Brian Clough

I like to remember Brian in his last days, a sad alcoholic that nottingham forest finally had to sack. His career as a manager was based entirely on the skill of Peter Taylor. Peter brought huge success to hartlepool then Derby. Brians arogance lost him is job .Peter went to Brighton. Brian managed Leeds for 44 days and won a single game and destroyed a decade of work as Don Revie had built the team, taken them from the 2nd division to champions. Without Taylor, clough proved to be a useless manager. The worst start to a season in leeds memory. Peter took pity and took forest to a glorious 2 european cup victories that brian claimed all credit for. Like Mike Leander was to Paul Gadd, delivering all music and arrangements for 11 chart hits, Taylor brought success to the talentless clough. Finally Taylor had had enough and went on to manage Derby alone, clough, like a spurned lover never spoke to him again. They last met when Derby beat forest. Cloughs last game in charge took Forrest down. His bloated red face of alcoholic arrogance is how he should be remembered, unable to achieve a single trophy. Talor howver, is remembered as a genius that ook minor eams to glory and was the only coach to win successive european titles.