Bobby Charlton v Brian Clough, 1973 FA Cup Final. Bobby gets it right!

[@markpaulo269]

in those days cup final day was the works, I was 10 at the time living nearby Wembley and the atmosphere was amazing, close second came the England Scotland home international, great footballing days.

[@drybokes7055]

I worked with a man in the 90's, who claimed that his neighbours lawn(back home in Glasgow) was sowed from a turf of soil, stolen from Wembley in 77. He claimed, it was sacred, and would not allow anyone to walk on it. Don't know how true any of it is, but it is a great story. Seasons greetings, my auld enemy.

[@markpaulo269]

@@drybokes7055 great story and season greetings to you and the incredible tartan army, i was so pleased you got through against Serbia, respect, have a nice one and "i wish you well" (Simple Minds)

[@chrisfallon9678]

Hey Mark I bet they were great days , living in that area back then the old Fa cup finals The British home championship 👍

[@rupertstiltskin8778]

Those were the days.FA cup final day started on telly about 11 o'clock.It used to show the teams coming out the hotels and going to the ground.I miss those days.Everthing was miles better then.

[@danw1374]

@@rupertstiltskin8778 Much better, the buildup and anticipation would start early on cup final day, even if you weren't fans of either side everybody would drop what they were doing to watch the game.

[@Mark-qw4tu]

i was 10 years old watching this with my dad and neighbours , still the best game i remember

[@gmf121266]

Greatest FA cup I've ever seen. I was 6 years old.

[@rupertstiltskin8778]

I was seven.

[@andreassmith7773]

I was ten and wanted Leeds to win, but was pleased for my dad, a lifelong Sunderland supporter.

[@BrendonChase2012]

I was six too; first football game I can 'clearly' remember. Terrific game.

[@jamesvickers5998]

For all those battering Brian here, Bobby was about the only bloke outside of Sunderland who thought they might have a chance. The whole country thought leeds would hammer them.

[@ThatAllegedlyChannel]

And that's how they cue a fix

[@jonlinin9682]

..and I seem to remember that the BBC interviewed Olga Korbut and Ludmilla Tourischeva before the final. I think Ludmilla predicted a Sunderland win.

[@ga-ow7yf]

Sunderland were no mugs at the time they beat Man city in the Quarterfinals then Arsenal in the semi final.

[@jamesvickers5998]

@@ga-ow7yfI'm not slagging them or the achievement. Just saying that Clough wasn't alone in his opinion.

[@ga-ow7yf]

@@jamesvickers5998 No your comment is spot on.

[@23rdjune]

Get this true story....It was just after the third round FA Cup Draw when I was sitting in the kitchen having breakfast before going off to school when my Dad joined me at the breakfast table. "Son", he said, "I had a dream last night that Sunderland are going to win the FA Cup". Well, I nearly spat out my cornflakes! Dad wasn't a big follower of football and would have struggled to know Sunderland had a football team, and I, like most 11-year-old boys of the time, thought I knew a lot! "No chance dad," I said, "you may as well back Gateshead". Then he said something which stunned me: "Well, the dream was so crystal clear, I'm gonna stick a hundred quid on them to win" I couldn't believe what I was hearing! A hundred quid was a large amount of money back then, but what was even more scary (in a good way) was Sunderland were 66/1 in the Third Round! Cutting a long story short, and watching Sunderland progressing through the rounds, I couldn't watch the second half of the final, the final-whistle brought pandemonium to our house, except (typically) dad, who sat there quite calmly and said "I told you they'd win." £6,600 when a three-bedroom detached by us was about five-grand! Happy days.

[@robertedwards5184]

That's a great story mate. Like this video shows. Bobby Charlton FIRMLY backing Sunderland.

[@taffymackem2596]

Great story. Fantastic

[@Lord_Hillcrest01]

Great story . Im a leeds fan and was 8 in 73 , couldnt believe jim montgomery . Close to banks that one .

