Bostock's Cup

[@mrstambourinegirl397]

Oh My god! Thank you! For years i thought i had dreamt about Bostock Stanley, as no one else i talked to could remember it! I was 13 when i first watched this, Alan Hardy was my favourite. Now im 34 Alan Hardy is still my favourite. You win youtube today :)

[@lindacampbell1440]

Same here! No one else I know has heard of it

[@pipmcg1]

Remember it well from 99, never been a better footie spoof. Crammed full with great actors and gags. Quote it regularly 👍

[@pipmcg1]

Love to see the master tape get restored and bostocks shown again on tv.

[@kflem80]

I'm guessing Phillip Middlemiss character was based on Phil Neal in the Graham Taylor documentary

[@hakc97again]

That sloping pitch gag has now been used for the title of Nick and Chris England's football podcast. Highly recommended

[@bcmu6136]

Whos here from steve nicol. Espn. I just watched the film. I adored it

[@SandyYoung1]

Ey up me old flowers!🤗

[@jonjon212]

That became a catchphrase at our school

[@tommaguzzi1723]

Thanks, YT algorithm. I never knew this existed but I'm watching it 20 odd years later. Brilliant! I recall another one. A half hour play from maybe mid 70's just a manager of a little club in the changing room talking to his team after a bad defeat, but the next match was FA cup against Leeds utd and he was trying to gee his players up for it. Not funny just a bit sad at the end. I have no idea what it was called or how to find it even if it still exists.

[@mikegould8215]

The lack of timing for the timing joke was timed to perfection.

[@LexL147]

Awesome! But with some of those scenes this will probably never see the light of day again. Drink it in!

[@orlandotrustfullandhiscosm4110]

Just came here from talksports Martin Kellners recommendation. Lolz

[@brycie28]

Same lol

[@mrblue193]

same

[@darrenportz7638]

same here !

[@ianpride1631]

Same

[@CiderUppercut]

I'm going to watch that Man Utd v Leicester game aswell to see that dog on the pitch for 2 minutes

[@sharonbouckley9936]

Superb. Been looking for this for ages.

[@vashna3799]

Call me Boss, or gaffer, or chief, or in certain circumstances Sir...or Colonel

[@GaryHoltonFan]

Tim healy was in Auf Weidersehen pet with the late Gary holton who could have easily have worked alongside Tim in this

[@marxam6671]

That famous sloping pitch. Hahaha.

[@snakesplex4314]

thanks this is great. i have to watch mike bassett now, i wish i could get this from amazon.

[@elscrimmo]

Even better, watch the Man City documentary which you can find on here. John Bond introducing imself to the players will sound feel very familiar.

[@statto74]

I see Gerry Tudor has interviewed Southgate: GT: Realistically, what chance do England have of beating Spain this evening? GS: Well, we’ve got what I like to call no chance at all, Spain is a very good side, Rodri, Yamal, Olmo, these are what I like to call class players. My lads, well they’re very poor, very poor indeed, I’ve told them that.

[@smudgersmith2650]

H and J the only thing worth listening to on Talksport, Friday's show is always great. Watched this the first time round, looking forward to a second view.

[@giles852002]

Thanks for this, haven't seen this in 16 years :-)

[@johnfoster8378]

Brilliant my old vhs tape of this is a bit worn now..classic tv

[@jeremycley]

Yes, Squad number 9 brought me here too.

[@tommylambert]

Just found this on an old tape I got in a lot. Wondered what it was!

[@philsaunders4098]

Bloke at beginning don’t look too bad to say Del Boy & his consortium had hold of him in back off a ambulance.

[@lennycollura4864]

Fantastic 🤣🤣🤣

[@scottsoul64]

Funniest thing never seen much, looked for this for years, sloping pitch was the funniest bit, it's a dig at The Hibs team as they used to have a sloping pitch, they also wear the old Hibs strips

[@RockinRedRover]

Agree re the film, remember it being on TV and could never understand why it wasn't repeated. Interesting how we see things differently, I always thought the sloping pitch and green shirts were reflecting Yeovil Town, England's second greatest Cup Giantkilling side compared to Hereford. Yeovil aka the "Green Slime" play in green too, their old Huish Park pitch had an 8' slope. As a lifelong Hereford fan this film reminded me of many of our Cup games on interesting pitches. Thanks SO much for posting it, and in good quality too.

[@kisbie]

It's not as famous as 'An Evening with Gary Lineker' - also by the same writer - but personally I think it's a lot funnier. "Not THE George Best of course, but a different one."

[@kisbie]

Also, check out Chris England's 2002 World Cup diary for one of the best obscure football books.

[@HutchinsonNeil]

Brilliant. Why was this only ever shown once ???

[@Nickelodeon81]

Because ITV are idiots.

[@statto74]

Yes, the night before Man United won the Treble in May 1999

[@paulstanley518]

remember it first time,reminds me of spurs all or nothing ,jose is a ringer for bertie

[@catmandoza]

wouldn't get away with a youth team coach like that these days!!!

[@DeanoFrank]

Beautifully crafted comedy. Ay up me flower 😊😊😊

[@TheSolow79]

MGB Entertainment Borrowed from Charlie Williams

[@kisbie]

"It's a CUP hat!"

[@jasonjazzedwards9133]

Brilliant!!

[@paulprice1711]

The Milkman showed so much bottle with that Penalty

[@amulligan]

43:03 is that John Bishop?!

[@user-zj4gz9tr8s]

Looked like him

[@creynolds094]

Tuesday 25th May 1999

[@5340robert]

This was discussed on talk sport today

[@paulprice1711]

Please please please win the game win the game win the game

[@waynelundy514]

Its what i like to call a clissic david and goalith situation

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Yeah, so do I, tbf. Clissic david and goalith. No other way to describe it.

[@motorheadschwaby8087]

pit yackers.

[@kisbie]

Rather fittingly, Pontefract's actual football club is called Pontefract Collieries (founded 1958).

[@aussieagle]

Hamstring ?

[@Madmicksoutdooractivities]

This is class will never forget this as it’s name is same as mine lol

[@jaapseiye2246]

never seen this wtf......

[@GaunterODimm2]

AT LAST!!!!! Finally found it.

[@ivorsmith4205]

Inclusion of a physio with an interest in young, naked male bodies nowadays seems sickening and horribly inappropriate. With the benefit hindsight strange to see how it could ever have been viewed as funny. An updated version of this film would have edited him out

[@SandyYoung1]

Go fuck yourself it’s funny-I hope you’ve grown up in the last three years. Dickhead.

[@davestraughan]

Was funny though

[@SandyYoung1]

Ey up me old flowers!🤗

[@HutchinsonNeil]

Brilliant. Why was this only ever shown once ???