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• The United Way | DVD | (10/05/2021) from £5.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The United Way is the epic story of a football club, a city and a man who did more than most to bring success to both. As told by, co-written and featuring Eric Cantona.He was an artist on and off the pitch and remains today a genuine superstar. The peerless French maverick is our guide from the dark days of Munich through to a historic treble in 1999. And all of the drama in between.The film shares his unique insights into this iconic club with a fresh perspective on the United Way , taking audiences on a compelling ride through the history and evolution of the world's biggest football club, and the social and cultural environment that shaped it.Exclusive interviews and stunning archive interweave Eric's story with that of the club.We hear from a galaxy of United stars and stalwarts- such as David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Bryan Robson, Brian Kidd, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Teddy Sheringham, Nicky Butt, Peter Schmeichel, the late Tommy Docherty and many, many more- as well as era-defining figures from the realms of music and politics.From humble beginnings in England's Industrial North at the turn of the 20th Century, Manchester United rose with defiance and flair through the smog of tragedy, adversity and despair to become a cultural colossus.The United Way is at heart a story of the people. It is set against a background of four dynamic decades of change on and off the pitch. Lords Heseltine and Kinnock add socio-political context. Musicians Peter Hook and Shaun Ryder recall the ground-breaking sounds and styles, which, along with the football club, helped make Manchester a pioneering, swashbuckling cultural capital.Set to the stirring score of five-time Oscar nominated, BAFTA-winning composer George Fenton, this is a cinematic journey to discover the soul of a football club, of a city, of a people.This is The United Way.

• The Four Year Plan | DVD | (28/05/2012) from £27.22   |  Saving you £-11.23 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In 2007 Queens Park Rangers Football Club, facing relegation and bankruptcy, was rescued by high-profile billionaires Flavio Briatore, Bernie Ecclestone, Lakshmi Mittal and Amit Bhatia. Their vision: to take a community of reluctant fans, talented players and a roster of ever-changing managers to Premiership glory. The new owners, risking ridicule and commercial failure, allowed cameras unprecedented access to record the roller-coaster ride.Witness one of modern football's most extraordinary stories, told from inside the boardroom, changing rooms and sidelines. The Four Year Plan features the boardroom battles, telephone conversations, matches and private chats that reveal the inside story of the turbulent and dramatic developments that led to QPR's heroic promotion to the Premier League four tumultuous years later.

• Ricky Hatton: Night of the Fight - Hatton's Last Stand | DVD | (18/12/2013) from £12.13   |  Saving you £-2.14 (-21.40%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Five-time world champion boxer Ricky Hatton defined an era in British boxing. However after a major loss in 2009 his greatest fight was yet to come: the battle against himself. Alcohol fuelled depression personal scandal rehab and suicidal thoughts dogged him for over three years until 'The Hitman' decided enough was enough. It was time to step back into the ring. Night of the Fight: Hatton's Last Stand is an honest at times brutal account of the very human back-story to Ricky Hatton's final comeback fight. Cameras follow Hatton at home at the gym through the streets of Manchester then onto fight night itself moving through the dressing rooms hallways back room conversations and team preparations before going ringside during the breathtaking and emotional fight itself. From the critically acclaimed filmmakers behind the documentaries 'The Four Year Plan' and 'Sleeping Giant' this raw story of personal redemption is a definitive almost real-time account of Ricky Hatton's swansong to a career spent as one of the UK's most successful international boxers. Special Features: 3 Previously Unseen Deleted Scenes Trailer Caution: Features strong language from the onset and some flash photography.