[@garethrevell5873]

Bloody loved reading this. And I loved the fact that your Dad just sat there calmly as well! 😆👍❤

[@23rdjune]

@@garethrevell5873 Cheers Gareth, I really appreciate that. I have another story about my Dad that you might like, again, totally true: Moving on six or seven years from then, I was about 17 or 18 and my brother was about 20 or 21. Well , my Dad came home from work one night to find me and bro lounging about (in the lounge, funnily enough) and he just came out with..."Right you two, who wants to come and learn Karate with me?" Well, me and bro looked at him (Dad was 49 at the time) and we said "WHAT?" Karate at your age, do me a favour!" or something like that, anyway, the whole thing was forgotten there and then, well it was until two years later when Dad came into the living room again one evening, dumping a sports bag in front of me and my brother who were still lounging about and said..."You remember a couple of years ago when I asked you two if you wanted to learn Karate with me and you said I was too old to be doing things like that?" We said "yeah" he said "look in the bag" so we did...inside was a Karate kit and a black belt attached to it!! He had been going to private lessons (with my Mom's knowledge) for two years and had not only achieved his black-belt but had started his own 'Dojo' at a nearby school!! We were gobsmacked, but so proud. I went on to be taught by my Dad at his own Karate School! RIP Dad.

[@yozzsongs]

Love both these guys & I’m a Evertonian . Proper British working class lads with world class talents

[@WakaWaka2468]

Those days are gone. Too many immigrants now

[@angusmayo4493]

@@WakaWaka2468 just say you're racist mate

[@meme4013]

@@WakaWaka2468 taken over

[@BrendonChase2012]

This is the first football game I really remember, I was six years old. Amazing day,, still remember that moment when Ian Porterfield scored and when Bob Stokoe ran onto the field at the end. RIP Sir Bobby (and you Cloughie and David Coleman)

[@GenialHarryGrout]

I remember the build up to this game. The BBC and ITV would interview both teams and Leeds were very formal and didn't look comfortable, whereas Sunderland were enjoying the limelight, very relaxed and joking with each other.

[@KayEl58]

Watched that final on TV. It's a match I'll never forget.

[@cliffcrancher4474]

Getting to the FA Cup final has always been my dream. Watching it in the 1970's with all the build up, the fans on terraces with huge banners, the atmosphere, the whole day looked brilliant but I'm 60 soon and my team haven't made managed it despite several heat breaking semi-final defeats. I doubt it will happen now because they tend to insult us by playing the reserves even if they get to the latter stages.

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

Who's your team Cliff?..

[@davidshepherd17]

@@jonathanwilkinson1461 I think it must be the blades Sheffield United.

[@andrewharrison4684]

The FA have destroyed their own competition, the final should be 3pm never mind television

[@johnruby147]

The FA have sold out the Cup for money . Every round a game is televised , Semi-Finals at Wembley , just so FA can get more money , the Final now a 5p.m. kick off , and not always the last game of the season . When i was at school we use to huddle round a radio and listen to the Cup Draw on a Monday after the games , now they do the Draw on the afternoon of the games , before some games are even played . The FA , the only organization that can take a winning formula , and f**k it up

[@paulwainwright967]

The fa don't give 2 hoots about the travelling fans either , they need replacing , the sooner the game goes bust the sooner we get back to local talent with passion playing not just a bunch of mainly foreign players worrying about how much they are getting paid ,

[@callumpartridge625]

@@paulwainwright967 it’a not like the quality of the game hasn’t skyrocketed. Besides, kicking out the foreigners won’t make you young again I’m afraid.

[@paulwainwright967]

@@callumpartridge625 football in the top 2 league's is boring in the main , full of money grabbing foreign players with just as bad agents . There lies one of the main problems, there isn't a hope in hell of any British never mind English players coming through which then effects the national team ie nothing won since 1966 although at one point we got to a semi final. The last Manchester derby I think had one British player , no passion.

[@callumpartridge625]

@@paulwainwright967 that’s nonsense, Manchester City have John Stones, Kyle Walker, Raheem Sterling, to name a few. United will have had Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire etc. That’s just off the top of my head, so this talk of one British player is just nonsense I’m afraid. I understand where you’re coming from in that there’s always going to be more passion in players coming through their academy, but you still see a lot of that. Look at teams like Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool; big teams fielding considerable amounts of homegrown players. A lot of foreign imports have brought the Premier League its finest moments. Thierry Henry, David Ginola, Zola, Didier Drogba, Luis Suarez, to name a few. Players who would’ve died for their clubs when they played for them. When fans get back in we’ll start to remember how good football is now

[@jasenwright1178]

I was working at Texaco Pembroke Refinery on that Saturday. Always cold and pissy wet. I hated that area but I told the lads I was with, 'I'm off back to the digs in Tenby to see the Cup Final'. They agreed and we went back to see the match on TV. So glad I did. Great joy at seeing Sunderland win as I was and am still a 'Gooner'!

