Brian Clough Quotes


There are more hooligans in the House of Commons than at a football match.


Citations

Clough, Brian. Clough: The Autobiography. Partridge Press, 1994.

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With the partition of India forming an independent Pakistan, ethnic riots broke out and millions of people were killed. This joint statement was issued to try and quell the violence but it had progressed too far. Jinnah as a political ploy to obtain the partition organized Muslims and threatened violence—see {627153} and {627169}. Things got out of hand with ethnic cleansing being an objective in many localities—see {627146} and {627149}.


Brian Clough
Brian Clough
  • Born: March 21, 1935
  • Died: September 20, 2004
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Athlete

Brian Howard Clough, OBE was an English football player and manager. He played as a striker and remains one of the Football League's highest goalscorers, but his career was shortened by a serious injury. As a manager, Clough's name is closely associated with that of Peter Taylor, who served as his assistant manager at various clubs in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. They achieved great successes with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. Clough is also remembered for giving frequent radio and television interviews in which he made controversial remarks about players, other managers and the overall state of the game.