As I have mentioned, football has always been a mystery to me and this lack of a certain ‘blokeness’ gene is something I share with Moss who, to get on with the internal postman, finds a website that proves a bluffer’s guide to football. With a random football fact generator, he manages to pass himself off as a sage of football knowledge. However, things get a little out of hand as both Roy and Moss use their newfound powers and social acceptance to blend in with a new set of mates, and things go from bad to worse as a few healthy drinks turns to dull afternoons on the terraces and a fantastically funny conclusion with some very unorthodox snogging. Unlike last week’s pretty weak Douglas-centric episode, the comedy is hitting on all cylinders here, especially when Moss breaks out his football accent. It’s also quite funny to see little gags thrown in there that only real geeks would get, such as the homage to Office Space‘s legendary red stapler. I do not know if it is an urban myth but, supposedly, because of that film red staplers have become something of a collector’s item and even more expensive to buy than your traditional black ones. But whatever the reason, it’s nice that the IT guys acknowledge their geek history. A great return to form with even the end credits of the show managing to pack a few more little gags in, involving Roy’s van predicament. So relax fellow geeks. Whether you like or understand football, it doesn’t matter as, once, again C4 Friday nights TV have returned in all their former geek glory. Hurray! Check out all Rob’s reviews of season 3: Season 3 episode 1 review From Hell Season 3 episode 2 review Are We Not Men? Season 3 episode 3 review Tramps Like UsSeason 3 episode 4 review SpeechSeason 3 episode 5 review Friendface Interview with IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan
