Some great stories from players who worked under former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough.
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My late father was a Linesman at a Forest game once,Brian thought they should have had 2 penalties,but they weren't given.After the game,there was a knock on the Officials Dressing Room door.Brian asked the Ref if he thought Forest should have had 2 penalties,the Ref said no,so Clough walked out and shut the door,only to open it again a few seconds later to say "I've made an appointment for you at the Opticians tomorrow morning !"
Ah Brilliant!
I was cloughies paper boy in Derby and had several interactions over the years. Most stories i wouldnt share here, but my prized possession is a photo of brian with my late mother holding the champions league trophy and the div 1, league cup and charity shield trophies on the table in front of them.
People get knighthoods for a lot less than what Mr Clough achieved. Legend.
Yes him and Jack Charlton disgraceful
Not in the old days. These days knighthoods come free with cornflakes.
@@rorykeegan1895 Now be fair. I'm sure that 29 year old had to work hard to earn her Damehood! Boris's c**k won't clean itself!
Absolutely mate I often am dumbfounded as to why he was never knighted he would of loved that and rightly so
I don’t think Brian Clough would except it. At least I’d like to think he wouldn’t. He hated the establishment.
Another thing about Clough was that he did not tolerate indiscipline on the pitch from his players. If any of his players challenged a referee he'd be in trouble and if a player got booked for talking back to a ref, he'd be in bigger trouble. When you consider the issues that we have now about the treatment of referees, whether that's players surrounding the ref and remonstrating with him over a decision, or managers castigating the 4th official whenever they think a decision has gone against them, if current managers had the same attitude as Clough then you wouldn't have this problem.
My uncle played for forest and he was banging goals in the reserves. One day he mustered up the courage and said to cloughy "any chance of getting in first team im scoring for fun". Clough said we'll sort something out for you. Few days later he says your off on loan to Hereford see how many score. He played about 5 games and didn't score a goal, think hereford were in division 4... came back from loan and cloughy says "how'd you get on then".😂😂
Priceless Memories from the great Mr Brian Clough the best manager England never had.
As a liverpool fan I thoroughly enjoyed that. Clough is sorely missed by a lot of fans, forest supporter or not
Clough and Shankly were kindred spirits. 4:07 says it all for me "bring your wife and your kids" other coaches have followed suit and reaped the benefits.
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I love the story about him during the miners strike, put his hand in his pocket and gave them money. "a decent wage, a home, a car and a nice school for the kids, it's not much to ask for".
Class.❤
I went into Rancliffe Arms in Bunny on a Monday lunch with me Dad for Darts and curry, in the Area where the darts board was was Cloughy and Ken Smales, after a couple of games with Cloughie the curry was ready, As we sat down for curry both Brian and Ken said cheerio enjoy. After curry and a couple more beers we finished darts and went to the bar to settle with the landlord, Alan Hill, who said no problem lads paid by Ken and Brian 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. My niece now owns the Rancliffe 👍🏽👍🏽
That’s a great story Michael, love it!
Class!
Class, the good old days eh
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Brilliant. Love that.
There will never be a manager or anyone with the personality of Mr Brian Clough 💯👌
most of my family worked at forest in the brian clough era and i have so many incredible stories no one knows about him. also him paying for my grandmas wedding is something so extraordinary, miss you boss💔
That's awesome have you got any more to tell?
Cloughie was a product of a time and social class that doesnt exist anymore. He was years ahead of his time when it came to education and instruction.
Clough was a genuine one-off. I remember one reporter talking about being at a press conference and one of the other reporters asked a question and called him Brian, Clough said 'it's Mr Clough to you'. The reporter telling the story then had his question, referred to him as Mr Clough, and Clough said 'just call me Brian'.
That has me chuckling hilarious 🤣
This reminds me of another story - apparently, on Teddy Sheringham's first day at Forest after signing from Millwall, Cloughie called him "Edward". Teddy said "Mr Clough, only my Mum calls me Edward, it's Teddy with everyone else". Cloughie's reply? "Oh I'm so sorry Edward, I must remember that in future Edward...." Classic!
@@michaelkahn8433 I remember that story, he had a habit of calling people by their proper names. He signed Kenny Burns from Birmingham where he was a centre forward and turned him into a centre half. Kenny was a hard as nails Scottish player who had gotten into a bit of trouble with refs during his career. I remember an ex-Forest player telling a story about when they were travelling to away games, they'd stop the team bus at a service station and let the players get out to relieve themselves and maybe pick up a drink and a snack. It was Kenny Burns first away game for Forest and Clough stopped him on his way off the bus and said Kenneth, be a good chap and bring me back a Kit Kat, and Kenny brought Clough back his Kit Kat.
Brian who
As a young man I went to Basharatt Hassan's (Notts cricketer and the hardest hitting hockey centre forward I'd ever seen) celebration dinner with Brian Clough in attendance so I went to get his autograph. He signed the page and said "Thank-you for coming young man" to which I quickly replied " I was going to come anyway ( I was a team mate of Basher) so thank-you for coming Brian", and he collapsed in laughter......A life moment meeting never to be forgotten with a true legend of football.
I was in a car driving around with mates in the countryside near Derby in 1992 and we came across a beautiful husky dog. We picked it up as we were miles from nowhere. Later we drove past a man in a trench coat staggering along the rode. We stopped at a tiny crossroads with a few old stone buildings and knocked on a few doors but no one owned the dog. We turned around and went back to man on the road. we pulled up, my mate driving spoke to the bloke, then he opened the back door with me and the dog there. It was Brian Clough. He said, “Thank you young man,”. The dog jumped out and off they went.
Legend, I visit his grave regularly.
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My mate was working laying diamond cable in Brian's village when he and his mate noticed Brian walking his dog " Mr Clough we just want to say how much we appreciated what you did for us fans can we have an autograph?"' Clough said " get your hands washed and do up your top button I'll be back in five minutes with Barbara ' My mate couldn't understand were Barbara fitted in to it all 😂😂😂 Five minutes later he was back with wife in tow who had a chat with the lads about their work and brian signed his autographs for them ..
They’re all great but my absolute favourite is Mark Crossley. I could listen to him all day. Fantastic impressions of Cloughie really bring the stories to life.
ahahaha "shithooouse" 😂
Mark a true sportsman. 50 50 challenge with Southends Dave Regis broke his leg. Did he complain no. Treated it as one of those things. Forest supporters a bit critical at first but soon fell in line with Mark. Sorry to digress
I agree, but most of them Mark has added stuff to that never happened or was part of the real story.
@@itsajenny5249 I think that’s Dean Saunders you’re thinking of.
@@29memyselfandi no, it was Mark. Listen to his stories, he exagerates them all. The getto blaster at wimbledon, it was an extension lead outside in the corridor, no staff or player walked into the dressing room.
The Mark Crossley interview is absolute gold...
I was working at T. C. Harrison ford dealer in Derby and Cloughie came in, walked up to the counter and said he was bringing in his wife's car for service, I said "And your name?", he laughed so much he spilled the cup of tea he was drinking, then he gave autographs to all the mechanics. Nice Guy.
He was a pundit alongside Mick Channon when England were playing in a tournament. England were underperforming and Channon started waxing lyrical about other teams: "The Dutch do it, the French do it, the Danes do it...." Clough sings, "Even educated fleas do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love".
Ascot FC have a quote in the changing room hallway. A physio says to Clough, the players banged his head, he doesn't even know his name. Clough replies, tell him he's Pele and get him back on the pitch
😂😂😂😂😂that is brilliant.
I hope you beat Newport pagnell in that vase final 👍
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@@anxiousbrusselsprout Brian Clough was a talent and personality that appears once in millennia; he created to footballing brands in the shape of Derby County and Nottingham Forrest and could have made our national team a serious force in world football for decades, but, as is usually the case in this country, we spurned our chance.
I was a young kid in the Spurs children enclosure ground level right next to the touchline when that great Forest team came to visit. When Cloughie was walking to the dug out in his famous green top and trackie bottom all eyes locked on him and a hush fell on the crowd. Our heads just followed this figure as if he was the messiah. Like the crowd do at a tennis match. Heads turned and followed. He was a magnet. I was also mesmerised by the long limbed redwood tree that was Viv Anderson. He was collossul in my eyes running up and down past our enclosure and John Robertson was another who stood out. You heard and saw so much about Forest who were European Champions and when they came they truly were an awesome team.
As a Liverpool fan I liked clough… How he never managed England is criminal
For me the most amazing was that after Forest were promoted to Div 1, then they lead the league, Cloughie would be working in his brother's news agents/post office on Sundays. He was totally down to earth and acted just like anyone else in a shop. The dual carriageway nearby is now named Brian Clough way.
The best Cloughie story I heard was when Stuart Pearce got his first England call up and Cloughie called him up to his office to tell him, and the conversation went like this. Cloughie - "Do you think you're good enough to play for England son?" Pearce - " Well yeah I think so" Cloughie - "Well I don't get out" Lol.
He had Pearce doing his electrics at his house also after his England cap haha
He had him fix Barbara's iron.
@@leesimpson9694 Our captain's a fraud lads. Legend.
If he'd signed Pele he'd be telling him he was crap, just to get a rise out of him 😂
i say this is the best cloughie story i heard. But one i heard today was ten times better. And it concerned an apprentice at Derby Country (who by the way had absolute balls of absolute steel). Brian Clough rang down to the apprentice room to ask for a pot of tea in 5 mins, needless to say it never arrived, this happened another two time, so Cloughie (Somewhat pissed off now) rings down again, same apprentice answers and Cloughie and says "i've told you pot of tea my office now! Do you you know who your talking to?" The apprentice say "Do you know who you're talking to?" Cloughie said "No", and the apprentice said "Well fuck off then" and put the phone down! Apparently until his dying day Cloughie never knew who it was. Lol.
Undoubtedly the best manager and man-manager that ever was and ever will be and I'm a Wolves fan.
Good description of Sir Alex.
@@SuperFerdie1965o Even Sir Alex will say Brian was the best of the best and I’m Chelsea fan for 40 years.
@@mmm091000 Only as an act of false modesty. Frank Sinatra used to say Tony Bennett was the greatest singer in the world but I'm sure Frank knew he himself easily was!
@@SuperFerdie1965 easier to spend money and win. Clough built 2 great teams
@@marknewbold2583 Fergie was winning trophies galore with Aberdeen before he set foot in Old Trafford. I don't recall them being one of the richest clubs in Europe. Don't let personal dislike get in the way of rational judgement.
What a genius he was - I’m a huge Leicester supporter but I think Brian Clough was the greatest manager of my lifetime. What a man
As a hardcore Baggies fan, I couldn't agree more.
I love stories like these, i could listen to them all day. Cloughy was such a legend he left a mark on everyone who knew him and those who was around him . Brilliant.
He certainly left a mark on that guy he punched who came on the pitch that time.
@@lolgrant defo
I met Brian Clough in Sheffield in the mid 1970s to me he was the most obnoxious unpleasant man imaginable..Good Riddance!
...he invited him & the other lafs involved to go see him...
Clough was the everyman's person. He was brilliant. Like Sir Bobby Robson said 'He's unique, there's no one like him ' ❤❤❤❤
For anyone interested in the legendary Forest team of 1977-1980, there's a superb movie documentary called "I Believe In Miracles" featuring contemporary interviews with all the players from that squad. Shame Cloughie wasn't alive to contribute but, as someone who watches a lot of sports docs, I recommend it very highly.
Love stories about Clough and Jack Charlton who's loved in Ireland eternally
Brian Clough is a class act. When I was a young lad I used to hang around old Trafford after the games trying to get autographs, this was around 1990. Bobby Charlton came out very disinterested . Mr Clough had seen this and came over to us chatting asking us if we enjoyed the game and signing our autograph books. I still have that autograph book now and Mr Clough has pride of place in there. Respect
Mr Clough. Legend.
Great stories about a great character. R.I.P. Cloughie ❤
As a young boy growing up in East Kilbride, I vividly remember thinking Forest were the best team ever. And most of the English replica kits sold there were the red of Forest. A magical time when the football they played was absolutely sensational. I’m still a fan from a distance but I’ve promised myself that I’ll get to a game soon. What a fantastic channel this is- proper interviewing, and the courtesy given to interviewees to actually answer your questions. Brilliant!
It makes me laugh when people try and suggest that a certain manager is "the next Clough". There will never be a manager that's even remotely similar to Clough. He was a one off. The one man the FA were petrified of (and just about every player too, it seems). Legend.
