Be Good, Love Brian: Growing up with Brian Clough

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The boys were also racially abused – Aaron because he was mixed race, Craig because he was his white brother. Clough went over to the lads, gave them four match tickets and warned them never to touch Craig again. Maybe it was the fact that we got on so well with the family that it turned into a regular occurrence. Craig Bromfield was just 13 years old when Brian Clough, on a whim, took him and his older brother Aaron in.

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022 Craig Bromfield was just 13 years old when Brian Clough, on a whim, took him and his older brother Aaron in. As a manager, he had achieved the impossible twice – first with Derby County, then with Nottingham Forest. And with Covid having disrupted so much of life, last year at this time rather than the usual >1000 books usually coming out at this time, there were only around 250 books published. This brought back many memories of being a Nottingham teenager during the 1980’s - people, places, players, matches, the Trent End and the legendary Brian Clough, Football Genius. Everyone makes mistakes, most are a lot worse than yours, I suppose in their environment you do have to be picky who's in your circle.Time spent on the team bus with England internationals Stuart Pearce and Des Walker, taking part in training sessions, witnessing Wembley cup final wins. In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Craig Bromfield opens up about his extraordinary story of meeting Brian Clough and being taken in by the manager's family. A pair of brothers are taken out of poverty and under Brian Clough's wing and get to live the dream with Nottingham Forest in the late 80s and early 90's by accompanying them to matches, staying in the Clough family home, travelling on the team bus, regular access to players etc. Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images Brian Clough leaving the pitch with Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish on the day of the Hillsborough tragedy.

Jerry had been racially abused all his life, and ended up selling drugs and thieving to make a living. The honesty of the author has to be admired too, particularly when decisions were made that he is understandably ashamed of.However, my respect for Mr Clough was complete when I heard about his personal apology to Trev some years later when he bumped into him at Selhurst Park. Even one of the chapter titles is a reference to one of my (many) favourite Billy Mackenzie tracks (Those First Impressions). You won't believe what you're reading at times, but as the chorus reaches it's crescendo you'll feel every pang of how the author felt. 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. There were various stages through the book, because of it being cathartic, where I was expecting to get more of a happy feeling but I still have not had it.

a great story, part misery lit, part decent football book, and decent football books really are few and far between. This book will tell you more about the real Brian Clough (and his family, both immediate and extended) than you'll find in any other biopic and it certainly reinforced my growing admiration of the man, as I read and watched more about him over the years since my initial ‘encounter’.Two brothers that were born in Southwick, came from an abusive family and Clough ended up taking them in and looked after the author for 9 years after coming across him whilst begging in the street. years ago I posted a thread about a book I've written and while I expected it to be published MUCH sooner, due to challenges (too many to go into) it's finally coming out on November 4th.