[Albion] Interesting read about Brian Cloughs time as Manager....

GT49er

Well-known member

Feb 1, 2009

46,746

Gloucester

• Oct 10, 2018

• #21

ewe2 said:

And there's the beauty of debate and different opinions !

Click to expand...

Albion 2 Bristol Rovers 8. I was there - and I've still got the programme to prove it! We were struggling when Clough arrived, but there were some decent players in that team. Wthin days, Cloun had reduced them all to wobbling jellies, looking too scared to even step on the the pitch, let alone play football.

 

Cheshire Cat

The most curious thing..

Nov 4, 2006

11,444

Sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off...

• Oct 10, 2018

• #22

But getting Clough showed ambition that had been completely absent before.

 

L

Lenny Rider

Well-known member

Sep 15, 2010

5,434

• Oct 10, 2018

• #23

Mo Gosfield said:

Sadly, Clough will always be remembered for 7 days of humiliation.............
Bristol R ( H )....2-8
Walton & Hersham ( H )....0-4
Tranmere ( A ).....1-4
It still makes me wince now just thinking about it.

Click to expand...

Did we not get very a credible 0-0 at Walton and Hersham between games one and two?

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle

NSC Patron

Oct 8, 2003

50,149

Faversham

• Oct 10, 2018

• #24

Cheshire Cat said:

But getting Clough showed ambition that had been completely absent before.

Click to expand...

This is true.

 

B

Brovion

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 6, 2003

19,379

• Oct 11, 2018

• #25

Cheshire Cat said:

But getting Clough showed ambition that had been completely absent before.

Click to expand...

Exactly. Clough himself was a total disaster as manager here, that is undeniable. But the ambition shown to even go for him: we'd never had that before and I think ewe2 is getting some undeserved stick. It was undoubtedly the moment when the club's outlook changed forever - although as we all know it wasn't all forward progress and sweetness and light from that moment to where we are now!