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Post by htafcokay on Dec 1, 2023 19:23:24 GMT 1
There's me thinking "Up The Town" would be a documentary primarily about Huddersfield Town. Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Or just have opinions on things. You think it's brilliant, I think it's dull. Both opinions are allowed. I love football documentaries, but ones that actually focus on football. So far, I feel this documentary has focused far too much on Kevin Nagle and how brilliant he is. Admittedly, the last episode was the best of the lot so far but it had less focus on how brilliant Kevin Nagle is and actually focused a bit more on Huddersfield Town, which is the only thing I'm really interested in. Hopefully future episodes follow the same track. |
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Post by htfcterry on Dec 1, 2023 19:24:25 GMT 1
Just watched both - constant self-promotion. A lot gets said about him, but I don't feel like I've watched anything other than the Kevin Nagle show. I mean, the whole series is kind of supposed to be about him⌠an unheard of American buying a football club heâd never heard of either that was on the brink of administration. As fans, weâre learning about who he is, how it happened, the stages to the takeover and now todayâs episodes meeting the staff & fans. Interested to hear what content you'd want to see instead? As htafcokay has just eluded - with the title been called âUp the Townâ I thought itâd be more about Town rather than just about KN. A very fair explanation from justaguy though. Maybe as the season starts on the series we will see more about Town. |
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Post by harris on Dec 1, 2023 19:30:24 GMT 1
Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Or just have opinions on things. You think it's brilliant, I think it's dull. Both opinions are allowed. I love football documentaries, but ones that actually focus on football. So far, I feel this documentary has focused far too much on Kevin Nagle and how brilliant he is. Admittedly, the last episode was the best of the lot so far but it had less focus on how brilliant Kevin Nagle is and actually focused a bit more on Huddersfield Town, which is the only thing I'm really interested in. Hopefully future episodes follow the same track. Absolutely. There are plenty of Huddersfield Town and football focused videos on our YouTube, 99% of them in fact. Iâm enjoying this because itâs produced well and different to what weâve ever seen before, so Iâm surprised how the instant reaction is negative from some. But each to their own I agree. |
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Post by Porrohman on Dec 1, 2023 19:30:37 GMT 1
There's me thinking "Up The Town" would be a documentary primarily about Huddersfield Town. Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Is there going to be much of an American audience for it ? Maybe if it got the Netflix treatment but as a self made YouTube video đ¤ˇ. This isn't me being negative, it's a genuine question. Maybe Kevs mate could answer it. |
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Post by harris on Dec 1, 2023 19:35:48 GMT 1
Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Is there going to be much of an American audience for it ? Maybe if it got the Netflix treatment but as a self made YouTube video đ¤ˇ. This isn't me being negative, it's a genuine question. Maybe Kevs mate could answer it. Not saying itâs a huge audience but I imagine Sacramento Republic fans are probably tuning in for starters. I donât know how they get it to a bigger audience and thereâs little chance anyone would be rushing to watch it on Netflix. Weâd need that hook/big story line (e.g promotion from the brink of going under, big name manager or investor) to get a wider audience. |
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Post by tepidterrier on Dec 1, 2023 20:21:47 GMT 1
Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Or just have opinions on things. You think it's brilliant, I think it's dull. Both opinions are allowed. I love football documentaries, but ones that actually focus on football. So far, I feel this documentary has focused far too much on Kevin Nagle and how brilliant he is. Admittedly, the last episode was the best of the lot so far but it had less focus on how brilliant Kevin Nagle is and actually focused a bit more on Huddersfield Town, which is the only thing I'm really interested in. Hopefully future episodes follow the same track. Likewise, this series hasn't really been my cup of tea from the start. Has that American 'structured reality' vibe to a lot of it which I don't really like (somewhat less so in today's episodes). It's light and inoffensive, nothing revelatory from it being behind the scenes. We've been spoiled a bit by the club making some really good quality films with Simon Normington back in the day. Would love an updated version of the Final Whistle, an incredible historical document but now missing the a quarter of the club's history. Nagle seems to value that kind of thing from his purchase and donation of Tommy Wilson's old medals. I wonder if he'd like the idea? |
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Post by htafcokay on Dec 1, 2023 20:24:13 GMT 1
Or just have opinions on things. You think it's brilliant, I think it's dull. Both opinions are allowed. I love football documentaries, but ones that actually focus on football. So far, I feel this documentary has focused far too much on Kevin Nagle and how brilliant he is. Admittedly, the last episode was the best of the lot so far but it had less focus on how brilliant Kevin Nagle is and actually focused a bit more on Huddersfield Town, which is the only thing I'm really interested in. Hopefully future episodes follow the same track. Likewise, this series hasn't really been my cup of tea from the start. Has that American 'structured reality' vibe to a lot of it which I don't really like (somewhat less so in today's episodes). It's light and inoffensive, nothing revelatory from it being behind the scenes. We've been spoiled a bit by the club making some really good quality films with Simon Normington back in the day. Would love an updated version of the Final Whistle, an incredible historical document but now missing the a quarter of the club's history. Nagle seems to value that kind of thing from his purchase and donation of Tommy Wilson's old medals. I wonder if he'd like the idea? The club have started taking a bit more notice of the history lately, in fairness. |
