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O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:27 pm
by Bolio
Good move for him , but who to step in at Burton?

Surely a big name at that level is in line to maintain there promotion push and remember they are still part - time at Burton!

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:35 pm
by Shrimpsscene
wow has this ever happened before father and son managing the same club different times of course?
amazing considering what they did to his dad in th e1970ss
but congrats to nigel clough hope he does well there

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:09 pm
by Keith
Interesting given that Burton are doing so well, I thought he may have actually decided that he wanted to win something!

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:10 pm
by Bolio
Same , but it's all about money now though and you can't really blame him for taking the chance at a much higher level. After all his name is legendary around those parts.

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:24 pm
by Number 1
Really hope he does well, but the words Paul and Ince spring to mind in moving much higher than he's used to...

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:35 pm
by Bare Ben
If he manages anything like he played, then Derby have a chance against Man Utd :lol:

"It's Nigel Clough again!!" :D

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:09 pm
by Christies Child
Has served his time at Burton learning the art of management.

Many expected him to move into League football sooner but when the time was right he's made a good move.

Hope it works out for him.

Bet a certain JH looks on with envy. :( :( :(

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:47 pm
by theprisoner
Bolio wrote:Good move for him , but who to step in at Burton?


Roy Macfarland is apparently very close to being appointed.

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:50 pm
by wijit
Shrimpsscene wrote:wow has this ever happened before father and son managing the same club different times of course?
amazing considering what they did to his dad in th e1970ss
but congrats to nigel clough hope he does well there

I believe a father and son have both managed a club called "USA". Not very well. :lol:
Seriously, I hope the lad does well, he can't have had a better mentor than he startde off with.

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:00 am
by P/T Indie
theprisoner wrote:
Bolio wrote:Good move for him , but who to step in at Burton?


Roy Macfarland is apparently very close to being appointed.



Oh my word for their sake I hope not :o

The same Roy Macfarland who got who got cambridge relegated if I remb right and whos team we beat in the FA cup and then went to Chesterfield and didn't do a right lot there.

Glad to see Clough get a go he somehow always manages to make a couple of quality signings every year and has built them up well. Would have been nice to see him finish the job and then move on though.

Another manager I used to like Mark Cooper who was at Tamworth (we could never beat his teams) was good to see him doing well at Ketering in the FA cup.

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:34 pm
by sgt major
Shrimpsscene wrote:wow has this ever happened before father and son managing the same club different times of course?
amazing considering what they did to his dad in th e1970ss
but congrats to nigel clough hope he does well there


Did Alan Ball ever manage Preston???? Like his dad???

Any of the Allen's in London????

Found this but probably doesnt count

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 541478.stm

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:39 pm
by theprisoner
Didn't John Bond and then his son Kevin both manage Bournemouth or is my mind playing tricks on me!

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:41 pm
by Keith
So does this mean that Nigel Clough's Burton Albion will now be known as Burton Albion and Derby County will become known as Nigel Clough's Derby County?

Re: O/T Clough Named Derby Manager

PostPosted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:00 pm
by Bryan
Lot of time for Clough Junior. When Burton first got promoted he used what we'd acheived at Morecambe as template. Liked the way we tried to play footie on the deck under JH, too. Of course they got their new stadium before us but then again we got in the League first.

Wish him all the best. He's a guy who knows that longivety at clubs and being given time to turn it round pays dividends. Just hope derby do exactly that.