With Clough, By Taylor

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It was these sorts of frequent, outspoken comments – particularly against football's establishment, such as the FA and club directors, and figures in the game such as Matt Busby, Alan Hardaker, Alf Ramsey, Don Revie and Len Shipman, along with players such as Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter and Peter Lorimer – combined with Clough's increased media profile, that eventually led to his falling out with the Rams' chairman, Sam Longson, and the Derby County board of directors. Old Big 'Ead does it his way to the end". The Guardian. 22 October 2004 . Retrieved 21 February 2022. On 20 June 2007, Forest announced ambitious plans to relocate to a new stadium in the Clifton area of the city. [53] They did not win another league match until mid-October, at which point they were bottom of the league. Forest spent most of the season bottom of the Premier League. Clough's final signing, striker Robert Rosario, arrived at the City Ground in March 1993, but failed to inspire a turnaround for his new club. News of it was conveyed to Clough by a local newspaper who were also given a copy. Clough commented: “I am staggered. Whatever happens I will be grateful to them for restoring my faith in human nature. We have made a point of not seeing the players, but we have now arranged to meet them to let them confirm their intentions.”

Brian Clough and Peter Taylor watch from the sidelines during Nottingham Forest’s European Cup semi-final in Cologne, in 1979. Photograph: POPPERFOTO In August 1972, Clough refused to go on an arranged pre-season tour of the Netherlands and West Germany unless he could take his family with him. Derby chairman Sam Longson told him that it was a working trip and not a holiday, so Clough put Taylor in charge of the tour instead and refused to go. The club did not contest the FA Charity Shield that year. In the 1979–80 season Forest declined to play in the home and away 1979 Intercontinental Cup against Paraguay's Club Olimpia. Forest defeated F.C. Barcelona 2–1 on aggregate in the 1979 European Super Cup in January and February 1980. Charlie George scored the only goal in the home first leg. Burns scored an equaliser in the return in Spain. [69] In the 1979–80 Football League Cup, Forest reached a third successive final. A defensive mix up between Needham and Shilton let Wolves' Andy Gray tap in to an empty net. Forest missed numerous scoring chances and lost 1–0. [70] In the 1979–80 European Cup quarter final, Forest won 3–1 at Dynamo Berlin to overturn a 1–0 home defeat. In the semi-final they defeated Ajax 2–1 on aggregate. They defeated Hamburg 1–0 in the 1980 European Cup Final at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to retain the trophy. Robertson scored after exchanging passes with Birtles. [71] Forest finished fifth in the 1979–80 Football League.Forest took 28 points out of a possible 39 under Barlow and McParland in the final 13 games of the season and just missed out on the play-offs when they could only draw at Bradford City on the final day of the season.

