I was watching that BBC documentary Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League.
What a dreadfully poor piece of programming. Aside from Arsenal getting a look in for the first 20 minutes of episode 4, the whole series might as well be a retelling of Man Utd's dominant decade. For sure, the rise of the Premier League and Man Utd under Fergie happen in tandem but it does such a disservice to all the other clubs that propelled the league forward during that decade. The likes of Newcastle and Blackburn - prominent clubs in the early years of the league are patronised and even early challengers like Norwich and Villa are basically ignored altogether. Everything is defined/refined through a Man Utd filter. Not even Wenger and Arsenal's remarkable and unique efforts can escape that filter.
So, imagine my complete lack of surprise to learn that it was produced by David Beckham's production company Studio 99. (Quite what Beckham offers in the realm of tv production is anyone's guess. Simply put - it's not a history of the Premier League. It's another fluff piece by those shameless self promoters, the 'Class of 92'. You'd think they had cured cancer the way they promote themselves and their place in history. Quite something for a bunch who were just a group of decent but not world class footballers.
Piss poor. Stay well clear.
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