Reaching for Glory Documentary - Watch it!

Trotter

Just a quick reminder to everyone to set their recorders for Monday night.. I was lucky enough to attend the premier of the Reaching for Glory documentary in Limerick last week and it is nothing short of brilliant.

Can anyone tell me if the DVD has gone on sale yet?

matdabomb

Lucky you. Is it just 1hr or longer?

bogzilla

Cant wait.

I've seen all the preview clips on YouTube and it does look fantastic.

I am biased though as I love rugby. You really get the see what these guys put in behind closed doors to play at that level.

Munster & Ireland abu!

Diamondmaker

Yup mem in my phone for it!:D

besty

Sky+'d

crybaby

ad on telly looks great cant wait, looking forward to seeing the leadership side of O'Driscoll a bit more

Trotter

matdabomb wrote:

Lucky you. Is it just 1hr or longer?

Its just over 1 hr!

crybaby wrote:

ad on telly looks great cant wait, looking forward to seeing the leadership side of O'Driscoll a bit more

You actually see something that you wont expect.. basically the captaincy works as a combination of O'Driscoll's careful almost quiet considered motivation, and O'Connell's bellowing, hair on the back of your neck, motivation.

The captaincy is a brilliant mixture of these two. I only realised this after the documentary. Really they share it.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

The DVD went on sale today. I got it in work yesterday and watched it last night, absolutely fantastic stuff. Only bad point is that it is so short!

Steffano2002

Monday 9:30PM is it? Hope I don't forget...

zAbbo

This is on tomorrow night, looks good.

I'm going to miss half it so ordered the DVD from HMV for about 16 euro or so (inc shipping)

dudara

I watched it over the weekend, and immensely enjoyed parts of it. The camaraderie between the players is fantastic. However, I felt that the documentary spent far too long replaying scenes from matches, which we all have watched already, instead of showing us behind the scenes stuff.

The bits of behind the scenes stuff we did see was great and I would have loved to have seen far more of it.

youcancallmeal

Are there any worthwhile extras on the DVD?

thebaz

youcancallme>al wrote:

Are there any worthwhile extras on the DVD?

i wonder does it show the supposed scrap between best and easterby, if it did , that would be more than worth the 20 euros

Steffano2002

God... I had already forgot about this...

I bet you I'll forget again before tonight! Just watch! :rolleyes:

zAbbo

Bump, it's on tonight at 9.30pm

Funkstard

**** sake the one time I really want to watch something on TV, and the TV in my apartment in college has disappeared. Does anyone know if it will be streamed on rte.ie? Can't find anything on the site saying it will be

Diamondmaker

Funkstard wrote:

**** sake the one time I really want to watch something on TV, and the TV in my apartment in college has disappeared. Does anyone know if it will be streamed on rte.ie? Can't find anything on the site saying it will be

hah ha class, thats sooo student! have you checked in the upstairs wardrobes?

Thats where we had to hide ours when we had no TV licence, under the spare duvets!:)

zAbbo

It won't be streamed on rte.ie

Heisenberg.

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Basq

Balls.. was recording it for my bro in Portugal and recording quit out after 20 minutes.

Pissed off now.. and he'll be less than happy.

Anyone record it?

Kinetic^

Only saw the last 15 minutes

omb0wyn5ehpij9

basquille wrote:

Balls.. was recording it for my bro in Portugal and recording quit out after 20 minutes.

Pissed off now.. and he'll be less than happy.

Anyone record it?

Buy it on dvd.....it's only 20 euro

SpAcEd OuT

incredible documentary, just incredible

Trotter

Eddie's teamtalk in the huddle before the England match had the hair standing up on the back of my neck!

It was a privilage to watch it for the first time last week in Limerick with Eddie on one side and the Claw feeding himself cocktail sausages on the other

youcancallmeal

It was awesome!
Fascinating insight into what goes on behind closed doors. How could George Hook ever question players like Brian O'Driscoll's motivation for playing rugby(He implied it was the money :mad: ). These guys give it everything!

I recorded it but the file comes to around 1.2gb and havent got any video editing software to edit it accordingly, I presume it illegal to share it anyway cos its copyrighted material?

EdgarAllenPoo

It was great though I wish it had been longer. O'Sullivan curses like a docker which I thought was funny him being from Youghal and all.

Funkstard

Diamondmaker wrote:

hah ha class, thats sooo student! have you checked in the upstairs wardrobes?

Thats where we had to hide ours when we had no TV licence, under the spare duvets!:)

No it's actually ridiculous, everyone else has moved out apart from me yet the TV managed to disappear, the one time I want to watch something!

I missed it anyway, and shall be prompt in purchasing the DVD upon my return to home

thebaz

i wonder who that was barfing before the English game !

Paul O'Connell , Neil Best , BOD, Darcey , O'Gara, Carney , Leamy maybe a world Cup final is actually on ! i feal positive tonight we'll do France and Argentina . Both O'Connel and O'Driscoll sure know how to motivate . Even the training sessions looked competetive, to say the least.

Diamondmaker

The hurt on all the guys as they re - watched the end of the French game- wow such motivation to kill the Frence in THEIR home this time.

After the French game did anyone see BOD standing in his suit behind a wall, seemingly away from the dreesing area he looked like he was seething and waiting for the cameras to go away to cut loose on them!
Then against England he called for the best game ever in the dressing room, and he got it, they owed him.

During Italy game too Hickie got a lot of credit for making that happen it was very interesting to see him prior up and motivating it, it does display how many guys are there that can pick the team and lead the rest.

