Cloughie

x in the city · 13-03-2009 1:56am #1

when is this program on ITV anyone know?

Brian Clough was a proper manager, none of that bitching nonsense nowadays and sponsorship deals, and celebrity shoite and 200,000 a week players.

Quote

"Iwouldn't necessarily say that I'm the best manager in England but I would say that I'm in the top one! "

also this one..

When a referee went to the ground for a pre match inspection as there had been a lot of rain, the ref kicked the ball from the goal line to see how far it would roll. It rolled no more than two metres: Clough said, 'Perfect'! The match was played.

kingshankly · 13-03-2009 2:40am

The time he caught the fan who invaded the pitch and give him a clip round the ear priceles.
Imagine that happened today he'd be sued or stabbed.

OPENROAD · 13-03-2009 2:47am

kingshankly wrote: »

The time he caught the fan who invaded the pitch and give him a clip round the ear priceles.
Imagine that happened today he'd be sued or stabbed.

+1

I think he met the fan a couple of weeks later to apologise,but that was the end of it.

redout · 13-03-2009 2:53am

kingshankly wrote: »

The time he caught the fan who invaded the pitch and give him a clip round the ear priceles.
Imagine that happened today he'd be sued or stabbed.

Legend

kinaldo · 13-03-2009 2:55am

Would have loved to have been able to see him and Fergie go at it in the modern era.

Xavi6 · 13-03-2009 2:59am

Dyin to see this -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYzsswqPk6s

Latchy · 13-03-2009 2:59am

He called the polish keeper Tomoshvski ( spelling) 'A clown ' .This was after he pulled off about 23 saves to deny England a place in the 74 world cup finals .Some clown

I was a young leeds utd supporter when clougie took over .If ever a man was not ment to take over a football club it was that man and that football club :P

I think the programme is on tv next week

Bounty Hunter · 13-03-2009 4:44am

Cloughie wrote:

I wouldent say I was the best manager in the business but I was in the top 1

they broke the mold when they made Brian Clough

Really looking forward to that movie too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ddzieGoLMg vs Don Revie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuxxFy8kIrw&feature=related on the England job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ypnIaQB9M&feature=related on Peter Taylor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y7W3jjdybY&feature=related on Posh n Becks

Davidth88 · 13-03-2009 8:38am

As an Englishman I was always sorry he was never the England Mgr. However in those days ( now ?? ) there were too many stuffed shirts in the FA and they wanted a ' yes ' man.

He indeed was priceless , it was terrible to watch his demise with the ' demon drink '.

If you watch young Mr Keane ( as in the Corkman ) , he obviously learnt a lot from his short time under Clough at Forest, he often acts like him. If he was to go and actually learn his trade rather than be handed a Premiership team then he has the potential I think ( off topic )

Anyway , has anyone actually answered the question I would love to see this movie/play ......

doooohhh I see the reply now from Xavi 6 ...... thanks

Zebra3 · 13-03-2009 9:01am

I suppose mentioning his love of bungs will ruin this thread..... :rolleyes:

IvySlayer · 13-03-2009 11:35am

Ah Cloughie, what a legend!

My favourite quote from him:

" This is a terrible day.....for Leeds United" - When he was sacked from Leeds!

Looking forward to seeing The Damned United.

Kingp35 · 13-03-2009 11:42am

IvySlayer wrote: »

Ah Cloughie, what a legend!

My favourite quote from him:

" This is a terrible day.....for Leeds United" - When he was sacked from Leeds!

Looking forward to seeing The Damned United.

Why he ever took over Leeds I will never know. He constantly bad mouthed Leeds to the press while he was at Derby saying the team was nothing but cheats and dirty and so on. It's no surprise that the players hated him. One of the strangest managerial choices you are ever going to see.

I'm also looking forward to the film but I don't think Leeds will be portrayed in a very good light!

Mushy · 13-03-2009 12:00pm

Kingp35 wrote: »

Why he ever took over Leeds I will never know. He constantly bad mouthed Leeds to the press while he was at Derby saying the team was nothing but cheats and dirty and so on. It's no surprise that the players hated him. One of the strangest managerial choices you are ever going to see.

