The Don Revie Story

in the paddock and rough Chet, let's hear the voices sing, let's support United and make their wrappers ring. We are the team we can be proud of and God reveres Vicky. There are few stories more compelling than that of Don Revie, as he liked to be known. Yes, even the pronunciation of his surname caused controversy from the day he was born, on July 10, 1927 in Middlesbrough. Don Revie always stood out from the crowd, his achievements over 61 vital years have been well documented and he is now remembered on many street corners. A fitting tribute for him who is on his way to seeing Leeds United through even today.

Road Don first came to prominence with Leicester only missing the 1949 Cup Final due to injury and then with Hull City, where he helped the great coach of wrath rejuvenate an ailing club. Perhaps the most memorable of the six England caps came during the Manchester City days, when Scotland were put to the sword in front of a sell-out crowd, or at Wembley to see white-shirted England claim their biggest ever victory over now-hero Scotland of the party. Stanley Matthews plays with his opponents pass, gets in position to take the return when he arrives, seems to have all the time in the world to choose the spot for his cross.

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w, who slides it to Lofthouse, beats his man and with a great Drive gets England in second place in the games with only six minutes left and now England is there, nothing can stop Matthews, the incomparable teacher, who plays one of his best games and now has to return again to Lofthouse, but that deflects and is collected by left back Herrick, who put Scotland ahead. the attack England attack again fails but there is no one there to follow a minute or two later and revi makes the triple for England Matthew jumps two players before passing again to his inside teammate Rebbe who cannot pass to haddock but Matthews is there and also his famous sprint back the ball reaches the house cushioned and another goal and incompletion without time my four girls to one from the restart England keeps pressing Lofthouse can't stop his run and takes a header on Chrisman they have a lot to celebrate now , no one would believe that he has 40 again for Remy, for Wilson and another goal he sees will be the fourth of the game.

He is the first man to score four in a big match at Wembley. It seems like everyone is applauding, but. It is a sad blow for some, but Scotland never gives up and goes back on the attack. Daugherty takes a free kick and it's a goal from 60 yards, a defiant last-minute gesture from a team unlucky enough to admit England and Matthews at their best. That same year, Don Revis' skills were richly rewarded, he was named Footballer of the Year. His only disappointment was losing his medal in the Cup Final against Newcastle. Twelve months later, he revealed that Manchester were back at Wembley, fulfilling the promise they made to themselves. themselves to return victorious the whole conversation was From the really planted people, no, I think the one who got the call for 204 was Ken Burns and I originally in the middle of the field with four forwards in front with four fielders batting.

Don Revie leads other mantas to attack Griffey, who was not there. in the team up to four hours before kick-off is proving to be a tower of strength and the center forward his attack gives an opportunity to Jacky Dyson, who shoots and it is a goal. The most momentous move in Don Revis's career came in 1958, his transfer to Leeds altering the form. Throughout his career as a footballer he was the most wanted man in Britain, with clubs paying £80,000 for his services. In March 1961 he became a players' coach to begin one of the most successful and notable careers in the hi

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Reynolds replaced him and recommended me to the board of directors to be the team manager. In the end he said very well. He sent a letter to Bournemouth. He recommended me for the work. When did you do that

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there that you almost understood and that you would have gotten? Shit if they wouldn't have won if you hadn't won a game at Newcastle at the end of the first season you were there, it's not true, that was possible. I think you only get a season if you beat a team in a traditional division in their first season and where their coaches get fired these days, let's be fair, 760-something have disappeared since the war and there are only 92 jobs in Football League, it's very, again within two years of that, escaping Revere's evolution. he had started led the club to the top division as champions in 1964 in their first season back in the top flight Leeds failed early on goal difference to Manchester United to take the league title.

They also reached the FA Cup final, but barely did themselves justice in Unfortunately, Liverpool also picked them for the following year's championship, but finally in 1968 advantages silenced their critics on the greatest stage of all, Wembley. The spell was broken in the Football League Cup final against Arsenal. It started off pretty well. With reasonably fast play, Arsenal made some promising attacks with good will and skill quickly went sour early on as Leeds were awarded the prize before Arsenal said their goalkeeper had been fouled before Terry Cooper tracked the ball down. until closing, that girl was allowed to watch it again from Another Angle as we stop the film at the vital moment of the dispute.

