It was a life transformed. I could go to a bigger club, but it's not about the level that you're working at, but the people that you're working with," he said. [citation needed], Clough's first full season in charge of Derby saw significant changes to the playing staff as he brought in nine players and moved on fourteen as well as making substantial dealings in the loan market. [52] Clough was named League One's Manager of the Month for February 2014 after an improved run of form with four wins from five matches, including four clean sheets. It also marked the first man landed on the moon. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Soaked to the skin on a cold night in Oldham, Nigel Clough still enjoys being back in the game, Waking up knowing that you gave everything and it worked out. He has been doing voluntary work, is broke and doesnt particularly care. What was Clough like? He has managed Scottish midfielder Stefan Scougall at Sheffield United. It does frustrate you when you see a minority of lads at the top level doing that, with all their resources.. Wife, Margaret. Kevin suggested they split the cash, and Craig agreed. I didnt tell him how bad life was, Craig says. But if anything he became even more protective with me. In 1993 Forest were relegated and Clough retired. JUMP TO: Nigel Cloughs biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos, net worth, and popularity. Nigel Clough, player-manager of Burton Albion, is one of those domesticated, New Men of the Nineties. I had goosebumps. Working for Simon in his shop, Craig found out that money was being taken by his colleague and friend. But having a famous surname and a good c.v. doesnt always get you where you want to go in football. "I've got no ambitions really," said. 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Clough scored twice on his debut for Liverpool against Sheffield Wednesday on 14 August 1993. Brian said we used to make him laugh his socks off.". Its just that when you lose they look a little bit more lethargic. He recently told his 14-year-old grandson, who wants to become a footballer, that he "couldn't play". Clough, then among the most famous figures in English football, took him into his home and treated him like a son. We want you to go away and have a think about where your breads buttered. I think they wanted me to go back and be honest with them and say, Right, from now on its just me. What would have happened then? At Burton Albion during Nigel's first spell there, but stopped himself. [43] However, two defeats to Middlesbrough and Cardiff City in 4 days ended Derby's play-off chances. Jerry was artistic, troubled and physically abusive. People born under this sign are seen as warm-hearted and easygoing. [39] Despite these reports however, there was no evidence that Clough and his staff were looking to go elsewhere and Clough entered into new contract discussions with Derby, stating "It has never been a question of if we wanted to stay or not. Thats why they were so excited when Aaron spotted Clough, who agreed to take them back to the hotel. No. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. So in three or four years, if Chris Hughton has had enough, then you never know. Clough later stepped down as manager in May 2020 due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the club. [58] Clough led the club to a 2nd place finish at the end of the season, gaining the club promotion to the Championship for the first time in their history. He was 11, Aaron was 12, and Clough was a legendary football manager and former player. You know us, son. Anything he missed, I would add. Outside the ground, Craig saw four lads who had been bullying him at school. Nigel Clough has spoken of the "major regret" over the fallout between his dad Brian and long-time assistant manager Peter Taylor. He goes to games home and away. Aged 54, Clough has been coming here for more than half a century, ever since he was a toddler and Brian, his late father, took over as manager of Derby County. That would be a time when we know we are back to normal. He would be asked to tell them something about himself, hed talk about Clough and get the job. The 1960s were an era of protests. He speaks fondly of Clough's wife Barbara - always Mrs Clough to Craig even now. "We consider Nigel's appointment to be a real coup for Mansfield Town and he will have our full and unwavering support.". When you apply to clubs and dont even get a call back its demoralising, he says. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. Clough's younger son, Nigel, took him aside and said they were suspending him from work for a week. Who Is Nigel Clough's Wife? Life since has felt like an attempt to atone. I went from this scruffy little kid who was bullied by everybody to a managing director of three companies over in Warsaw earning six-figure salaries.". So Craig wrote him a letter. Clough spoke to former Forest team-mate Garry Birtles last week and discussed the clampdown on goal celebrations. He was close to Nigel and would go on to work for the eldest brother Simon. But before all that this is a story of hope where there had seemed to be none. My brother Aarons in the sea just in his pants and Im running along here, backwards and forwards, thinking Im the bloke off Chariots of Fire. The authorities were not involved, there was even severance pay. "I broke down in the office and could not stop crying for 10 to 15 minutes. We had been brought up to believe nobody could love us; that we were unlovable. Siblings, Simon and Elizabeth. [54] In May 2014, Clough was named FA Cup Manager of the Season by the League Managers Association in recognition of United's