There were no free transfers galone. It's a myth.
Shilton was the most expensive goal keeper in the world when he signed for forest early on in their only title winning season.
Trevor Francis was the most expensive footballer in the world ..signed in time for the intial European cup win when he of course scored the winner.
Players like Larry lloyd and kenny burns cost decent money...as did loyal career servants like Mcgovern john o hare and archive Gemmil. ..Anderson and Roberts on were already at forest when clough turned up....Gary birtles tbf was cheap as chips from long Eaton utd ...
Later on in his forest managerial career Clough wasted millions and millions on Fashanu Wallace and Peter Ward.all crap.
Brilliant manager ,great motivator ,top disciplinarian and a firm believer in playing football on the deck and passing to feet when most teams hit it long and in the air.....his teams counter attacked at breath taking speed (utd 0 Forest 4)....but he spent money and there were no free transfers.
Learned something just today, how many of you guys know or remember this, Brian Clough managed Brighton and Hove Albion for 12 months after he left Derby, and before he went to Dirty Leeds. Thought it was a mis information when I heard it on a quiz show.
Iirc, Clough went to Brighton without Taylor. Cause or result of split?Learned something just today, how many of you guys know or remember this, Brian Clough managed Brighton and Hove Albion for 12 months after he left Derby, and before he went to Dirty Leeds. Thought it was a mis information when I heard it on a quiz show.
All acted out in dramatic fashion by Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall in the superb football film,The Damned United.Iirc, Clough went to Brighton without Taylor. Cause or result of split?
Edit Correction. Just looked it up and my memory was quite wrong. Both went to Brighton, but, when Clough went to Leeds, Taylor stayed at Brighton. They were reunited at Forest.
Learned something just today, how many of you guys know or remember this, Brian Clough managed Brighton and Hove Albion for 12 months after he left Derby, and before he went to Dirty Leeds. Thought it was a mis information when I heard it on a quiz show.
Ok you have a point on wasted money but how much did Lloyd and Burns cost , was Burns a centre forward at Birmingham? Who was the guy who played 4 us think he scored against Liverpool in a semi final , left back ?
You have made me doubt myself but am gonna stick to what I said about free transfers happily be proved wrong
At the risk of sounding like a bit of a cock, Im going to say that probably everyone knew thatLearned something just today, how many of you guys know or remember this, Brian Clough managed Brighton and Hove Albion for 12 months after he left Derby, and before he went to Dirty Leeds. Thought it was a mis information when I heard it on a quiz show.
Yes, I knew that. I've read his autobiography. I don't think it was a particularly happy time in Clough's managerial career.
At the risk of sounding like a bit of a cock, Im going to say that probably everyone knew that