Vernell always helped us when the ball went into the Gunners' direction late at night. The goal should have been disallowed but referee Hamer ignored it. Perfect. From that moment on things went from bad to worse. Leeds had a vital goalkeeper Arsenal were angry and desperate to equalize this was the same result free for all in the Leeds donor with cellular assistance the referee managed to regain control at half time brought a welcome break in the tension but the state The mood was still black at the restart anything was likely to cause more friction between the two sides the position of the plays mid battle this leads Bremner's effort was about to cause another ugly scene Osmel attacking time was running out his goal It was vital signs he was about to get but Strait kept the ball out and that was because all of Leeds had won in a dispute where the fans are delighted with the result, but no one could say that it was a great game despite the fact that at least one fan got carried away in his efforts to congratulate the Cup winners, yet the Cup Me was on his way home to lead the first grand prix for yachts apart in 33 years, as if a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders. .

Rivas leads a second success just a few weeks later. European football had become a big part of life with Liji knighted, some of the biggest club names, the ball being knocked down by a team that was quickly gaining a fearsome reputation in France, disappeared from Hungary, were the who were finally defeated in the final of the Fairs Cup, Leeds. They had something tangible to show for their amazing progress under Don Revie and the next season they scaled new peaks in the league. Good game. Giles opened up the situation. Open Chad. Such a spoiler is nothing of her.

Westham will have a tough time here trying to cover this. a difficult angle to cover they are trying to form a wall they have one two three four five men on the wall only the foreign leaders take it quickly expect the elite united to hunt with the opportunity, although he had the opportunity of a good pass for Thompson to the right, but Leeds got it. Bremner, quick, it's a problem. One of the most memorable European nights at Elland Road came in 1968, when Belgium's Standard Liege, two girls up top looked sure winners, but the never-die spirit instilled was missing.

Reading, I was talking about the standard, trying to pull out a Stein who certainly cooled a dime on that goal in just a couple of minutes left, the goal we've set our hearts on for eight years is this League championship and it's fantastic when you think we've played 38 games, we've only lost by 61 points and Liverpool are still behind us? This is something like the arrival of a dream. For me, the consistency of the team over the last five or six years has been very consistent, I just yearn to be in the best league in the world, although the 38 games so far are extremely good, no, no, now that they continue and win for the advertisement. where the players, the staff and everyone put the title was finally secured with six points to spare over Liverpool and that record of losing only two games in the entire season remains undefeated and what a final it was at Anfield, well, the delivery of memories for always that memory because I think the real estate agent our team will win the championship until the main stand was about 10,000 ohms on the left side of the ground beyond the goal, then he brought them to me and I told him Bill hit them on the Kop Oh, I don't hit.

Come out boss, I said take you so you walked with the team and I can see them walking now towards the policeman on Kop 27000, they went silent and they let him come within six yards for the policeman's team and then they all started like champs . and they didn't allow off-field displays for seven minutes and they just lost a jammy that night and they roared and roared and all this tremendous reception we came to say that they were mortal rivals, that they had a very strange relationship with Liverpool and, of course, they did too. you did with Bill Shankly, yes, Bill Shankly.

He was very close to me every Saturday night before much of the day and he came into the dressing room after that game with all the Liverpool players still on the sideline, but with the bottle of champagne. The Heathrow boys and he gave them all the champagne and said donk and I only have a minute so I said, boys, let's be easy, sir. Shattner wants to say something and he said everything I have to tell you, guys, you are a great team to win it, you didn't get pinched, it wasn't a fluke, you had a wonderful team, it doesn't come from where. shanks who was prison D Dom Rivas' own reward was the OBE awarded to him in the 1970 New Year's Honors List the reward for leadership found in this era great games, great goals and great players Charles leads lost control that they had before, but here is Brebner directs a good ball, nice ball for Gregorius Nogrady, jack charlton Bremner, which does not go to the goal line, stays on the edge of the penalty area and that is directed towards jack charlton and almost gets in the head, but Pike England, his counterpart, gets his first big Lorrimer inside is Clark, that's great, all good, Walter Jones to Clark, that's great, he won't go for Madeley, Chris Kelvin, outside for the left, his hibbett, Calvin, holding him right now, big trying to get there, great, picking him up in the. incredibly judged pitch anyway grave still up there Eddie Gray oh good footwork by grace still going these players were blessed with sublime skills none other than Eddie Gray whose goal gel against Burnley is still frequently shown the climax of the season 1970 saw clues Enter with a unique opportunity to win three trophies, including the FA Cup final against Chelsea, which went to a replay.

