Bit of a hypothetical comedy thread here but Southampton FC the Movie (or Adkins, the movie), might make an ok (but cheesy) footballing underdog story. Our rise from League One includes some tense end of season moments, a bad guy gone good in Puncheon, a tragic loss in Liebherr, a villain in Pompey (and perhaps someone else), and heroes in Lambert and Lallana. Might need a Prem League Title before it would deserve the movie treatment but who knows, what do you think? (don't take it too seriously, obviously)
I actually agree with you, the period of time from the FA Cup final against Arsenal to the present day (with a particular emphasis on the last two and half seasons) is a hell of a sporting story with lots of entertainment and intrigue both on and off the pitch. It's not always been fun but I wouldn't change a minute of it now! Who knows where the story will take us in the next few years?
We should save it until we win the European Cup. Closing line should be Adkins saying, 'Three cheers for Ramirez.'
Must be something about the record equalling home run. Speaking of which, much back slapping in Cardiff over their tenth consecutive home win. Well done, only eleven more to go.
Guly is the chap who has lost all confidence...the manager gives him a man to man talk in the locker room (not changing room as the story has been transferred to New York so George Clooney can play Adkins)...and he runs out and scores the winning goal in he FA Cup Final.
Not the locker room, Adkins has to go to the crack house where Guly has been hanging out since his drink driving charge. He gets on his knees and begs him to play, but Guly only manages to straighten himself up and get to the ground in time for an 87th minute substitution, whereupon he scores the equaliser, followed by a hat-trick in extra time. One supporter boos when he comes on, but he is eaten by the other fans.
No, we are getting Pudsey to play the Dog's Bollocks. Cortese wanted the role, but was told that he would get type-cast.
I think the real villians will be shown as the fans who boo Guly. They will be portrayed true to life as a bunch of thick, rascist, thuggish, ill mannered, overweight, beer swilling, benefit scrounging, litter spewing, *** smoking, wife beating, dishonest, lying, cheating, loud mouthed, bone idle, low lifes. And that is me being as positive as I can about them. I repeat: Guly is the Dogs Bollocks and if you don't realise that then you know **** all about football.
It would be a bit boring really, a team with a big fan base and a decent stadium gets promoted in consecutive seasons not sure how you'd sell that. Now Portsmouth on the other hand, that would make a excellent film. It's got all the elements of a good film, action, intrigue, drama, corruption, despair and hope, humour. It can start just with our FA Cup win and then chart the rapid descent into anarchy in the boardroom, with mysterious figures acting on behalf of mysterious figures and siphoning money to various offshore bank accounts as the fans are caught in the middle and Avram Grant, Guy Whittingham, Michael Appleton and the players all continue to try to keep the club competitive while it falls down all around them, all the while making a social commentary on the nuances of modern day football club ownership. It would end with Chainrai pissing off for good and a the PST taking over. The last scene would be just before a home game at a packed Fratton Park (shut up!), the crowds are lively, the PST board take their seats, the fans are waving flags which have been left on each seat and then the view changes to the players tunnel with both teams standing in a line ready to go out "Come on boys, this is a new start for the club! Let's start it with a ****ing win!" goes out the cry and then the players begin the walk out onto the pitch as the crowd noise reaches a deafening crescendo, the camera fades. THE END During the credits, the names of each person who honoured their pledge to the PST would be also be displayed.
As long as you don't expect the list to go on as long as the names of The Lord of the Rings Trust members on the extended DVD!
The credit roll wouldn't be that long, more likely to be about as long as a first year student movie although that might be pushing it. If in the Saints film they had the name of everyone in the world who think Saints are awesome, that would just go on forever. Plus if you had a movie about Pompey it might be banned by the BBFC for being too disgusting.
