NYHETER: Ex-player/-manager news, Part III

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Jeg trenger hjelp!!! Har akkurat sett et eldre intervju på LUTV med en ny goalkeeper (tror han heter Ian til fornavn), som er unbeaten etter 3 kamper. Har totalt blackout i forhold til hvem det er. Noen som kan hjelpe???

Hmmmmm...

Vi har hatt to Ian's i mål


Ian Andrews
Sjekk postingen av 11/11 her: http://www.leedsunited.no/forum/index.php?topic=9235.75
Men han spilte bare en kamp for Leeds....



Trolig Ian Bennett, som spilte fire kamper for Leeds 2005-06
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bennett_%28footballer%29
http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/31593.html

13/8/05: Luton (B) 0-0
20/8: Wolves (H) 2-0
27/8: Norwich (B) 0-1
10/9: Brighton (H) 3-3

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Hyll Healy!

Nord-Irland-sjef Nigel Worthington krever at superspissens rekordform settes pris på.

Fulhams David Healy (28) satte ny europeisk scoringsrekord i helgen. Mot Danmark scoret nordiren sitt 13. landslagsmål i inneværende kvalikrunde, og passerte med det Davor Suker på toppen av tronen.

Nå krever landslagssjef Nigel Worthington at prestasjonen verdsettes i det internasjonale fotballmiljøet.

- Det burde vært en pris til toppscoreren. Man har jo gullstøvelen og lignende. Hvorfor er det ingenting til en spiller som har satt en vanvittig rekord for et bitte lite land? undrer Worthington overfor BBC Sport.

Healy står «kun» med tre scoringer for klubblaget i Premier League denne sesongen. Worthington mener imidlertid at nivået er langt i internasjonale konkurranser.

- Ã... ta rekorden med et mål som gjør at vi både vinner kampen, og fortsatt henger med i kampen om EM-billett, er noe man bare drømmer om, smiler Healy selv.

- Jeg husker selv at jeg så Davor Suker spille for noen år siden. Han er en stor spiller, tenkte jeg. Følelsen min nå var litt den samme som da jeg utlignet George Bests rekord (legendarisk nordirsk landslagsspiller, red. amn.), innrømmer den nybakte rekordholderen.

Han føler seg knapt verdig å bli nevnt i samme sleng som fotballens giganter.

- Hva i all verden har jeg gjort for å bli nevnt i samme åndedrag som disse gigantene? undrer en vantro Healy.

Landslagssjef Worthington har svaret. Healys målorgie er prisklassen verdig.

http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/landslag/article1451488.ece

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Ja, Ian Bennet er navnet. Jeg husker han en kort overgang var keeper. Takk for hjelpen, Kjelvi!!

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Former Sunderland and Manchester City manager Peter Reid is pondering a return to management with Championship side Burnley. (Daily Mail)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Reid

"Leeds United
Peter Reid was out of work until March 2003, when he was appointed interim manager of Leeds United after the dismissal of Terry Venables. The Elland Road club had been hit by £80million debts after their £100million outlay on new players in the space of five seasons had failed to land them a trophy. Reid looked to be just the man to reverse the decline, especially after a 6-1 away win over Charlton Athletic and a 3-2 away win over Arsenal which ended the opposition's Premiership title hopes. But the club was still in a financial crisis and Reid's new signings over the summer of 2003 were all free transfers and loan deals. Many of them were brought in from the French League, notably Olembe and Lamine Sakho and he also brought in the comically inept Roque Junior, a Brazilian world cup winning centre half amazingly. His most important longterm signing was Kevin Blackwell who he brought in from Sheffield United to be Assistant Manager, by the end of Reid's last season Blackwell had become manager of Leeds United. As well as this Reid was forced to sell Harry Kewell who had been central to the Leeds team since the turn of the century. Reid's new signings failed to gel, Olembe seldom played, Roque Junior was sent off in his first game an embarrassing defeat to Birmingham City at home and Sakho was incapable of replacing Kewell as the pacy creator of Leeds attacks. The team lacked a midfield general as well- Reid was forced to play David Batty there. A 6-1 defeat at Portsmouth was the final straw for the club's board of directors and in November Reid was dismissed after less than eight months in charge. After his sacking the club also dispensed with many of his loan signings returning them to their clubs. Unsurprisingly a makeshift Leeds side with defenders and strikers playing in midfield were relegated at the end of the season and most of the players that Reid had used left at the end of the season as the club held a fire sale of its celebrated and less celebrated players."

