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The great Brian Clough OBE

Remembering Cloughie

It's a year since former Forest manager Brian Clough died. Read the tributes and listen to interviews with the football legend.

"Cloughie will remain a footballing legend, whose achievements will never be repeated. "

Marcus Alton

Always outspoken. Always controversial. There'll never be another football manager like Brian Clough.

Brian Clough took a small provincial club and made them champions of Europe.

He was the best manager England never had. He had an unrivalled ability to motivate players. A working class hero whose achievements earned him a fortune.

He represented everything good about football. His teams were exciting, skilful and clean. He turned players who'd been labelled "average" into international stars.

His teamtalks were simple: He'd hold a football in his hand and say, "Gentlemen, this is a football. Any chance of us getting it?"

He led Derby County and Nottingham Forest out of the depths of the Second Division and made them world beaters.

Yet his playing career was equally outstanding, with 251 goals in 274 games, before a knee injury cut short his success as a goalscorer.

Brian Clough interview with Marcus Alton 2003 >
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His partnership with Peter Taylor was incredible. "The chemistry was absolutely brilliant," Clough has said.

His one regret is that they never buried the hatchet after falling out.

Cloughie will remain a footballing legend, whose achievements will never be repeated.

Marcus Alton

Please leave Brian Clough memories below...

last updated: 19/09/05

Have Your Say

ross
a legend long before you passed away,forest and football love and miss you

Derby Red
Now it's an honour and pleasure to drive to the City Ground along your road-the Brian Clough Way.

John
Thanks for the 15 years of playing football the right way, and making us the envy of every other club in the country. Gone but never forgotten. Rest in peace Sir.

thomas
u were the best manger ever

Jason R Bell
Sir Brian u will always be in my footballing heart u were simply made in heaven,god bless.

Dave Cannon
The Worlds only Football Genius

simon jeffery
still miss u sir brian and think off u

tracey
the best manager england never had he was a true 1 off pure class

Thomas
u were the best all the nottingham forest fans love you

Thomas.j
Hope your doing well with your football team who are called team clough

Thomas.j
we will always remember him as our best manger rest in peace cloughie

Howard Crowston
"HEY YOUNG MAN!"YOU WERE QUITE SIMPLY THE BEST.MISS YOU BIG ,ED!!!HOWARD IN BUENOS AIRES

Mark W
Brian Clough is,was and always will be a football genius.

Leigh Loseby
Thanks for the Memories. The club will always be in debt to you. RIP - 'SIR'

Kevin Smith
Absolute magic, What else is there to say.

lee
he was one of the best mangers and he be in all our hearts

Stephen Silver
Am a Notts County fan Brian Clough is the greast manager of all time his achievements will never be repeated Sir brian we miss you