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Post by 2ellandback on Dec 1, 2023 20:41:25 GMT 1
Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Is there going to be much of an American audience for it ? Maybe if it got the Netflix treatment but as a self made YouTube video đ¤ˇ. This isn't me being negative, it's a genuine question. Maybe Kevs mate could answer it. Oh he will. |
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Post by 2ellandback on Dec 1, 2023 20:44:07 GMT 1
Just watched both - constant self-promotion. A lot gets said about him, but I don't feel like I've watched anything other than the Kevin Nagle show. I would take issue with âself-promotionâ but letâs roll with that. 100% Kevin is much of the focus, but itâs not out of ego. One of the things realized early on is that this club is a sacred treasure, and this unknown American was coming in to take control. The idea from the jump wasnât anything other than being transparent, letting folks see who the man was in front and behind the scenes, and trying to give a glimpse to the process itself. I couldnât speak for the man but I would imagine in good and bad times, heâs always going to want supporters to feel like heâs being honest and transparent no matter what, perhaps to a fault. If you go into the series with the understanding that THOSE are the goals, it might make more sense to some. UTT âI couldnât speak for the manâ đ |
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Post by boooothy on Dec 1, 2023 21:03:43 GMT 1
Iâm glad that the focus is on Nagle. Thereâs nothing about Huddersfield Town they can tell me i donât already know.
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Post by morleyterrier on Dec 1, 2023 21:05:23 GMT 1
Kevin Nagle is my hero, he is the best.
He has made great decisions and will do well for Town.
I really like him.
That should stop some fucking dickhead reporting me and me then being banned.
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Post by Big Ern on Dec 1, 2023 21:08:32 GMT 1
I think it's excellent and anything that shows the club in a positive light should be well received by the supporters.
Nagle comes across very well and even though it's obviously edited for telly there is enough there to see that the intentions are spot on.
A few whingey babies crying because he hasn't signed Ronaldo in his first few months shouldn't detract from the bigger picture.
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Post by goodbet on Dec 1, 2023 21:13:25 GMT 1
Kevin Nagle is my hero, he is the best. He has made great decisions and will do well for Town. I really like him. That should stop some fucking dickhead reporting me and me then being banned. I doubt it the board is full of crazies that have never posted previously that tell us all they know what KN has planned and what he will be doing in the future. |
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Post by richhtfc on Dec 1, 2023 21:16:00 GMT 1
The never ending search for the negative on this board is a thing to behold.
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Post by townarentbest on Dec 1, 2023 21:27:33 GMT 1
Depends how you look at it. To an American audience theyâre being educated about the club and its history, to Town fans weâre learning about the guy thatâs taken us over for the years to come. I guess people can find faults in anything if they want to. Is there going to be much of an American audience for it ? Maybe if it got the Netflix treatment but as a self made YouTube video đ¤ˇ. This isn't me being negative, it's a genuine question. Maybe Kevs mate could answer it. No there isnât. The first three episodes topped out at roughly 37,000 views each, thatâs niche. Thereâs guys who can barely string a sentence together making videos of themselves camping and making Pot Noodles who get more views weekly, never mind that itâs spun out over many months. It is however lot more views than watch most of the highlights, Manager conferences or player interviewsâŚso makes sense to continue doing it and hoping to get some pull through to the other stuff, and then overall there may be some minimal value to attach to the YouTube content. They really should be putting it out in a more organised fashion thoughâŚdoesnât necessarily have to be more regular, but if youâre going to do it monthly, do it monthly, donât have 3 months off and then push 2 videos and then wait another 2 months. Thatâs not how to build an audience. |
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Post by King Neil on Dec 1, 2023 22:04:48 GMT 1
I quite enjoyed them both
The focus will fall on the team soon enough I think...its just a bit of getting to know the man at the moment..he seems a good bloke with genuine intentions đ
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Post by Amigo on Dec 1, 2023 22:32:08 GMT 1
I see enough about the match day when I go and the majority of the time so far this season I've hardly wanted to tune in again to go through seeing it again!
Strange how some people can't just be pleased there's something that shows another view of a part of our club we still don't know much about, the one that owns it! And feel the need to go on about how dull it is and it's not what they want, as has been said if you just want to focus solely on the match day side of things that's fine there's loads of other stuff for that and I'm sure this will build more towards that but for now it's giving us an insight to something we don't know much about so I can't see why there's a problem with it.
