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A Right Pair

lozzykinz

lozzykinz

Youth Team
I keep seeing this book popping up on the side as a forum sponsor.

Tell me...is it any good? I also take it that it's about Brian and Peter seeing as they're on the front, and not about a pair of knockers?
 
I enjoyed it - it's about their time up to and including Derby. There's a volume 2 in progress that will take up the story from there.
 
I've got so many books to get through atm, i probably won't be buying for a while...but i'd love to read The Damned United too.
 
The Damned Utd is not a particulary nice portaryal of Clough, but is still a brilliantly written novel which most football fans would enjoy.
 
What's Cloughie's autobiography like? It's been out a while and i keep hearing mixed reactions to it...but never actually had the chance to go out and read it myself.
 
Cloughie's book is an excellent read, and well worth the time. He's quite honest in it too.

If you are interested in Cloughie-related books, "Provided you don't kiss me" by Duncan Hamilton is also excellent.
 
Duncan Hamilton's book is very good. Highly recommended and possibly the best book of recent times about Brian
 
lozzykinz said:
What's Cloughie's autobiography like? It's been out a while and i keep hearing mixed reactions to it...but never actually had the chance to go out and read it myself.
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He actually wrote two. The first one, titled simply 'Brian Clough - The Autobiography', was published in 1995 and the second one, 'Cloughie - Walking On Water', went on sale in 2005. You've got a lot of great reading ahead of you!
 
His second book is certainly worth a read. It's just his musings on football in general, rather than the autobiography he had released years earlier.
 
My boyfriends mum has put a book away for me (she is the manager of a charity shop and gets me quite a few books) and she said it's called '20 years of Brian Clough' ... is that the 'Provided You Don't Kiss Me' one?
 
Currently reading Duncan Hamilton's book; Got the bit today where Forest got relegated and Brian retired. (hope I'm not giving the ending away for anyone lol) Was quite emotional reading about how Brian ended up in that final, terrible season, probably a good thing I was reading it at my desk at work as it forced me to keep myself together. :(
 
just reading 'brian and peter a right pair' and i have to say its a great read so far.

im currently on page 55 and have been hooked since picking up the book.

however i have to write this on this forum as there is a piece of editing which should of happened and sliped through the net

on page 49 there is a piece about les green making the best save that jimmy greaves had ever seen in a match between tottenham forest and derby county?????????? WTF??????????????????????
 
There's a new book called Bring Me Sunshine which, like the Damned Utd, is a fictionalised account of the Derby years though not quite as dark as it has been written by a Sheep fan. I'll be reviewing it on LTLF shortly.
 
Whatever happened to lozzykinz (the thread starter)? And also for that matter what happened to wanghawaii? :( :weep: lol
 
The first Clough Autobiography is far better than 'Walking on Water'. Its a great read and comprehensive autobigraphy whereas the second one is a bit patchy. With Clough by Taylor is great and Duncan Hamilton's book is very good. Don't read Tony Francis's biography of Clough, he performs a real hatchet job on him. 'His Way' by Patrick Murphy isa decent tribute to BC. I'm gonna have to try to get some of these recently written books sent over!!
 
It's been a while since I read his original autobiography but didn't it basically omit any reference to his battle with alcoholism? Whilst not pleasant reading it was ultimately a big part of his life, and a contributor to both his - and our own - decline.
 
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