horror of the Munich air disaster – but fails to reveal much about its subject
After cinema releases for documentaries about Bill Shankly and Bobby Robson, it was only matter of time before attention turned to Matt Busby, who produced Manchester United’s glamour sides of the late 1950s and 60s and forged the club’s identity.
There’s an understandably elegaic tone to this profile. Busby’s career as a manager was dominated – and interrupted – by the horrors of the Munich air crash, which claimed the lives of eight of his players. The best, and most interesting, material here is that which covers the aftermath of the disaster: the eerie atmosphere of the subsequent games, the absence of any counselling or indeed much sympathy for the survivors, Busby’s recovery period, and resolute team-building to plug the gaps in the devastated side.
After cinema releases for documentaries about Bill Shankly and Bobby Robson, it was only matter of time before attention turned to Matt Busby, who produced Manchester United’s glamour sides of the late 1950s and 60s and forged the club’s identity.
There’s an understandably elegaic tone to this profile. Busby’s career as a manager was dominated – and interrupted – by the horrors of the Munich air crash, which claimed the lives of eight of his players. The best, and most interesting, material here is that which covers the aftermath of the disaster: the eerie atmosphere of the subsequent games, the absence of any counselling or indeed much sympathy for the survivors, Busby’s recovery period, and resolute team-building to plug the gaps in the devastated side.
- 11/8/2019
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Former Goldcrest, Cornerstone Films exec Catherine Quantschnigg to head sales division.
Noah Media Group, the UK-based sports documentary firm, has launched an international sales division and has kicked off business with UK deals for cricket feature The Edge.
The documentary, directed by Barney Douglas (Warriors), was released theatrically in the UK this summer and is now available on Amazon Prime Video with the BBC taking exclusive TV rights in 2020.
The indie has previously best been known for producing sport documentaries such as Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, which played at Cannes in 2015, and Netflix film Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.
Noah Media Group, the UK-based sports documentary firm, has launched an international sales division and has kicked off business with UK deals for cricket feature The Edge.
The documentary, directed by Barney Douglas (Warriors), was released theatrically in the UK this summer and is now available on Amazon Prime Video with the BBC taking exclusive TV rights in 2020.
The indie has previously best been known for producing sport documentaries such as Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, which played at Cannes in 2015, and Netflix film Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.
- 10/2/2019
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
Noah Media Group, the London-based producers of sports documentaries Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager and Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, has formally set up an international sales wing ahead of Mipcom.
Catherine Quantschnigg, previously of factual producer Atlantic Productions, sales company Cornerstone Films, and finance and post-production outfit Goldcrest, is heading up the new division, which has struck early deals on its feature cricket documentary The Edge with the BBC for TV and Amazon Prime for UK streaming.
Quantschnigg will be at the upcoming Mipcom to sell further rights on that film, as well as a library that features 2015 Cannes doc Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans; Australian comedian Adam Hills’ film Take His Legs, about the formation of the world’s first physical disability rugby league team; and Out Of Their Skin, former England player Ian Wright’s TV doc about the 40-year history of black British soccer.
Catherine Quantschnigg, previously of factual producer Atlantic Productions, sales company Cornerstone Films, and finance and post-production outfit Goldcrest, is heading up the new division, which has struck early deals on its feature cricket documentary The Edge with the BBC for TV and Amazon Prime for UK streaming.
Quantschnigg will be at the upcoming Mipcom to sell further rights on that film, as well as a library that features 2015 Cannes doc Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans; Australian comedian Adam Hills’ film Take His Legs, about the formation of the world’s first physical disability rugby league team; and Out Of Their Skin, former England player Ian Wright’s TV doc about the 40-year history of black British soccer.
- 9/30/2019
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K.-based sports film specialist Noah Media has moved into sales and has already sealed eye-catching U.K. deals with Amazon Prime Video and the BBC for its cricket film “The Edge.”
Sports indie Noah’s other projects include “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.” It has brought on Catherine Quantschnigg to head up international sales. She was formerly head of sales at Atlantic Productions, and has also been at Goldcrest and Cornerstone Films.
Quantschnigg will be at Mipcom in Cannes looking to close further deals on “The Edge,” plus the McQueen-Le Mans feature doc, which played at Cannes.
Other shows on the slate include “Take His Legs,” charting Australian comedian Adam Hills’ formation of the world’s first disabled rugby league team, and “Out of Their Skin,” in which former Arsenal and England star Ian Wright charts the history...
Sports indie Noah’s other projects include “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” and “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.” It has brought on Catherine Quantschnigg to head up international sales. She was formerly head of sales at Atlantic Productions, and has also been at Goldcrest and Cornerstone Films.
Quantschnigg will be at Mipcom in Cannes looking to close further deals on “The Edge,” plus the McQueen-Le Mans feature doc, which played at Cannes.
Other shows on the slate include “Take His Legs,” charting Australian comedian Adam Hills’ formation of the world’s first disabled rugby league team, and “Out of Their Skin,” in which former Arsenal and England star Ian Wright charts the history...
- 9/30/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Other openers include cricket doc ‘The Edge’ and ‘Tell It To The Bees’.
CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.
Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.
The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.
However...
CGI animation The Lion King is the latest Disney remake to hit UK cinemas, and will look to challenge the highest openings of the year on its first weekend.
Its target will be the £31.4m three-day gross of Avengers: Endgame in April this year – by some distance the record opening weekend for a film in the UK.
The presence of several other blockbuster titles still in cinemas – Toy Story 4 and Aladdin from Disney, plus Sony’s Spider-Man: Far From Home – make this a lofty goal.
However...
- 7/19/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Jack Charlton is the subject of a new feature documentary from the producers of “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager.” Charlton was part of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team and is also hugely popular in Ireland after a stint managing its national team.
Noah Media has teamed with Charlton and his family on the project, which has just entered production. It will be released theatrically in summer 2020, 30 years on from Italia 90, where Charlton led the Republic of Ireland in its first ever World Cup.
The producers said there will be rarely seen archive and the film will explore the story of the Englishman who became an Irish hero.
Jack Charlton won the 1966 World Cup alongside brother Bobby, who was always the more revered player. Jack was the more outspoken of the pair and a household name as pundit and TV celebrity by the early 1970s, before turning his hand to coaching.
Noah Media has teamed with Charlton and his family on the project, which has just entered production. It will be released theatrically in summer 2020, 30 years on from Italia 90, where Charlton led the Republic of Ireland in its first ever World Cup.
The producers said there will be rarely seen archive and the film will explore the story of the Englishman who became an Irish hero.
Jack Charlton won the 1966 World Cup alongside brother Bobby, who was always the more revered player. Jack was the more outspoken of the pair and a household name as pundit and TV celebrity by the early 1970s, before turning his hand to coaching.
- 7/8/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The first trailer for the documentary ‘The Edge’ – the rock ‘n’ roll story of the England Test cricket team’s rise from the depths of the rankings to become the first and only English side to reach world number one has been released.
Coming from the people behind ‘Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager’ and ‘Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans’, the documentary is directed by Barney Douglas featuring a narration by Toby Jones.
