Ebook: Old Big 'Ead: The Wit & Wisdom of Brian Clough

HeOCOs British footballOCOs philosopher manqu(r). The most successful England manager we never had and a genuine footballing legend. To many, an outspoken working class hero. To others ? mainly his targets ? he was a bolshy northern gobshite. Never less than opinionated, often controversial and always eloquent, here we present Brian Clough, in his very own words? On himself: ?I wouldnOCOt say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.OCO On Roy Keane: ?I only ever hit Roy once. He got up, so I couldnOCOt have hit him very hard.OCO On the FA: ?IOCOm sure the England selectors thought if they took me on and gave me the job IOCOd want to run the show. They were shrewd, because thatOCOs exactly what I would have done.OCO On being nominated for a knighthood: ?I thought it was my next door neighbour, because she thought if I got something like that, IOCOd have to move.OCO On handling players: ?We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right.OCO On drink: ?Walk on water? I know most people out there will be saying that instead of walking on it, I should have taken more of it with my drinks.OCO"