Comments on: Legends Of English Football: #8 Brian Clough

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:10:23 +0000

Until I read this installment of Legends, I wouldn’t have known that Clough was an excellent footballer in his day. As a Yank, I love learning about the history of the game post-war. Thanks Paul!

By: The Gaffer

The Gaffer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:01:48 +0000

Brian Clough reminds me a lot of Bobby Robson in many ways. Both were accomplished footballers, but they’ll be better known as football managers than footballers — which is a shame really because their overshadows their playing careers.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

By: Sam E P

Sam E P — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:31:43 +0000

Good old Big Head!

By: me

me — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:30:44 +0000

what happened to footysports.tv fredthered

By: FredTheRed

FredTheRed — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:15:57 +0000

No it wasn’t. When Clough took over they were called Hartlepools.

From the history of Hartlepool United:

Derek Hall adds; ‘All real Hartlepool fans nickname the club Pools (not The Pool). This goes back to the pre-1967 days when the boroughs of (old) Hartlepool and West Hartlepool became amalgamated as just Hartlepool. It was because of the existence of the two very separate towns that the club was actually called Hartlepools United in the first place. That said though, I’d prefer to see us called The Monkey Hangers!’

By: Leeboy

Leeboy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:09:44 +0000

Its Hartlepool (singular)

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:44:33 +0000

I convinced some of my friends to watch The Damned United with me, and they loved it. I thought it was great as well (and I know its fiction-based-on-fact), and I have the greatest respect for Clough as a player and a manager (more so as a player) now that I know his story.

By: Paul Martin

Paul Martin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:41:44 +0000

eccentric football team names

You mentioned Billingham Synthonia who were the ICI works team and named after their fertiliser – SYNTHetic ammONIA