One of the toughest sports on the planet, and psychologically perhaps the most challenging, the film explores the unique intensity of the game and the ruthless impact it can have on players’ mental health.
Featuring incredible unseen footage from the period and captivating new interviews from star players and coaching staff including; Andrew Strauss, Sir Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Monty Panesar and Andy Flower, ‘The Edge...
Coming from the people behind ‘Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager’ and ‘Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans’, the documentary is directed by Barney Douglas featuring a narration by Toby Jones.
One of the toughest sports on the planet, and psychologically perhaps the most challenging, the film explores the unique intensity of the game and the ruthless impact it can have on players’ mental health.
Featuring incredible unseen footage from the period and captivating new interviews from star players and coaching staff including; Andrew Strauss, Sir Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Monty Panesar and Andy Flower, ‘The Edge...
- 5/22/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The creators behind ‘Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager’, ‘Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans’ and ‘Out Of Their Skin’ will be delving into the realms of the documentary yet again this time focusing on the England Test Cricket team and the strain it has on mental health in ‘The Edge’.
Directed by Barney Douglas (Warriors), the film explores the ruthless intensity of the game, the impact it can have on players’ mental health and the extreme price of success.
The documentary covers the period between 2009 and 2013 when the England Test cricket team rose from the depths of the rankings to become the first and only English side to reach world number one. It also features new interviews from star players and coaching staff including Andrew Strauss, Sir Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott and Andy Flower and goes on to reveal the team...
Directed by Barney Douglas (Warriors), the film explores the ruthless intensity of the game, the impact it can have on players’ mental health and the extreme price of success.
The documentary covers the period between 2009 and 2013 when the England Test cricket team rose from the depths of the rankings to become the first and only English side to reach world number one. It also features new interviews from star players and coaching staff including Andrew Strauss, Sir Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott and Andy Flower and goes on to reveal the team...
- 1/30/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The story of one of the iconic figures of the beautiful game is coming to Netflix, which will launch “Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager” on its platform globally.
The film tells the story of much-loved soccer player and manager Bobby Robson, who took charge of English club Ipswich and Spanish giants Barcelona among others in a storied club career. At the international level, he was manager of England’s soccer team for two World Cups, including the 1990 tournament in which he took the squad to the semifinals. Robson died in 2009.
The film features unseen footage from his career and also follows his battles with cancer and his establishment of the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundation. It was produced by U.K.-based Noah Media, which has made other sports films, including “Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans” and “Clough.” There are interviews with soccer A-listers such as Alex Ferguson,...
The film tells the story of much-loved soccer player and manager Bobby Robson, who took charge of English club Ipswich and Spanish giants Barcelona among others in a storied club career. At the international level, he was manager of England’s soccer team for two World Cups, including the 1990 tournament in which he took the squad to the semifinals. Robson died in 2009.
The film features unseen footage from his career and also follows his battles with cancer and his establishment of the Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Foundation. It was produced by U.K.-based Noah Media, which has made other sports films, including “Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans” and “Clough.” There are interviews with soccer A-listers such as Alex Ferguson,...
- 11/30/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
José Mourinho leads the tributes in this uncompromising and elegant doc about a man who rose above football’s ruthlessness
A slickly produced – but heartfelt and passionate – profile of Bobby Robson, the avuncular football manager who in 1990 came this close to getting England to the World Cup final for the first time since 1966. More Than a Manager is a cut above the usual sports biog: by kicking off with a gruesome account of Robson’s operation for a life-threatening nasal melanoma shortly before landing his job at Barcelona, it introduces grace notes of mortality and suffering into the usual mix of archive clips and talking heads.
Robson, all agree, was an absolute gentleman who took his eventual humiliation at Barcelona’s hands with fortitude, as well as managing to swallow his rage over Diego Maradona’s notorious “hand of God” goal in 1986. Happier times were found at Ipswich in the 1970s and early 80s,...
A slickly produced – but heartfelt and passionate – profile of Bobby Robson, the avuncular football manager who in 1990 came this close to getting England to the World Cup final for the first time since 1966. More Than a Manager is a cut above the usual sports biog: by kicking off with a gruesome account of Robson’s operation for a life-threatening nasal melanoma shortly before landing his job at Barcelona, it introduces grace notes of mortality and suffering into the usual mix of archive clips and talking heads.
Robson, all agree, was an absolute gentleman who took his eventual humiliation at Barcelona’s hands with fortitude, as well as managing to swallow his rage over Diego Maradona’s notorious “hand of God” goal in 1986. Happier times were found at Ipswich in the 1970s and early 80s,...
- 6/1/2018
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
While the cinema at present is filled with Infinity Wars, solo Solos and soon the resurrection of those pesky dinosaurs, there are some small gems to be found as well and for football fans, and indeed sports fans, this week sees the release of Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager, the story of the late great football manager who took England to the World Cup semi’s in 1990 and took charge of Barcelona, Psv and his home, Newcastle United.
The new documentary, co-directed by renowned sports reporter Gabriel Clarke, takes an in-depth look at Robson’s career through the years and his subsequent health battles with cancer. Clarke says that the story itself was enough to make the film, saying:
“It’s just a fantastic story. There’s a reasonable amount of distance since Bobby died and the cancer foundation is an incredible story in its own right but...
The new documentary, co-directed by renowned sports reporter Gabriel Clarke, takes an in-depth look at Robson’s career through the years and his subsequent health battles with cancer. Clarke says that the story itself was enough to make the film, saying:
“It’s just a fantastic story. There’s a reasonable amount of distance since Bobby died and the cancer foundation is an incredible story in its own right but...
- 5/30/2018
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sir Bobby Robson remains a legendary figure on and off the pitch. He was beloved by many, but dogged by health problems and perplexing decisions throughout his managerial career. In a glowing tribute to the revered manager, directors Gabriel Clarke and Torquil Jones have loving pieced together the highs and lows of Robson’s career for an in-depth, heartfelt and joyous documentary.
It doesn’t vie far from the familiar structure, jumping back and forth along the timeline of Robson’s career. From player to manager one message is unmistakable across the board; Robson was a man who loved Football, and it was his life. Sometimes his own family suffered for it, but the empathy shown from a man who tragically battled cancer five times in a fifteen year period, for those who played for him or worked alongside him, always gained admiration and a diehard loyalty.
We are nudged...
It doesn’t vie far from the familiar structure, jumping back and forth along the timeline of Robson’s career. From player to manager one message is unmistakable across the board; Robson was a man who loved Football, and it was his life. Sometimes his own family suffered for it, but the empathy shown from a man who tragically battled cancer five times in a fifteen year period, for those who played for him or worked alongside him, always gained admiration and a diehard loyalty.
We are nudged...
- 5/26/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSWe're pleased to announce that Mubi is continuing our collaboration with Filmadrid International Film Festival to bring a section dedicated to the art of the video essay to this year's edition of the festival.Recommended VIEWINGIn celebration of the centennial of André Bazin, the original critical proponent for long takes and deep focus, Dave Kehr aptly shares this breathtaking 1-hour-long jaunt through Tokyo:
In honor of Andre Bazin's 100th birthday, here's a link to my favorite YouTube long take stylist, Guy Who Walks Around Tokyo, aka Rambalac.https://t.co/w1AXCgy7Ym— Dave Kehr (@dave_kehr) April 18, 2018 The trailer (now with English subtitles!) for Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest—and mighty promising—family drama, set to premiere at Cannes next month:Conversely, here's the U.S. trailer for the latest movie by another similarly hyper-productive auteur,...
