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Brian Clough

    talking point
    To succeed as a manager, Roy Keane must show that the perception is not the reality
    11 Feb 2022
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    EXTRACT
    'He wanted to do other things with his life for a year or two'
    30 Apr 2020
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    Drawn out
    A very public transfer saga: How Roy Keane's Man United move played out over three months in 1993
    4 Apr 2020
    31
    Interview
    A Forest life - Sharing a stage with Brian Clough, playing best with spite and shaping the next generation
    30 Mar 2020
    12
    good reads
    A remarkable Brian Clough tale, DeAndre Hopkins and more of the week's best sportswriting
    20 Oct 2019
    1
    long time running
    Ego and insecurity have followed Martin O'Neill around for his entire career
    28 Oct 2018
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    origin story
    'He shone like a beacon through all the gloom': Maradona, Clough and the makings of Roy Keane
    Updated 21 Jul 2018
    37
    a complex man
    'He had some demons but I think you have to put the whole story into perspective'
    Updated 7 May 2018
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    comparison
    Jose Mourinho similar to 'no-nonsense' Brian Clough, says legend's son
    20 Sep 2017
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    Praise
    England football boss Gareth Southgate hails Eddie Jones
    8 Feb 2017
    3
    Well read
    Clough's alcoholism as a punchline, the Irish NFL player and the week's best sportswriting
    11 Sep 2016
    fighting his corner
    The time Muhammad Ali called out football manager Brian Clough
    5 Jun 2016
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    Football Fwends
    Roy Keane: 'I love what I'm doing now'
    6 Feb 2016
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    Forest fires
    'Clough would be the only person who could chop Martin O'Neill down to size'
    26 Dec 2015
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    Miracle
    'Forest knocked Liverpool off their perch long before Fergie came up with the phrase'
    23 Dec 2015
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    long read
    ‘In football, the judgements are immediate and abusive, but they don’t know us’
    27 Sep 2015
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    you sexy thing
    The documentary charting Nottingham Forest's rise to European Cup glory looks class
    16 Sep 2015
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    legacy
    Brian Clough and his effect on the Irish management team
    21 Mar 2015
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    ol big 'ed
    Nottingham Forest gave 1,000 fans green Brian Clough jumpers tonight
    24 Sep 2014
    5
    Legend
    16 of the most memorable Brian Clough quotes
    21 Sep 2014
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    The Special Ones
    From Di Canio to Jose: We rank the 10 coolest Premier League managers ever
    28 Aug 2014
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    talking point
    Analysis: Do coaches have to lie in order to survive in football management?
    18 Mar 2014
    3
    Booked
    Bill Shankly: how much of Red or Dead is fact and how much fiction?
    23 Aug 2013
    Interview
    David Peace: 'Bill Shankly was even more isolated than Brian Clough at times'
    17 Aug 2013
    10
    Novel Idea
    Here's a fantastic extract from David Peace's acclaimed new novel on Bill Shankly
    5 Aug 2013
    2
    Family Business
    A chip off the old block: 12 great father and sons in football
    26 Jan 2013
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    Talking the Talk
    The Magnificent Seven: most entertaining sports pundits
    11 May 2012
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    TV Gold
    Heated: 6 more combustible TV panel debates
    24 Jan 2012
    hold the back page
    The Sunday Papers: the best sports writing from the past seven days
    16 Jan 2011
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