Alan Mullery

I've read the same chapter  , I also seem to remember an earlier book which had a slightly longer chapter about us .

Mullery was a strange appointment for us at the time if as he states we had no ambition . He had just taken Brighton up into the top flight and was seen as one of the games 'bright young managers' . We had just got promoted from the old Third Division ( ie where we are now) and Mike Bailey went to the Goldstone because he alleges that Glicksten would not offer him a contract .

I remember Mullers signed legendary Welsh International Leighton Phillips , former Chelsea keeper John Phillips , Steve Harrison and Don Mcallister directly from Spurs as well as younger players like Phil Ferns  Billy Landsdowne and later Dave Mehmet , so allied to Derek Hales , Nicky Johns ,Paul Elliott , Kevein Smith , Terry Naylor and Paul Walsh we had the nucleus of a side that could have gone up . This was one of those seasons where Gemmill or possibly Dave Mccreary ( who was also linked at the time ) could have made the difference . 

My favourite story from the book is about Benny Fenton who he says had an Umberella at his desk because there was a leaky roof and the rain kept sneeking in . He was described as a bitter old man because he kept reminding Mullers that he had destroyed his dreams of taking Millwall up to the old First Division ( the equavalent of the Prem ) by scoring for Fulham in a vital game at Craven Cottage .

For those who don't remember him, Mullery was an eighties Pardew, all mouth and no trousers and full of his own importance.

The difference is that Mullery was a far better player than the big nosed one.