Brian Clough has Died

[Schrödinger's Toad]

Shocking news - I never thought he was that ill, I assumed he was on the mend. The greatest manager England has seen, in my book, a true legend and inspiration. Rest in Peace, Big 'Ead

A disgrace that the Knighthood he deserved will now have to be posthumous - is that possible?

 

[sully]

A true legend.

RIP Cloughie. One of a kind.

 

[Lush]

My first ever game at the Albion was Cloughie's first game in charge.

My dad thought it might actually be worth going along now they had a decent manager. And the rest, as they say....

 

[Knightsworld]

Brian Clough - Legend

R.I.P

 

[Timbo]

Very, very sad but he never looked too good recently. Delivered some of the greatest quotes ever in football. Never took any grief from anyone. I'll never forget him giving the QPR fans a slap for running on the pitch! Probably the biggest character to ever be involved in football.

 

[FG aka FOOTBALL GENIUS]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3673568.stm


famous for saying "If God wanted us to play football in the air, then he would have built a pitch in the clouds"

may there be a pitch some where high above for you Brian, RIP.

sad news indeed of one of the games all time greats

 

[Lord Bracknell]

A great manager. Perhaps not at his greatest with us. But he brought us Peter Taylor.

Probably the first manager the Albion ever had who delivered a "WOW" factor when he was appointed. It made me realise that this was a club that had real ambitions.

And anyone who could generate anecdotes (not all of them true, I'm sure!) on the scale of Cloughie will be a legend for years. How many other Albion legends are so universally shared throughout football?

More than a half-way decent player as well - although we would probably wish to forget the five goals he scored against us in the 9-0 defeat at Ayresome Park.

 

[Albion Rob]

RIP Cloughie.

I was still harbouring hopes he would be England manager one day. The FA deprived us of halcyon days when they refused to appoint him.

Taking a provincial club like Derby to the title then another like Forest to successive European cups. Quite incredible.

 

[SK1NT]

f*** thats bad news!loved that guy, a true character.

R.I.P

 

[maffew]

legend, yes slapping those QPR fans one of the best telly moments ever

RIP Cloughie


Some quotes



"If God had wanted us to play football in the clouds, he'd have put grass up there." On the importance of passing to feet.

"Manchester United in Brazil? I hope they all get bloody diarrhea." On Man Utd opting-out of the FA Cup to play in the World Club Championship.

"I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball - he might grab mine." On the influx of foreign players.

"I bet their dressing room will smell of garlic rather than liniment over the next few months." On the number of French players at Arsenal.

"Who the hell wants fourteen pairs of shoes when you go on holiday? I haven't had fourteen pairs in my life." On the contents of Posh Spice's missing luggage.

"I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one." Looking back at his success.

"On occasions I have been big headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be." Old Big 'Ead explains his nickname.

"At last England have appointed a manager who speaks English better than the players." On the appointment of Sven Goran Eriksson as England manager.

"If he'd been English or Swedish, he'd have walked the England job." On Martin O'Neill.

"Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make a jumper has got to be a genius." A tribute to Martin O'Neill.

"The ugliest player I ever signed was Kenny Burns." A Clough complement for a talented player.

"Stand up straight, get your shoulders back and get your hair cut." Advice for John McGovern at Hartlepool.

"Take your hands out of your pockets." More advice, this time for a young Trevor Francis as he receives an award from the Master Manager.

"The Derby players have seen more of his balls than the one they're meant to be playing with." On the streaker who appeared during Derby's game against Manchester United.

"I only ever hit Roy the once. He got up so I couldn't have hit him very hard." On dealing with Roy Keane.

"Walk on water? I know most people out there will be saying that instead of walking on it, I should have taken more of it with my drinks. They are absolutely right." Reflecting on his drink problem.

"I'm dealing with my drinking problem and I have a reputation for getting things done." A comment which speaks for itself.

"Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive." After the operation which saved his life.

"Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes." Reflecting on England's exit from Euro 2000.

"We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right." On dealing with a player who disagrees.

"I want no epitaphs of profound history and all that type of thing. I contributed - I would hope they would say that, and I would hope somebody liked me," On how he would like to be remembered.

"It was a crooked match and he was a crooked referee. That was a tournament we could and should have won." On the 1984 UEFA Cup semi-final Forest lost to Anderlecht.

"I'm sure the England selectors thought if they took me on and gave me the job, I'd want to run the show. They were shrewd, because that's exactly what I would have done." On not getting the England manager's job.

"You don't want roast beef and Yorkshire every night and twice on Sunday." On too much football on television.

"If a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well." On too many managers getting the boot.

"I thought it was my next door neighbour, because I think she felt that if I got something like that, I'd have to move." Guessing who nominated him for a knighthood.

"For all his horses, knighthoods and championships, he hasn't got two of what I've got. And I don't mean balls!" Referring to Sir Alex Ferguson's failure to win two successive European Cups.

"I like my women to be feminine, not sliding into tackles and covered in mud." On women's football.

''That Seaman is a handsome young man but he spends too much time looking in his mirror, rather than at the ball. You can't keep goal with hair like that." On England goalkeeper David Seaman.

"I've missed him. He used to make me laugh. He was the best diffuser of a situation I have ever known. I hope he's alright." On the late Peter Taylor.

"He's learned more about football management than he ever imagined. Some people think you can take football boots off and put a suit on. You can't do that." On David Platt's first season as Forest manager.

"He should guide Posh in the direction of a singing coach because she's nowhere near as good at her job as her husband." Advice for David Beckham.

"Barbara's supervising the move. She's having more extensions built than Heathrow Airport." On moving house in Derbyshire.

 

[FG aka FOOTBALL GENIUS]

Brian Clough got it right with too many imports into our British game ""I can't even spell spaghetti never mind talk Italian. How could I tell an Italian to get the ball - he might grab mine." On the influx of foreign players." other great quotes and alike on the website http://www.brianclough.com

(looks like Maffew beat me to it)!!

 

[caz99]

R.I.P Cloughie

very sad news. i have just returned from holiday and some shocking things have occured whilst i have been away.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Anyone remember his famous punch-up with a supporter on the pitch, in front of the TV cameras? Celebrated that same evening with a great tag line from whoever it was who introduced the clip ... "And then the shit hit the fan".




In a perverse sort of way, I don't find that at all disrespectful of the great man.

 

[DannyBhoy]

Great Manager

R.I.P

 

[Albion Dan]

Sad news indeed.

RIP CLoughie.

 

[Biscuit]

Absolutly shocked. RIP. Football legend.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Reports in London that Brian Clough..........

.........has died this morning.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Sorry didn't see other thread.

 

[Marc]

Search facility oh Search facility, my KINGDOM for a search facility



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[maffew]

should have been knighted long ago for his service to football