Brian Clough

[Napier's Knee]

This month marks the tenth anniversary of Clough's death. Should we join with the Forest and Derby fans mentioned in this........
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/06/brian-clough-10th-anniversary-death

Never entirely sure what I made of Clough's time with us although the Bristol Rovers game was comedy gold in its own way

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

No. He left us in the lurch and more importantly he prohibited Wardy from playing in our biggest ever match. Nasty bloke, it would be good to forget him.

 

[Icy Gull]

Nope but he did leave us Peter Taylor who started our surge up the league and gave us Peter Ward, so thanks for that.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

This month marks the tenth anniversary of Clough's death. Should we join with the Forest and Derby fans mentioned in this........
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/06/brian-clough-10th-anniversary-death

Never entirely sure what I made of Clough's time with us although the Bristol Rovers game was comedy gold in its own way

As an aside, my Dad served his National Service as an RAF armourer in the early fifties at Watchet, Somerset.
Brian Clough was there at the same time and Dad played footie with him.
Dad said he was a big head even then

 

[Paris]

On this topic, I read 'Provided you don't kiss me: 20 years with Brian Clough' by Duncan Hamilton a few years back. Twas an interesting read.

 

[Silkster365]

On this topic, I read 'Provided you don't kiss me: 20 years with Brian Clough' by Duncan Hamilton a few years back. Twas an interesting read.

Read it myself on holiday last year, thought it was superb

 

[Paris]

Read it myself on holiday last year, thought it was superb

Yeah, it was interesting from a local sports journalist's point of view. Clough's fractured relationship with Taylor and his problems with booze, which blighted the latter stages of his career. They don't make them like him anymore.

 

[BN9 BHA]

As an aside, my Dad served his National Service as an RAF armourer in the early fifties at Watchet, Somerset.
Brian Clough was there at the same time and Dad played footie with him.
Dad said he was a big head even then

Where Simmo?

 

[Luke93]

No. He left us in the lurch and more importantly he prohibited Wardy from playing in our biggest ever match. Nasty bloke, it would be good to forget him.

What match?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

What match?

FA Cup Final.

 

[Ernest]

He LAUNCHED us on the ride to the 1st Division even if he was only here a few months, if he and Taylor had never came we would probably have never got the lift that happened.

 

[Luke93]

FA Cup Final.

I'm pretty sure the loan deal was cancelled before we even made the final, no?

 

[BN9 BHA]

I'm pretty sure the loan deal was cancelled before we even made the final, no?

Peter Ward mentions the final in his book.

Without running upstairs and finding Wardys book and looking up the section in the book about the final, I'm sure Clough said that he never played in a FA Cup final and neither will Ward.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I'm pretty sure the loan deal was cancelled before we even made the final, no?

Wardy said that he had the opportunity to stay at Brighton and play in the cup final. Clough maliciously, as he didn't want the player himself, stopped Wardy from doing that. Wardy is still, understandably, upset about that.


I'm not sure if it's mentioned in the book, I can't remember [MENTION=28056]bn9 bha[/MENTION], but Wardy said pretty much what you've quoted when he spoke at Burwash a couple of years ago.

 

[Mowgli37]

Clough always strikes me as the kind of footballing figure I would have disliked intensely had I lived during his career. Nonetheless, he was a interesting man whose achievements have stood the test of time.

 

[Luke93]

Wardy said that he had the opportunity to stay at Brighton and play in the cup final. Clough maliciously, as he didn't want the player himself, stopped Wardy from doing that. Wardy is still, understandably, upset about that.


I'm not sure if it's mentioned in the book, I can't remember [MENTION=28056]bn9 bha[/MENTION], but Wardy said pretty much what you've quoted when he spoke at Burwash a couple of years ago.

Thanks for the history!

 

[BN9 BHA]

Wardy said that he had the opportunity to stay at Brighton and play in the cup final. Clough maliciously, as he didn't want the player himself, stopped Wardy from doing that. Wardy is still, understandably, upset about that.


I'm not sure if it's mentioned in the book, I can't remember [MENTION=28056]bn9 bha[/MENTION], but Wardy said pretty much what you've quoted when he spoke at Burwash a couple of years ago.

I would go up and get the book but I'm watching Peter Kay on the TV

I lost a bit of respect for Clough after reading Wardy's book.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Where Simmo?

Watchet - Somerset, the clue was there bn9 bha

 

[BN9 BHA]

Watchet - Somerset, the clue was there bn9 bha

You bloody watch it Simmo!!

 

[Greyrun]

His treatment of Justin Fashanu was awful.