“Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make a jumper has got to be a genius.”
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Famous Brian Clough Quotes
“Resignations are for Prime Ministers and those caught with their trousers down, not for me.”
“If he'd been English or Swedish, he'd have walked the England job.”
“You don't want roast beef and Yorkshire every night and twice on Sunday.”
“Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive.”
“I'm dealing with my drinking problem and I have a reputation for getting things done.”
“They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.”
“I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.”
“The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.”
“When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair.”
“I like my women to be feminine, not sliding into tackles and covered in mud.”
“If a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well.”
“If God had wanted us to play football in the sky, He'd have put grass up there.”
“I’ve decided to pick my moment to retire very carefully – in about 200 years’ time.”
“If a player is not interfering with play then he shouldn't be on the pitch.”
“If any one of my players isn’t interfering with play, they’re not getting paid.”
“There are more hooligans in the House of Commons than at a football match.”
“We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass.”
“Beckham? His wife can't sing and his barber can't cut hair.”
“Come and see my coaching certificates - they're called the European Cup and league championships.”