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Clough: The Autobiography (Mass Market Paperback)

by Brian Clough (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 319 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (9 Nov 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552140031
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552140034
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,971 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For the last three decades Brian Clough has been the most charismatic manager in football. Funny, outrageous, sentimental, he stands out sharply from the bland men in suits. Though his talent has earned him a fortune, he remains a working-class hero. As a player he scored 251 goals in 274 League appearances - and would have scored more had a cruel injury not forced him to retire, As a manager his record was full of superlatives. He took both Derby County and then Nottingham Forest out of the doldrums of the Second Division and made them world-beaters. Tactically brilliant, Clough had an unmatched ability to motivate players. He is the best manager England never had. Behind his back, they call him Old Big 'Ead. He has never been far from controversy, and some of his rows, particularly with his long-standing managerial partner Peter Taylor, are the stuff of tabloid legend. Not so long ago he was televised running onto the pitch to wallop some unruly supporters. More recently he has taken legal advice to counter rumours about illegal ticket deals. Despite his outgoing nature, Clough has always guarded his privacy. At last he has decided to tell his full story: from terraced council house in Middlesbrough, to luxurious mansion in an exclusive suburb of Derby; from fitter to socialist millionaire. He speaks of the influence of his strong, proud mother, his courtship and marriage to his wife Barbara, his children, particularly his goal-scoring son Nigel, and his health, which has been the subject of press speculation and concern.


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Outrageous. Outspoken. Adored. A footballing legend tells his own extraordinary story.

For the last three decades Brian Clough has been the most charismatic manager in football. Though his talent has earned him a fortune, he remains a working-class hero. As a player he was one of the most gifted forwards of his day. As a manager his record was full of superlatives. He took both Derby County and then Nottingham Forest out of the doldrums of the Second Division and made them world-beaters. Tactically brilliant, Clough had an unmatched ability to motivate players. He was the best manager England never had.

Behind his back they call him Old Big 'Ead. He has never been far from controversy, and some of his rows are the stuff of tabloid legend. Dull he isn't. Despite his outgoing nature, Brian Clough has always guarded his privacy. At last he has decided to tell his full story: from terraced council house in Middlesbrough, to luxurious mansion in an exclusive suburb of Derby; from fitter to socialist millionaire. He speaks of the influence of his strong, proud mother, his courtship and marriage to his glamorous wife Barbara, his children, particularly his goal-scoring son Nigel, and his health, which has been the subject of press speculation and concern.

This is an extraordinary life, told by an extraordinary man.


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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Not To Be Missed., 9 Jul 2004
Quite simply this is the best book I have ever read. How anyone can slate this book (as a previous reviewer has) is beyond me. Whatever your opinion of Cloughie, you can't deny he's a character.
Anyone who has the slightest interest in football or comedy, because I feel this is a very funny book, cannot afford not to read it!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars BCIAFG, 12 Aug 2002
If you expect a Clough autobiography to be opinionated you will not be disappointed. Clough sums up his career and philosophy well and with humour. As a player and a manager he always had supreme belief in himself and that attitude comes across well in this book. He pulls no punches when he talks about the "cheats" at Leeds, his assessment of John Robertson is spot-on, he describes his parting with Peter Taylor honestly and takes you on up to relegation and his retiring.
I'm a Forest supporter so whilst I never expected not to enjoy this book I still found it hard to put down. Brian Clough IS a football genius. Forest and Derby fans know it. Once you've read this you'll be in no doubt that Brian Clough knows it too.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Up there with the greats, the man and the book- that is., 5 April 2001
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As a younger reader I was interseted to find out how good Cloughie was as a player, and he doesn't mind telling you. Ol' big 'ead lives up to his name but there is no way you can argue the facts.

Nobody can and probably never will be able to say that they were as good at what they did in football as this man. Classic stories of the partnership he had with Peter Taylor, his initial summary of John Robertson, and his descriptions of 'hairy arsed' defenders and alike create brilliant humour mixed up with his strong views toward directors and the way in which clubs should be run contrive to make a book of excellent reading.

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5.0 out of 5 stars clough autobiography
purchased this product for my dad for his birthday. he is reading it still and said there is alot of things he did not know but it is great reading. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Alison Ogden

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Good book. The only thing I've read that impressed me more was The System by Roy Valentine. I got it here at amazon. You have to read this book.
Published on 2 Oct 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars A ver dissappointing read
I found this book to be very disappointing. The stories he brings up are sometines so bizarre that its hard to take them seriously. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A class act
A very interesting account of perhaps the greatest manager of all time. It is a great insight into the Clough Football Philosophy and also includes some great little anecdotes as... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars An excellent insight to a great manager and footballer
This account of cloughie shows what a great talent this man was not only as a manager but a truly brilliant footballer cut short by injury, who knows how good he could have been... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2000

3.0 out of 5 stars An opportunity missed ?
This book could have been so good, but it skips over most of the stuff that would be important to supporters of the club most synonymous with the man - Nottingham Forest. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 1999

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