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West Ham's Bowyer has positive surgery
West Ham United midfielder Lee Bowyer has undergone successful hernia surgery.
He has returned to light training after undergoing surgery in Germany.

Bowyer back in training



Lee Bowyer has returned to training with West Ham following his hernia operation.
The midfielder was sent for surgery during the international break to remedy a problem which has been dogging him for some time.

Hele saken: http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2007/11/20/Prem-Bowyer-back-training-with-West-Ham/?facets/sport-space/football/great-britain-locale/

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(....) defender Sam Hird has joined Grimsby Town on a one-month loan deal.
The 20-year-old has made only three appearances for Sean O'Driscoll's side this season.

SkySports

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Aston Villa-keeperen Scott Carson kommer til å vokte Englands mål i den avgjørende kvalikkampen mot Kroatia onsdag kveld. Det sier en kilde til Guardian Unlimited. For nå har han fått nok av tabbene til Paul Robinson.

http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2007/11/20/518831.html

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Everton could replace out-going assistant and new Preston boss Alan Irvine with Sheffield United number two Brian Kidd or Steve Round, who is on the England backroom team. (Various)

Mer: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article486804.ece


"Kidd was given the role of head of youth development at Leeds United but quickly rose to the position of number two to David O'Leary a role he continued following the arrival of Terry Venables.
In January 2003 was confirmed as England's new assistant coach under Sven-Göran Eriksson in a part-time capacity, replacing Steve McClaren who had stood down at the start of November 2002 to concentrate on his full-time job at Middlesbrough.
However, he left Leeds in May 2003 after the appointment of Peter Reid as the new manager and after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer in May 2004, was forced to resign his duties with England just weeks before Euro 2004."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kidd

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Grayson - Talks are ongoing
Seasiders discuss improved deal with manager



Blackpool could be set to hand their manager an improved contract after reports that Simon Grayson is attracting interest from rival clubs.
Grayson was linked with the recently filled managerial vacancy at Preston North End, while he is reportedly on a five-man shortlist to take over at Burnley.
However, after insisting that the talk was speculation, Grayson has confirmed that contract discussions are ongoing.
"Everybody in life wants better contracts, don't they?" he is quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror.
"It's an ongoing situation, but not a major issue for me."

SkySports

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Aston Villa-keeperen Scott Carson kommer til å vokte Englands mål i den avgjørende kvalikkampen mot Kroatia onsdag kveld. Det sier en kilde til Guardian Unlimited. For nå har han fått nok av tabbene til Paul Robinson.

Ikke engang på benken!



NO ENGLAND PLACE FOR ROBINSON
Paul Robinson is expected to sit out England's vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia all together at Wembley tonight after it emerged that David James is set to take his place on the substitutes' bench.
England coach Steve McClaren told his players the team yesterday - although he has yet to publicly announce his starting line-up, and Scott Carson, on loan at Aston Villa from Liverpool, is predicted to claim the No1 shirt.

Hele saken: http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_2895234,00.html

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Former Sunderland and Manchester City manager Peter Reid is pondering a return to management with Championship side Burnley. (Daily Mail)

REID REJECTS IRAN JOB
Former Sunderland and Leeds boss Peter Reid has rejected an offer to coach the Iranian national side.
Reid, who is currently out of work, claims he turned down a three-year deal to take charge of Iran, who have been without a coach since the sacking of Amir Ghalenoei back in July.
Former England international Reid admits he found the offer tempting, but decided in the end to reject their overtures.
"It's international football and they've got some decent players around Europe," the 51-year-old told the Asian Football Confederation website.
"Obviously I know Andranik (Teimourian) at Bolton and I like (Javad) Nekounam at Osasuna."

PA Sports

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Sherriff has an able deputy



Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore has warned Shane Sherriff he's going to have a "fight" on his hands with Andrew Taylor for his left-back spot.
Sherriff missed Saturday's clash with Doncaster due to suspension and, although the rest gave him chance to recover from an ankle problem, his absence allowed on-loan Blackburn man Taylor to stake his claim for a first team spot.
Moore told the club's official website: "Shane has had an ankle problem. How he played in the cup game at Chesterfield was unbelievable, as it was so swollen.