In honor of Andre Bazin's 100th birthday, here's a link to my favorite YouTube long take stylist, Guy Who Walks Around Tokyo, aka Rambalac.https://t.co/w1AXCgy7Ym— Dave Kehr (@dave_kehr) April 18, 2018 The trailer (now with English subtitles!) for Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest—and mighty promising—family drama, set to premiere at Cannes next month:Conversely, here's the U.S. trailer for the latest movie by another similarly hyper-productive auteur,...
- 4/25/2018
- MUBI
They don’t make them like they used to…. Football Managers that is. Bobby Robson had a vast career, overcoming the most extreme challenges, including battles with cancer, his journey came full circle when he returned to save his beloved Newcastle. Now, for all Football fans out there can delve into the life of Robson with the documentary, Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager.
The doc covers a career that saw some of the greatest moments in footballing history; the hand of God, Gazza’s tears, England’s greatest World Cup abroad, titles in Europe’s top leagues, European triumph with Ipswich Town and a Barcelona treble, this heartfelt and personal film is led by the intimate recollections of Sir Bobby Robson himself.
Also in trailers – Netflix reveal first look trailer for the original British series Safe
Starring an A-list cast never-before-seen archive footage and emotional testimony from Lady Elsie Robson,...
The doc covers a career that saw some of the greatest moments in footballing history; the hand of God, Gazza’s tears, England’s greatest World Cup abroad, titles in Europe’s top leagues, European triumph with Ipswich Town and a Barcelona treble, this heartfelt and personal film is led by the intimate recollections of Sir Bobby Robson himself.
Also in trailers – Netflix reveal first look trailer for the original British series Safe
Starring an A-list cast never-before-seen archive footage and emotional testimony from Lady Elsie Robson,...
- 4/23/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nordoff Robbins has announced that this year’s recipient of the Nordoff Robbins Legends of Football Award will be former West Ham United, Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard.
Frank’s glittering career has seen three league titles, 609 top-flight appearances and 177 goals, and he is rightly recognised as one of the all-time great Premier League players.
He will join Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Robson, Kenny Dalglish and last year’s recipient Steven Gerrardin receiving one of football’s greatest honours.
Lampard said: “It’s a real honour for me to receive the Legends of Football award this year. Just seeing my name mentioned among those past winners is something to cherish.”
And speaking specifically about Nordoff Robbins, Frank said in an interview on Friday with TalkSPORT’s Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs: “It’s a special charity working on incredible stuff. There’s a lot of care...
Frank’s glittering career has seen three league titles, 609 top-flight appearances and 177 goals, and he is rightly recognised as one of the all-time great Premier League players.
He will join Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Robson, Kenny Dalglish and last year’s recipient Steven Gerrardin receiving one of football’s greatest honours.
Lampard said: “It’s a real honour for me to receive the Legends of Football award this year. Just seeing my name mentioned among those past winners is something to cherish.”
And speaking specifically about Nordoff Robbins, Frank said in an interview on Friday with TalkSPORT’s Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs: “It’s a special charity working on incredible stuff. There’s a lot of care...
- 2/6/2018
- Look to the Stars
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Playing in the Premier League in front of 52,000 loyal fans would be a dream come true for most professional footballers.
Make the right impression at St James’ Park and you’ll go down in Geordie folklore – just ask Kevin Keegan’s group of Entertainers if you need any proof.
However, on occasions, a move to Tyneside has turned into a nightmare and for some their ill-fated spell with the club will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Whether they were labelled a mercenary, showed a lack of commitment, or just never really clicked with the passionate supporters in the North East, certain players are likely to regret ever stepping foot on the hallowed turf.
Over the years there have definitely been quite a few flops turn out in the black and white stripes, but which wish they never signed on the dotted line?
Florian Thauvin...
Playing in the Premier League in front of 52,000 loyal fans would be a dream come true for most professional footballers.
Make the right impression at St James’ Park and you’ll go down in Geordie folklore – just ask Kevin Keegan’s group of Entertainers if you need any proof.
However, on occasions, a move to Tyneside has turned into a nightmare and for some their ill-fated spell with the club will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Whether they were labelled a mercenary, showed a lack of commitment, or just never really clicked with the passionate supporters in the North East, certain players are likely to regret ever stepping foot on the hallowed turf.
Over the years there have definitely been quite a few flops turn out in the black and white stripes, but which wish they never signed on the dotted line?
Florian Thauvin...
- 2/23/2016
- by Jamie Roberts
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Archive
On a day that would have marked his 83rd birthday, it’s safe to say that Sir Bobby Robson is still one of the most respected figures in football.
He is part of a unique group of professionals who rightly command and receive the respect they deserve, and although cancer may have got the final goal in a game which Sir Bob won 4-1, his memory will forever live on.
The North East native had an illustrious career – both playing and managing – and he worked with some of the biggest names to ever grace the sport, many of whom looked up to him as a father figure. From Ipswich to Eindhoven, Barcelona to Newcastle, the prodigal son of Sacriston’s memory will always live on fondly in those who were lucky enough to witness his sides in action.
Newcastle fans long for the return of days...
On a day that would have marked his 83rd birthday, it’s safe to say that Sir Bobby Robson is still one of the most respected figures in football.
He is part of a unique group of professionals who rightly command and receive the respect they deserve, and although cancer may have got the final goal in a game which Sir Bob won 4-1, his memory will forever live on.
The North East native had an illustrious career – both playing and managing – and he worked with some of the biggest names to ever grace the sport, many of whom looked up to him as a father figure. From Ipswich to Eindhoven, Barcelona to Newcastle, the prodigal son of Sacriston’s memory will always live on fondly in those who were lucky enough to witness his sides in action.
Newcastle fans long for the return of days...
- 2/18/2016
- by Jamie Roberts
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Wire
They say changing the personnel of a beleaguered team can often be the final nail in their coffin: the destabilisation of the dressing room can be a fatal blow that actually sets the team back. But Newcastle have once again had to twist in the January window after a disappointing first half of the season, which has seen them trapped in and around the bottom three for the majority of the term.
They’ve already spent an impressive amount in bringing in Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet and fans will be looking for more. When and if they come in, the club will no doubt be hoping for an impact similar to the arrival of Sir Bobby Robson in 1999 and his emphatic reinvigoration of the team, rather than the impact of signing David Batty in 1996.
Luckily, there’s a long history of new players making stunning debuts for the Toon,...
They say changing the personnel of a beleaguered team can often be the final nail in their coffin: the destabilisation of the dressing room can be a fatal blow that actually sets the team back. But Newcastle have once again had to twist in the January window after a disappointing first half of the season, which has seen them trapped in and around the bottom three for the majority of the term.