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Post by efesodje23 on Dec 1, 2023 22:49:16 GMT 1
Jesus. Why did they put those chavvy kids in the edit?
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Post by Yuta be a terrier on Dec 1, 2023 23:12:21 GMT 1
Jesus. Why did they put those chavvy kids in the edit? Careful or they will be "comin' for ya" |
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Post by blue1003 on Dec 1, 2023 23:14:22 GMT 1
Jesus. Why did they put those chavvy kids in the edit? I thought they captured something of the irreverent passion that football, including Town, can potentially generate. I and my mates were much that way when we were their age - and itâs good to know that the digital age hasnât completely crushed that kind of joyful âunfilteredâ spirit in and around the peopleâs sport. They were having fun, and thatâs what they and their families pay for. |
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Post by prepare on Dec 1, 2023 23:15:20 GMT 1
The never ending search for the negative on this board is a thing to behold. agree town dammed if they do dammed if they dont!! Enjoyed both episodes |
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Post by townarentbest on Dec 2, 2023 1:12:57 GMT 1
So, letâs quote Neil Warnock word for word from episode 5.
âNow I know Iâve signed a years contract but it doesnât mean Iâm going to be here a yearâ
âI just felt to give them a chance to get their feet under the table and see what thereâs to do, it would be the best thing to do reallyâ
Discuss đ¤ˇââď¸đ
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Post by Teddington Ted on Dec 2, 2023 7:53:47 GMT 1
So, letâs quote Neil Warnock word for word from episode 5. âNow I know Iâve signed a years contract but it doesnât mean Iâm going to be here a yearâ âI just felt to give them a chance to get their feet under the table and see what thereâs to do, it would be the best thing to do reallyâ Discuss đ¤ˇââď¸đ AI. |
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Post by King Neil on Dec 2, 2023 8:15:01 GMT 1
So, letâs quote Neil Warnock word for word from episode 5. âNow I know Iâve signed a years contract but it doesnât mean Iâm going to be here a yearâ âI just felt to give them a chance to get their feet under the table and see what thereâs to do, it would be the best thing to do reallyâ Discuss đ¤ˇââď¸đ That ship's sailed |
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Post by royrace on Dec 2, 2023 9:25:01 GMT 1
Very good that, keep em coming. As previously Kevin comes across really well. I wonder where he'll stay when in Hudds, looks like his place in California will take some matching! We also have some nice hills though! He'll have to buy some proper footwear in January  |
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Dec 2, 2023 10:05:01 GMT 1
So, letâs quote Neil Warnock word for word from episode 5. âNow I know Iâve signed a years contract but it doesnât mean Iâm going to be here a yearâ âI just felt to give them a chance to get their feet under the table and see what thereâs to do, it would be the best thing to do reallyâ Discuss đ¤ˇââď¸đ Jepsons reaction when they left suggested to me that they must have expected to be here while Christmas at a minimum. They certainly didn't expect it would only be 3 months |
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Post by Big Ern on Dec 2, 2023 10:29:59 GMT 1
The never ending search for the negative on this board is a thing to behold. I'm genuinely starting to believe some of these people are wums. It's like they want to put the owners down at every given opportunity. I have no idea what they are hoping to achieve |
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Post by htafcokay on Dec 2, 2023 10:56:01 GMT 1
The never ending search for the negative on this board is a thing to behold. I'm genuinely starting to believe some of these people are wums. It's like they want to put the owners down at every given opportunity. I have no idea what they are hoping to achieve I'm genuinely starting to believe that you're hysterical. People are allowed to have different opinions on things, why do you feel the constant need to keep having a go at people that don't share your opinion? |
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Post by rooo on Dec 2, 2023 11:01:55 GMT 1
People need to realise that in the opening title sequence the Executive Producer is Kevin Nagle (i.e. he's commissioned it and paid for it)
The production company is an American production company.
This series is nothing to do with Town editorially but only the story of KN buying our club.
Therefore, it is going to be promoting KN in a good light, but in my opinion this is true reflection of KN and not a lot of spin put on it.
Don't blame the communications department at HTAFC for the content, they are only hosting it on HTTV (YouTube)
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Post by Big Ern on Dec 2, 2023 11:16:14 GMT 1
I'm genuinely starting to believe some of these people are wums. It's like they want to put the owners down at every given opportunity. I have no idea what they are hoping to achieve I'm genuinely starting to believe that you're hysterical. People are allowed to have different opinions on things, why do you feel the constant need to keep having a go at people that don't share your opinion? Ooh hit a nerve there have I? Who said I was referring to you? Maybe it's because you do put the owners down at every given opportunity...what are you hoping to achieve? If you genuinely believe you aren't the one that's been hysterical then I'm flabbergasted |
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