run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Derby finished the season 12th in the league, with Clough satisfied with the performances of the team, stating that a lack of firepower was the reason why they fell short and that it would be an area to improve on in the following season. Clough says his players and staff have bought into the responsibilities. Copy to clipboard. When discovered by the Clough family, it was handled delicately. His only league game for the South Yorkshire club was a 52 home defeat by Derby County (he also played in a League Cup tie against Grimsby Town). Parents, Barbara and Brian Clough. It was a life transformed. However, a series of injuries to key players saw a loss of form for the Rams. The Champions League returns, with the 250,000 Super 6 jackpot up for grabs. Nigel Clough recalls the City Ground glory years and a competition upon which his father and Nottingham Forest built a lasting legacy. He returned to Nottingham Forest on loan in December 1996, when Stuart Pearce became manager on an interim basis after the departure of Frank Clark. Nigel probably does not give a rat's arse that I follow them around the country but for me it is important. 20. 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Clough was Forest's top scorer in 199293 with ten goals in the new Premier League, but Forest were relegated, following which his father Brian retired after 18 years as manager. Jerry had been racially abused all his life, and ended up selling drugs and thieving to make a living. He was appointed as manager of Sheffield United a month later, guiding them out of the relegation zone and taking the club to FA Cup and League Cup semi-finals. He is doing so by using the proceeds to raise money for boys like he was. So, how much is Nigel Clough worth at the age of 55 years old? "They said he had just done it for publicity and it would not be happening again." He asked permission to write it, but knows they are a private family. When Aarons father, Jerry, moved in with Gillian, they brought Craig home from care and Jerry became his new dad. 5. Why does Craig think Clough took to them? Clough said they could go to the match with them on the team bus, but first he would have to ring their parents to check that it was OK. But you carry on hoping there is something out there.. Social distancing means only 18 people can sit on the team bus for away games so some have to drive. It sounds like an infatuation, but he was just a beautiful human being when he wasnt being a twat. He laughs. He returned to Burton in December 2015 after Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's mid-season move to QPR to help them achieve promotion to the second tier for the first time, where they remained for two seasons before being relegated back to League One. "I bet he thought," said Clough snr, who will be bawling from the stands tomorrow, "that I was a right bastard. "He brings 20 years' managerial experience to the club and can provide the stability and leadership which we require. "A lot of people have said things that did not need to be said. The boys hit it off with the Forest squad. [36], Clough's continuing stay at the club was rewarded by overseeing Derby's best start to the season in 106 years as they opened the season with four victories from four and earned a Championship Manager of the Month nomination. He was arrogant (even he called himself Old Big Ead); witty (I wouldnt say I was the best manager in the business. Both parents were lawless and had served prison sentences. He has written a book about the experience, something that has led to a lot of looking back this past few years. It had a psychologically profound effect on me.". Once more details are available on who he is dating, we will update this section. However, Clough had not played regularly for Burton since the early stages of the 200506 season, though he did play in the team's 63 win over Sutton Coldfield Town in the Birmingham Senior Cup on 27 October 2008. They remained in the Championship for two seasons before they were relegated, and his final campaign ended prematurely with a 12th place finish in League One. Dad was never there when I was growing up. It would be nice to do him on longevity, wouldnt it?. For him to have saved my life, to have welcomed me into his heart and home, and given me open access to everything, and then for me to do that. Instead of reporting it to Simon, he was persuaded not only to remain silent but take a cut, trying to justify it to himself on the basis that they were being underpaid. Things had also started to unravel for Craig, who was now 20. It was the start of the relationship. For the first time, we felt loved and special, Craig says. The book tells stories of Clough saving Craig and Aaron from bullies and even allowing him to sit on the Forest bench. Imagine what its like for someone to come from where I came from and suddenly be in the dressing room at Wembley on Cup final day, and to be surrounded by heroes, Craig says. But a game goes in a flash so you mustnt have regrets. "The reaction from my family was not fantastic," recalls Craig. Clough is 54 now and more than 22 years and 1,000 games into his career as a manager, It was the same when my dad was at Derby in the 70s. By mid-April Derby found themselves 11th in the table, 5 points off the play-offs with four games remaining. I put my brother and best mate out of work and it didnt sit easily, Clough reflects. He doesnt talk to the Cloughs when he goes to the matches; he doesnt even tell them he is there. That was when you realised the extraordinary side of what he had done. 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