Class of '92: Out of Their League (2015– ) User Reviews

Salford Boy's Club, Unite & Take Over.

[LouieInLove · 10/10 · 29 October 2015]

Regardless of football affiliation, this insight into the beginning of an all-boys dream is fascinating. We see a group of self-made men who've been blessed by an extraordinary journey, begin to take a new path, one in which they are more passenger than driver, nevertheless, still in the game.

The show allows the viewer an insight into both success & failure in equal measure. There is so much on offer. We see the juxtaposition of mindset & reality between those who've lived dreams & those who still grasp for theirs. However, we also observe the roots & roads that connect them all....& of course the football.

The vehicle of this Drama is Salford City Football Club, but it's the passengers that make the show work.

Problem with drone camera work is that you can see bloody leaves getting blown everywhere.

Brilliant documentary

[jrholyoak · 10/10 · 3 March 2021]

I had always been a ManU Fan but this time in Manchester Uniteds history is what made me fall deeply in love with this game and this team. This documentary brought back that excitement that caught me and kept me as a loyal fan I'm in Canada and my loyalties have shifted over to Toronto FC. But this documentary reminded me why I fell in love with the game

Fly-on-the-Wall Documentary That Shows the Advantages and Disadvantages of Constructing "Reality"

[l_rawjalaurence · 6/10 · 16 November 2015]

This two-part documentary follows the decision of ex-Manchester United stars, Ryan Giggs, Phil and Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, as they decide to buy a soccer club, Salford City FC and try to transform it into a professional outfit.

The narrative follows a familiar progress, depicting the clash of values between ex-pros trying to impose their own form of discipline on a semi-professional club, the majority of whose players have to combine their love of soccer with full-time jobs. The stresses and strains are evident; some of the club's traditionalists resent the professionals' influence, while the ex-pros think that Salford's players are slightly lackadaisical. The difference in value-systems is paramount: the ex-pros either work at Manchester United or have full-time media jobs, while the Salford City players have more menial tasks.

The documentary makes for good viewing, but throughout we are made aware of how the narrative has been consciously constructed for television, based around the idea of "Them and Us." This opposition had a class basis in the past; in this documentary it is based purely on money and status within the footballing world. Throughout we are left wondering why the ex-pros have decided to take on the club's affairs; do they genuinely have an interest in soccer, or are they doing it simply to enhance their media profiles, now they are no longer players themselves? Or is it both?

With hindsight, the questionable nature of this documentary has become more apparent, now that Salford City are in the second round of the FA Cup and the BBC have chosen to screen both of their games live. Is the whole idea media-generated, with little concern for the future of the semi-pros or amateurs that make up the majority of the playing staff? Regrettably this question has not been answered.