This show dedicated to the early days of soccer. You guys may find it interesting.

Meh. It was ok but they butched the real story

Does it get better? I bailed after the first episode, and my wife bailed after the 2nd. She loved Downton Abbey and I dutifully enjoyed it as well, so we were both disappointed to dislike this one.

It seemed like a compromise between sports and period drama that was good at neither.

But I wouldn't mind revisiting it if anyone had a similar impression at first but stuck it out and enjoyed it later.

On my list, though I've heard/read it's meh, as well.

It's not Breaking Bad, that's for sure. I find the soccer parts funny, like especially when they bash passing.

aTmAg said:

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It's not Breaking Bad, that's for sure. I find the soccer parts funny, like especially when they bash passing.

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I really wish they had gone deeper into why the Scots were so much better at soccer. They didn't really explain that all too well.

Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:

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aTmAg said:

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It's not Breaking Bad, that's for sure. I find the soccer parts funny, like especially when they bash passing.

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I really wish they had gone deeper into why the Scots were so much better at soccer. They didn't really explain that all too well.

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Yeah I was interested in strategy evolution. I was thinking that the 2nd time when Darwen was playing the Etonians for the 2nd time and the Etonians were roughing up the 2 Scottish players, why didn't the Darwen's use 2 other guys to rough up the man markers? If they are going to play soccer like American football, then go all out and block them and everything.

I couldn't give a damn about the family drama crap.


Edit: Why were the Scots so much better? Do you know?

deadbq03 said:

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It seemed like a compromise between sports and period drama that was good at neither.

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Watched a few episodes and this pretty much sums it up. It felt more like a low-rent soap opera with sweaty gym wrestling trying to be passed off as soccer.