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Hes British footballs philosopher manque. The most successful England manager we never had & 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 & always eloquent here we present Brian Clough in his very own words... On himself: I wouldnt say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one. On Roy Keane: I only ever hit Roy once. He got up so I couldnt have hit him very hard. On the FA: Im sure the England selectors thought if they took me on & gave me the job Id want to run the show. They were shrewd because thats exactly what I would have done. On being nominated for a knighthood: I thought it was my next door neighbour because she thought if I got something like that Id have to move. On handling players: We talk about it for twenty minutes & then we decide I was right. 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. Duncan Hamilton is the author of the acclaimed Provided You Dont Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough for which he won the William Hill Sports Book of Year Award in 2007. He was the Nottingham Evening Posts Forest reporter during the club & Cloughs glory years. He is now deputy editor at the Yorkshire Post.