‘Brian Clough’ Archives
Football was better in the past: 1974-75
Dave Mackay, and not Brian Clough as many wrongly believe, guided Derby County to their second league title in the space of four years. Can you imagine in modern times a provincial team like Derby overcoming strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Manchester City, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in a title race [...]
Brian Clough’s reaction to Brighton losing 2 – 8 at home in 1973
By the summer of 1973, Brian Clough was already a legendary figure in English football, having guided the unfancied Derby County to the league title and then to the semi finals of the European Cup where they were knocked out by the cheating, referee bribing Juventus. Clough remained unappreciated by the moronic Derby board however, eventually [...]
Damned United part 2
For those of you who prefer cinema to real life, here are a few clips related to the film. BBC Look North News clip about the filming of the movie: (more...)
Damned United part 1
So, I was feeling pretty upset about the disaster in the Ivory Coast last weekend and haven't really wanted to talk about footy all that much this week. This is a real shame as I wanted to post these clips of the film 'the Damned United' as well as clips of the real life events surrounding Lord Clough's time at Leeds United. Better late than [...]
Frost / Clough
Before you wonder about the title of the post, bear with me, I’ll get to the point eventually. Martin O'Neill’s Aston Villa look like a spent force right now, having failed to win any of their last six fixtures. O'Neill is considered by many to be among the most intelligent men in the game, but is that enough to recharge the batteries of a [...]
