YOUNG MAN, YOU'VE MADE MY DAY
- BY MARCUS ALTON -
"The story of a life-long devotion to Old Big 'Ead by Brian Clough's No.1 fan." -- Four Four Two magazine.
Unique Tribute Book
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This special tribute book, including a foreword by Barbara Clough, is now widely sold-out but is still available to buy at our Brian Clough Shop. It includes the inside story of Nottingham's Cloughie statue that was unveiled in November 2008.
The book describes how one man's admiration for his football hero led to lasting tributes, on-line and in bronze, for the man known as the Master Manager. Part of the author's proceeds will go to charity.
Marcus Alton is the editor of this non profit making tribute website, which has the backing of the Clough family.
Starting with Marcus' first emotional meeting with the Great Man, the book tells the story of his conversations with Cloughie, the inspiration behind the worldwide campaign for a knighthood and the massive fund-raising efforts for a bronze statue, which won the support of thousands of fans as well as many celebrities.
For the first time, the book reveals how the statue fund nearly failed less than two weeks before the planned launch. The 20 colour photographs include exclusive images of the statue during its production.
Marcus wrote the book with the approval of Mrs Clough. In the foreword, Mrs Clough describes the book as an inspirational story. She praises the fund-raising efforts for the statue and describes this website as a wonderful tribute.
Mrs Clough and her family attended the official launch of the book in December, 2008. Other special guests at the event were Nottingham Forest's European Cup legends Martin O'Neill, John Robertson and Garry Birtles.
Marcus' royalties from the book have helped to raise hundreds of pounds for the Brian Clough Memorial Fund, which was run by the Clough family for the types of charities Brian supported. The fund is now closed. Part of the proceeds of current sales are now supporting the children's charity, the NSPCC.
On Saturday, December 13th, 2008, a special signing session was held at Nottingham Forest's City Ground, where Cloughie's European Cup winning captain John McGovern joined Marcus to sign copies of the book.