Clough The Autobiography

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Clough replaced Allan Brown as manager of Nottingham Forest on 6 January 1975, just over sixteen weeks after the end of his 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United. [40] Clough brought Jimmy Gordon to be his club trainer, as Gordon had been for him at Derby and Leeds. [41] Forest won Clough's first game in charge, an FA Cup third round replay against Tottenham Hotspur, with Scottish centre-forward Neil Martin scoring the only goal. [42]

Winter, Henry (11 June 1993). "Clough wanted cash 'bung', Sugar claims". The Independent. London . Retrieved 14 June 2012. Derby County – the turbulent ‘80s – week by week: Volume 2 of 3 Summer 1983 to Summer 1986 From Robertson to Rotherham, S Forsyth a b "Brian Clough: The greatest manager England never had?". BBC News. 15 July 2010 . Retrieved 14 June 2012. It was a life transformed. Time spent on the team bus with England internationals Stuart Pearce and Des Walker, taking part in training sessions, witnessing Wembley cup final wins. Memories to cherish. "Growing up around heroes and having amazing experiences."

We made him laugh’: Craig Bromfield (left) and his brother Aaron with Clough at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground. Photograph: SWNS Derby County – Leeds United 2:2 (Premier League 1977/1978, 6. Round)". worldfootball.net . Retrieved 3 April 2018. Nottingham Forest honoured him by renaming the City Ground's largest stand, the Executive Stand, the Brian Clough Stand. Clough was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his huge success and influence as a manager. In 1993, he was awarded the freedom of the city of Nottingham. [103] In 2003, the city of Derby followed suit. [104] He wrote a column for FourFourTwo magazine up until his death. Taylor, Matthew (22 September 2004). "What they said about". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 14 June 2012.

Supporters can easily become obsessed by tactics and formations. Whether the “diamond” trumps the “ false nine” or whether 4-3-3 is just 4-5-1 with lazier forwards? And for those who (pre-Covid) lived for those never-ending pub arguments with no hope of resolution, this book is their bible. Although it stops short of explaining the theory of the ‘67th-minute’ goal. That’s explored in detail in There’s Only One Danny Garvey. Gibson, John (10 September 2016). "How Newcastle United legend Frank Clark celebrated his birthday – with a host of Geordie fans" . Retrieved 3 April 2018. My sometime colleagues from Nutmeg magazine have produced a beautiful, evocative, gritty love-letter to the Scottish game. Daniel’s poetic descriptions and Alan’s alluring photographs capture the attraction of football at all levels, but the book is especially affecting when they visit grounds where the players voices can be heard over the fans on the terracing.

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If Brian hadn’t done what he did,” Craig says now, “I wouldn’t have had a life, because I would have been in prison.”