The Farrelly brothers have remade Fever Pitch, based on the Nick Hornby book, except this time about an obsessive Boston Red Sox fan.
What's the point? The original was an overrated movie based on an overrated book about an overrated team. If you want to write a comedy about sports, look no further than the City of Manchester Stadium. Hell, you wouldn't even need actors.
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Saving grace of Fever Pitch: Colin Firth (and I'm not even a big fan of him).
Man City might be a comedy of sorts (did I spot Mark and Lard in the crowd at the weekend result?) but you certainly couldn't replace the Man City team, the staff or fans with actors: for a start, who would play Stuart Pearce?!
Ha ha!
I suggest Gareth from the Office. He has the TA background, for a start.
Ooh, good suggestion! As a long-time depressed Forest on-off follower, Pearce loomed large in the East Midlands mentality. Great casting though - any further thoughts?
Ricky Gervais as Kevin Keegan.
I'm sure this will run and run.
Robbie from Eastenders as Robbie Fowler?
Useless Fact No 2904: Did you know that Robbie Fowler is THE richest footballer in the Premiership. It seems he owns loads of property, resulting in City fans to sing, to the tune of We All Live In A Yellow Submarine: "we all live in a Robbie Fowler house, a Robbie Fowler house."
My favourite Stuart Pearce moment? Missing that penalty against Germany in 1990 - although it nearly caused breakdown in domestic relations in chez Reidski as 'er indoors was crying at the time.
My favourite Kevin Keegan moment? Him resigning after Germany beat England in 2000, one of the funniest games of football I have ever attended. I really enjoyed Hamann's goal!
Lovely, Darren.
Bit uncalled for, Reidski! Is that true about Robbie Fowler?
Can't say I have a favourite Keegan or Pearce moment, any more than I could have favourite Keegan or Pearce haircuts. Every one a mare.
Back in the days of Radio Five (not FiveLive) and its 606 coverage with Danny Baker I have this ongoing - but blurry - recollection that a Forest fan called up once and reduced Baker to hysterics at the thought of the club shop selling life-size cardboard figures of Stuart Pearce. How bloody terrifying is that?! (Though I guess it depends on whether that is post penalty v Germany or post penalty v Spain).
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