Political ructions and personal feuds boil to the surface as the tension mounts, making this a highly-charged thriller from famed writer Anthony Trollope.
A few years ago, this was a highly combustible fixture which pitted sides led by Roy Keane and the equally combative Patrick Vieira, causing ructions on and off the pitch.
A secret cash-for-footage deal with NBC, an American television network hungry for verite tales of cold-war Berlin, pays for vehicles and tools, though this later causes ructions within the team.