Clough: The Autobiography Mass Market Paperback – Illustrated, November 1, 1995

Very good article and service

Great story in Brian's own words from childhood into retirement after he was sacked by Forest in 1993. He was shaped by his upbringing and you'll be surprised at his quality as a player if you didn't know. He is honest about his managerial jobs too, but of course he sees most things through his eyes If you only saw "The Damned United" you wouldn't know that he actually did manage Brighton. The film makes it look like he accepted it but took Leeds instead. We don't get the decade between retirement and death with the health problems

This is simply old big head at his honest best. Self critical, honestly critical of others and called it as he saw it. A great inside to the world of football as it was in the honest days of football. A compelling read for any Football fan, especially those born in the 60's or earlier.

Whether you play, coach,referee or are just a fan of soccer, this book is a must read. It takes you from his playing days to his foray into coaching carrying a tin of paint at Hartlepool to "spruce the club up" to his wildly successful campaigns into European football eventually winning everything. His story telling, personality and humour are contagious. Once I'd received the book from Amazon in a very timely manner, I couldn't put it down. Enjoy.

Partridge-esque in that he's not far off ending each paragraph with "Needless to say I had the last laugh". The positivity of his fond childhood memories and those of his courtship with his wife are outweighed by spiteful tales of one-upmanship told with a know-it-all arrogance. The lack of any humility can make it a tough read at times as the story skims from one controversial incident to the next. For a significant period Clough was a serial winner but it's difficult to root for him here.

Great story about one of the best ever managers. Clough was way ahead of his time and, personally, I thought he was very refreshing in his views and management style - probably would not work these days with all the prima donna Premiership players these days though.

My hero when at Derby and Nottingham. The book ðÂYÂ"Âs reflects the image I expected of the man ðÂYÂ`¨ himself. Cheers

Thoroughly enjoyable...wish I could of met such an iconic person...

Interesting but very poorly written.

lot of cliches you can use, but he really was unique. i was there as a united fan when forest got relegated, Clough’s last match. we started chanting “Brian Clough”/“Brian give us a wave”, and he did. very touching to read in the book he remembered that moment too and was touched by it. he’d be banned by cancel culture these days - which is ironic given this is someone who supported striking miners, stood on picket lines and was chair of the Anti-Nazi League. he wasn’t a half bad manager either.

One has to admit, and the author is at pains to stress this all the way through the book, that Clough’s achievements in football stand out. And not only did his teams win trophies, but they won them in style, and never resorted to the cynicism of most other sides. A dream for referees indeed.I’m sure that Clough could have been a most unpleasant individual to deal with. And whilst he stresses all the way that he was never a bully, then why did he hit Nigel Jemson in the stomach? In many ways the cliche “power corrupts” seems to sum up his approach to life.And why wasn’t Clough more honest about his alcoholism?I think that one of his ex players, John McGovern, sums him up best, when he said that as a person Clough was not for him, but that he would run through the Sahara Desert to play for him.

At last I have been able to read about him, from his own mouth, and he holds nothing back with his honesty.His problem with booze, and just as important, his regret of the split with Peter Taylor, and his pigheadedness in not making the first approach, though I think that they must have been BOTH to blame - such a shame.If only the FA had not been full of egomaniacs, and non footballers, we may have had the best England Manager of the century, who could have ensured that we had World Cup number 2

Fantastic insight into someone who is, on the one hand, an ordinary man with ordinary values and, on the other, an extraordinary man with extraordinary talents who has made an extraordinary impact on English (and European) football. A must read.