Provided You Dont Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough PDF Book
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PROVIDED YOU DONT KISS ME: 20 YEARS WITH BRIAN CLOUGH PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Duncan Hamilton | 256 pages | 06 May 2008 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007247110 | English | London, United Kingdom Provided You Dont Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough PDF Book I recommend you buy a copy. A wonderfully warm and honest appraisal of an enigmatic character, who always appeared to never be "the full shilling". Not registered? Clough and Forest were never the same after the departure of Peter Taylor in and Hamilton makes a real effort to show how essential Taylor was to the huge success. It's truly excellent for a football fan. A frank and very personal account of one of the most flawed legends of the game. He is fascinated not just by famous sporting characters but by relationships, especially between the living and the dead. As broad and as long about Clough as you could wish to want. Sep 23, David Williams rated it really liked it. Remember that disabling cookies may affect your experience on the website. Remember me? Forgotten password Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password. Will always be my favourite sports book. A thoroughly and enjoyable and insightful read about the life and times of Brian Clough, one of England's finest ever managers. You never ever lose the thrill of watching your own shot fly past the goalkeeper, or putting on your boots and tying on the laces, of feeling the studs press down into the turf or hearing the sound of the ball as you hit it, and watch it fly like a golden shot. Call us on or send us an email at. He would notice the way someone walked or carried his bag or sat on the bench beneath his kit peg or offered a throwaway apparently trivial comment as he came in. He was a foul-mouthed arrogant alcoholic football genius, but the charisma and generosity of the man were lacking from the book. He was a one off, never to be repeated and stands in sharp contrast to today's generation of football managers, who over think what is a simple game. Interesting approach to the narrative, the incidents being thematically linked in each chapter instead of going down the conventional path of chronological order. An interesting read for anyone that wants to know about one of modern football's most complex characters. Jun 30, Angie rated it really liked it. Sort order. John Cross. He saw the madness, the slow and sad descent into alcoholism. Would you like to proceed to the App store to download the Waterstones App? The result is a captivating psychological exploration of the manager at his most successful, and in his alcohol-induced decline. Other editions. Read this right after Damned Utd as I wanted to see a more true to life angle of Clough's career. Pep Guardiola. Ordering the squad to run through stinging nettles and cowpats close to the training ground. Sep 15, Keith rated it it was amazing Shelves: football. Great read. William Hill Sports Book of the Year Or, more to the point, about me. Books by Duncan Hamilton. An honest and ultimately moving tribute to a " one off " character,a Northerner who achieved fame as a football player and manager. He was clearly a flawed man, but always a compelling one. He now lives and works in Leeds. Duncan Hamilton's candid recollections calling it a biography is tricky, because it doesn't cover his whole life of time spent with Old Big Ead are a joy to read. Duncan Hamilton was football correspondent for the Nottingham Evening Post for most of Clough's time as manager of Nottingham Forest and seems to have become closer to him for over 20 years than any other professional excepting Clough's friend and col Having read and reviewed David Peace's excellent novel 'The Damned Utd' revolving round Brian Clough's turbulent 44 days as manager of Leeds, I welcomed the chance of gaining more insight to the man himself by someone who genuinely knew him well. The newspaper that broke the story also revealed that money had been paid to individuals who had threatened to expose the club. Excellent book. And there is a funny yet touching moment in the book where Clough admits that he does not know how to cope with Justin Fashanu, whose homosexuality made his manager feel uncomfortable. A superb first-hand insight into a true football legend. It is also a portrait of the loneliness and isolation at the top and how it affected a man and how he tried to deal with it, often unsuccessfully with alcohol. Your Cookie Preferences We use different types of cookies to optimize your experience on our website. Recently Viewed. Provided You Dont Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough Writer Sam Allardyce. A vigorous, funny, warm, warty account. Duncan Hamilton was football correspondent for the Nottingham Evening Post for most of Clough's time as manager of Nottingham Forest and seems to have become closer to him for over 20 years than any other professional excepting Clough's friend and colleague until they fell out Peter Taylor. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers. An honest and ultimately moving tribute to a " one off " character,a Northerner who achieved fame as a football player and manager. After finishing it you feel like you know Brian Clough, and although the author's biography of Harold Larwood didn't grip me in the way this did, it's probably because Clough is so much more interesting. A biography of legendary Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough not written in the traditional linear biography style. Well written in an episodic style. Pep Guardiola. The very next season he won the European competition. The Manager. An example of an marketing cookie: uuid Unclassified Cookies These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. It tells the stories any football fan wants to hear: the truth behind the team and the manager and what goes behind closed doors… He spent 20 years covering Nottingham Forest and during that time had to put up with — and occasionally bask in — the inner workings of a flawed football genius who took Forest from 2nd division football to 1st division after 3 years and then won the 1st division in the very first year of their ascendency making everyone sit and notice. In a world before media was an up to the second information source, Brian Clough strode the media world like a colossus. Then I heard former professionals talking about Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection. It took me a long time to find this book, in that I didn't snap it up when it was first available, but I am glad that I eventually acquired a copy and read it. And the season after that he won the same European competition again. Will always be my favourite sports book. Duncan Hamilton was there through all the madness, the success, the failures, the fall-outs, the drink, and the crumbling of Brian Clough's years as manager of Nottingham Forest. As a boy I loved to hate him like the rest of us, but I now really wish he were alive and I could meet him. Hamilton was in constant contact with Clough for twenty years and it's that fact that elevates this story - the author was close enough to feel something for the man but distant enough as a writer to capture what made the man so magnetic to those who may never have met him. I was prepared to rate the book a respectable 3 stars, until I read the compelling description of Clough's demise caused by his self destructive alcoholism. The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman. A frank and very personal account of one of the most flawed legends of the game. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share. Here in the United States, it's football season. They learn very quickly how the game should be played after listening to me yelling at everyone for 90 minutes. Preferred contact method Email Text message. I've re-read this a few times. Provided You Dont Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough Reviews The narration make me live those years despite being from a different generation altogether along with the ups and downs in Cloughs career. He is fascinated not just by famous sporting characters but by relationships, especially between the living and the dead. Sad, joyous and personal, Hamilton's account of life with Brian Clough is a touching tribute to a brilliant man. May 22, Simon rated it it was amazing. Sort order. Close-up account of a complicated and talented individual that delves into both football and subjects external to it: the nature of fame and money, the corporatisation of football and the strains of life in the dugout. Goodreads Librari He particularly regretted his fall out with Peter Taylor and was full of guilt and remorse that they didn't bury the hatchet before Peter's untimely death. Johan Cruyff. Please update your browser or enable Javascript to allow our site to run correctly. He compiled dossiers and thought intently about the intricacies of the opposition. Or, more to the point, about me. If they could manage it there was probably a bit of rolling around in bed with the wife and then snoring for 10 hours.