They’ve already spent an impressive amount in bringing in Jonjo Shelvey and Henri Saivet and fans will be looking for more. When and if they come in, the club will no doubt be hoping for an impact similar to the arrival of Sir Bobby Robson in 1999 and his emphatic reinvigoration of the team, rather than the impact of signing David Batty in 1996.
Luckily, there’s a long history of new players making stunning debuts for the Toon,...
- 1/17/2016
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Richard Sellers/Empics Sport
Desperate times call for desperate measures…
After Newcastle lost yet another aerial battle in their own box yesterday which cost them defeat against Arsenal, The Telegraph link The Magpies with a move for 6 foot 2 inch Hull City defender Michael Dawson.
Initially the link seems strange given that Newcastle don’t sign players over 30 (Dawson is 32) and usually look abroad to sign their new recruits… but when you see how poor the club continually are with good-old fashioned defending of balls that come into the box, maybe going for a competent centre-half isn’t a bad call.
We should also take note that Newcastle are looking to offload Mike Williamson to Wolves in this January transfer window and Dawson could be seen as an easy upgrade for the slow centre-half they already have.
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Born in Northallerton, Dawson was once a target of Sir Bobby Robson...
Desperate times call for desperate measures…
After Newcastle lost yet another aerial battle in their own box yesterday which cost them defeat against Arsenal, The Telegraph link The Magpies with a move for 6 foot 2 inch Hull City defender Michael Dawson.
Initially the link seems strange given that Newcastle don’t sign players over 30 (Dawson is 32) and usually look abroad to sign their new recruits… but when you see how poor the club continually are with good-old fashioned defending of balls that come into the box, maybe going for a competent centre-half isn’t a bad call.
We should also take note that Newcastle are looking to offload Mike Williamson to Wolves in this January transfer window and Dawson could be seen as an easy upgrade for the slow centre-half they already have.
Adam Davy/Empics Sport
Born in Northallerton, Dawson was once a target of Sir Bobby Robson...
- 1/3/2016
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Matthew Ashton/Ama/Corbis
It’s not often that I write a list where it’s harder to condense ideas rather than devise them but creating a feature involving unsuccessful players at Newcastle United is as simple as getting Brendan Rodgers to talk about himself.
The sorting process is relatively simple. You just have to ask three questions. Did the player play during Kevin Keegan’s 1995-96 or Bobby Robson’s 2001-04? Is the player Alan Shearer? Were they part of Alan Pardew’s remarkable fifth place finish in 2011-12? Right, now if the answer is no for each then they were probably a Tyneside failure.
Obviously there are a few exceptions (Antoine Sibierski for starters): a handful of players have escaped the shame of being placed on this list as my warm heart believes they were either poorly managed or not really expected to be any good in the first place.
It’s not often that I write a list where it’s harder to condense ideas rather than devise them but creating a feature involving unsuccessful players at Newcastle United is as simple as getting Brendan Rodgers to talk about himself.
The sorting process is relatively simple. You just have to ask three questions. Did the player play during Kevin Keegan’s 1995-96 or Bobby Robson’s 2001-04? Is the player Alan Shearer? Were they part of Alan Pardew’s remarkable fifth place finish in 2011-12? Right, now if the answer is no for each then they were probably a Tyneside failure.
Obviously there are a few exceptions (Antoine Sibierski for starters): a handful of players have escaped the shame of being placed on this list as my warm heart believes they were either poorly managed or not really expected to be any good in the first place.
- 10/10/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Archive/Press Association Images
The day that Faustino Asprilla single-handedly destroyed Barcelona lives long in the memory of Newcastle United fans. The match turned the bendy-legged Columbian into a cult hero despite him only scoring two goals in 10 games throughout the rest of the 1997-98 season.
Asprilla who did score an impressive nine goals in eleven European matches was sold back to Parma at the end of the season for £6 million but his performance on Wednesday, September 17th, 1997, will never be forgotten. Barcelona – who were managed by Louis van Gaal and won the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Super Cup titles that season – couldn’t handle ‘Tino’s’ sublime skills and his 22-minute hat-trick was the perfect reward for an exceptional night at St James’ Park.
Asprilla scored after 26, 30 and 48 minutes. The first was a penalty he won himself, the others headers from excellent crosses by a rejuvenated Keith Gillespie.
The day that Faustino Asprilla single-handedly destroyed Barcelona lives long in the memory of Newcastle United fans. The match turned the bendy-legged Columbian into a cult hero despite him only scoring two goals in 10 games throughout the rest of the 1997-98 season.
Asprilla who did score an impressive nine goals in eleven European matches was sold back to Parma at the end of the season for £6 million but his performance on Wednesday, September 17th, 1997, will never be forgotten. Barcelona – who were managed by Louis van Gaal and won the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Super Cup titles that season – couldn’t handle ‘Tino’s’ sublime skills and his 22-minute hat-trick was the perfect reward for an exceptional night at St James’ Park.
Asprilla scored after 26, 30 and 48 minutes. The first was a penalty he won himself, the others headers from excellent crosses by a rejuvenated Keith Gillespie.
- 9/4/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
Mike Egerton/Pa Wire
John Carver claims he had an “opportunity” to stay on at Newcastle United.
The 50-year-old oversaw one of the most disastrous runs in The Magpies’ history during the second half of the 2014/15 Barclays Premier League season, but says the club wanted him to stay.
If what Sir Bobby Robson’s former assistant claims is true, it is likely that John, and Steve Stone, would have been offered the chance to stay on as part of Steve McClaren’s back room staff. But that makes the fact they pair were both sacked, all the more stranger. Carver claims that he, and Stone, left on their own terms – even though quite literally the entire ‘press pack’ reported they had been pushed rather than being afforded the opportunity to walk.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Goals On Sunday, Carver said: “There was an opportunity for me to stay at the...
John Carver claims he had an “opportunity” to stay on at Newcastle United.
The 50-year-old oversaw one of the most disastrous runs in The Magpies’ history during the second half of the 2014/15 Barclays Premier League season, but says the club wanted him to stay.
If what Sir Bobby Robson’s former assistant claims is true, it is likely that John, and Steve Stone, would have been offered the chance to stay on as part of Steve McClaren’s back room staff. But that makes the fact they pair were both sacked, all the more stranger. Carver claims that he, and Stone, left on their own terms – even though quite literally the entire ‘press pack’ reported they had been pushed rather than being afforded the opportunity to walk.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Goals On Sunday, Carver said: “There was an opportunity for me to stay at the...
- 8/16/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
John Walton/Empics Sport
Sir Bobby Robson “put his head on the block” by playing Jermaine Jenas regularly as a teenager at Newcastle United, the former Magpies midfielder believes.
Jenas turned down moves to Manchester United and Leeds United in order to head to Tyneside from Nottingham Forest for £5 million in February 2002 at the age of just 18.
Within a fortnight of arriving in the North East, then-Toon boss Robson handed Jenas a start against Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby and continued to play the teenager, something the ex-midfielder believes helped him earn international recognition by the age of 19.
Mike Egerton/Empics Sport
In his column for Yahoo Sport, Jenas compared his situation at Newcastle back in 2002 with that of 16-year-old West Ham United defensive-midfielder Reece Oxford, who was given his Barclays Premier League debut by Slaven Bilic against Arsenal last weekend.
