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The United Way

The starting point was the social breakdownof the Winter of Discontent under Mr Callaghan...

The starting point was the social breakdown
of the Winter of Discontent under Mr Callaghan in 1978

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The starting point
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was the social breakdown of the Winter of Discontent
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under Mr Callaghan in 1978.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:59
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, sport
Production
Ad Hoc Films,Cantilever Media,Maddem Films,Ingenious Media

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Movie Summary

The history of Manchester United, using unseen footage.
And the Northwest was particularly badly affected. - The United Way 00:05
And the Northwest was particularly badly affected.
The cosy world which we were told would go on for ever, - The United Way 00:19
The cosy world which we were told would go on for ever,
Destitution, demoralisation, - The United Way 00:07
Destitution, demoralisation,
That's, that's what life was like then, you know. - The United Way 00:05
That's, that's what life was like then, you know.
And it created a kind of atmosphere at times - The United Way 00:08
And it created a kind of atmosphere at times
The game had become unattractive. - The United Way 00:06
The game had become unattractive.
The obvious place for the hooligans. - The United Way 00:05
The obvious place for the hooligans.
Manchester United - The United Way 00:07
Manchester United
Chelsea supporters were involved - The United Way 00:05
Chelsea supporters were involved
United have had to put up with the hooligans - The United Way 00:06
United have had to put up with the hooligans
But never before has the team itself - The United Way 00:07
But never before has the team itself
We hadn't won the league for a number of years - The United Way 00:08
We hadn't won the league for a number of years
We needed a new manager. - The United Way 00:04
We needed a new manager.
There was just a little bit of a quibble over the company car. - The United Way 00:05
There was just a little bit of a quibble over the company ca...
I said, "I've got a dog called Charlie." - The United Way 00:06
I said, "I've got a dog called Charlie."
I really can't stand the word "pressure" - The United Way 00:12
I really can't stand the word "pressure"
And it was like as if they were trying to change the image. - The United Way 00:05
And it was like as if they were trying to change the image.
Not so much the look of the club, but the image of it, - The United Way 00:06
Not so much the look of the club, but the image of it,
Ron saw himself as first-team manager only. - The United Way 00:05
Ron saw himself as first-team manager only.
And I don't think he got much involved - The United Way 00:06
And I don't think he got much involved