John Wilford, who rose to become head of local programmes at Yorkshire Television and was first head of corporate affairs has died at the age of 80. F…
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Tag: Brian Clough
How award-winning photographer Les Parkin took the European Cup home
By ANTON RIPPON AN award-winning photographer whose work regularly adorned the sports pages of the nation’s newspapers during Brian Clough’s glory…
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BBC’s Pat Murphy on Cloughie, Taylor, the Ashes and retirement
The announcement came via Twitter to his 38,000 followers. BBC sports reporter and supreme broadcaster PAT MURPHY had retired from full-time broadcast…
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Fifty extra-special shades of Brian Clough
Brian Clough’s career as player and manager is recalled in detail in a book reviewed by ERIC BROWN. October 22, 1960, didn’t have muc…
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The good, bad and ugly of foreign football ownership
Who was the Premier League club owner who confessed to having watched cricket and hockey but never football ? This and other questions about foreign c…
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Golden era when goals measured managers’ skill
On me 'ead son! ANTON RIPPON reminisces for a simpler approach to football tactics and analysis…
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