Brian Clough
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Rishworthian
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Clough was the best goalscorer I have ever seen
No one else comes close
No one else comes close
Rishworthian
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Greatest manager England never had
asredastheycome
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Greatest manager I have ever seen.
Cress
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Worth a look at the whole thread on twitter, 31 sections with links to clips etc.
Norman_Conquest
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Better than Shankly?
Edit: I wouldn’t disagree with you that he was very good but that is a bold statement.
Rishworthian
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Norman C I think I'd rate Clough above Shankley as a manager too.
Clough got Hartlepools promoted !!! made Derby County the First Division champions and then moved down the road to Nottingham Forest and did it again
Clough got Hartlepools promoted !!! made Derby County the First Division champions and then moved down the road to Nottingham Forest and did it again
Cress
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Capybara
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It's a nice story but he'd left Hartlepool in May 1967 and Hartlepools were promoted under Gus McClean the following season.
newyddion
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and yet you still get thick plonkers who think socialism means asylum seekers in ferraris whilst the working man has to pick onions for breakfast.
socialism does exist and is used today by the conservative party, company loses are socialised and the profits are privatised for the benefit of the elite few.
Corcaigh_the_Cat
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Corcaigh_the_Cat
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He'd set them up, all the same. He turned the club on its head.
coluka
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Definitely the greatest manager for me, I loved all his interviews, I could listen to his tales for hours, ‘young man’, the performances he got from some players was truly astonishing.
It was a shame that the F.A. were so far up themselves they couldn’t ’risk’ him in that role, yet they still gave Revie the job, truly mind boggling stupidity not to appoint Cloughie.
It was a shame that the F.A. were so far up themselves they couldn’t ’risk’ him in that role, yet they still gave Revie the job, truly mind boggling stupidity not to appoint Cloughie.
Alan_Breck
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Greenwood was favoured and appointed when Clough should have been given the England Manager's job. He was seen as the safer option, useless but safer regarding the FA and media,
#UTB
#UTB
Frozen Horse
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There's a fair few Youtube videos of Mark Crossley telling stories about his encounters with Clough (he does the voice quite well).
While I'm laughing on one hand, I'm also thinking how on earth would a modern day player react to that?
In one anecdote, Crossley tells of how Clough got him to sign a blank piece of paper as a new contract, which Crossley did, no negotiations. He says Clough gave him a good contract, and thinks it was really a test to see if he trusted Clough.
The Card Cheat
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People say that it was easier to win the European Cup in those days, but I've always disagreed with that. Today you can finish in 4th place 30 points behind the actual champions and still qualify, back then Champions only.
It'd be like Carrick getting us promoted, then winning the Premier League, then winning the Champions league. Greatest manager of all time, I'd put Fergie second.
It'd be like Carrick getting us promoted, then winning the Premier League, then winning the Champions league. Greatest manager of all time, I'd put Fergie second.
Rofesleg
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I'll disallow Hartlepools's promotion but add on two European Cups and four League cups
His early Forest record was ridiculous:
76/77 - Promotion
77/78 - Champions, League Cup
78/79 - European Champions, League Cup, European Super Cup
79/80 - European Champions
About half a dozen runners up spots in that time as well.
Plus of course the biggie - The Anglo Scottish Cup in 1977.
Wiseman_Vaughn
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Scandalous that we couldn't get Clough OR Revie
speckyget
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See also: Stan Anderson/Jack Charlton.