Brian Clough interview.

[paulchapo]

The man was as mad as a hatter but I kind of miss him.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The man was as mad as a hatter but I kind of miss him.

Always thought he came across as a bit of a bully in that interview, although overall I did like the mad ****.

 

[J.G.Blue.]

Probably the best british manager ever? what he did with forest was nothing short of a miracle.

 

[Vienna_70]

The man was as mad as a hatter but I kind of miss him.

Very good.

Cloughie was never one to mince his words.

 

[Vienna_70]

Probably the best british manager ever? what he did with forest was nothing short of a miracle.

And Derby before that.

And I agree that he was the best British manager.

 

[paulchapo]

Always thought he came across as a bit of a bully in that interview, although overall I did like the mad ****.

That was how he was. A total despot and arrogant. It was his way or the highway. Some of the stories on the way he treated players defy belief. He'd be cancelled and sacked these days and probably sued as well.

 

[TinFoilHat]

That was how he was. A total despot and arrogant. It was his way or the highway. Some of the stories on the way he treated players defy belief. He'd be cancelled and sacked these days and probably sued as well.

Yep.

If we was alive now he'd be a reform MP.

 

[MCFC Wirral]

Always thought he came across as a bit of a bully in that interview, although overall I did like the mad ****.

I vaguely remember him as a youngster but I’ve learned more about him since. He was a flawed genius for me.

 

[paulchapo]

Yep.

If we was alive now he'd be a reform MP.

Probably labour the way they're shaping up.

 

[paulchapo]

I vaguely remember him as a youngster but I’ve learned more about him since. He was a flawed genius for me.

All geniuses are usually a bit crazy and eccentric. What he did at Derby and Forest was pretty remarkable. I was a kid watching football in those times and he was a huge character. He should have been the England manager but the stuffy suits of the fa would never entertain that.

Looking back now, although it was some achievement what he achieved with small town clubs like Forest and Derby, I don't think the gap between clubs was as big as it is now.

 

[mexico1970]

Cloughie was brilliant, him and Bob Paisley are my two top managers.

 

[bluealf]

Never cared for Motson myself tbh but his face looked like a slapped arse as Cloughie tore him to pieces lol

 

[Brett Sinclair]

Probably labour the way they're shaping up.

He was a big Labour supporter and champagne socialist

 

[paulchapo]

He was a big Labour supporter and champagne socialist

He certainly was.

 

[Lowtower]

Mad fucker

But struggled without Peter Taylor.

 

[jimharri]

Mad fucker

But struggled without Peter Taylor.

Taylor's role as Clough's assistant has been consistently under appreciated.

Haven't clicked on the interview; is that the one where he recalled saying to a player who questioned him during training; "okay, we'll go away and discuss it. Then we'll agree that I was right". He'd have made a great mod on here!

 

[Vienna_70]

Yep.

If we was alive now he'd be a reform MP.

Probably labour the way they're shaping up.

He was Labour through and through.

 

[Craig]

All geniuses are usually a bit crazy and eccentric. What he did at Derby and Forest was pretty remarkable. I was a kid watching football in those times and he was a huge character. He should have been the England manager but the stuffy suits of the fa would never entertain that.

Looking back now, although it was some achievement what he achieved with small town clubs like Forest and Derby, I don't think the gap between clubs was as big as it is now.

It wasn’t and he broke the british transfer record with Forest. Find him really interesting and some of the old stories about him are hilarious. He was also a right twat at times and would have needed to change dramatically now to last 5 minutes in the game.

 

[TinFoilHat]

He was Labour through and through.

He was old labour.

He'd have been kicked out of the current version of it.

 

[beehive_bob]

Rare footage of Cloughie wearing a sweater that isn't green :)