A new documentary called I Believe In Miracles has the name Brian Clough on the tip of tongues again as the story of how the legendary manager lifted Nottingham Forest from also-rans to double European Champions is retold in detail.
Leeds United legend John Giles briefly - for 44 days to be precise - played under Clough at Elland Road, in a spell documented in a book and adapted film called The Damned United which John branded as "terrible" tonight.
John reminisced about that time on Off The Ball tonight and what Clough could have done differently at Leeds.
"He never got off first base. He would have been great for Leeds. I'd say he regretted [that it didn't work out]. I'd say we regretted it as well because it was an impossible situation. It came out from Cloughie that player power got rid of him which wasn't true. His attitude was really, really bad," he said.
"You've got to get players on your side. He didn't like us. He was a bit jealous of us. We beat them most of the time. We had better players than he had [when he was at Derby County]. I'd say if he'd said to us when he came in, 'look, I didn't get on with you before, I criticised you, let's give it three months'. I know I was a player at Leeds at the time. You want to do well, you want to continue doing well. Don Revie had gone. I'd say if he did that, he would have been fine."
And he added: "Clough would have been brilliant for Leeds. Absolutely brilliant. And he would have loved the players. By the time he was leaving, I was getting on well with him because I'd played in all the matches.
"He was a insecure, Clough. He thought I was after his job. Don Revie had recommended me for the job."
John also explained one of the main reasons why he wants people to see I Believe In Miracles, highlighting Clough favourite and Nottingham Forest legend John Roberston as "one of the best players that ever played" the game.
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