Don Revie: King of Leeds, not London (Part Eight)
Rodney McCainDecember 18, 2021
This is the history of the undisputed “King of Leedsâ€, Don Revie, after he left his beloved Whites during the summer of 1974 to manage
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This is the history of the undisputed “King of Leedsâ€, Don Revie, after he left his beloved Whites during the summer of 1974 to manage
If it isn’t broken… Despite having made a very disappointing end to 1972-73 in terms of results (which ultimately, once again, left Don Revie and Leeds United
Adding a Cherry to the cake… Don Revie entered 1972-73 needing to do some tinkering to his squad. That was because, much like Paul Reaney
No home comforts…. Don Revie came into the 1971-72 season with ‘one hand tied behind his back.’ This was thanks to the actions of some
‘Sniffer’ Clarke arrives…. The summer of 1969 didn’t see Don Revie ‘resting on his laurels’. Having watched his team finally finish at the top of English football
Balkans Bound Don Revie’s Leeds United side started the 1967-68 season in poor form, losing two of their opening three games, at Manchester United and
Defying The Doubters The Whites began the following season of 1965-66 ‘on fire’, winning five of their opening six fixtures to top the table, with
English football has had many engaging characters down through the decades, men who stirred up passions amongst those who watched the game, and sometimes even
This piece was originally published by @RodneyMcCain on Tale of Two Halves It was immensely sad news to wake up to. During the night, probably
Let me take you back in time, May 1982 to be precise. It was a somewhat tumultuous time in the U.K. We had been at
Frank Stapleton had been the leading striker at Arsenal for at least three years by the summer of 1981, arguably since his former team-mate Malcolm
A review of Frank Stapleton’s formative years at Arsenal, as he established himself as a leading striker in the First Division. Could the quiet Irishman deal with the pressure of playing for one of England’s biggest clubs?
As the season progressed into the early weeks of 1993, Sky continued to pour bucket-loads of money into hyping and promoting the new Premier League,
Let me take you back in time… to the summer of 1992 to be precise. Sky Television had just taken a huge gamble. The satellite
A jigsaw with a missing piece… Let me paint you a picture… Let’s pretend you are the manager of one of the biggest clubs in
Italy had scraped through the opening phase. They now faced a showdown with reigning World Champions Argentina, for whom much-heralded wonderkid Diego Maradona had so far been rather “hit and missâ€.
Enzo Bearzot would lead Italy to World Cup glory at Espana ’82…but it was a victory achieved against very long odds. Come along as we look back at the early phase of the tournament, which did nothing whatsoever to help the Italian people believe in their team!
Enzo Bearzot is recognised as one of the most astute tactical managers of all time, able to mould his team set-up to both enhance the abilities of his own players and expose the weaknesses of his opponents.
This is the third part of our series on Kevin Keegan and his Liverpool career – you can read part one here and part two
This series on Kevin Keegan started with part one on taleoftwohalves.uk – part two was originally published on November 6, 2019 Uncharitable Beginnings On the
This series on Kevin Keegan initially ran on taleoftwohalves.uk – this piece was published on September 28, 2019 I am a passionate football fan, someone
This is the history of the undisputed “King of Leedsâ€, Don Revie, after he left his beloved Whites during the summer of 1974 to manage
If it isn’t broken… Despite having made a very disappointing end to 1972-73 in terms of results (which ultimately, once again, left Don Revie and Leeds United
Adding a Cherry to the cake… Don Revie entered 1972-73 needing to do some tinkering to his squad. That was because, much like Paul Reaney
No home comforts…. Don Revie came into the 1971-72 season with ‘one hand tied behind his back.’ This was thanks to the actions of some
‘Sniffer’ Clarke arrives…. The summer of 1969 didn’t see Don Revie ‘resting on his laurels’. Having watched his team finally finish at the top of English football
Balkans Bound Don Revie’s Leeds United side started the 1967-68 season in poor form, losing two of their opening three games, at Manchester United and
Defying The Doubters The Whites began the following season of 1965-66 ‘on fire’, winning five of their opening six fixtures to top the table, with
English football has had many engaging characters down through the decades, men who stirred up passions amongst those who watched the game, and sometimes even
This piece was originally published by @RodneyMcCain on Tale of Two Halves It was immensely sad news to wake up to. During the night, probably
Let me take you back in time, May 1982 to be precise. It was a somewhat tumultuous time in the U.K. We had been at
Frank Stapleton had been the leading striker at Arsenal for at least three years by the summer of 1981, arguably since his former team-mate Malcolm
A review of Frank Stapleton’s formative years at Arsenal, as he established himself as a leading striker in the First Division. Could the quiet Irishman deal with the pressure of playing for one of England’s biggest clubs?
As the season progressed into the early weeks of 1993, Sky continued to pour bucket-loads of money into hyping and promoting the new Premier League,
Let me take you back in time… to the summer of 1992 to be precise. Sky Television had just taken a huge gamble. The satellite
A jigsaw with a missing piece… Let me paint you a picture… Let’s pretend you are the manager of one of the biggest clubs in
Italy had scraped through the opening phase. They now faced a showdown with reigning World Champions Argentina, for whom much-heralded wonderkid Diego Maradona had so far been rather “hit and missâ€.
Enzo Bearzot would lead Italy to World Cup glory at Espana ’82…but it was a victory achieved against very long odds. Come along as we look back at the early phase of the tournament, which did nothing whatsoever to help the Italian people believe in their team!
Enzo Bearzot is recognised as one of the most astute tactical managers of all time, able to mould his team set-up to both enhance the abilities of his own players and expose the weaknesses of his opponents.
This is the third part of our series on Kevin Keegan and his Liverpool career – you can read part one here and part two
This series on Kevin Keegan started with part one on taleoftwohalves.uk – part two was originally published on November 6, 2019 Uncharitable Beginnings On the
This series on Kevin Keegan initially ran on taleoftwohalves.uk – this piece was published on September 28, 2019 I am a passionate football fan, someone
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