![]() ![]() It is an honest and forthright view of a mercurial talent that the world of football sadly lacks in an era of clichés, agents, million pound salaries and gamesmanship. ![]() Do not think that this is a biography written with a view through rose-tinted spectacles. In this one, they are placed right at the front and centre for all to see along with his vindictiveness, spite, aggression and stubborn ability to hold a grudge. He was a foul-mouthed arrogant alcoholic football genius, but the charisma and generosity of the man were lacking from the book. (I well remember his assessment of my real hero Sir Trevor Brooking shortly before the 1980 FA Cup final “He floats like a butterfly, and he stings like one as well.” How I laughed when the boys brought the trophy back through the streets of the East End to be confronted by the banner that simply said, “Stuff Clough!”) Cloughie was undeniably the greatest character that English football produced in my lifetime.ĭavid Peace’s semi-factual novel The Damned United did not do Cloughie the justice that he deserved. I was lucky enough to have been born way back in 1971 so I can remember the Liverpool team’s dominance of English football that was briefly interrupted at the end of the 70s by Nottingham Forest and their enigmatic manager Brian Clough.Ĭloughie was not a true hero of mine. ![]()
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