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Marc1901

Marc1901

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Apr 26, 2009
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I am WAY to young to remember Brian Clough as manager at Brighton but from what i have seen of him with clips and what i have read he seemed like a man who was not afraid to speak the truth. I found this clip from when he was in charge at the Albion and we got beat 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in the 73/74 season . What was he actually like as a manager with us, I'd love to know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjmtNe-Y5I&feature=related
 




Biscuit

Biscuit

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Jul 8, 2003
22,237
Brighton
The best thing about the post match interview he gave on that day was the fact Bristol Rovers were running away with it at the time and Clough pointed out 'We were the only team to put two past them this year.' Genius!
 


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severnside gull

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May 16, 2007
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he was a complete and utter twat - took the job because he needed employment but never wanted to be this far south




Peter Taylor on the other hand was a gentleman and the better manager of the two IMO being less up his own arse and more in the real world
 


chimneys

chimneys

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Jun 11, 2007
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marcgorry said:
I am WAY to young to remember Brian Clough as manager at Brighton but from what i have seen of him with clips and what i have read he seemed like a man who was not afraid to speak the truth. I found this clip from when he was in charge at the Albion and we got beat 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in the 73/74 season . What was he actually like as a manager with us, I'd love to know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjmtNe-Y5I&feature=related
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Fascinating. Thanks.
 


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cuthbert

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Oct 24, 2009
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He signed: Peter Grummitt (good), Ken Goodeve (useless), Harry Wilson (useless), Ronnie Welch (useless), Paul Fuschillo (useless), Billy McEwan (OK), Steve Govier (useless), Andy Rollings (good), Ian Mellor (good) and Fred Binney (good). I thought he just made big changes without thinking first, when Peter Taylor (The First) took over we started to build the team which so far was the best in the history of the club.
 






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Cheshire

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Jul 20, 2003
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The good thing about the appointment is that he gave us massive publicity as a club and gave us the genius in player spotting that was Peter Taylor (1). As for Clough himself he turned around the season that looked rather shipwrecked after being thrashed by Walton & Hersham and Bristol Rovers in the same week to keep us in the 3rd Division (or League 1 as it is referred to nowadays). He was a disciplinarian, did not suffer fools gladly, did not like the South and walked as soon as he could in a manner that he would have slated if a player had done the same to him. At least as has been said Peter Taylor had principles and stayed even though it split up an excellent partnership. Taylor went on to build the team but lacked that motivational edge of Clough. Mullery later took over to achieve the success on the foundations Taylor had made, and our golden period. It could also be said that the Clough era was in a small way the start of the Palace rivalry as the press bigged up one of the initial matches as the battle of the big named managers Clough verses Allison (Malcolm Allison), little did we know at that time how that battle would form with the fans over the next few years.
 


clippedgull

clippedgull

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Aug 11, 2003
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Nigel Clough (Derby Manager!) to the left! at the 2-8 thrashing. I remember him saying back then, if my kids want to get anywhere then they won't be following me into football management!!

What was his other kids name? Did he go into football as well?
 

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Cheshire said:
...It could also be said that the Clough era was in a small way the start of the Palace rivalry as the press bigged up one of the initial matches as the battle of the big named managers Clough verses Allison (Malcolm Allison), little did we know at that time how that battle would form with the fans over the next few years.
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I don't think that's quite true. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure we never even played Palace under Clough as they were in a higher division. They got relegated and we played them under Taylor - but they weren't our rivals then. Not until Mullery and Venables took over did we become rivals.
 




mikeyjh

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Dec 17, 2008
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clippedgull said:
Nigel Clough (Derby Manager!) to the left! at the 2-8 thrashing. I remember him saying back then, if my kids want to get anywhere then they won't be following me into football management!!

What was his other kids name? Did he go into football as well?
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Simon, no - Still lives in Derby but can't recall what he's up to.
 




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cuthbert

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Oct 24, 2009
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Brovion said:
I don't think that's quite true. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure we never even played Palace under Clough as they were in a higher division. They got relegated and we played them under Taylor - but they weren't our rivals then. Not until Mullery and Venables took over did we become rivals.
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That's what I remember too
 






Return of the Rev

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Brovion said:
I don't think that's quite true. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure we never even played Palace under Clough as they were in a higher division. They got relegated and we played them under Taylor - but they weren't our rivals then. Not until Mullery and Venables took over did we become rivals.
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we played palace a few months before clough arrived in a friendly and it started kicking off,then the first league game after he left was palace at home over 26,000 in the goldstone mellor one-nil:ascarf:Palace had the upper hand early on but it became alot more even over the coming years:smokin: rise of the idiots
 


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PalG

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marcgorry said:
I am WAY to young to remember Brian Clough as manager at Brighton but from what i have seen of him with clips and what i have read he seemed like a man who was not afraid to speak the truth. I found this clip from when he was in charge at the Albion and we got beat 8-2 by Bristol Rovers in the 73/74 season . What was he actually like as a manager with us, I'd love to know?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjmtNe-Y5I&feature=related
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You weren't even born.
 


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