[@william_marshal]

You ignoramus, Pembrokeshire is one of the warmest places in Britain situated right on the gulf stream coming from the Caribbean and hardly ever gets below 10c in winter, which is probably much better than the dump you come from.

[@gavinreid8937]

"I do believe in fairies"-Brian clough when asked how he thought he could do better after getting sacked by LEEDS .

[@tricky1992000]

He had to, how else could he convince provincial sides that they could win the league.

[@Jim_M_75]

Rip Sir Bobby, this is when football was proper. The FA cup final was the biggest game of the year and the whole country watched it, a lad from Ashington firmly backing underdogs Sunderland and lots of NUFC wanting them to win too. Better times imo, sleep well to all three gents on this clip.

[@ysgol3]

GREAT post. Ha ha, good old Bobby, expressing an opinion for once and what's more being right !!

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

Clough thought he knew every thing, Bobby probably one of the greatest players and personality put him right, no arguments!

[@wonjubhoy]

He was from the north east so more likely to come down on their side.

[@oleggorky906]

Yes! Bobby is a very mild mannered man and doesn't like controversy. But when he does say something it's usually worth listening to. Brian was wrong on this occasion but it's all about opinions, so why not have a punt on the outsider in a two horse race?

[@oleggorky906]

@@magirusdeutzjupiter2234 you make it sound like they were going head to head with each other in a grudge match. It was a two horse race; when that happens you just have a punt. It doesn't make him a shown up know all just because he made the wrong guess, that's just life.

[@oleggorky906]

@@wonjubhoy they were both from the north east. Clough was a Middlesbrough man, as coincidentally was Revie though they didn't like each other. Clough was just backing the favourite, there was no personal stake or bias involved.

[@markdon1757]

Great day i was 10 my dad went to hillsbrough but was unable to get a ticket for wembley very hard to get one like gold so me and my dad went to watch the game at my anuts she was posh had a colour telly remember everyone singing and dancing in the streets in penshaw after the match magic

[@myroseaccount]

Great days when Cup Final day was special and winning the Cup was better than winning the league

[@rupertstiltskin8778]

You're correct mate.

[@ga-ow7yf]

Back in the day stick the league winning the FA CUP was the big one.

[@rupertstiltskin8778]

@@ga-ow7yf Those were the days, how I miss those days. I remember it well, telly used to show the clubs coming out of their hotels, and travelling to the ground. I was transfixed, watching from 11 AM, till the kickoff at 3. It was bigger than trooping the colour, back then. Everyone looked forward to watching the FA cup final. It was a day long thing. Did I say, that I really, really, really miss those days.

[@iybjs5308]

I love cloughie with all my heart, but never did I want him to be wrong, and never was I happier to see him proved wrong

[@vaughnwilliams1208]

I've watched Jim Montgomery's save hundreds of times and still don't know how he did it. I'd like to see Clough's comments at the end of the game

[@keithhallam1155]

With no video replays in 1973 I kept insisting the second shot had hit the stanchion at the back of the net, and bounced out. I had actually seen Jim Montgomery make an even better save at the Hawthorns in the 1967-68 winter, on a Tuesday night - a hurricane carried the ball over him, dipped the ball, yet Jim still saved it.

[@vaughnwilliams1208]

@@keithhallam1155 no KZbin video of that I suppose ?

[@leslieyeo9720]

@@keithhallam1155 Monty was always making these incredible saves. Forwards used to shake their heads in disbelief. Shame cameras weren't at all the matches like they are now

[@dazzaMusic]

Only one man could ever pull off a comb-over the one and only Bobby Charlton

[@portcullis5622]

Comb over? What do you mean? Actually, now that you mention it, he was going a bit thin on top by this time (1973). His skilful comb work had me fooled until I saw your comment.

[@Marlondurran]

@@portcullis5622 LoL 👍

[@staceygrove5976]

Ralph Coates!

[@andreassmith7773]

Yes, greatest comb-over since Julius Caesar's!