Chelsea appears in style now as her husband comes in beautifully long, so again Hutchinson touches Holden and there is another crushing disappointment and the European championship. Cup semi-finals more whoa Celtic came out better in the battles of the Titanic won Milla counting rode up to one in Hampden Park in front of no less than one hundred and thirty-six thousand spectators to rub salt in the wounds of those other Merseyside rivals, Everton, They led the league. championship, but there was glory to be won the following season in the former first cup which was renamed the UEFA Cup the following year, Juventus, the fun Italian team, were the enemy in the two-legged final.

Leeds drew 2-2 in Turin and those away goals were to prove vital when the teams met again in front of a sell-out crowd at Elland Road. Allan Clarke all but secured the Revis team with a major trophy with his beautifully scored goal. Juventus had a team of internationals, but Leeds continued to roar because their fanatical followers loved the great. On that occasion, the Italians saved some pride by tying the match that night, a 1-1 draw enough to go ahead and celebrate a victory. significant in his astonishing progress with Don Revie in that year's league championship. Form like this against Everton could lead well in the race for a second title Keith knew it was better to reach the ninety than Victor Jones and his error from Giles by Brian Abode free kick taken by Cooper Giles aimed at Brenda Madeley from Lorrimer's return in the last run at Leeds opened up a one point lead over Arsenal in a highly controversial match at Elland Road.

Jat Charlton's last-minute winning goal was hotly contested, but theLeeds was in the driver's seat. Arsenal's vote had one game in hand and they made it count by beating North London foes Spurs to break the record. a famous double and, would you believe it? Brian Clough Derby County relegated the lead back to second place the following season after another tense finish, at least although Leeds, who had offered themselves for Vicia's double, had taken revenge on Arsenal, made him think of Bucklin I was talking about Simpsons food while reading that. all away, many of us enjoyed in an offside position, he hurt his back, but the same towards Jones Jones in Giles athletes keep the pressure on all the time in the desire small events Clark is out, but one of us, Édouard has been sexy lately and a goal from Lindsay with the frequent Thompson Lorrimer did not teach Jones well to wait for the pass and there he is at the right moment and Jones has done it, yes exactly it seems very important to us, but I think the double with two games to go it almost has to be with an Opportunity, one of the most important weekends in the entire history of Leeds United, the first leg of the double was at Wembley and, against, guess who, yes, the old enemy , Arsenal, again, leaving it to Armstrong, now has our back with some force, the white and gray shirts. who stops Armstrong thought there was a lot of determination among those our ball Charlie Joe was losing his little bit now the late United the two sides Jones now for Leeds and McNabb only half stopped the insurance to pass it on it was Mick Jones who did that, he does it so often selflessly in public angry just putting things on Clark so it doesn't come to light, there's no fault glued to the hood a couple ready with the white qualifying ribbons they get it for the first time in their history in Centenario the cup is going to be remembered I want To say tonight so far so good but just when it looked like Billy Bremner and his team had a chance to silence the critics once and for all they screwed it up badly, don't worry if he barely got to see his wolves beat them in the league just 48 hours after Wembley, three months later, although he was back with his players plaguing the lives of the rest.

The victory of his country's football club followed one another, there were few more consistent teams in the world and when Leeds reached their third cup final in four years and faced second division Sunderland, there could only be one result and it was They stayed in the lead, what a surprise. but things were still looking good on the European battlefields Lorrimer, well, Laurie, I have no doubt of his intentions unless he is going to fool everyone? some strange refereeing decisions and they lost by a zero. All of these setbacks were crushing blows for Don Revie, who were determined to become the best club in the world.

