By Duncan Hamilton
‘One day you’ll write a ebook approximately this membership. Or, extra to the purpose, approximately me. so that you might besides recognize what I’m considering and reserve it up for later whilst it won’t do any damage to anyone.’ Brian Clough's two decades as Nottingham wooded area supervisor have been an unpredictable mix of good fortune, failure, fall-outs and alcoholism. Duncan Hamilton, initiated as a tender journalist into the Brian Clough empire, was once there to work out all of it. during this strikingly intimate biography – William Hill activities ebook of the 12 months 2007 – Hamilton paints a shiny portrait of 1 of football’s maximum managers: from Nottingham Forest’s double ecu Cup triumph to the torturous breakdown of kinfolk on the membership and Clough's descent into alcoholism. unhappy, joyous and private, Hamilton’s account of existence with Brian Clough is a touching tribute to a super guy.
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