Clip from The Damned United - Clough talks to his Derby team before facing Leeds

The Damned United is in UK cinemas from March 27th 2009.

From the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel by David Peace, The Damned United is directed by Tom Hooper and stars Michael Sheen as the legendary, opinionated football manager Brian Clough, with Timothy Spall as his right hand man, only friend, and crutch Peter Taylor.

Set in 1960s and 1970s England, THE DAMNED UNITED tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Cloughs doomed 44 day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football Leeds United. Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie (Colm Meaney), and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds had an aggressive and cynical style of football - an anathema to the principled yet flamboyant Brian Clough, who had achieved astonishing success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby County building teams in his own vision with trusty lieutenant Peter Taylor. Taking the Leeds job without Taylor by his side, with a changing room full of Dons boys, would lead to an unheralded examination of Cloughs belligerence and brilliance over 44 days. This is that story. The story of The Damned United. Jim Broadbent plays Sam Longson, Derby Chairman. THE DAMNED UNITED was filmed in locations throughout Yorkshire, Leeds, Derbyshire and Spain.

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[rufusandburne]

Clough is here Behave!

[bigmangiff]

Football= Greatest sport in the world

[XDHawkster]

COME ON DERBY

[ifuckyoursister20]

Clough represented what english football was in theold good days!!

[metaldigger]

@bigmangiff ...Let me alter it a bit...Football = LIFE !!!

[ljgately7]

@davidjamessheets well you could say the same about rugby couldn't u? im not a massive rugby fan but at least its free flowing, the 1 thing that annoys me the most about nfl is its too start stop theres no free flow about it ok i see some boring football games but its mostly free flowing. also why i love football and my football team is becuase it a club, its central to our community it represents us, when i hear the words sports francise it sends a shudder down my spine

[davidjamessheets]

@ljgately7 American football is the best sport in the world. It is a sport for all atheletes: brutes, sprinters, and everyone in between. It is a sport for people who can through the ball, kick the ball, and for people who have excellent manuveurabiltiy. It is the most complex game in the world, yet can be enjoyed by people at many levels: people who only want to see big hits, people who like the big pass, and people who like to watch the play develop.

[seanreillyireland]

1.22 Mr Bean

[OriginalJ93]

Football is the most beautiful sport ever played. It is most tactical and more supported than any other sport in the world. Rugby is just a bunch of huge neanderthals running and throwing each other away... Brian Clough > Football > Rugby > American football

[GailCamino]

cool movie..check this at webmovietube

[rainbowplastic]

my freinds dad got headbutted by brian clough once, he thought that my freinds dad was shooting the players with his air rifle but he was just shooting the pigeons lol he was more worried about losing his air rifle when he was running away from him

[gbayara1]

Brian Clough best managar