He had assembled a magnificent team of players, all destined to become internationals, their exploits will be recorded in the sokka history books, it is not always easy to analyze success, but it was still an intriguing question for the man who had built a team, the Giants of football, so they talk about good management, they talk about good coaches, I think so If you have good players in your club, then good players are good coaches and bad players are bad coaches because they are always used to saying beep , bill shank and i that if we were a city with leaves and the left it would be the same. type of Flers and the money nor where the posture we organized them well and got them super fit, but I would never want anything because she can't make bad plays and a good play and you can't make good plays and a big advantage and all these guys who we had at least around 18 16 internationals all some tremendous plans Mendes Talent I think you only get together once in your life the leader should have one more honor but fate was not always kind and the coach admitted a superstitious streak that many sores in the downstairs a lot of blue suit from the first game of the season the same lucky tie one or two lucky charms in my pocket I have responded via every time I walk to the traffic light and tell him to go back to the hotel, the men surrounding Reavie were carefully chosen except Kaká, who kept the players in optimal condition, Maurice Lindley, whose records on the rival became legendary and all this is part of the meticulous planning that was carried out in each match, the other vital component for the family success.

The spirit engendered in the team The family of 66 dogs had an important role to play for his wife Elsie helped him relax away from the Ellen Road traffic on the golf course, but at work he didn't really have a special relationship with his other family, well, we do this every day. Thursdays at the mall for the last 11 to 12 years. I feel like it's been a great thing for those two because it just loosens them up a little bit and builds tension in the muscle before the game on Saturday and it was often silly for the Humphreys guy with the massage.

Bob also has them on a Monday before Wednesday's game and I think they are looking forward to it. He has plays too. I know that only happens once in a lifetime. I think you lead. You know, you probably remember that we're all done. I'll probably have a good team I'll have another great team The song happens to me once in a lifetime Yes, being around 18 internationalism, you say, can this team not be bad to say? I don't think there is any other. The country's clubs can boast that they are all under one roof at the same time.

On game day, the week's work comes to fruition and is a day of total commitment. The four seasons of 1973 were to be Don's last with the club, although he did not know it. It was when the season started like every season had its ups and downs its ups and downs its magical moments every saint is fine a little further away every penny Atlanta now they wonder the teams prepared to come to Ellen Road there was a story you know Mike Doyle Yeah We weren't going to work with England and he was in my team, he told me a story the first week he joined when I had the England team, he said we would be in the toilet on Maine Road in Manchester City and it would be a good side of the time lane some were being all that Road, he said Bobby's thing would be asked in three or four nothing and then what is it?

So, do a play next week. Lisa Allen Road, these are the benefits, you should stay silent, I didn't like it. Go to Ellen Road, so he mainly uses that's part of his back. Jones Clark, mainly Bates, could get out of the way. Jones Bates launched for West Ham United and Bobby Moore once again having to lift his side from the bottom has unfortunately been a habit that has spread abroad. past six jugs climbers outside in that fall or in the angle Clark in the corral Jojo Jones che saying it's mostly over and Carrie now advancing on the left is Bates many men in the middle look at sugar day stayed up until four made the search for clark bates early for Giles longer than under this, it's a good ball Jones, yes, an awkward free kick for the abusive defenders again went through Gretna and at the end of it all, appropriately, the last season of Dawn with the club was crowned with the league.

The championship led to their second league title, although it was the prelude to a bombshell for the club in July 1974. Don Revie intended to be England's next manager and the experts were right. His phenomenal record at Ellen Road had made him the obvious candidate for the vacant position. by Sir Alf Ramsey under the management of Evie Leeds enjoyed the most sustained period of success in its history two league championships the FA Cup the Football League Cup in two European fair cups on 20 July Leeds appointed his successor to Making an astonishing choice none other than Brian Clough's vision of the fact that just a few days earlier he had suggested that Leeds should be relegated to the third division and called up some of their cheating players, his first training session sparked curiosity, but it was dismissed as the new chapter in Dom Revie's life began.

An exciting start was when Czechoslovakia was defeated tremblingly in the European Championship. It was the perfect start for everyone, not Bremner to Giles, but had new names, legacy heroes like Mike Shanin Shannon to participate in the second of the Nights Girls and run. the left support through the middle, but Colin's shot rescues a player often coveted by Reavie during his days at the club. Bell, of course, of Manchester City, but now Riva was in charge of England and the likes of Kevin Keegan and Trevor Brooking and they weren't done. A third goal was also expected tonight, Keegan involved and Belle Shannon again and Belle her second of the night soon after, the mighty West Germans were also beaten at Wembley.

