terry-255 The opening scenes of this movie are shot at my old school. It used to be known as Annes Road Junior School but has since moved up market and is no referred to as Annes Grove. I'ts a primary school although it's depicted in the movie as a seconday (high) school. The pub they head off towards is the Shakespere but when they get inside it is transformed into another pub all together. These inaccuracies aside, the thing that miffs me the most is that were never allowed to leave school by that particular gate, we had to walk around the school. Sad to say that at 45 years old I'm still traumatised by that small restriction.As for the movie, it's not really fiction, I grew up with these people, although they may have exaggerated the typical crowd size for a Blades match. By the way, respect to Tony Currie.

Theo Robertson Eeeee by gum as they say in Yorkshire times are tough . On leaving school lads have a choice of either working down the pits or in factories while girls have a choice of marrying a lad who works either down the pit face or in a factory . Further education doesn`t seem to be an option in Yorkshire even though Sheffield does indeed have an university , I should know because I`ve been there . Oh didn`t all the coal mines close in Yorkshire sometime in the late 1980s ? In other words we`ve got a kitchen sink drama full of stereotypes and anachronisms That said I did like WHEN SATURDAY COMES just because it`s a gritty drama well acted by its cast . Despite being too old for his role by about ten years Sean Bean plays his role very well especially if you only know him as a baddie from films like GOLDENEYE and PATRIOT GAMES . Emily Lloyd is also good and you really do feel for the characters in this film unlike the overrated comedy drama THE FULL MONTY which was also set in Sheffield

derekparry If you think Sean Bean as a 25 year old footballer (he was 37 when the film was made), playing park football at such a low level there is not even any goalnets but can still hit the big time is a little incredulous then wait until you see the film's finale.Those two gripes aside this is a likeable slice of English kitchen sink drama. A fine performance from John McEnery as Jimmys embittered, jealous father added to an entertaining if predictable story mean this film is well worth watching. Even the football action, which is notoriously difficult to cinemarise, is not as far from the real thing as most football action in films is.Also not to be missed is a cameo appearance from legendary Blade, Tony Currie. He looks like he has been to the acting school for nodding dogs to train for his part.

dom_da_bomb5 The film was pretty good, and it portrayed Sheffield life fairly well. Sean Bean's a great actor and looks good in the "Sharpe" series of films. Being a Sheffield United supporter and having seen many sports-based films before, it's almost always the same plot."An unknown nobody rises from the gutters of society to become an idolised hero(ine) of whichever sport they play."Also, when writers make films following a sports career, the team/player will win almost all their games/matches/fights, but struggle in the final match/game/bout. The team will fail, fail again and so on, until some psychological breakthrough/substitution allows them to trounce the opposition by maybe one or two points/goals. Afterwards they become league/series/championship winners until the sequel/rematch, right? Yeah, I enjoyed the ups and downs of Jimmy's new life, but I've seen it all before really. "The Full Monty" is a similar, better film I recommend. Cheers, Dom (14)