On 18 January 1989, Clough joined the fray of a City Ground pitch invasion by hitting two of his own team's fans when on the pitch. The football authorities fined Clough and issued him with a touchline ban. [79] Forest defeated QPR 5–2 in that 1988–89 Football League Cup tie. [80] Barlow and McParland were named joint Managers Of The Month for March 2006 as they were the only team in the football league to go unbeaten in that month. Turner, Mark (6 January 2009). " 'A slice of bloody cake for all! ...That's what Brian Clough says!' ". Socialist Appeal . Retrieved 10 October 2022. Clough replaced Allan Brown as manager of Nottingham Forest on 6 January 1975, just over sixteen weeks after the end of his 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United. [40] Clough brought Jimmy Gordon to be his club trainer, as Gordon had been for him at Derby and Leeds. [41] Forest won Clough's first game in charge, an FA Cup third round replay against Tottenham Hotspur, with Scottish centre-forward Neil Martin scoring the only goal. [42]Clough was born on 21 March 1935 at 11 Valley Road, an inter-war council house in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, [8] He was the sixth of nine children of a local sweet shop worker, later sugar boiler and then manager. The eldest, Elizabeth, died on 11 February 1927 [9] of septicaemia at the age of three. [10] When talking of his childhood he said he "adored it in all its aspects. If anyone should be grateful for their upbringing, for their mam and dad, I'm that person. I was the kid who came from a little part of paradise." On his upbringing in Middlesbrough, Clough claimed that it was "not the most well-appointed place in the world, but to me it was heaven". "Everything I have done, everything I've achieved, everything that I can think of that has directed and affected my life – apart from the drink – stemmed from my childhood. [11] Maybe it was the constant sight of Mam, with eight children to look after, working from morning until night, working harder than you or I have ever worked." Clough played for Great Broughton Juniors and, while working for ICI, Billingham Synthonia (scoring three goals in four games [16]) before his national service in the RAF between 1953 and 1955. He combined playing football in the forces, though he was never selected for the RAF National team, [17] and playing for the Boro third team when on leave. [17] Middlesbrough [ edit ] Gordon died, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for two years, in 1996, and was described by an obituary in the Independent as “a man of unimpeachable integrity”. It’s tough to find anyone who would say otherwise. Shennan, Paddy (25 March 2009). "Brian Clough DID see the light over Hillsborough – but it took him 12 years". Liverpool Echo. Forest had been dismissed as potential relegation candidates, or mid-table at best, in all the newspapers’ pre-season predictions. Liverpool had won the championship in three of the previous five seasons and finished second in the other two. Manchester City had a vibrant and thrilling side. Ipswich, managed by Bobby Robson, had finished third in two of the three previous years. Manchester United had Steve Coppell, Martin Buchan and Gordon Hill. These were the clubs that attracted all the column inches when it came to identifying who would fight it out for the championship.

With Clough By Taylor, the autobiography Taylor published in the months after, was strange in its conception. It’s a fantastic book, very well ghostwritten and full of clever asides, but it’s hard to rationalise it as anything other than the pipe-bomb that it would become. Taylor didn’t inform Clough about the project, neither did he ask his permission or offer him a share of the proceeds, and it created a chasm within their friendship that would never close. a b Stevenson, Jonathan (21 September 2004). "Forest's unforgettable fairytale". BBC Sport . Retrieved 18 May 2009. The next 1980–81 season in the European Cup first round, Forest lost 2–0 on aggregate, losing 1–0 both at home and away to CSKA Sofia. [72] McGovern subsequently said the double defeat by CSKA affected the team's self-confidence, in that they had lost out to "modestly talented" opponents. [47] Forest lost the 1980 European Super Cup on away goals after a 2–2 aggregate draw against Valencia, with Bowyer scoring both Forest goals in the home first leg. [73] On 11 February 1981, Forest lost 1–0 in the 1980 Intercontinental Cup against Uruguayan side, Club Nacional de Football. The match was played for the first time at the neutral venue National Stadium in Tokyo before 62,000 fans. [74] Barbara Clough, wife of late Nottingham Forest boss, died after fall in hospital's car park". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 . Retrieved 11 July 2014. David Lacey on one of Britain's greatest football managers". The Guardian. London. 11 March 2009 . Retrieved 11 July 2009.In the 1979–80 season Forest declined to play in the home and away 1979 Intercontinental Cup against Paraguay's Club Olimpia. Forest beat Barcelona 2–1 on aggregate in the 1979 European Super Cup in January and February 1980. Charlie George scored the only goal in the home first leg. Burns scored an equaliser in the return in Spain. [38] In the 1979–80 Football League Cup Forest reached a third successive final. A defensive mix up between Needham and Shilton let Wolves' Andy Gray tap in to an empty net. Forest passed up numerous chances losing 1–0. [39] In the 1979–80 European Cup quarter-finals Forest won 3–1 at Dynamo Berlin to overturn a 1–0 home defeat. In the semi-finals they beat Ajax Amsterdam 2–1 on aggregate. They beat Hamburg 1–0 in the final at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to retain the trophy. Robertson scored after exchanging passes with Birtles. [40] Forest finished fifth in the 1979–80 Football League. Barbara's Message;". brianclough.com. August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010 . Retrieved 1 August 2010. As soon as Clough's departure was announced, the search for a successor began. Former player Martin O’Neill was among the names linked with the manager's job. Eventually another former Forest player - Frank Clark - was named as the new manager, 14 years after ending his playing career with the club.