Review of Own Goals And Gaffs The Premiership

Introduction

Christmas is coming,
The geese are getting fat,
Please put a penny,
In the DVD makers` hats.

Ok, so I`ve done that one before, but this is another title released with Christmas in mind. Can`t think what to get your football mad friend or relative? What about a football DVD featuring some of the "best" own goals and other howlers from the first 10 years of the premiership. See Phil Babb`s groin collide with a post, see Gary Walsh kick at thin air, or watch Frank Sinclair, master of the own goal.

Linked and narrated by Rory McGrath, this features over an hour of footage of the aforementioned own goals and other howlers.

Video

A full frame transfer, which is fine for the older footage, but of a bit of a swizz for newer footage, a lot of which exists in widescreen since the late 1990s. They could have "curtained" the old 4:3 footage and left the rest widescreen, but it`s far easier just to go for 4:3 all-round isn`t it? And I suppose it doesn`t matter in a way, since this is only football that we`re talking about.

What you do get is all very watchable and there aren`t any real flaws (apart from a hideous away kit or two in the "nasty kits" section). But they`re all supposed to look horrible.

Audio

A DD2.0 stereo soundtrack which reflects the soundtrack on the footage. All of the commentary is removed, and you just get McGrath improvising over certain sections, and then filling in with links.

Features

Not a sausage.

Conclusion

Another Xmas cash-in. I can`t really see the point of this DVD. You don`t need stunning image quality for football (particularly as they haven`t used any widescreen footage). You don`t really need 6 channels of digital surround sound. You don`t need room for lots of "making of" featurettes (and you don`t get them). Do you really need the improved scene/chapter access of DVD? Not really.

So why put this out on DVD in the first place? The content is perfectly suited to VHS (and this title is available cheaper in that format anyway). It just seems to be a waste of everybody`s time putting this on DVD.

It`s amusing enough to watch once, but I don`t think I`ll be rushing back to watch it again. If you want to buy this title, I`d suggest that you buy it on VHS instead and save a few pounds.