John asks Michael, a lifelong Leeds United supporter, what he thinks about Manchester United winning their eighteenth Championship title.
Asking questions; asking for opinions; talking about sport; being a fan-talking about why we support one sportsperson/ team and are against another.
Language: What do you think about.? Why is there.? Is it.? Is there.? I think. I suppose. my first reaction. It's because. No, I don't think so. That's a good question. I've never really thought about that. Maybe. I guess.
History: Look at some of the images provided and discuss the influence of the past on the present, for example, the War of the Roses which divided Yorkshire and Lancaster, and if this ancient rivalry is passed down to future generations, however subconsciously: Leeds United in Yorkshire and Manchester United in Lancashire.
The Wars of the Roses were a series of bloody dynastic civil wars between supporters of the rival houses of Lancaster and York, for the throne of England. They are generally accepted to have been fought in several spasmodic episodes between 1455 and 1487 (although there was related fighting both before and after this period.) The war ended with the victory of the Lancastrian Henry Tudor, who founded the House of Tudor which subsequently ruled England and Wales for 116 years. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses
