I see what you mean, Ian, but Clough was the architect of his own downfall at Leeds. If he'd come in with a more magnanimous attitude, he might - MIGHT - have won the players over, but to come in and to tell a roomfull of champions (including the captains of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, back when that really meant something) that they owed all their medals to "cheating" was abysmal man-management. He couldn't have expected anything other than the sack with that sort of imbecilic behavior.
Brian Clough achieved extraordinary things with Forest. To win the old Second Division one year, the League Championship the next and the European Cup the next two years after that is an achievement that likely will never be bettered. (Think about it, Forest under Clough won the European Cup the first two years they were eligible. ManU under Ferguson have won it twice in 26 years.) But he wasn't the right man for Leeds at the time. If the board had appointed Giles, we might have had a chance. If Clough had come in with a more self-effacing approach, we might have had a chance. Neither of those things happened. But even with Jimmy Armfield in charge, we were two bad refereeing decisions away from being European champions that season. Cheers! Sean -----Original Message----- From: Ian Murray <[email protected]> To: Andy Pyzer <[email protected]> Cc: leedslist <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Dec 29, 2012 11:35 pm Subject: Re: [LU] clough revie... again Cheers mate. Just think if we had have kept Clough. Cantona moment in my opinion. Love revie but who cares, really? He left us. We should have stuck with Clough. MOT Sent from my iPhone On 30 Dec 2012, at 01:18, "Andy Pyzer" <[email protected]> wrote: > actually fell asleep after first goal.. how sad.. awake now and decided on his..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJHvg5c7vPE not sure where our season goes from here but the links to and from this remind s of the great days guys and girls Happy new year.. hope CW watches it.. MOT 2013.... this maybe... our year..... erm _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate ______________________________________________ eedslist mailing list nfo and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist o unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