Jenas wrote:
“The chances I was given at a...
Sir Bobby Robson “put his head on the block” by playing Jermaine Jenas regularly as a teenager at Newcastle United, the former Magpies midfielder believes.
Jenas turned down moves to Manchester United and Leeds United in order to head to Tyneside from Nottingham Forest for £5 million in February 2002 at the age of just 18.
Within a fortnight of arriving in the North East, then-Toon boss Robson handed Jenas a start against Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby and continued to play the teenager, something the ex-midfielder believes helped him earn international recognition by the age of 19.
Mike Egerton/Empics Sport
In his column for Yahoo Sport, Jenas compared his situation at Newcastle back in 2002 with that of 16-year-old West Ham United defensive-midfielder Reece Oxford, who was given his Barclays Premier League debut by Slaven Bilic against Arsenal last weekend.
Jenas wrote:
“The chances I was given at a...
- 8/11/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
Pa/Pa Archive
Jermaine Jenas is adamant he made the “right decision” in choosing Newcastle United over the more “glamorous” option of Manchester United back in February 2002.
Then an 18-year-old at Nottingham Forest, the former England midfielder claims he had £5 million offers on the table from both Leeds United and the Magpies, as well as a £2 million bid from Man Utd.
With then-Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson telling the midfielder he should move to Old Trafford because it was “an honour” to play for the Red Devils, Jenas instead decided to head to St James’ Park in order to feature week-in, week-out for Newcastle as Sir Bobby Robson had promised him he would.
Matthew Ashton/Empics Sport
After arriving in the North East for £5 million in February 2002, Jenas went on to play 152 times for Newcastle, scoring on 12 occasions before Tottenham Hotspur tempted him away from the “goldfish bowl” of...
Jermaine Jenas is adamant he made the “right decision” in choosing Newcastle United over the more “glamorous” option of Manchester United back in February 2002.
Then an 18-year-old at Nottingham Forest, the former England midfielder claims he had £5 million offers on the table from both Leeds United and the Magpies, as well as a £2 million bid from Man Utd.
With then-Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson telling the midfielder he should move to Old Trafford because it was “an honour” to play for the Red Devils, Jenas instead decided to head to St James’ Park in order to feature week-in, week-out for Newcastle as Sir Bobby Robson had promised him he would.
Matthew Ashton/Empics Sport
After arriving in the North East for £5 million in February 2002, Jenas went on to play 152 times for Newcastle, scoring on 12 occasions before Tottenham Hotspur tempted him away from the “goldfish bowl” of...
- 8/11/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
Frank Augstein/AP
It’s an Alan Shearer level of ‘Staggering’ when you think of the miracle work Sir Bobby Robson did at Newcastle United.
He took over a team that was in disarray and turned them into world beaters. Ruud Gullit had taken a side that had previously beaten Barcelona in the Champions League under Kenny Dalglish and left it bottom of the Premier League.
Numerous high profile players had been neglected and left bewildered while a number of his signings simply weren’t up to standard.
All that, plus the fact he left captain Alan Shearer, who he didn’t get along with, on the bench for a miserable 1-2 reverse at home to Sunderland means it couldn’t have been any worse when Newcastle’s knight in shining armour came through the door.
Sir Bob took his time but his third season in charge saw United finish...
It’s an Alan Shearer level of ‘Staggering’ when you think of the miracle work Sir Bobby Robson did at Newcastle United.
He took over a team that was in disarray and turned them into world beaters. Ruud Gullit had taken a side that had previously beaten Barcelona in the Champions League under Kenny Dalglish and left it bottom of the Premier League.
Numerous high profile players had been neglected and left bewildered while a number of his signings simply weren’t up to standard.
All that, plus the fact he left captain Alan Shearer, who he didn’t get along with, on the bench for a miserable 1-2 reverse at home to Sunderland means it couldn’t have been any worse when Newcastle’s knight in shining armour came through the door.
Sir Bob took his time but his third season in charge saw United finish...
- 7/2/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Martin Meissner/AP
Newcastle United are being heavily linked with moves for two players that were “suspended indefinitely”, or sacked in layman’s terms, by their club a couple of days ago.
The Magpies are rumoured to be keeping tabs on both Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam after their respective careers at Schalke came to an abrupt end at the weekend.
The pair were told they could find new clubs following the 2-0 defeat to Koln after the club’s sporting director Horst Heidt threatened “consequences” should they fail to win the game.
Manager Roberto Di Matteo blamed a “lack of mutual trust” which suggests there more than initially meets the eye with this story.
And should Newcastle actually go through with their interest and sign the pair, they will need a real manager to keep everything in check.
John Carver just won’t do.
Martin Meissner/AP
The Geordie,...
Newcastle United are being heavily linked with moves for two players that were “suspended indefinitely”, or sacked in layman’s terms, by their club a couple of days ago.
The Magpies are rumoured to be keeping tabs on both Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam after their respective careers at Schalke came to an abrupt end at the weekend.
The pair were told they could find new clubs following the 2-0 defeat to Koln after the club’s sporting director Horst Heidt threatened “consequences” should they fail to win the game.
Manager Roberto Di Matteo blamed a “lack of mutual trust” which suggests there more than initially meets the eye with this story.
And should Newcastle actually go through with their interest and sign the pair, they will need a real manager to keep everything in check.
John Carver just won’t do.
Martin Meissner/AP
The Geordie,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Adam Davy/Pa Wire
John Carver has been decimated this week in the press, on social media, and in the pubs across Tyneside after steering Newcastle United to their eighth-successive defeat and then declaring he believed he was still the “best coach in the Premier League”.
But none of that compares to the latest low blow the Newcastle interim head coach has recived. He has had the ultimate insult added to his injury – with Sam Allardyce trying to provide advice on how to mange Nufc.
West Ham United boss Allardyce’s tenure at St James’ Park ended in January 2008 after just nine months in charge and his playing style was widely disliked in the North East. When Mike Ashley took the decision to sack a manager he had not appointed in the first place, there was widespread approval across the Toon faithful.
Scott Heppell/AP
Yet, despite Allardyce’s time...
John Carver has been decimated this week in the press, on social media, and in the pubs across Tyneside after steering Newcastle United to their eighth-successive defeat and then declaring he believed he was still the “best coach in the Premier League”.
But none of that compares to the latest low blow the Newcastle interim head coach has recived. He has had the ultimate insult added to his injury – with Sam Allardyce trying to provide advice on how to mange Nufc.
West Ham United boss Allardyce’s tenure at St James’ Park ended in January 2008 after just nine months in charge and his playing style was widely disliked in the North East. When Mike Ashley took the decision to sack a manager he had not appointed in the first place, there was widespread approval across the Toon faithful.
Scott Heppell/AP
Yet, despite Allardyce’s time...
- 5/8/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
Richard Sellers/Empics Sport
“I still think I’m the best coach in the Premier League.
“If I have the right tools I can do the job. I’m doing the job to the best of my ability.”
Played eight, lost eight. Nine points from a possible 48.
Give your head a wobble, John.
