darloGAS
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Post by darloGAS on Dec 31, 2020 18:54:40 GMT
"Remember, lads, if football directors are too old to do it to their wives, they'll do it to their managers."
Tommy Docherty on football management
Former Manchester United and Scotland manager Tommy Docherty has died at the age of 92.
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basel
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Post by basel on Dec 31, 2020 19:01:44 GMT
Tommys United team were a proto Kevin Keegan - manager - Newcastle United team.
Tally ho football!
Great to watch!
Rest in peace Doc.
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Post by eppinggas on Dec 31, 2020 21:30:49 GMT
RIP Tommy Docherty. Very much the "Ron Manager" era of football. Which, I miss.
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Post by lostinspace on Jan 1, 2021 14:41:23 GMT
one of the "old style characters" of that era, not afraid to upset anyone or put them in their place.... or maybe "step over the white line" ........ unlike todays ' sterile boring crew, ,,,,no realtime managers/ coaches whatever their label is, that will noted for their character, just for what they may have won
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Post by Bamber Gashead on Jan 3, 2021 12:16:26 GMT
My abiding memory of my first match in the Tote End was the chant "Doc, Doc, Docherty, who the f'ing hell is he?" when we played QPR on 03 Nov 1979.
RIP Doc.
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Post by bluetornados on Jan 18, 2021 16:14:00 GMT
Tommy Doc played most of his career at Preston winning a 2nd division title and runners up at the 1954 FA Cup final, losing 3-2 to W.B.A.
Tommy went on to play for Scotland 25 times and with them went to the 1954 and 1958 world cups.
Tommy managed 13 teams, notably Man.Utd, Chelsea, Q.P.R, Villa, Scotland, Porto & others.
He won the League Cup with Chelsea and the 2nd division and FA Cup with Man.Utd.
Tommy had a good innings reaching 92 and will be remembered by many people - R.I.P
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Post by irishrover on Jan 28, 2021 19:41:38 GMT
Interesting story that he was sacked by United after having an affair with the physios wife. But the twist was that they ended up happily married for the rest of their lives which puts a bit of a different spin on how its often remembered up here in Manchester. I didn't know that - seems as though the 'dirty Tommy' comments United and City fans of a certain generation often spout is basically bulls**t and rather unfair on the man who by all accounts was in reality a thoroughly decent person.
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