POC is scary:D

daveirl

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MikeHoncho

POC: "If ya see someone walkin - ya f***in tell them there walkin - If ya see me walkin Id better hear about it"

POC half time at the England match: "Look at us lads not one of us is tired, I dont even feel like ive played yet"

Would have liked if this was a bit longer and would have liked to have seen interviews with Flannery and Hayes about the tears before the England match. But a really enjoyable watch. While O'Connell seems a slightly better motivator the team clearly has a massive amount of respect for O'Driscoll. It is a huge advantage to us having these 2 in the dressing room.

buck65

"forget about their purple patch , lets put up a score here" classic

giddyup

Thought it was interesting but nothing too spectacular. Pretty standard follow the season sports documentary. Match scenes, cut to players watching the match scenes (exactly like the Irelands greatest players DVD), cut to very short behind the scene clips.

Some interesting clips:
1. E O'S in the scratcher on the phone to Morning Ireland
2. ROG and D'arcy talking about O'Driscolls extra KGs.
2. Hickie really fired up for the Italy game on and off field - guess he was seeing this as one of his last opportunities.
3. O'Driscoll - I'd like to think he isn't but he always comes across as a little smug. I think he's just not that sure of himself on camera. And his team talks were a little forced. O'Connell wins hands down on the motivation front.

nacho libre

no, no, after you Ibanez.

O'Gara didn't pull any punches on that. Well, as EOS said at the end the motivation is there for September. A great documentary altogether.

Steffano2002

You lads don't stand a chance come September! France to win the group. Argentina second.*

*How many people hate me right now? Come on, say it! Arrogant, cheese-eating surrender monkey...

MikeHoncho

Yeah i get the impression that Ronan and Geordan might not be the best of pals.

nacho libre

Steffano2002 wrote:

You lads don't stand a chance come September! France to win the group. Argentina second.*

*How many people hate me right now? Come on, say it! Arrogant, cheese-eating surrender monkey...

hehe.:D

Linford

nacho libre wrote:

no, no, after you Ibanez.

O'Gara didn't pull any punches on that. Well, as EOS said at the end the motivation is there for September. A great documentary altogether.

They showed the Ibanez try so many times. It has to be the softest try that Ireland have conceded under EOS.

The second softest was the try scored at the end of the French match.

I think it is great that O'Gara didn't pull any punches when he said that it was unacceptable, if someone is at fault for something they should be told.

That is the reason why Geordan Murphy is not in the first 15...

Sundy

giddyup wrote:

3. O'Driscoll - I'd like to think he isn't but he always comes across as a little smug. I think he's just not that sure of himself on camera. And his team talks were a little forced. O'Connell wins hands down on the motivation front.

From what i could see from it, O'Driscoll does the sensible team talk, gets the guys heads in the right place, gets them thinking about the game and all that goes with it etc,etc and them O'Connell gets them fired up and gets the aggression going. Looks like a perfect balance to be honest. I wouldnt say BOD is smug either thats just the way he is. It may appear that way to the public but not to the players who know and respect him because if hes was being smug etc theres no way he would he would be captain.

Trotter

Steffano2002 wrote:

I'm glad I'm on somebody's list at last!

PM sent!

Damn.. No frog should see this!!!!

O'Connell's gonna eat ye up for breakfast. Grrr.


Here's a question that was asked at the premier in Limerick...

What the Fk was the camera man doin in Eddie's room all night? lol
Eddie said it was the result of a lock in. Who knows!

Diamondmaker

Anyone rremeber Trimble as leep on another players shoulder on the fishing trip?

Bless the little boy

i liked when Donncha said "theyre gonna cite me for standin on Leamys face"!!


Also when he asked who sits in that chair in Lansdowne Road. Ive often wondered that myself!!!


As a guy who trains boxing I had to laugh at the sloppy wild boxing technique for Donncha, Paulie and Leamy!!!


Overall it was vry good but I agree with most of the posters her in that it should have shown more behind the scenes stuff. The only clip that I agreed with giving air time to was the players reaction to Clercs try.

Diamondmaker

Diamondmaker wrote:

Anyone rremeber Trimble as leep on another players shoulder on the fishing trip?

Bless the little boy

I was trying to figure out who that was alright!!

Heisenberg.

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The Scientist

The Scientist wrote:

Will he not play in the WC?

Perhaps and maybe one more 6 nations bt hes had a serious injury before and knows that u cant take these things for granted.

Kinetic^

Great great programme.:)

Diamondmaker

The Scientist wrote:

Will he not play in the WC?

Not play in the WC??!!:eek:

he had a storming 6N when after gettign his place back and after being cut down in his prime early last WC I expect big things from him. Its deffo his last cut at a WC !

shreddedloops

Anyone hear this mornings Today FM podcast inspired by the documentary?
A day in the life of POC, good laugh.

irlrobins

Just to go a bit OT here, but does anyone know the song that was playing during the part where they lost the French match? Slow, female singer?

I've heard it in some other programme and it's wrecking my head now.

Back OT, enjoyed this docu. Great to see what goes on behind the scenes. Gave a great insight into how the players feel about their game, which you don't get to see on TV or at the match.

Bet the girls were all disappointed to see BOD's lad blurred out on the plane. :P

Kinetic^

Wow, how come all you peeps have never PM'd me before

iwincosimcool

I think we have not just the potential to beat France, but embarress them barring injuries, and give them a nice quarter final against new zealand in cardiff!