Those of us who can bare to look further into what John Carver was trying to put across in that now infamous press conference yesterday will try and defend his case with the following.
John was trying to say, in his own special way, how nothing from outside of the club will get in the way of him doing his job. Nothing written in the press, shouted from the terraces; nothing whatsoever.
He is confident in his (woefully inept) abilities and will save the club from relegation. No doubt in his mind.
In reality however, all he...
“I still think I’m the best coach in the Premier League.
“If I have the right tools I can do the job. I’m doing the job to the best of my ability.”
Played eight, lost eight. Nine points from a possible 48.
Give your head a wobble, John.
Those of us who can bare to look further into what John Carver was trying to put across in that now infamous press conference yesterday will try and defend his case with the following.
John was trying to say, in his own special way, how nothing from outside of the club will get in the way of him doing his job. Nothing written in the press, shouted from the terraces; nothing whatsoever.
He is confident in his (woefully inept) abilities and will save the club from relegation. No doubt in his mind.
In reality however, all he...
- 5/8/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Mike Egerton/Pa Wire
Steve McClaren has missed his chance to become a Premier League manager next season.
After failing to gain promotion to the big time with Derby County, he then rejected the chance to take over from John Carver as Newcastle United Head Coach for the Magpies’ final three games of the season.
Now having gone through the utter humiliation of being turned down by a manager who knows he will be taking charge of second tier football next season, Newcastle can’t go back for the former England man if John Carver does manage to preserve Premier League football for another season.
If they did, the powers that be at St James’ Park would openly admit to the nation that they have no self respect. No manager, maybe Messrs Mourinho and Guardiola aside, are worth going through the humbling experience of two attempts to lure him to your club.
Steve McClaren has missed his chance to become a Premier League manager next season.
After failing to gain promotion to the big time with Derby County, he then rejected the chance to take over from John Carver as Newcastle United Head Coach for the Magpies’ final three games of the season.
Now having gone through the utter humiliation of being turned down by a manager who knows he will be taking charge of second tier football next season, Newcastle can’t go back for the former England man if John Carver does manage to preserve Premier League football for another season.
If they did, the powers that be at St James’ Park would openly admit to the nation that they have no self respect. No manager, maybe Messrs Mourinho and Guardiola aside, are worth going through the humbling experience of two attempts to lure him to your club.
- 5/5/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Richard Sellers/Pa Wire
At half-time on Saturday at St James’ Park, Swansea City manager Garry Monk made one slight adjustment to his side, dropping Jack Cork slightly deeper and giving Jefferson Montero more of a licence to head forward, and suddenly the game was over for Newcastle United. John Carver’s plan unravelled before his very eyes – and he did not have the tactical nous to be able to claw the match back, as the Magpies succumbed to a 3-2 loss that left them just five points above the dropzone with four games remaining.
Unfortunately, as much as Toon fans may have wanted local-boy John Carver to succeed, it simply hasn’t happened – and, for the good of the club he loves, it is time he stepped aside and let someone else try to salvage something from the wreckage that is Newcastle United right now and keep the Magpies up.
At half-time on Saturday at St James’ Park, Swansea City manager Garry Monk made one slight adjustment to his side, dropping Jack Cork slightly deeper and giving Jefferson Montero more of a licence to head forward, and suddenly the game was over for Newcastle United. John Carver’s plan unravelled before his very eyes – and he did not have the tactical nous to be able to claw the match back, as the Magpies succumbed to a 3-2 loss that left them just five points above the dropzone with four games remaining.
Unfortunately, as much as Toon fans may have wanted local-boy John Carver to succeed, it simply hasn’t happened – and, for the good of the club he loves, it is time he stepped aside and let someone else try to salvage something from the wreckage that is Newcastle United right now and keep the Magpies up.
- 4/27/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Archive
Newcastle United’s 1-0 loss at home to Manchester United may have frustrated Magpies fans – but the result had been of far less importance at St James’ Park that night then the return of one of their own.
Jonas Gutierrez took to the field in in 65th minute, replacing Ryan Taylor, to complete a remarkable comeback having twice been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The spine-tingling ovation and applause he was greeted to from a 50,000-strong crowd showed the extent to which the Argentine’s battle with the disease had captured the hearts of the Geordie faithful.
Yet his post-match comments confirmed something to which he had already alluded months earlier – that former Magpies boss Alan Pardew had told him to find another club during the height of his illness. Speaking to Spanish paper Marca, Gutierrez revealed: “He (Pardew) told me to look for a team a...
Newcastle United’s 1-0 loss at home to Manchester United may have frustrated Magpies fans – but the result had been of far less importance at St James’ Park that night then the return of one of their own.
Jonas Gutierrez took to the field in in 65th minute, replacing Ryan Taylor, to complete a remarkable comeback having twice been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The spine-tingling ovation and applause he was greeted to from a 50,000-strong crowd showed the extent to which the Argentine’s battle with the disease had captured the hearts of the Geordie faithful.
Yet his post-match comments confirmed something to which he had already alluded months earlier – that former Magpies boss Alan Pardew had told him to find another club during the height of his illness. Speaking to Spanish paper Marca, Gutierrez revealed: “He (Pardew) told me to look for a team a...
- 3/9/2015
- by Chris Waugh
- Obsessed with Film
Alex Alevroyiannis/Pa Wire
Newcastle United are never short of madness on the pitch.
From highlights such as Alan Shearer’s 206 record breaking goals, to Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer’s infamous scrap, the Toon Army have witnessed many up and downs.
The day in 2009 that saw them relegated will forever be etched in the memory of the Geordie faithful and so will the day when Cheick Tiote’s majestic volley sealed a 4-4 draw with Arsenal after being 4-0 down only 19 minutes earlier.
Alongside that are moments such as the numerous cup final loses and the all too distant memory of Sunderland’s 5-1 thrashing at St James’ Park.
The nostalgic era of Kevin Keegan’s ‘Entertainers’ and the trauma of recent derby defeats are all but a few examples of the bumpy ride that is the life of Newcastle United and its most loyal of fan bases.
For...
Newcastle United are never short of madness on the pitch.
From highlights such as Alan Shearer’s 206 record breaking goals, to Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer’s infamous scrap, the Toon Army have witnessed many up and downs.
The day in 2009 that saw them relegated will forever be etched in the memory of the Geordie faithful and so will the day when Cheick Tiote’s majestic volley sealed a 4-4 draw with Arsenal after being 4-0 down only 19 minutes earlier.
Alongside that are moments such as the numerous cup final loses and the all too distant memory of Sunderland’s 5-1 thrashing at St James’ Park.
The nostalgic era of Kevin Keegan’s ‘Entertainers’ and the trauma of recent derby defeats are all but a few examples of the bumpy ride that is the life of Newcastle United and its most loyal of fan bases.
For...
- 2/23/2015
- by Lee Valks Pollard
- Obsessed with Film
John Walton/Empics Sport
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was given permission to speak to Crystal Palace yesterday about their vacant manager’s position after the two clubs agreed on a £2 million compensation package.
Pardew’s trusty leftenant, John Carver, has been installed as caretaker manager until The Magpies’ owner Mike Ashley finds a suitable replacement. The Toon are in safe hands if Carver’s record in the role is anything to go by.
