The film has been criticized by the Clough family as they state it was not a true story of events.
The Austin Mitchell interview with Brian Clough and Don Revie, which this film bases itself on, was in Leeds at the Calendar Studio on 13 September 1974.
The scenes in the film set at the Derby County training ground were actually filmed in Leeds at a football pitch ironically overlooking the Leeds United stadium.
Saltergate, Chesterfield was used to film Baseball Ground and Wembley scenes.