I'm also looking forward to the film but I don't think Leeds will be portrayed in a very good light!

Never really are to be honest. Talkin bout the film to my mate the other, all I could say was 'he brings the small clubs up, and the big clubs down'. Gonna be a good film, entertaining at least. He was a good manager though, I'll give him that.

MementoMori · 13-03-2009 12:12pm

On The Damned United had a look at the cast list. WIll be interesting/strange to see some of the younger versions of real people

Out here in two weeks time - the 27th of March

Peter McDonald ... Johnny Giles
Paul O'Brien ... Phil Thompson
Oliver Stokes ... Nigel Clough - would imagine as a baby/kid
Ben McFarlane ... Kevin Keegan
Wayne Ewart ... Tommy Smith

Michael Sheen ... Brian Clough
Jim Broadbent ... Sam Longson
Timothy Spall ... Peter Taylor
Stephen Graham ... Billy Bremner
Joseph Dempsie ... Duncan McKenzie
Colm Meaney ... Don Revie
Martin Compston ... John O'Hare
Maurice Roëves ... Jimmy Gordon
Elizabeth Carling
Brian McCardie ... Dave Mackay
Giles Alderson ... Colin Todd
John Savage ... Gordon McQueen
Stuart Gray ... Eddie Gray
Nathan Head ... Photographer
Damian Broadbent ... Emlyn Hughes
Mark Cameron ... Norman Hunter
Tomasz Kocinski ... Roy McFarland
Keiran Waite ... Ron Webster
Colin Harris ... John McGovern
Chris Moore ... Paul Madeley
Matthew Storton ... Peter Lorimer
Bill Bradshaw ... Terry Yorath
Liam Thomas ... Les Cocker
Jimmy Reddington ... Keith Archer
Ryan Day ... Simon Clough
Isabella Eades-Jones ... Elizabeth Clough
Stewart Robertson ... Archie Gemmill
Craig Williams ... Joe Jordan
Alex Harker ... Allan Clarke
David Stevenson
Carl Hicken ... Alec Lindsay - Liverpool
Stephen Nicholas ... Alan Durban
Danny Tomlinson ... David Harvey
Laurie Rea ... Terry Hennessey
Gillian Waugh ... Lillian Taylor
James MacColl ... Luton Town Player
Mark Jameson ... Head Groundsman
Lesley Maylett ... Paul Reaney
Christopher Boulstridge ... Colin Bolton
Tom Ramsbottom ... Trevor Cherry
Alex Rogerson ... Phil Boersma

monkey9 · 13-03-2009 12:19pm

I remember hearing a story about Clough when Stuart Pearce was involved in a clash of heads. He may have been knocked out cold. The physio told Clough that Pearce was out of it. "He hardly knows his own name", he said.
To which Clough replied "well tell him he's Pele and we'll stick him up front!"

gustavo · 13-03-2009 12:49pm

The book "The Damned United" was brilliant , really poetic and tragic in many ways , The film seems to be going for a lot lighter tone , but still looks very entertaining !

MementoMori · 13-03-2009 1:00pm

monkey9 wrote: »

I remember hearing a story about Clough when Stuart Pearce was involved in a clash of heads. He may have been knocked out cold. The physio told Clough that Pearce was out of it. "He hardly knows his own name", he said.
To which Clough replied "well tell him he's Pele and we'll stick him up front!"

Heard different versions of that over the years - could well have been Cough as he had a rep as a bit of wit. The bit that makes it hard to believe is Pearce being confused after a clash of heads - the clash of heads not so much, but it effecting him so much as to leave him confused as to who he was.

According to Wikipedia after Pearce was signed by Notts Forrest

So unsure was Pearce of his footballing future that, after the transfer, he actually advertised his services as an electrician in Forest's match-day programme.

bullpost · 13-03-2009 1:03pm

He was also probably the last man to thump Roy Keane and get away with it - Apparently hit him in the dressing room after a match when Roy was a young player.

Cloughie

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