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THE DAMNED UNITED
Written by Peter Morgan
From the novel by David Peace
www.imsdb.com/scripts/Damned-United,-The.html
EXCERPT
INT. ELLAND ROAD - DAY - (1974) 97
CLOUGH walks through a corridor, brushing past JOHNNY GILES,
BILLY BREMNER and several other SENIOR PLAYERS. An
intimidating atmosphere..
BREMNER
What the hell did you buy them for?
Waste of bloody money.
CLOUGH
Duncan Mackenzie scored twenty-eight
goals last season. John O'Hare and
John McGovern are both internationals.
GILES
We've got two strikers, Alan Clarke
and Mick Jones, they're
internationals, too.
CLOUGH
And one's injured and the other's
F***ing suspended.
BREMNER
Maybe if you spent a little more time
here on the training ground with us,
you wouldn't need to buy Derby
"rejects".
(a beat)
We've a game Saturday. Against Queens
Park Rangers. Or had you forgotten?
(CO NTINU ED)
56
97 CON TINUE D: 97
CLOUGH
I haven't forgotten.
GILES
Well, you haven't told us a single
thing about how QPR will play. Mr
Revie would have files and dossiers
prepared. Had the reserves playing the
Rangers way all week. Had the first
team looking out for this and that.
CLOUGH
Bollocks to Mr. Revie! You're
professional footballers. Stop Stan
Bowles! That's all you need to know
about QPR. And I don't have to justify
myself to you. Not how or when I
conduct training. Not who I buy or
pick to play.
GILES
No. Not to us. But come Saturday
afternoon, there'll be 40,000 people
here who you DO have to justify
yourself, to.
GILES, BREMNER et al walk off. CLOUGH left, staring.
OVER THIS: a large RRRRROOOAAARRRR. GOAL.
98 INT. LEEDS DRESSING-ROOM - DAY - (1974) 98
The LEEDS PLAYERS trudge in, after the game. Angry. Heads
hung low. Begin to strip off.
CAPTION: "QPR 1, Leeds 0."
CLOUGH enters. Visibly gutted by the result, but now's not
the time to show it..
CLOUGH
Sorry, lads.
CLOUGH walks round the dressing-room, shaking hands
individually, patting PLAYERS on the back...
CLOUGH (cont'd)
You were robbed out there today. Broad
bloody daylight. That was never a
penalty.
CLOUGH's tone is sensitive. Tactful. Considerate.
(CO NTINU ED)
56A
98 CON TINUE D: 98
CLOUGH (cont'd)
Stan Bowles? Diving like that? Man's
a disgrace.. But several of the LEEDS PLAYERS refuse his hand. Or freeze
at his touch. Turn away from him..
CLOUGH (cont'd)
I've spoken to the referee already.
Given him a piece of my mind. And come
Monday morning, mark my word, I shall
be taking this further...
The LEEDS PLAYERS stare at one another. Shoot one another
looks.
CLOUGH (cont'd)
Anyway, I want you all to know, I'm
not in the slightest bit critical of
your performance today. Not a bit of
it. You were terrific out there...
.....
Written by Peter Morgan
From the novel by David Peace
www.imsdb.com/scripts/Damned-United,-The.html
EXCERPT
INT. ELLAND ROAD - DAY - (1974) 97
CLOUGH walks through a corridor, brushing past JOHNNY GILES,
BILLY BREMNER and several other SENIOR PLAYERS. An
intimidating atmosphere..
BREMNER
What the hell did you buy them for?
Waste of bloody money.
CLOUGH
Duncan Mackenzie scored twenty-eight
goals last season. John O'Hare and
John McGovern are both internationals.
GILES
We've got two strikers, Alan Clarke
and Mick Jones, they're
internationals, too.
CLOUGH
And one's injured and the other's
F***ing suspended.
BREMNER
Maybe if you spent a little more time
here on the training ground with us,
you wouldn't need to buy Derby
"rejects".
(a beat)
We've a game Saturday. Against Queens
Park Rangers. Or had you forgotten?
(CO NTINU ED)
56
97 CON TINUE D: 97
CLOUGH
I haven't forgotten.
GILES
Well, you haven't told us a single
thing about how QPR will play. Mr
Revie would have files and dossiers
prepared. Had the reserves playing the
Rangers way all week. Had the first
team looking out for this and that.
CLOUGH
Bollocks to Mr. Revie! You're
professional footballers. Stop Stan
Bowles! That's all you need to know
about QPR. And I don't have to justify
myself to you. Not how or when I
conduct training. Not who I buy or
pick to play.
GILES
No. Not to us. But come Saturday
afternoon, there'll be 40,000 people
here who you DO have to justify
yourself, to.
GILES, BREMNER et al walk off. CLOUGH left, staring.
OVER THIS: a large RRRRROOOAAARRRR. GOAL.
98 INT. LEEDS DRESSING-ROOM - DAY - (1974) 98
The LEEDS PLAYERS trudge in, after the game. Angry. Heads
hung low. Begin to strip off.
CAPTION: "QPR 1, Leeds 0."
CLOUGH enters. Visibly gutted by the result, but now's not
the time to show it..
CLOUGH
Sorry, lads.
CLOUGH walks round the dressing-room, shaking hands
individually, patting PLAYERS on the back...
CLOUGH (cont'd)
You were robbed out there today. Broad
bloody daylight. That was never a
penalty.
CLOUGH's tone is sensitive. Tactful. Considerate.
(CO NTINU ED)
56A
98 CON TINUE D: 98
CLOUGH (cont'd)
Stan Bowles? Diving like that? Man's
a disgrace.. But several of the LEEDS PLAYERS refuse his hand. Or freeze
at his touch. Turn away from him..
CLOUGH (cont'd)
I've spoken to the referee already.
Given him a piece of my mind. And come
Monday morning, mark my word, I shall
be taking this further...
The LEEDS PLAYERS stare at one another. Shoot one another
looks.
CLOUGH (cont'd)
Anyway, I want you all to know, I'm
not in the slightest bit critical of
your performance today. Not a bit of
it. You were terrific out there...
.....
