Well first of all, a history lesson: in our first ever European Cup tie, back in 1962,
Blanchflower, Mackay et al travelled to Poland to play Gornik, under the auspices of Bill
Nick, and promptly found themselves 4-0 down at half-time, before scoring two late goals. Back at
the Lane in the return leg we won 8-1.
It's funny to finish reading a new biography of Bill Nicholson in the same week that Sir Alex
Ferguson continued his one sided war with the BBC.
The Nicholson that emerges from Brian Scovell's affectionate portrait would have found the cult of
personality that surrounds managers like Ferguson as an alien concept.
It's funny to finish reading a new biography of Bill Nicholson in the same week that Sir Alex
Ferguson continued his one sided war with the BBC.
The Nicholson that emerges from Brian Scovell's affectionate portrait would have found the cult of
personality that surrounds managers like Ferguson as an alien concept.