Hele saken: http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1833_2895259,00.html

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Everton could replace out-going assistant and new Preston boss Alan Irvine with Sheffield United number two Brian Kidd or Steve Round, who is on the England backroom team. (Various)

Sheffield United will reject any approach from Everton to speak to Brian Kidd about becoming their new No 2.  (Daily Mirror + Daily Express)
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Sheffield Utd won't release Kidd to Everton
Sheffield United are determined to hold onto Brian Kidd.
Everton boss David Moyes wants Kidd to be his deputy after Alan Irvine left to become manager of Preston.
But a Bramall Lane source told the Mirror: "Brian Kidd is an integral part of the future development of this club and an approach for his services will be turned down."

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I farta 21/11



20:32 Goal - San Marino 0 Slovakia 1 (Lubomir Michalik 42)

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I farta 21/11:

England 2-3 Kroatia

Carson, Richards, Bridge, Campbell, Lescott, Barry, Wright-Phillips, Gerrard, Lampard, Joe Cole, Crouch

Stakkars Carson...

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mcClaren ochVenables fick sparken idag

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mcClaren ochVenables fick sparken idag

Så Venables vart med i opprydningssjauen? Forstår ikkje kva han gjorde der i utgangspunktet heller! No er visstnok O'Neill favoritt til å ta over, med Mourinho, Capello og Scolari som utfordrarar.

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Terry Venables only found out he had been sacked as England assistant coach when he heard the news on television. (Daily Express, Daily Mirror)

Venables is now in line to become Republic of Ireland boss. (Various)

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To ex-spillere nominert som rundens spiller i FA cupen's 4. kvalikrunde_
Keeper Shaun Allaways (Staines)
Spiss Chris Farrell (York)

http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/754.html

Stockport 1-1 Staines
Shaun Allaway, the Staines keeper who once had a trial at Stockport, showed he may have been worth a second look by helping to earn his side a replay.
Allaway spent a week at Edgeley Park but did not make the grade. He certainly enjoyed his return to Stockport.
During the week, County made the mistake of insisting Staines was famous only for Sacha Baron Cohen's suburban gangster Ali G.

Staines spot on in cup
HEROIC keeper Shaun Allaway gave the Staines Massive the best night of their lives.
The former Leeds stopper made two fantastic penalty shootout saves to book the Swans a place in the FA Cup second round for the first time in their history â€" and land them £100,000.

Hele saken: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article497656.ece

Også: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=SB3JNXEZ51JGTQFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/sport/2007/11/23/sfgsta123.xml

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Harte enjoying Sunderland life

Sunderland defender Ian Harte is relishing his new life on Wearside.
The 30-year-old former Leeds full-back came back to England after three years in Spanish football with Levante when Roy Keane handed him the chance to prove himself all over again.
Harte said: "I'm loving it. I feel young again - I'm just excited to be playing football.
"It's not that I did not enjoy my time over in Spain, but I have been dying to get back to England."

tribalfooball.com

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[Venables is now in line to become Republic of Ireland boss. (Various)

Ireland offer sacked Venables instant return

The Irish Football Association (FAI) had previously been in touch with Venables to explore the idea and a positive response was tempered only by England's possible participation in next year's tournament. That is no longer an issue and FAI will step up their interest once more.

Hele saken: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=SB3JNXEZ51JGTQFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/sport/2007/11/23/ufnvenables123.xml

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Lesernes egne Robbie Keane bilder (fra Guardian)



Alle bildene: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/gallery/2007/nov/21/1?picture=331333238

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To ex-spillere nominert som rundens spiller i FA cupen's 4. kvalikrunde_
Keeper Shaun Allaways (Staines)
http://www.leedsfans.org.uk/leeds/players/754.html

Stockport 1-1 Staines
Shaun Allaway, the Staines keeper who once had a trial at Stockport, showed he may have been worth a second look by helping to earn his side a replay.
Allaway spent a week at Edgeley Park but did not make the grade. He certainly enjoyed his return to Stockport.
During the week, County made the mistake of insisting Staines was famous only for Sacha Baron Cohen's suburban gangster Ali G.

Staines spot on in cup
HEROIC keeper Shaun Allaway gave the Staines Massive the best night of their lives.
The former Leeds stopper made two fantastic penalty shootout saves to book the Swans a place in the FA Cup second round for the first time in their history â€" and land them £100,000.