The 49-year-old is one of the few managers in the history of football with a 100% win record following his previous tenure as Nufc’s babysitter-in-chief. Albeit, this incredible win percentage came from just one game after the late, great Sir Bobby Robson was inexplicably sacked in September 2004.
The former England manager, who was also assisted by Geordie John, guided Newcastle to three top five finishes, the Champions League second group phase, a UEFA Cup semi-final and...
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was given permission to speak to Crystal Palace yesterday about their vacant manager’s position after the two clubs agreed on a £2 million compensation package.
Pardew’s trusty leftenant, John Carver, has been installed as caretaker manager until The Magpies’ owner Mike Ashley finds a suitable replacement. The Toon are in safe hands if Carver’s record in the role is anything to go by.
The 49-year-old is one of the few managers in the history of football with a 100% win record following his previous tenure as Nufc’s babysitter-in-chief. Albeit, this incredible win percentage came from just one game after the late, great Sir Bobby Robson was inexplicably sacked in September 2004.
The former England manager, who was also assisted by Geordie John, guided Newcastle to three top five finishes, the Champions League second group phase, a UEFA Cup semi-final and...
- 12/30/2014
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Archive
The contenders for the October manager of the month award for the Premier League have been announced and somewhat unsurprisingly, Alan Pardew has got a nod for his side’s impressive form in winning 7 points and a League Cup victory over holders Man City.
The other contenders are Jose Mourinho (offered an Nufc job under Sir Bobby Robson, former Magpies boss and self-promotionalist Sam Allardyce, and Geordie and wannabe Nufc manager Steve Bruce. So lots of Newcastle links in there, and obviously a moral victory for us no matter what the outcome is.
Allardyce’s resurgent West Ham picked up 9 points in October, while Pardew and Mourinho each picked up 7, and Bruce took 5, though 2 of them came against Arsenal and Liverpool. The number of points won might not be the final decider anyway, but Pardew is surely in with a chance.
Sam Allardyce wouldn’t agree,...
The contenders for the October manager of the month award for the Premier League have been announced and somewhat unsurprisingly, Alan Pardew has got a nod for his side’s impressive form in winning 7 points and a League Cup victory over holders Man City.
The other contenders are Jose Mourinho (offered an Nufc job under Sir Bobby Robson, former Magpies boss and self-promotionalist Sam Allardyce, and Geordie and wannabe Nufc manager Steve Bruce. So lots of Newcastle links in there, and obviously a moral victory for us no matter what the outcome is.
Allardyce’s resurgent West Ham picked up 9 points in October, while Pardew and Mourinho each picked up 7, and Bruce took 5, though 2 of them came against Arsenal and Liverpool. The number of points won might not be the final decider anyway, but Pardew is surely in with a chance.
Sam Allardyce wouldn’t agree,...
- 11/6/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Tony Marshall/Empics Sport
Newcastle‘s manager doesn’t really do under-statement when things are going his way: fair play to him, his last two results have been won on the back of belligerent rigid structure and patience (as well as thanks to some costly mistakes by the opposition). But surely he wasn’t suggesting that he was just like Sir Bobby Robson in the wake of his latest victory against Liverpool?
Perhaps his allusion to Robson having some dark days on Tyneside was just an indication that it can happen to anyone, and that life up here is “not all gin and tonics and aperitifs” (no, me neither). Perhaps he wasn’t trying to say that he is to be judged alongside the Geordie knight, but it’s hard to resist that when he’s also claiming he sort of foresaw victories coming, a little bit (but don’t...
Newcastle‘s manager doesn’t really do under-statement when things are going his way: fair play to him, his last two results have been won on the back of belligerent rigid structure and patience (as well as thanks to some costly mistakes by the opposition). But surely he wasn’t suggesting that he was just like Sir Bobby Robson in the wake of his latest victory against Liverpool?
Perhaps his allusion to Robson having some dark days on Tyneside was just an indication that it can happen to anyone, and that life up here is “not all gin and tonics and aperitifs” (no, me neither). Perhaps he wasn’t trying to say that he is to be judged alongside the Geordie knight, but it’s hard to resist that when he’s also claiming he sort of foresaw victories coming, a little bit (but don’t...
- 11/2/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Barrington Coombs/Empics Sport
He might never have pulled up too many trees at Newcastle in his years on Tyneside – and is mostly remembered for scoring after just 15 seconds of coming on against Sunderland, and also for the most horrific (and apparently intentional) miss for Sunderland against the Magpies – but Michael Chopra has his eyes on a big prize in the new Indian Super League.
The former Newcastle striker is currently playing for Kerala Blasters, and believes his experience of working under Roy Keane and Sir Bobby Robson means he would be a perfect candidate to follow in the footsteps of David James and Marco Materazzi, who are both currently player-managing clubs in the competition:
“Look at some of the managers I have worked under – the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Roy Keane. Sir Bobby was one of the best managers in history. I learnt so much from him.
He might never have pulled up too many trees at Newcastle in his years on Tyneside – and is mostly remembered for scoring after just 15 seconds of coming on against Sunderland, and also for the most horrific (and apparently intentional) miss for Sunderland against the Magpies – but Michael Chopra has his eyes on a big prize in the new Indian Super League.
The former Newcastle striker is currently playing for Kerala Blasters, and believes his experience of working under Roy Keane and Sir Bobby Robson means he would be a perfect candidate to follow in the footsteps of David James and Marco Materazzi, who are both currently player-managing clubs in the competition:
“Look at some of the managers I have worked under – the likes of Sir Bobby Robson and Roy Keane. Sir Bobby was one of the best managers in history. I learnt so much from him.
- 10/23/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Neal Simpson/Empics Sport
The tragedy of human existence is that we’re all destined to relive history over and over, regardless of how bad the mistakes or the disasters. At Newcastle United, the repetition comes a lot quicker.
Back in 1999/2000, Newcastle failed to win in their first seven games of the season, before finally winning against a team expected to be relegated. The team was being led by a man who seemed badly out of his depth, who had pushed out players he had personal problems with, and nobody was really scoring.
Fast forward to this season, and the exact same issues are being relived, only this time, the manager who over-saw the first 7 losses hasn’t had the good grace to walk away, as Ruud Gullit did in 1999. When the Dutchman did that, he paved the way for the triumphant arrival of Sir Bobby Robson who guided the...
The tragedy of human existence is that we’re all destined to relive history over and over, regardless of how bad the mistakes or the disasters. At Newcastle United, the repetition comes a lot quicker.
Back in 1999/2000, Newcastle failed to win in their first seven games of the season, before finally winning against a team expected to be relegated. The team was being led by a man who seemed badly out of his depth, who had pushed out players he had personal problems with, and nobody was really scoring.
Fast forward to this season, and the exact same issues are being relived, only this time, the manager who over-saw the first 7 losses hasn’t had the good grace to walk away, as Ruud Gullit did in 1999. When the Dutchman did that, he paved the way for the triumphant arrival of Sir Bobby Robson who guided the...