[@martinh1309]

For sure it actually almost looks good on him, help that he's a handsome bloke

[@timhancock6626]

I was down town watching the 73 final in a pub in Northallerton at the grand age of 19 and even though we were in North Yorks, everybody was rooting for Sunderland.....and up popped Ian Porterfield, bless him. Shift on two years and Leeds blew a final again in Paris, but that time I was in Leeds and felt very sorry for them as they came back on an open topped bus from the airport looking very dejected.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

It's almost impossible to choose between this final and the Wimbledon win in 1988 as to the biggest and best upset we've ever seen @ Wembley. All I can say is that from a neutral perspective they were both absolutely magnificent 👍

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@martynhansonThat's a good point but the reason I regard Wimbledon as a candidate for biggest shock is who they were as a club. Their away support used to turn up at games in a taxi!! They had come up from non league in ( I think) 4 seasons. They had no proper infrastructure compared to existing league giants like Stockport County or Halifax Town! ps. LFC had already booked and planned an open top bus tour for winning the Cup.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@martynhanson They papers sent a photographer to a bus garage where they had decorated the bus with FA Cup Winners Liverpool logo. Tbf it's normal practice to do that kind of thing as sometimes the tour can be the very next day after the cup final!

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

@@martynhanson Well I wonder if Wimbledon had booked and planned an open-top bus tour prior to the cup final? LFC have form for assuming they will win things. If you watch the end of the 1989 LFC v Arsenal game @ Anfield you will see KD shaking hands with his team on the touchline assuming the title was won only for Michael Thomas to score a 92nd minute winner to win the League for the Gooners! So I think it's a fair assumption that Liverpool more than most clubs, have an air of arrogance about them and certainly amongst their fanbase. Something you wouldn't find within the ranks of Evertonians for example.

[@davidpollard4051]

Brian not backing Sunderland even though he played for them until his playing career ended. Presumably he enjoyed the result at the final whistle considering he was a fierce critic of Revie's Leeds.

[@robertedwards5184]

Bobby Charlton 5. Brian Clough 0. Bobby going firmly for Sunderland and was right. Sorry Brian, you were wrong mate. 😅

[@Bondy1986]

You do realise Clough adored (and is adored by) Sunderland as a club? Not quite sure you’d presume this as bias?!

[@Hollows1997]

Both men deep down had strong affection for Sunderland. Clough was quoted as saying he would crawl on broken glass up the A1 to manage Sunderland. Whilst Bobby’s idol and uncle (Newcastle United Legend) Jackie Milburn was a boyhood Sunderland fan! Let’s just hope Sir Bobby backs us again on Sunday against Portsmouth!!

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

"Clough was quoted as saying he would crawl on broken glass up the A1 to manage Sunderland." But he wouldn't have, would he. Whatever his other qualities were, Brian Clough was no stranger to bullshit.

[@bighands69]

@@ilikethisnamebetter He went to Forrest why not?

[@ilikethisnamebetter]

@@bighands69 Did he crawl on broken glass to get there?

[@MichaelGGarry]

@@ilikethisnamebetter Nah, he got his pay rise to stay where he was!

[@MichaelGGarry]

Bobby Charltons dreams were dashed as a kid when the Sunderland scout walked right past him and signed the school goalkeeper. Poor Bobby had to go somewhere in the west, not sure what happened to him after that [/s].......Similar thing happened to a young Bob Paisley, too small Sunderland said, so he ended up signing for his backup choice of Liverpool in the Sunderland boardroom!

[@andrewdrummond8576]

Goal scorer Ian Potterfield started off at my old club Raith Rovers and went on to manage Aberdeen and Trinidad and Tobago. RIP Sir.

[@jonathanwilkinson1461]

Did a great job at Bramall lane too..

[@dlamiss]

To quote David Coleman PORTERfield

[@HandleGF]

@@dlamiss He earned a field of porter that day.

[@danw1374]

I was waiting for brian to say 'Good lad' 😂

[@IanWelland]

I have to agree that the FA Cup Final (and indeed the competition itself) is not the same anymore - dictated by money (TV and advertising). Shocking. The loss of the Home International Championship as well. Dreadful. Wonderful memories of a young child growing up in the 70s - Sunderland, Liverpool, West Ham Utd, and Southampton all winning the Cup in 1973 - 1976 respectively. Snowy, muddy, historic pitches like The Baseball Ground, Burnden Park, Filbert Street, The Dell, Elland Road... and great players who played for clubs and weren't prima donnas! ...rant over!

[@staceygrove5976]

...jerseys for goalposts.

[@brianvincent655]

Arguably the greatest manager of all time, but the greatest player of all time won this argument!!!

[@tricornclub9594]

Back when the FA Cup meant something.