Hele saken: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article497656.ece
Også: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml;jsessionid=SB3JNXEZ51JGTQFIQMFCFFWAVCBQYIV0?xml=/sport/2007/11/23/sfgsta123.xml

Allaway: Staines hero

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/report/0,16379,1836_2899155,00.html

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Lang vei tilbake for Walton
Simon Walton var maks uheldig - han brakk beinet etter bare et par uker som QPR-spiller. Og han har fortsatt langt igjen før han kan være med å kjempe om en plass på førstelaget

Mens de andre Rangers-spillerne gir alt de har på treningsfeltet i håp om å få oppmerksomhet og positive tilbakemeldinger fra ny-manager De Canio, er Walton "lenket" til treningsstudioet. Midtbanespilleren, som ble alvorlig skadet i treningskampen mot Fulham tidlig i august, har nettopp begynt på opptreningen igjen, men vet at det er et godt stykke fram til han er aktuell for førsteelleveren til De Canio.

-Han kjente åpenbart ikke veldig godt til spillerne før han kom, så slik sett stiller alle likt med tanke på en plass på laget, sier Walton til Kilburn Times.

-Jeg tror alle jobber litt hardere, men uheldigvis har ikke jeg mulighet til det akkurat nå. Jeg må holde meg her inne på gymmen, mens de andre holder på der ute på treningsfeltet, sier han.

Bruddet i seg selv er 100 prosent leget, forteller han. Men musklene i beinet er ikke i toppform, for å si det slik.
-Det er viktig å ta det gradvis. Jeg løper litt på tredemølle og sykler en del. Men det er vanskelig å si hvor lang tid det tar før musklene er slik de var, slik at jeg kan delta for fullt i ordinær trening igjen, sier han.

Mange av de som så 200.000 pund-mannen - som kom fra Charlton i sommer - under treningskampene mot Wycombe og Harrow Borough, var sikre på at han ville bli et opplagt førstevalg på midten denne sesongen. Men siden Walton brakk beinet den fredagen på Loftus Road, så har klubben hentet inn flere midtbanespillere - Mikele Leigertwood, Jason Jarrett og Akos Buzsaky.
-Etter at jeg ble skadet var det egentlig bare Adam Bolder og Stefan Bailey som kunne spille sentralt, så det var helt nødvendig å hente inn forsterkninger på den plassen, innrømmer 20-åringen.

-Jeg vet at det vil bli tøft for meg å komme tilbake på laget, så jeg får bare spille midstopper i steden, sier han spøkefullt.
-John Gregory ga meg mye tillit, og det irriterer meg at jeg aldri fikk spille for ham i serien. Men styreformannen er her fortsatt, og det var han som betalte for meg, så jeg skylder ham å vise at jeg var tilliten verdig.

Walton var særlig skuffet over å gå glipp av Rangers` ferske seier borte mot Charlton, som betalte en halv million pund for ham fra Leeds i 2006, men som lot ham gå videre uten en eneste førstelagskamp.
Gutten fra Yorkshire har som mål å få noen Championship-kamper i andre halvdel av denne sesongen - og etter det håper han å returnere til moderklubben.

20-åringen, som vokste opp som Leeds-fan, dro hjem til Yorkshire etter beinbruddet i sommer.
-Familien og vennene mine er der oppe, så jeg var borte i omlag åtte uker etter at jeg ble skadet, og da fikk jeg med meg en del Leeds-kamper. Det er ikke mange kjente fjes igjen på laget, men jeg kan se at alt som har skjedd har ført dem tettere i sammen, og forhåpentligvis spiller vi mot dem neste år - vel og merke i championship!, sier han til Kilburn Times.

