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In my early years as
a BBC commentator, I regularly crossed paths with Brian Clough and Peter Taylor
in their halcyon days in charge of Derby County and Nottingham Forest. But it
was only upon reading Alchemy and its account of their time at
Hartlepools United that I realised how their philosophy and initial success
were shaped by their two eventful years in the basement of the Football League.
What a place to start!

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John Motson

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A fascinating, very readable and highly recommended account of a chapter of the Brian Clough story that is sometimes ignored because of glories further down the line.

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Phil McNulty

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‘[Alchemy] gives a comprehensive account of Clough and Taylor’s time in charge and it makes for riveting reading. It was clear that Clough had maximum belief in what he and his trusted right-hand man could go on to achieve, even in those days down near the bottom of the football ladder […] Hull has done their maiden journey justice.’

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