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Uploaded by on Jan 3, 2011

Malcolm Allison talking to Jimmy Hill after the Manchester Derby of December 12th 1970. He speaks about City's victory and the George Best tackle that left Glyn Pardoe with a broken leg.

This may be one of the first utterances of the classic "he's not that kind of player" line.

Again, sorry about the poor quality source material of this video.

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  • Love the way Hill just dismisses the challenge as being 'part of the game'. How times have changed. But really, by 1970, shouldn't the FA have realised that sliding in two footed, with studs up was dangerous?

  • Big Mal. Pure class. RIP

  • Best was towards the end of his career and was a pisshead at this stage.

  • wow, this man was class as a manager and a person

    RIP Mal

  • Imagine a manager speaking like this about a player who fouled one of his players today. You can't.

  • Malcolm Allison - classy man. 

  • Never particularly liked Allison but admire him a whole lot more after seeing this. Honest, fair, witty, knowledgeable, open....makes today's punditry look even more rubbish

  • 25 pounds was an incentive to a footballer back then.

  • Bestie got kicked all over the pitch for years. Never a dirty or vindictive player.

  • best broke a player at palace called ian evans when he played for fulham.when he did the tackle the fans tried to get at best!

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