Per Thorstensen (fra QPR.no)
16.11.07


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Forgotten 1966 heroes' reward

NORMAN HUNTER finally has a 1966 World Cup winner’s medal on the way â€" and he said: “I feel like a proper hero now.
The former England defender was one of 11 players in Sir Alf Ramsey’s squad who did not get a gong after our 4-2 win over West Germany.
Before 1978, only those who actually played in the final got a medal.
But FIFA last night announced it is changing the rules so ALL players from the winning squads will get medals â€" going right back to the very first World Cup in 1930.
Leeds hardman Hunter â€" nicknamed Bites Yer Legs for his tough tackling â€" said: “I’m delighted. Not having a medal to show for the 1966 World Cup was the biggest regret of my career.
“It really rankled. All I had to show for the tournament were the memories, a tracksuit and photo.
“It’s come as a great surprise and I’m chuffed. Those guys, like me, who didn’t play in the final didn’t get anything.
“We all did our bit and it will be something to really cherish.”
FIFA’s U-turn means 122 players whose teams won finals between 1930 and 1974 now get medals.
Among those receiving a gong is SunSport columnist Jimmy Greaves, who got injured in 1966.
But the former Spurs striker said: “What’s the point of giving us all medals now? It’s really not necessary.
“In 1966 we knew you’d only get a medal if you played. Those were the rules. I’ve never been bitter.”
England’s other players who missed out on the 1966 final were John Connolly, Ron Springett, Peter Bonetti, Jimmy Armfield, Gerry Byrne, Ron Flowers, Terry Paine, Ian Callaghan and George Eastham.
FIFA made their decision after a plea by the FA and ex-Sports Minister Richard Caborn.

The Sun

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Sheffield Utd back in for Bolton's Speed

Sheffield United are keeping tabs on Gary Speed's situation at Bolton Wanderers.
The People says Speed seems sure to leave The Reebok in January. He is unlikely to be a long-term regular under Gary Megson and Sheffield United are monitoring the situation.

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Life with Cloughie 

Duncan Hamilton's 'Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough' was named William Hill Sports Book of the Year on Monday.
"The judges were as close to unanimous in their decision as any panel is ever likely to be," said William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe.
BBC Sport's Jonathan Stevenson interviewed the winning author when the book was published in May.

"Just picture it: Brian Clough, deep into a forest in Sweden, is punching the bark of a tree. Punching it hard, too."


Clough was a controversial character

It conjures up a strange mental image, but perhaps not so odd when you are talking about one of the most colourful characters in English football history.
Since Clough's death in September 2004, a smattering of books have been published covering various aspects of his illustrious career.
Duncan Hamilton's 'Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough' is the latest and almost certainly not the last.
Hamilton was in a privileged position during Clough's time at Nottingham Forest, first as an agency reporter and then as a writer for the Nottingham Evening Post.
"I dread to think how many hours of my life I spent sitting in that corridor outside his office waiting for the nod to go in," Hamilton told BBC Sport.
It is the sheer volume of hours spent in Clough's company that gives Hamilton the opportunity to offer such a rare insight into the legendary manager's life.
But he says he did not write the book so that it could be published.
"I watched the play someone wrote about him and then saw him on television and I complained to my girlfriend that no-one had done Clough in the way that I knew him," says Hamilton.
"She said 'why don't you go and write a book yourself, then?' So I tried to get down a few pages and it went from there.
"It took me 12 weeks to do the first draft and I didn't have a publisher until I'd written all but one of the chapters.

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"I will always remember the time Brian stole a car at Luton"
Duncan Hamilton
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"To be honest, I wasn't that bothered about it. I just wanted to write it for my daughter to give her an insight into a massive part of my life."
What a part of his life it was, too.
From the meteoric, never-to-be-repeated rise from Division Two drifters to double European Champions to the alcohol-fuelled misery of resignation and relegation, Hamilton had a front row seat for it all.
"I was very, very lucky, I know that," he explains. "At the precise moment I arrived in journalism, Clough arrived at Forest and the rest is history.
"I'm sure some people will read this book and say I haven't got it all right, but there is no definitive view of any one person.
"You can only tell the story how you saw it - someone else will probably come along and do it completely differently.
"There is a whole chapter on alcoholism but there is no mention of the bungs he is supposed to have taken.
"All I could do was portray him as I saw him and repeat the things I saw - I had no knowledge of the bungs whatsoever."
So what does Hamilton believe were the main regrets of Clough's time at Forest?


Clough's split with Taylor (left) deeply affected the Forest boss

"One of the fundamental turning points later on in his life was the death of his former assistant Peter Taylor," he added.
"Clough and Taylor fell out when Taylor was manager of Derby and until then they had been so close.
"When Peter died suddenly in 1990, I think that accelerated Brian's drinking because he regretted that they hadn't sat down and sorted it out.
"He wasn't the same for a long while after that. It bit very, very deep."
Of course any book about Clough is sure to be filled with the kind of weird and wonderful stories that made him such a unique, larger-than-life character.
But what was the prolific former Sunderland and Middlesbrough striker doing in a forest in Sweden throwing punches at a tree?
"It was on a pre-season tour and, as he told us all later, it was what's known as a 'Punch Tree'," said Hamilton.