[@Keithbarber]

Watch "meanwhile back in Sunderland" and it shows the city of Sunderland on F.A. cup final day 1973 before during and after the match A fascinating insight into a bygone era when the *CITY AND ITS CITIZENS*, and not just the team supporters, got behind the team, and cheered them on nearly 300 miles away in London and could only watch on their tv screens, they WILLED that team onto victory and when the final whistle blew at Wembley, *SUNDERLAND ERUPTED* into one massive wild party, and the team got a special heroes welcome home the following day with their achievement meaning *_SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL_* to a proud city And the day is still well remembered nearly half a century later

[@shanewright2772]

I'm surprised that Cloughie didn't refer to Bobby Charlton as "young man". Very groovy tie, btw, on Bobby's part.

[@deanblackburn7898]

Groovy hair too

[@martinh1309]

@@deanblackburn7898 groovy Ballon D'or, World Cup, European Cup, League, FA Cup medals aswell.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

The world used to stop on cup final day ,it was a big day in football ,sad to see its demise in todays world just another football game today

[@georgianwindow]

Who is the better pundit.. Cloughie or Bobby Well Bobby of course... and his brother was playing for Leeds ..Howay Sunderland....

[@HandleGF]

Ian Porterfield earned a field of porter that day.

[@f0urstr1ng]

The big omen for Sunderland was that their only FA cup win prior to this was in '37, the reverse of '73. Bob Stokoe managed 2nd division Sunderland to this cup win. Three years after this game the similarly named Bobby Stokes scored the winner in the final for 2nd division Southampton, another mildly uncanny coincidence. Cloughie wasn’t a big fan of Bob Stokoe who was playing for the opposition when Clough suffered his big injury on a frozen pitch Boxing Day '62. While Clough lay in agony Stokoe was suggesting to the ref that he was feigning injury.

[@mnd1955]

Sunderland at 9/2? I hope the bookies took a rinsing that day. I was 17 at the time and still living in Manchester. I watched the game at a mate's house and supported Sunderland all the way. I miss the old FA Cup and the build up to the final. I went to the old Wembley in 68, 76, 77, 79, and 83. The atmosphere there for a final was second to none. Can't say I care for the new place much.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

I agree that the new stadium is rubbish for atmosphere. I went for the Milk Cup Final in 83 and was utterly amazed at how many United fans there were all over London. I walked 360 around the outside of Wembley looking to get a ticket but failed. Honestly didn't see a single LFC fan all day. When I saw the match on tv I wondered how the LFC fans had got into the stadium. They must have been inside hours before KO as there were none of them in any pubs nearby! Disappointing result but I was back down for the FA Cup Final replay on the Thursday night v Brighton. That was another 830 mile round trip from Glasgow. GGMU. #GlazersOutNow

[@matherspad]

Unreal to think 17 years after this cloughy looked awful down to drink, he only looks 30 here.

[@nickabbott2242]

He looked great 17 years later, try 27 years later

[@matherspad]

@@nickabbott2242 in 1992 he looked awful, when forest got relegated and he quit.

[@nickabbott2242]

You are correct, my math was wrong!

[@matherspad]

@@nickabbott2242 👍

[@normanby100]

I was at the Leeds game Bobby mentioned and Leeds were poor that night. They looked a spent force by the end of the season but recovered with a vengeance the following one.

[@Ryan_Giggs97]

106 Caps for England, 49 goals- Bobby Charlton vs 2 Caps for England, 0 goals- Brian Clough Brian Clough 1-1 draw against Wales in Wales and lost 2-3 against Sweden at Wembley. Both in October 1959. Both at Centre-Forward. Bobby Charlton selected for four World Cup squads in 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 playing in all bar the first. Played in every position in the forward line except at Outside-Right

[@Lagoon92]

Brian Clough 251 goals in 274 starts as a player. 2 European Cups, 2 First Division titles, 4 league cups as a manager He's got some good stats aswell but no point in comparing them, both amazing people who's work in the game is truly inspiring. Legends wish we had players and characters like them now.

[@matthewturner2803]

They are both legends, no need to compare them.

[@martinh1309]

@@Lagoon92 Bobby Charlton the far superior player though. Too shy to succeed in management but a great man, both of them

[@johnh1676]

They look like the last alien shown in the ending credits of the original Star Trek.

[@turnerthemanc]

remember that as a kid. If memory serves me right from the episode with that alien, it wasnt real. It was a dummy and a recording on a ghost ship.

[@johnguthrie7141]

Wasn't Olga Korbet a special guest? I think that she was asked for a prediction, too.