- 10/21/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Archive
Kieron Dyer was always a nearly man at Newcastle: he was a key part of Sir Bobby Robson’s return of the Entertainers period, linking up with the team’s other exciting youngsters under the tutelage of the Geordie knight to fire the club back into the Champions League, but he never made it to the next level.
Thanks to some questions about his attitude – including being part of the infamous Brat Pack clique at Newcastle – and some massive, recurring injuries, the peak of Dyer’s career stuttered, and he ended up being a figure of frustration, when his ability should have made him a great.
Little has been said of Dyer’s time at Newcastle by the player – aside from his massive respect (and his personal sense of loss) at the death of Sir Bobby Robson, but thanks to an appearance on Sky’s Fantasy Football programme,...
Kieron Dyer was always a nearly man at Newcastle: he was a key part of Sir Bobby Robson’s return of the Entertainers period, linking up with the team’s other exciting youngsters under the tutelage of the Geordie knight to fire the club back into the Champions League, but he never made it to the next level.
Thanks to some questions about his attitude – including being part of the infamous Brat Pack clique at Newcastle – and some massive, recurring injuries, the peak of Dyer’s career stuttered, and he ended up being a figure of frustration, when his ability should have made him a great.
Little has been said of Dyer’s time at Newcastle by the player – aside from his massive respect (and his personal sense of loss) at the death of Sir Bobby Robson, but thanks to an appearance on Sky’s Fantasy Football programme,...
- 10/21/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Simon Dawson/AP/Press Association Images
The Toon Army have grown used to disappointment over the last ten years. Ever since the great Sir Bobby Robson was sacked, the misery has been piled on the St. James’ faithful, as the club has lurched from one disaster to the next. From failed signings to quick-fire sackings, from miserable relegations to furious protests, there has never been a dull moment on Tyneside, that’s for sure.
With the turmoil that has enveloped the club over the last few years, it’s no surprise that there have been so many languid and insipid performances to choose from in this list. Mercenaries have been drafted in with no real desire to play for the badge on the front of the shirt, and it certainly showed in the performances bereft of any grit, temerity or will.
While the club may not have had the best...
The Toon Army have grown used to disappointment over the last ten years. Ever since the great Sir Bobby Robson was sacked, the misery has been piled on the St. James’ faithful, as the club has lurched from one disaster to the next. From failed signings to quick-fire sackings, from miserable relegations to furious protests, there has never been a dull moment on Tyneside, that’s for sure.
With the turmoil that has enveloped the club over the last few years, it’s no surprise that there have been so many languid and insipid performances to choose from in this list. Mercenaries have been drafted in with no real desire to play for the badge on the front of the shirt, and it certainly showed in the performances bereft of any grit, temerity or will.
While the club may not have had the best...
- 10/19/2014
- by Michael Ramsay
- Obsessed with Film
Owen Humphreys/Pa Archive
For a club lacking in recent trophies, Newcastle United have many memories of European football – both good and bad. The following 10 are a celebration of the great floodlit nights and sporadic moments of brief hope. In 16 seasons of European participation, the Magpies have reached one final, one semi-final and two quarter-finals, with Alan Shearer top scorer with 30 and the mighty Shola Ameobi next with 15 goals. Trips to Hungary, Bulgaria, Sweden, Serbia and Russia haven’t fazed the Toon Army, who always travel in their thousands to cheer their heroes.
It’s not always been good, though. That penalty shootout against Partizan Belgrade still haunts many fans, who believe it was the beginning of the end for Sir Bobby Robson’s wonderful team. After a summer of inactivity, Robson’s men did the hard work by winning 1-0 in Belgrade but lost at St James’ Park. That night was a turning point.
For a club lacking in recent trophies, Newcastle United have many memories of European football – both good and bad. The following 10 are a celebration of the great floodlit nights and sporadic moments of brief hope. In 16 seasons of European participation, the Magpies have reached one final, one semi-final and two quarter-finals, with Alan Shearer top scorer with 30 and the mighty Shola Ameobi next with 15 goals. Trips to Hungary, Bulgaria, Sweden, Serbia and Russia haven’t fazed the Toon Army, who always travel in their thousands to cheer their heroes.
It’s not always been good, though. That penalty shootout against Partizan Belgrade still haunts many fans, who believe it was the beginning of the end for Sir Bobby Robson’s wonderful team. After a summer of inactivity, Robson’s men did the hard work by winning 1-0 in Belgrade but lost at St James’ Park. That night was a turning point.
- 10/12/2014
- by Marc Jobling
- Obsessed with Film
Dave Thompson/Pa Wire
David moves has been talking to the Telegraph to admit – unsurprisingly – that he’s ready to get back into management should the right job come along. Inevitably, given the fact that the former Everton and Man Utd boss has been topping some polls for who fans want as the next Newcastle boss, the conclusion for some will be that Newcastle is the right job he’s waiting for.
He has said that he would be happy to work abroad, since Britain doesn’t export enough managerial talent to balance all the foreign coaches given top jobs here:
“You look at how well Terry Venables did in Spain and how well Bobby Robson did – they are up there with the great managers and both had periods working in Europe.”
“It’s good that we have good managers like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in this country but...
David moves has been talking to the Telegraph to admit – unsurprisingly – that he’s ready to get back into management should the right job come along. Inevitably, given the fact that the former Everton and Man Utd boss has been topping some polls for who fans want as the next Newcastle boss, the conclusion for some will be that Newcastle is the right job he’s waiting for.
He has said that he would be happy to work abroad, since Britain doesn’t export enough managerial talent to balance all the foreign coaches given top jobs here:
“You look at how well Terry Venables did in Spain and how well Bobby Robson did – they are up there with the great managers and both had periods working in Europe.”
“It’s good that we have good managers like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in this country but...
- 10/12/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
John Walton/Empics Sport
Former Newcastle midfielder Rob Lee has joined the list of former players and media personalities who think Alan Pardew is hard done by. Already martyred by a portion of the press and presented as a hang-dog trying to push water up a hill with dignity and grace, the manager has now been basically called a victim by Lee on Talksport.
He was very keen to stress how bad it must be to work under Mike Ashley, who never spends any money (despite £35m being made available this summer), and who sells all the best players (Carroll’s departure was right, Ba was unavoidable and Cabaye and Debuchy insisted on moves). Yes, the owner has his problems, but he’s not an impossible boss, despite what Lee suggests:
“I think the problem is, if you change who are you going to change him for? With Mike Ashley running the ship and…...
Former Newcastle midfielder Rob Lee has joined the list of former players and media personalities who think Alan Pardew is hard done by. Already martyred by a portion of the press and presented as a hang-dog trying to push water up a hill with dignity and grace, the manager has now been basically called a victim by Lee on Talksport.
He was very keen to stress how bad it must be to work under Mike Ashley, who never spends any money (despite £35m being made available this summer), and who sells all the best players (Carroll’s departure was right, Ba was unavoidable and Cabaye and Debuchy insisted on moves). Yes, the owner has his problems, but he’s not an impossible boss, despite what Lee suggests:
“I think the problem is, if you change who are you going to change him for? With Mike Ashley running the ship and…...
- 9/30/2014
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
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