Revis's colossal influence on the players was paying off. Ladies Hunter arrived late for the guards. What is an octal ball placed by Bhishan? The previous kick was already received on the ball from him now with a victim control looking a little at Harris. So what made Dom Revie so special to the men who played for him? Tremendous eyes coaches of players, I think one of The biggest problem is that the press has misinterpreted it a lot, but they are supposed to be fair. He only really cared about the players, so playing for him was a tremendous privilege that he gave you, it gave you confidence and he was a great motivator. a tremendous pride and passion for the game and that carried over, you know, easily surpassed distinguished players and others, certainly nothing from my point of view.

I can say it made me feel even prouder and worst of all, in England, I'm sure you know it's the best it can be, yeah, in this tremendous way, sna, this is your country, you're the best in the country, those people He has paid money to see you coming. Take them, you know? And that was a tremendous multivator rounding off a magnificent first season in charge. Really then I saw his team inspired by their new captain Jerry Francis destroy the oldest enemy in all of Scotland Johnson Francis superficial brought this again we shook it shot there I know something short lease there princess cherry has no faqad now for Scotland now process shipment forward to get the ball back to Francis, it will give England a lot of confidence and it shows when Keegan picks him up and waves, he is the only man with him of all the people backing up, the chip comes towards Beatty Paul Watson. click the bell, a small chip this time for Francis' ball in the forum on the left, so it's BT's number three B team process.

Shannon Frances makes several good passes now buying Pauline Bell's sterling, which is sort of up here on the right in case you have to. I tried for a long time, well, they tried again. Don Revie shouting like everyone else, but I think it is unlikely that he will make any substitution. Now it hits my brain. Only Hutchison McGrane on that wall paid for a new scoop regardless. With this success, not all sections of the media were happy with Revie's approach to the job and this infuriated him, especially when England failed to reach the European final. I feel like a big loss was Jenny Francis in midfield, but there are no excuses.

The pig was left out that I think he will do well, everyone tried to choose the team and RAM, thousands of players with the draft, you and Jimmy L, the managers and many people, many managers. Speaking, I have never won a trophy yet, when they start winning something and making some of their own clubs, then they can criticize me, but I think part of the coach's job is to be criticized by the public, the press, the television, but I am one. I have always made decisions about situations, players and teams and I will continue to do so because I think you listen to everyone in sight, you don't know where you are, the problems started to pile up for Evie when Italy practically ended our World Cup aspirations in Rome, even clinically closed deals were just the ammunition those who wanted to get him out of the England Post needed to launch a campaign for their boss.

The English players would not go to the final in West Germany and, as always, the man who bore the brunt of the failure was the coach, however, if Don Revie had really been a failure at work on paper, the record would not It seemed completely bad. 29 games played, 14, 1, 8 tied, only 7 lost, but then the next Thunderbolt arrived. This turbulent career, as the newspapers shouted on the morning of July 11, 1977, three years and a week after taking over, he actually resigned as England manager, he told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview. I sat down with my wife Elsie one night and agreed that the work was no longer worth it, it was causing too much pain to those closest to us.

Almost everyone in the country seems to want me gone, so I'm giving them what they want and no one will accuse me of running away. It makes me sick that I can't finish the job by taking England to the World Cup final in Argentina next year, but the situation has become impossible. The next morning, those words about running away took on even more meaning.When Reavie announced he was going to work in the United Arab Emirates the press slaughtered him. The Football Association accused Revi of bringing the game into disrepute. He was suspended from working in English football until he was willing to face the charge, which did not happen for some time. time 3 against 1 his appeal to the High Court and told Richard Whiteley on YTV a few days later, given his time again, he would have handled things differently.