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"Brian Clough was a man who transcended sport, an absolute genius"
Duncan Hamilton
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"It's a Coastal Redwood and it has got a soft bark, so he was giving it everything. It looked pretty odd from 50 yards away though, I can tell you."
Another such incident on the opening day of the 1985-86 season has stuck firmly in Hamilton's mind.
"I will always remember the time he stole a car at Luton," says Hamilton matter-of-factly.
"After the game they all got back to the team coach to discover a car was blocking their way out. He decided to move it himself and left it some way from the ground.
"The bus had barely started moving when he turned to his assistant Ron Fenton and said 'Ron, I've just nicked a car, I may be in some trouble'.
"So he did the whole thing in reverse, walked to where he had left the car and drove it back to the car park.
"It was Stuart Pearce's first game for Forest - I swear I could see his eyes going round and round thinking 'what on earth have I got myself into'!"
On reflection, Hamilton has no doubts whatsoever that he was blessed to work with one of the greats.
"Brian Clough was a man who transcended sport, an absolute genius.
"People knew all about him even if they weren't interested in football.
"As well as giving us some fantastically magical moments, you couldn't help but be hooked every time he spoke or wrote something.
"There was no-one like him before and there never will be again."

BBC

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Gary McAllister favourite to take Scotland job

Former Leeds and Liverpool player Gary McAllister has been installed as the favourite to become the new manager of Scotland following the departure of Alex McLeish.

The 42-year-old, who won 57 caps for Scotland, was originally considered for the post when Walter Smith resigned in January.


Favourite: Gary McAllister could make a long awaited return 

Despite being away from a coaching role since leaving Coventry City in December 2003, Tartan Army spokesman Hamish Husband thinks McAllister would do a good job: "He has been captain of Scotland, he can stand there in the dressing room and say, 'I have been here'.
"You want someone who knows what it's like to be there."
McAllister has been linked with managerial jobs in England for some time and has seemed unwilling to take such a role, but whether he would turn down an opportunity to lead his country remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, former Derby County manager Billy Davies has declared himself open to offers from the Scottish Football Association.
"I'm not ruling anything out. If somebody wants to talk to me I will listen and then make a decision.
"The Scotland job is one you don't apply for - the Scottish Football Association know exactly who they want to put in place and the type of man they're looking for.
"You'd be flattered if you can get your name down for it, but everybody in Scotland would want to manage the national team and that would always be the case."
Davies, who lost his job at Derby yesterday, has received backing for the role from former Scotland manager Craig Brown.
"I'm not in a position to advise but, if you were asking me, I would say Billy Davies is hard to beat," Brown said.
"He is available, he's outstanding and he would make a first-class Scotland manager.
A number of other names are being touted as a possible contender, including Graeme Souness, Roy Aitken, Mark McGhee, Jimmy Calderwood and Craig Levein.
The SFA will meet to discuss their recruitment process tomorrow morning.

Telegraph

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O'Leary keen on Derby job

David O'Leary is eyeing the vacant manager's job at Derby County.
The Guardian says O'Leary's representatives have made it clear he would relish a return to football. Rams chairman Adam Pearson, who has shocked many of the Derby players and supporters with his ruthless handling of Billy Davies, was a director of Leeds when O'Leary was manager and they are said to have had a decent working relationship at Elland Road.

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I farta 27.november 2007:


Stoke - QPR
Pugh og Cresswell frå start for Stoke.

Watford - Burnley
King (Watford) og Carlisle, Gray og Blake (Burnley) frå start.

Ipswich - Southampton
Wright og Harding startar for Ipswich.

Coventry - Scunthorpe
Ameobi på benken for Scunny

Blackpool - Norwich
Crainey (Blackpool) frå start. Huckerby (Norwich) på benken.

Charlton - Sheffield United
Mills (Charlton) og Kilgallon (Sheffu) frå start.

Crystal Palace - Preston
Derry (Palace) og Nicholls (Preston) frå start.

Inter - Fenerbache
Dacourt (Inter) på benken.