[@davidbrown74]

Ooops ! Brian... got that one wrong..... I remember watching that final and Leeds United did have their chances.. WONDER DOUBLE SAVE by the Sunderland keeper.... Their name was on that cup....👍😊

[@Lord_Hillcrest]

Im a leeds fan and was 8 when i saw it on telly . Montgomery was brilliant . If you watch it again watch Dave Watson , he didnt put a foot wrong. Funny thing is when they beat Arsenal in the semis , i knew theyd win.

[@jackmallory7996]

Ol big head's head does look unusually big in this clip. It must be the camera angle or something. I'm sure it wasn't that big.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

we don’t care what you think Bobby , how can anyone keep a straight face talking to him with that ridiculous comb over 😂😂

[@johnp515]

You seem like a nice person.

[@michaelgreenhalgh4414]

Yeh cup final day was top. I went to the 73 final. My first and still go to this day. Never missed one even the Hillsborough final. Obviously the covid final I missed. But true the England v Scotland games in the 70,s were brilliant

[@rupertstiltskin8778]

FA cup final was never at Hillsborough.

[@michaelgreenhalgh4414]

@@rupertstiltskin8778 the Hillsborough final I'm referring to was the Liverpool v Everton one at Wembley after the Hillsborough disaster

[@turnerthemanc]

did Jack Taylor referee every cup final in the 70s? It seemed that way when I was a kid

[@choppy249]

He was our best ref then by far so I suppose he did get a big proportion of the big games. I know exactly what you mean though . I was a young kid then too . Football was SO GOOD in those days .

[@dlamiss]

He didnt referee the 73 final it was Leeds old friend Burns who had "done them "twice before. The most famous one being Lorimers disallowed last minute equaliser in the 67 semi final against Chelsea as well as disallowing another goal slightly earlier in the same game

[@liamcragin]

That combover starts at his ear!

[@venustus129]

Despite what old big head said. I would of loved him to have managed Sunderland

[@douglassimpson5932]

Only if your team were nobodys!

[@venustus129]

@@douglassimpson5932 ??

[@mikeellis6077]

Jim Montgomery was the difference

[@Lord_Hillcrest]

And Dave Watson.

[@DavyRo]

Ritchie Pitt destroyed Allan Clarke with an horrendous tackle the 1st chance he got. Allan Clarke was a fantastic footballer. That horrendous tackle was nearly as important as Monty's double save.

[@Lord_Hillcrest]

@@DavyRo Big Dave Watson took care of Clarkey the whole game i thought . The thing that got me was i didnt think it was a big shock defeat at all . Sunderland were a very good outfit back then . Leeds just didnt perform that day . Jonesy was poor , lorimer was poor , eddie gray was poor . Im Leeds through and through but fairs fair , Sunderland deserved it .

[@ArmyofLove]

Maybe at times the genius of clough needed to be more respectful and needed the likes of the pure class of Charlton to show him not to be so dismissive at times.

[@clivelee6219]

Brian always thought he was right!! But not that day! Yes my beloved Sunderland triumphed over the so called mighty Leeds!

[@martinh1309]

Charlton, the greatest player to grace english football

[@ArmyofLove]

Indeed, and no ego. That's rare.

[@martinh1309]

@@ArmyofLove remarkable

[@adrianpilcher703]

Perhaps the fact that Sunderland had insurance for Clough being injured and nothing went to Clough had something to do with him not fancying Sunderland's chances.

[@MichaelGGarry]

Bobby the childhood Sunderland fan and Clough the ex-Sunderland player who (rightfully) had an axe to grind with the club owners....

[@portcullis5622]

Clough also once said that he had a picture of Bob Stokoe on a wall for his kids to throw darts at! That particular grudge came about because Stokoe was playing in the match when Clough got his career-ending injury and told Clough to get up as there was nothing wrong with him!

[@offline5275]

Endrick has learned english only to follow this interview by Bobby Charlton

[@grimupnorth]

When I was a teenager in Salford, I was nicknamed Brian Clough when we played football, because I always argued about everything, and thought I was right. Better than being likened to Bobby Charlton!

[@johnmckiernan987]

You are full of shit

[@grimupnorth]

@@johnmckiernan987 Are you saying that this is another way in which I was like Brian Clough? I hope you are, otherwise I'd keep your not very witty comments to yourself.

[@johnmckiernan987]

@@grimupnorth I despise your disrespect for Bobby Charlton. Brian Clough would not lace his boots. You obviously know nothing about football so don't bother me with some stupid reply.