He was totally wrong when I look back now. I would do it all differently if he were to do it again, but I felt like he would have done it. He was dropped for a long time when he lost six of the 30 matches for the Indian team when I was there for three years. I never got along with saddled Thompson, which is a non factum across the country, and I felt the question would be that he would be fired. After the Italy match and the World Cup qualifying matches, I received this offer from Dubai from the Emirates and I decided to accept it because when I look back, Alf Ramsey's record only lost about 11 matches in 10 years with 116 and won. the 1966 World Cup and a bad result against Paulin that night at Wembley in the qualifying matches called again in '74 and he said yes, but I thought well if they fire me and that job is no longer there, but there was made.

I possibly got another job in England and other places, but the offer I received was so good that I got the tape. Don Revie never again became involved in the professional game, except in an advisory capacity; He brought his vast knowledge back to football through football schools during Yorkshire Television's Football Academy and found willing allies in many of his former players at international level. I think other than Bill Shankly, I would say he's very close to Bill Shankly and in my life, you know, that's the biggest accolade I have. What I can tell anyone there were two fantastic coaches who have the privilege of playing.

It was during one of his visits to the football school in Leeds that Don Revie gave me the most shocking news of all: he was suffering from the deadly motor neurone disease that no one knows much about here, but in the United States they have a plan in They can put you outdoors, but you have to be an American citizen and they have found a drill that lasts a whole year and exercises. and certain things there can stop it completely, it can't cure it much, but they can stop it, but you have to be a US citizen and get out of the six year wait, possibly too late, so I just have to do the exercise and the treatment.

Let them say it and see what happens in the coming months, you have to have help, I said before about the stick and I try not to do it with other systems because I think I'm going to try to fight against it or do all the things. You've told me to do it, but getting in and out of cars and walking, you see me walking today and sitting in our chairs and stuff, it's not an easy job, but you can lie down, since the specialist or I are useful, he said well . In fact, you can have pity parties your whole life and you will find at the end of all the pity parties if you are not the one left at the pity party for yourself, we said all you can stand up and fight it and have a try and that is what I intend to do, that fighting spirit, that indomitable will to conquer the opposition never diminished, but the paralyzing illness that had also claimed the life of actor David Niven soon had a marked effect and so it was a game that was plays in The Honor of Don Revie at Elland Road proceeds will go towards motor neuron research.

All of his children, as he still called them, were there to pay their own tributes. Los Angeles International. All to bring out the best in each one. They created a wonderful atmosphere. Good players. The manager came to see you, Jack. I'm sure you didn't always agree with him, but I'm sure you probably learned a little too. No, no, he's crazy about money. When I think about the dose he used to give her. go on a Friday you would come and put your arm around us Legion 80 because he, when he was here, it didn't matter if he was actually here on the ground, he might be in Scotland, but he was here, his presence was always here .

I did a job to make fun of him, but I did it and he's a fake guy, having all these problem gamers say he's a mouse and four billion in this whole place to do a good job for me and all bacon, it was touching and emotional . goodbye Don Revie never saw Ellen Road or Leeds United again, the club he built from almost nothing. He died on May 26, at just 61 years old, although they knew that the end was approaching. Many of those who became stars were deeply shocked. I would say he is the best club manager I have ever played for and he met all the great team we won, all those players and includes the team of players.

EE met, he took care of all the players, not only two players, but also the farmers, he was a great man and a great coach. The funeral in Scotland was attended by old players and fans who simply wanted to pay their last respects. A memorial service was also held later in Leeds, the city that will always be synonymous with a great man and a great manager. coach who did not lose many games but in the end lost the most important fight of his life in these last years suffered gradual helplessness and the indignity of an incurable disease was the game he could not win we had no words before the game but after the hard feud in which we also have the scriptures of course, then it was all smiles, congratulations or, in any case, a drink and the way home, everyone says he is part of the 1520 family, he is like a father to me, Now, darling, it saved my career in England.

He is a great coach, I think he was very unlucky, we just didn't have good players. As simple as that, if the players have been good enough, you would probably win as a great successor, Alf Ramsey, we remember him with pride and gratitude with a search for Don Revie, leave Andy, the memories that can be taken from you, John and in Mal, the cozy little bedroom, whatever the television, the video and all the cards of all the sports games, they have all the players and four graphs, the thing for me like Matt. Busby's work stains the legs, there's a friendly Chu energy on the Cup final team and there are fond memories about you.