The birth of English Football

[exigo]

Watched the first couple of episodes. Decent enough, and I'll take any sport going at the moment.

[Meanwood Villa]

I've watched four episodes but I think that is more down to boredom than the quality of the show. It's Downtonesque in its observations on the upper and working classes and various associated clichés and stereotypes but the football angle makes it a tad more interesting for me.

[Clark W Griswold]

I liked it. I hope they follow it up with the birth of the football league and all the Villa related stuff.

[tomd2103]

I've watched four episodes but I think that is more down to boredom than the quality of the show. It's Downtonesque in its observations on the upper and working classes and various associated clichés and stereotypes but the football angle makes it a tad more interesting for me.

I do get the impression that sport was very much class based at that time and into early part of the 20th century.  There was the gentlemen and players divide in cricket and the tensions in rugby union which eventually led to the northern clubs breaking away and forming rugby league. 

[Brend'Watkins]

Watched the first episode. It’s okay. One thing that stood out is the goalkeeping is badly acted.

[Pete3206]

It's no Murphy's Mob

[exigo]

Or Jossy's Giants.

[ChicagoLion]

Watched the first episode. It’s okay. One thing that stood out is the goalkeeping is badly acted.

They should have got a real pro like Stallone.

[Louzie0]

Watched the first episode. It’s okay. One thing that stood out is the goalkeeping is badly acted.

The rest is ok too.  Great casting.
Agree about the goalkeeping.

[Brend'Watkins]

I've watched 4 episodes now and can safely say it is shite.

[exigo]

I've watched 4 episodes now and can safely say it is shite.

I'm four in now as well. Each one seems to get slowly worse.

[eamonn]

Not great but nice to see Blackburn and Darwen get a bit of exposure. Shout-out to the Carthusians too.

[Risso]

Watched the first episode. It’s okay. One thing that stood out is the goalkeeping is badly acted.

I watched the first three episodes last night with my wife.  She loves a historical drama, and the fact that it was based around her neck of the woods helped.  I watched it more in hope than expectation, but was pleasantly surprised at how decent it was.

[JD]

It wasn't a bad drama, easy to watch. Just a shame it was factually incorrect, which spoilt it a bit for me, but if you aren't worried about that it is ok.