[@grimupnorth]

@@johnmckiernan987 Touchy person. I was merely alluding to his hairstyle. For your information, I have a photo of my dad with Bobby taken on the street I lived on in Salford. He was just visiting a friend, so my dad asked him would he pose with him. This was post- Munich, about 1960, when footballers actually mixed with the general public. Hope this is not too stupid for you to understand.

[@martinh1309]

@@grimupnorth Bobby Charlton was/is a far more handsome man than Clough despite his hairstyle. Good that you cleared up that you didnt disrespect Bobby as a person.

[@noclue9226]

If Bobby Charlton’s parting was any lower it would have been in his armpit! 😃

[@robertleach4496]

You wouldn't notice he was losing hair would you

[@trolloverbeethoven2567]

Years later Bobby began to train his left ear to stretch over his bald head as the hair completely disappeared. 😌

[@robertleach4496]

@@trolloverbeethoven2567 is that true

[@anthonyleighton4754]

Bobby's comb over didn't have to work too hard in the studio

[@DavyRo]

Not very often one of Sunderland greatest ever strikers was wrong, if he was around Wembley on the day he wouldn't have been so sure. We didn't just take over Wembley, we took the whole of London over. To this day people talk about Leeds massive support & it is & its great support. Compared to what Sunderland are & were capable off getting fans wise they're on another level to Leeds. Sadly consistent failures have been normal for Sunderland since then with a few highlights. Roy Keane will tell anyone the potential & the passion of the club. After he took over, we played Barnsley away in a league game in the championship. The team & Roy came onto the pitch to see both sides & one end of the ground totally rammed full of Sunderland fans something like 12 to 15 thousand for no other reason than winning a few games in a row. We could of done the same on any away match if given the chance of tickets. Down south they don't understand how we can get as many fans. The thing is Sunderland isn't just Sunderland team it's County Durhams team just as Newcastle is Northumberlands team. So both clubs have a full county of support not just their cities. Clough wanted to manage Sunderland he ended up at Forest. If he achieved at Sunderland what he did at Forest. Sunderland would have been a powerhouse to this day. We're far from that but hopefully now with our very wealthy young owner we might just have half a chance.

[@paulm8327]

I thought I was tripping for a minute there lookin at Bobby charltons head hahah

[@charlescovell8054]

I was a great admirer and follower of the mighty Leeds during the Revie era, but before the kick-off I predicted that Sunderland would win.

[@serarthurdayne9490]

Incredible hair Bobby

[@andrewdrummond8576]

Bobby was ahead of his time. Premature Male Pattern Baldness is now very common but l cannot see the comb over coming back or mens platform heals come to think of it.

[@andreassmith7773]

Never went out of fashion in Scunthorpe.

[@iananderson3799]

The shaved head is the 21st century comb-over.

[@robertleach4496]

Men can now talk to them selves pretending on phone and shave head pretending its fashion

[@russellcolverson6916]

Every thing comes back in time…..just going to take one ‘ celebrity ‘……..lucrative deal with brillcream…….think Rooney missed a trick there……..it will be back………..

[@iangreen171]

Sunderland

[@Marlondurran]

Bobby's combeover was something else!!

[@portcullis5622]

What combover?

[@Marlondurran]

@@portcullis5622 LoL 👍

[@martinh1309]

Best english player ever, and a fine looking man who owned his hair and disnt let it affect him.

[@Marlondurran]

@@martinh1309 But the combeover really was something else. I remember he once went to the Barber 💈 and asked him " could he have something to keep his hair in ?" The Barber gave him a cardboard box!!

[@martinh1309]

@@Marlondurran lol

[@shanekelley7682]

I think Brian loved Sunderland but perhaps had a gripe against them after his injury?

[@joemcm1]

he hated bob stokoe-stokoe stood over him,mocking him when he injured his knee on that boxing day

[@rogerrambo4172]

Cloughie hated Bob Stokoe because when Clough as a player suffered the knee injury that ended his career (playing for Sunderland) Stokoe (playing for Bury) stood over him laughing & calling him a 'fucking cheater'. Clough never forgot & hated him for it

[@thevillaaston7811]

Not so. It was another Bury player, as Clogh stated in an interview.

[@denisesaunders9531]

You got that wrong brian

[@chrisdown5877]

It's one thing having an opinion but Brian always seems to have very strong opinions with force to boot. He was wrong about Hillsborough as well. Big mouth and Big head. Charisma is a power to influence. I'm only 21 and still learning about Brian Clough.

