The One About England

INT.  SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE.  DAY. 

We are in a narrow corridor of the Lower Basement Service Area of Sunnyside Shopping Centre. HARRY (late 30s) and his supervisor KENNY (early 40s) in fluorescent jackets and hard hats are inspecting the cabling and trunking along the wall, which carries security, fire protection and lighting power.  A particular section has been ripped off its brackets, while the cabling appears to have been violently shorn through.  KENNY is kneeling down and peering at it closely, with the aid of a torch, while HARRY leans against the wall nearby. 

HARRY

Don't talk to me about England.

KENNY

It was only a friendly.

HARRY

Doesn't matter what it was.

KENNY

You must have been shouting yesterday.

HARRY

A goal is a goal.

KENNY

Or were you silent?

HARRY

They didn't have their big guns.  Thierry

Henry, Patrick Vieira, Abidal, Trezeguet.

And they still won.

KENNY

It was a penalty.

HARRY

Makes no difference.

KENNY

What's happening with football these days?

HARRY

My mate has been following Fulham, has

gone to every away game this season.  And

they haven't won a single match.  How can

you spend a grand to watch your team lose?

KENNY

That kind of money, you want a team that

wins.

HARRY

On top of that, you've got the rail fares.

And if you're going to Newcastle or 

Middlesbrough, right up top of England,

there's no way you can get back to London

the same night.  So that's a hotel ..  Over

night ..  Then you've got to go to the pub ..

And when there's eight or nine of you,

that's a tidy sum.

KENNY

It's a lot of money.

HARRY

(Singing, quietly)  "What's that coming over

the hill, is it a Drogba, is it a Drogba?"  I've

been to The Reebok, Anfield, Old Trafford,

The Valley, The New Den - Millwall's a dump -

The JJB, never been to Goodison.

KENNY

I'm sure I've seen you on the telly, being a

hooligan.

HARRY

I've also been to The Emirates, White

Hart Lane, Fratton Park ..

KENNY

(Finishing his inspection and getting up)

What are we going to do about this?

HARRY

Powers-that-be are going to have to be

told.  This is the third time, now.