What a man kind compassionate yet brings everything to the same level.Forget he never managed england he should have managed our country strict morales with a caring heart sorely missed
Im riding my bike to work ive had to pull over and pull of the road because I'm laughing so hard people driving past me are looking at me giggling riding my bike i look like a weirdo 🤪 . Absolutely amazing this is cloughie gold only he could thank you for something that you've no idea about nevermind agreeing too. Pure chuckles and pure joy seriously. As a Derby fan through and through this is magic 👍👍👍 rest in peace Mr clough ♥️
We need a Cloughie film, imagine it, him as a player (he was a really good player!), through his managerial years (including all these iconic funny stories & his relationship with Taylor) through to his retirement and then passing. We’ve had Damned United, let’s celebrate his achievements and sense of humour too!
Damned United painted Clough as a psychotic madman. A disgusting piece of fiction by David Peace. Without Brian the football landscape of the last 60 years would have very bleak. A unique character who mercifully died before the insanities of the modern PC world took over.
One of the greatest English manager's to grace the game...
Brilliant cloughie!, Stuart pierce told a story about being in changing room, Brian confronted him saying you're a fraud young man, I thought you were a footballer, pierce asked why bemused, cos it says in program you're an electrician ( pierce was just signed young, was an electrician, and put an advert in forest program for his business ) Brian then threw a plastic carrier bag on floor in front of players, there are young man to pierce, what is is it he asks, its the wife's iron says Brian, I want it back fixed by next training session ... 😊
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I’m not the biggest football fan but you can’t help but want to hear more stories about this man. I don’t like reading but he makes me want to read his autobiography.
He was a complete legend and rare that fans from all other clubs might say that given how partisan the game is. I loved the stuff I knew about him but some of these stories from his players are epic. He was so far ahead of his time in terms of man management but now seen sadly as a dinosaur. Psychology hasn't changed but the game has.
I was laughing so loud at these stories about Brian, that I have just been told off by my wife lol good 'ol big 'ead. Gone, but never ever forgotten.
Ha ha, glad you enjoyed it!
I was at a derby reserves game midweek in the mid 90s. cloughie had retired by then. But he was shouting at Darren Wassall, who’d Derby had just signed from Forest from the directors box at the Baseball Ground. He was telling him to stop defending too deep…!! The few fans who were there weren’t impressed. I loved it. What gall he had. Footballs greatest ever character.
Cloughs biggest skill he knew how to keep players with big egos under control.
Would have loved to see him handle Cristiano Ronaldo!
@@johnmanning5568 Mr Clough had the bigger ego, love the world cup willy emblem
i could listne to brian clough stories all day brilliant mark crossly coul make a living out of his stories !!!
Sean Dyche is the kind of guy that would be great to go to the pub with for a few pints. Just a very likeable guy who’ll have stories for days.
Clough was more than a football man, he was a philosifer.
Once you hear the Crossley Sunday league story you will never forget it.
Thank you so much for putting this video together I love the Brian Clough stories what a man.
Glad you enjoyed it
The modern day press would crucify a character like Brian Clough and that’s why we have media trained robots being interviewed these days which is incredibly sad! Glad I had the pleasure of growing up in the era of Clough and his fantastic personality!
Not only the press but the spoilt, entitled prima Donna players wouldn't last with him in charge . He would probably be sacked or cancelled with all the woke snowflakes there is now
Sad but true
From what I've heard about him, the man was hilarious, in a very dark-comedic way.
My grandfather had to help a drunken Cloughie get home a from beer run at the local offie, in Derby in the mid 90s. Even then he was apparently hilarious on the journey home.
Great manager and great family man 🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️
Brilliantly put together chippers them clips world bring a laugh and a smile to anyone’s face 👏👏👏👍
Superb. Thank you, son
Superb! Thank-you! What a rock Barbara was/is!
Used to watch Cloughy at Roker Park early 60s.He was deadly near goal.He played one game and was very poor but Sunderland won.It was later learned he had flu but the manager ( might have been Alan Brown) played him knowing that at least two of the opponents would be marking him while another forward scored.
People don't realise how good Cloughie was as a striker. His goal to games ratio is astonishing
Did you see him on his comeback after the injury?
@@jamesgrange9774 Cannot remember.
@@johnwood3789 Ah ok, I know he came back for three games or something like that and retired and I've always wondered what was wrong. What was different about him?
