That's a great quote from former England and club manager, Brian Clough. I just finished watching "The Damned United" which threads its way with an unflinching eye through Clough's career, and I thought it was that rare treat, a movie about the game which also is an extraordinary movie about the dynamics of a brilliant, flawed, larger than life personality. The Caine Mutiny and Captain Queeg come to mind, for the latter. I don't know if there is a film out there that depicts the game in its glorious and gritty reality to match this. English football in the later part of the Twentieth Century was played by hard men and that shows in the period footage interspliced with the movie's narrative. And as historic footnotes, people like Alan Hinton played for Clough at Derby County. Clough's career spans the origins of the NASL. I know this blog isn't your Shawn Levy movie review column! But if you haven't seen the movie and you lived through those years, rent it. Or whatever it is you do to watch movies these days. The stream at Netflix worked pretty darn well for this one.
Oh...and that quote? I just like it 'cause I'm an Old Nick and it fits. Clough had a way with words. That was part of what made him memorable.
One last thing. I said I wasn't going to be covering the Timbers game by game. But they knocked off Baltimore Crystal Palace this afternoon over on the east side of the country, 3-1. All that's left of the last USL season is to spank the 'Caps next weekend at Swangard and then win the championship. Go get 'em, boys!
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