Ebook: Tommy Doc: the controversial and colourful life of one of football's most dominant personalities
Author: Docherty Tommy, Tossell David
- Tags: Football (Soccer Association football), HUMOR / General, Humour, Soccer managers, Soccer managers--Great Britain, Soccer managers--Scotland, Soccer players, Soccer players--Great Britain, Soccer players--Scotland, Biographies, Electronic books, Biography, Docherty Tommy, Soccer managers -- Great Britain -- Biography, Soccer managers -- Scotland -- Biography, Soccer players -- Great Britain -- Biography, Soccer players -- Scotland -- Biography, Great Britain, Scotland
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
- City: Great Britain;Scotland
- Language: English
- epub
Tommy 'The Doc' Docherty was a combative Scotland international wing-half who became a brilliant but erratic manager. His 1960s Chelsea team was a glorious reflection of his colourful personality, and a decade later he reinvented his relegated Manchester United side as a vibrant attacking force.
He was also, however, a hostage to his own decision-making, costing Chelsea a shot at the First Division title when he banned eight players for breaking their curfew. Most famously, he was fired by United after FA Cup glory because he'd fallen in love with the physiotherapist's wife.
He was a much-travelled manager, and 'I've had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus' was among the well-worn one-liners that created the image of 'The Doc' as football's stand-up comedian. But in Tommy Doc, David Tossell looks beyond the wisecracks, interviewing Docherty himself, as well as former players and colleagues, to examine a remarkable career and reveal the...