[@stephenetridge2584]

The and only truly original comb over. Shredded wheat on steroids

[@staceygrove5976]

Clough must have had very conflicted feelings during this interview. He strongly disliked the managers of both teams, Revie because of the type of football Leeds played in the late 1960s to early 1970s, Stokoe because of the cruel jibe he made at Clough when he suffered his career-ending injury while playing for Sunderland in December 1962. As an ex-Sunderland player, he probably felt some allegiance to them still, although he was (briefly) to become manager of Leeds just over a year later. Complicated eh?

[@ThefightingCelt]

I would love to have seen Cloughie's reaction after the match . lol

[@chessdancer7600]

Brian Clough went for the natural look with hair, Bobby Charlton and david coleman went with the combover.

[@johnmyers8493]

Aye Brian loved ya but ya wa wrang we had what it took and Bobby got it reet ! History a naa but great 2 see also the really valued opinions of 2 great personalities 1 that was a world great from a place not far from me the land called home ✌️👍🤧😉

[@darren2514fv]

David Coleman was both presenter and commentator

[@johnhehir508]

Bobby was Newcastle while Clough was Middlesbrough and Sunderland 😂😂😂😂

[@geoffjones3920]

Clough also got it wrong over Hillsborough

[@elicohen6348]

Now then, young man.....

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

Who's bothered any more about the FA cup final? I don't even know what day they play it nowadays.

[@johnnyoranges]

Bobby 1-0 Brian. Hopefully Bobby took his money too, and at better odds than 9/2.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

Result: Sunderland 1 Leeds 0

[@corin492]

They were both right in a way. In terms of the players involved Sunderland had no right to beat Leeds. But in a cup final anything can happen

[@starmersbarber]

For a truly great manager, Clough couldn't half make an idiot of himself sometimes! A few months after this, he had another 'car crash' moment trying to mock the Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski.

[@ianbrennan5726]

Sadb has lived of this game

[@douglassimpson5932]

The F.A.Cup was bigger than the world cup, it has been destroyed by money way to many foreign players who don't know how important this is, football is dead in England. I watch Rugby instead!

[@robertbolder5319]

Wasn't it the Sunderland manager Bob Stokeo who finished Clough playing career by breaking his leg?

[@MartinCanada]

Cloughie's knee was destroyed by a collision with Bury keeper Chris Harker in December 1962.

[@mazzgoldie9149]

Cloughie got a lot of things wrong but he also got a lot of things right

[@garyowens1517]

The FA Cup today has been ruined by TV. At least have the kick off back at 3 and not 5.30

[@stephendavies8510]

Sunderland could only win if Leeds were well below par and that is exactly what happened.

[@lexingtonlad5745]

Best comb overs ever.

[@johnp515]

Well, of course. That’s why it was called “The Bobby Charlton”

[@Kotikjeff]

I watched it at Eric’s house.

[@kennethwjjones]

It came true. 😁

[@Kill--alllll---IDF]

Proper comedian he was clough 🤣 That's what made him a legend 👏 His final 11 seasons at forest wer an absolute disaster 😫 sure that didn't make him a legend 🤣😂😂😂

[@thevillaaston7811]

Rubbish.

[@hudson7354]

Blimey Bobby was bonkers even then

[@stephendavies8510]

I remember in the same year Leeds being cheated out of the cup winners cup final against Milan thanks to a bent referee the same thing happened to derby in the European cup against juventus Italian football had that reputation in the 70's.

[@jimhudson7461]

Bobby making sense again . Clough just a twonk as normal .

[@magirusdeutzjupiter2234]

Yep, I can not stand big headed people like Clough no matter what they do. Bobby is such a gentleman, respect to him 100%.

[@lemmyraisehell.8669]

Brian clough actually getting something wrong.

[@geoffjones3920]

Did Clough once play for Sunderland Did Clough once spend a month at Leeds

[@DavyRo]

Clough was one of Sunderland all time greatest strikers. He managed Leeds for a month.

[@jimukas6903]

Sunderland did win though haha 😂

[@andrewmoon3329]

The rivals! Oh to be a Radio 3 DJ!!!!!

[@razorlight201]

We all believe in fairies Brian dont we?

[@cedricpeabody265]

Ole big ed!

[@gipperbanana]

Greatest comb over ever ?

[@georgianwindow]

Have you ever seen Ralph Coates ? of Crook Town and Tottenham Hotspurs

[@georgianwindow]

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