@@jamesgrange9774 It was suggested that he would be financially better off if he was paid out for the injury and could claim it stopped him playing,from the insurance.Not sure how true that was, it was a story circulating at the time.
Leeds chairman, “who the hell do you think you are?” “Brian Clough, Brian Howard Clough.”
A few young players might not go off the rails if they were handled like that! Genius how he spotted players who might start showing signs of self-importance and quickly deflating them and keeping them grounded no matter who they were. The fact he took time and effort to do it showed them he cared. What a great "manager". I love the story of him going in the Wimbledon dressing room and smashing their boom box after Vinnie persisted in playing loud music. Even the Crazy Gang respected Mr Clough!
Fantastic, thank you 👍
Steve Hodge was an exceptional player
...most hated ex Villa player of my generation (I'm 48)
@@MatthewGale-kn2ny I'm 48 as well and I still hate coventry...87
I always remember that match for so many reasons, 1 been you wore your new kit, which I then got in Subbuteo... ...I don't mind Cov even though they hate us, you must of laughed when Sutton beat them, I always remember that too...
Plot Twist: It WAS Peter Beagrie on the phone but Cloughie was a great opportunist.
Brian Clough The Legend
Brilliant great craic to listen to these stories.
Brilliant. Heard a couple before but the Steve hodge one was brilliant. Great interviews by Steve McMahon
Yrs ago a friend of mine was a really good at football ,,every one who seen him told him to try for a club ,so he wrote to evey football club he knew ,,and he never even got any replies except a letter from clough,
Great stuff. Thanks for uploading.
Such a good video! An awesome selection of interviews there.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The greatest achievement there has ever been was Nottingham Forest winning the European Cup . Nothing comes close to this .
...2 years running too, very hard to do & not many have...
I've heard all of these before but then again, I am Brian Clough.
Great video Chippers! Still laugh at the stories even though some I’ve heard a few times before!
Glad you enjoyed it
I am not best manager in world but definitely in top one
Cloughie and Maggie T on opposite pages of an autograph book!!!! Wow!
Didnt know the Hodge story. Mad!
I really enjoyed those and have Subscribed.
Awesome, thank you!
4 of those I actually hadn’t heard so fair play!
Lovely stories, a real Legend of a man 😊
Legend
Extraordinary man.
Absolute brilliant stories and the way they were told.
My fathers car went missing in Brum . Brian found out one of his squad players was driving a car many months later which wasnt his own and ordered the player to loose it. Amazingly after 6 the car reappeared with minor damage and my Dad was delighted to have his car back. If anyone knowes the details of this car so I can put the myth to bed or verify it then please let me know!
I love the Dean Saunders story that does the rounds. Incredible classic Clough
It's fake though.
Your fake as well😮
Excellent
Fantastic.
Superb
Brian Clough was God's own Englishman for 25 years. A wonderful, warm, slightly mad but equally brilliant man.
Frank Sinatra, he's met me Rome wasn't built in a day but I wasn't on that particular job I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the country but I was definitely in the top one They didn't give me the england job cos they thought I'd take over, they were right, I would have
What a player Proper Proper defender unlike defender today run around with there arms behind there backs didn't turn he's back on the ball again like they do now , save the best till just headbutt on Mcmahon
great stuff
what a guy
I couldn’t imagine any of this happening in todays game
Had the pleasure of meeting Brian many years ago. Lovely man and very funny. But also very intimidating. Was a day ill never forget.
Dinner Table guests. Ali, Cus D'Mato, Cloughie, Mourinho, Eddie Hearn, Simon Jordan, Don King
Cloughie was the only player who refused to give me his autograph. I had gone to Leeds Road to watch Huddersfield Town play Sunderland and spotted him in the car park, alone, some distance from the main entrance. I nervously approached him with a smile but he rudely turned me down flat. To completely ruin my day he scored from his no9 position.
There was obviously a method behind his madness he knew the players would love him because of how eccentric he was and that they would die for him out there. Man management is a thing of the past now its all tactics and system when back then obviously they had a system of play and Clough was ahead of the time with no long balls. But the fact he had to drink everyday tells me he was acting a lot and he felt the pressure more than he let on.
The Dean Saunders signing story is the best. It’s hilarious
That's not true, Deano made it up.
I remember when Steve Hodge came on as sub for Leeds and Chris Fairclough got sent off and he got subbed
Very entertaining and great tributes.