That Clough & Revie Spat 1974 Part 1

Don Revie And Brian Clough Go Head To Head After Cloughs Sacking From The League Champions Leeds United After 44 Days In 1974

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[ABI CONYU]

I love how they managed to get both men into the same room to do an interview. There will never be another Brain Clough, so so unique.

[haroldbhoy67]

0.38?????????????? Britains most succesfull football team??? Is he for real?? Celtic battered Leeds home and away, at the time of this show only Celtic and Man Utd had won the european cup. Dirty Leeds.

[josephosman23]

His nickname wasn't even "bites yer legs off" you mong

[mat frith]

With the greatest of respects you 'weren't into football back then' and seemingly base your views solely from your father.

The majority of teams in the 70's had hard players who could kick you round the park, not just Leeds. (See Ron 'Chopper' Harris and Dave Mackay) The game was refereed different, it had a different mentality.

Derby won the title once under Clough yes, but that just proves he needed Peter Taylor. Leeds won it back in 1974.

[showmealltheevidence]

Revie seems like a very nice fella. I dont see this being even close to the utd situation though. First of all the utd board accepted and acted upon Sir Alex Ferguson's recommendation, whereas the leeds directors did not.

[bluenose4344]

just wondering about Dave Moyes at Man U with what Clough talks about at 2.00

[zenoist2]

Norman "bites yer legs off" Hunter didnt get the title for nothing you know?

[zenoist2]

I have nothing against don revie but his players were cheats and well known for it.

Leeds were well known for being a dirty cheating team back then

Derby county under clough certainly showed them their place by beating them in the championship title.

[mat frith]

Once again someone else basing their view on what others have said without having the full facts.

The only 'cheating' that Revie took part in was total professionalism, getting scouting reports, dossiers and spending hours analysing the opposition to learn their strengths and weaknesses. Something that has been continued by Ferguson/Mourinho etc.

45 years ago it was revolutionary and fans of other teams (egged on by the London/Lancashire press) didn't like/understand it and called Leeds cheats

[mat frith]

So by your own admission you aren't in to football and weren't even born when Revie was managing Leeds. If you search for 1970's football on youtube there will be equally crunching tackles, that was the nature of the game back then.

I suggest you take a look at this video too, an example of some of the finest international players in the British game showing exceptional skill way ahead of their time amongst the 70's thuggery. /watch?v=D5N0pycFtmU

[zenoist2]

I think they were a dirty team and cheated.

I wasnt into football back then but my dad considered them a bunch of cheats.

it seems to have caught on in europe soon after!

[antitroll890]

nice, I watched it last night, good film if a little inaccurate