‘One day you’ll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what I’m thinking and save it up for later when it won’t do any harm to anyone.’
Brian Clough’s twenty years as Nottingham Forest manager were an unpredictable mixture of success, failure, fall-outs and alcoholism. Duncan Hamilton, initiated as a young journalist into the Brian Clough empire, was there to see it all. In this strikingly intimate biography – William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2007 – Hamilton paints a vivid portrait of one of football’s greatest managers: from Nottingham Forest’s double European Cup triumph to the torturous breakdown of relations at the club and Clough’s descent into alcoholism.
Sad, joyous and personal, Hamilton’s account of life with Brian Clough is a touching tribute to a brilliant man.
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‘One of the best football books I’ve ever read.’ John Motson
‘A startlingly vivid, sometimes painfully unvarnished memoir of Clough’s triumphs and decline.’ Richard Williams, Guardian
‘A marvellous, warm and insightful book...if you’re a football fan you must buy it.’ Kelvin MacKenzie, Sun
'”Provided You Don't Kiss Me” is a case of great title, great book.' Sunday Express
'This gem of a book successfully casts fresh light on numerous facets of Clough's complex personality and managerial style. A brilliantly insightful, superbly crafted book and essential reading for anyone who wonders what made the great Brian Clough tick.' Jon Spurling, FourFourTwo
‘A revealing and at times extremely funny story of the mercurial managing genius...an excellent piece of work that I can’t recommend highly enough.’ Independent on Sunday
‘Justifiably prize-winning. A vigorous, funny, warm, warty account.’ Daily Mail
'Duncan Hamilton's biography is that rare thing – a work of sporting non-fiction that has genuine literary resonance...I recommend you buy a copy.' Independent
'This memoir superbly captures the force of Clough's defiance and the weakness that made him, ultimately, a tragic figure.' FT
‘Beautifully written...both homage and critique, intimate and objective.' The Times
'He deftly recalls the beautiful game... a tender depiction of Clough.' Independent
'A beautifully written and tender account of the relationship between a nervous young provincial reporter and a football genius.' Russell Brand, Guardian
Duncan Hamilton was a journalist at the ‘Nottingham Evening Post’ for over twenty years. ‘Provided You Don’t Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough’ was published to great acclaim in 2007 and won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. He now lives and works in Leeds.
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. "Look Duncan, you're a journalist. One day you'll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what I'm thinking and save it up for later when it won't do any harm to anyone." Duncan Hamilton was there through all the madness, the success, the failures, the fall-outs, the drink, and the crumbling of Brian Clough's heady twenty years as manager of Nottingham Forest. He saw it all. From his first day on the job sitting in Clough's office, a nervous, green sixteen year-old sat opposite one of the self-proclaimed giants of the English game, politely refusing a morning whiskey, he would become an integral part of Clough's empire, and eventually one of his most trusted confidants.From the breakdown of Clough's testy relationship with Peter Taylor, his co-manager and joint founder of Forest's success, through the unrepeatable double European cup triumph, and on into the wilderness of the mid-eighties through which Clough's alcoholism would play an evermore damaging role, Hamilton had access to every aspect of the club, and more remarkably, the man in charge. Here, he paints a vivid portrait of a huge personality, a man with a God-given gift for management and the watertight confidence and ego to stare down his detractors in the media, boardroom and beyond. A man who grabbed life, and most of his players, by the balls and wouldn't let go until he got his way.This is a strikingly intimate portrait, at times sad, at others joyous, in which one of the unforgettable characters of English football is laid bare. But it is also the story of a man's education in the bizarre happenings of the football world, appreciatively guided by the most wonderful, loud-mouthed, big-headed and cocksure teacher of all. One day youll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what Im thinking and save it up for later when it wont do any harm to anyone. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780007247110
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