"Having guided Derby County to the league title in 1972, Clough then joined neighbours Nottingham Forest and repeated the feat six years later, having initially taken over when they were in the second tier. The legendary boss remarkably guided Forest to two successive European Cups, helped by the sheer force of his personality."
"The first interview I ever did was with Cloughie, I was 18, he tells FourFourTwo. I used to put up suspended ceilings, I had no desire to be a football broadcaster, but my stepfather was the accountant of a guy who owned a gym in Nottingham, and the sports editor at the radio station trained at this gym."
"Within a couple of weeks, he said Right, I need you to go to the City Ground and get an interview'. I asked Who am I speaking to?' He said That's up to you, don't f*** it up'. I'd been standing on the Trent End four weeks earlier, queueing for autographs. I got the stadium and walked in at the front door, absolutely bricking it, and said I'm from Radio Trent, I've come to do an interview'."
"The secretary said Who with?' I just said Brian Clough'. She said I'll see if he's available', then came back and said Yes, he'll see you, go and sit in the corridor'. I sat there for about three hours, no sign of anybody."
Brian Clough guided Derby County to the league title in 1972 and later joined Nottingham Forest, repeating the league title six years afterward after taking over when the club was in the second tier. He then led Forest to two successive European Cups, aided by the force of his personality. People who met him often shared stories about his eccentric nature. Darren Fletcher, a TNT Sports commentator who grew up in Nottingham and supported Forest, encountered Clough early in his career. Fletcher described his first interview at age 18, arranged through radio connections, and the tense process of getting an interview at the City Ground, including waiting in a corridor for hours.
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