Brian Clough, quite simply the best! Took over when the club was slip sliding towards the third division and very nearly took us to Champions of Europe. Will never be equalled!
Dave Mackay, the on,y person who could have took over from Cloughie! Another league title and went so close to a double in 1976. Board messed up sacking him big time!
Colin Murphy, given mission impossible following two previous bosses. Had success as boss of Lincoln City in two different spells. Had a stroke recently and is often seen in Lincoln wearing his old track suit. Sad to see!
Tommy Docherty, inherited a decent squad and sold them off on the cheap! Made a series of bad signings. Only one player he bought was a long term success, Steve Buckley.
Colin Addison, was left to try and pick up the ruins after Docherty's spell. Unfortunately struggled to put things right and simply wasn't the man for the job.
John Newman, despite success at Grimsby, Newman who was Addisons assistant was never going to be a long term solution. Out of his depth!
Peter Taylor, came out of retirement and the signing of John Robertson ended his friendship with Brian Clough. Loved Derby, but after helping prevent relegation to the third tier, his job was impossible without money to spend. A great guy nonetheless.
Roy McFarland, was a caretaker after Taylor left and no one expected him to be given the job full time. Was Taylor's number two and also played assistant to Arthur Cox.
Arthur Cox, took the Rams from the third tier to top five in the first. Restored pride back into the club. Unfortunately Robert Maxwell helped undo his good work and relegation came again. Despite Lionel Pickerings millions he couldn't repeat the success of his previous years. Very good manager though.
Roy McFarland, took the Rams to a play-off final, but never came close in repeating it! Legendary player that didn't quite cut it as manager.
Jim Smith, best manager in recent years. Promotion and some great days in the Prem, but when his assistant Steve McClaren left for Manchester United, he failed to recruit a good replacement.
Colin Todd, another legendary player that failed to cut it as manager.
John Gregory, outstanding Rams player but awful manager. Was dismissed when the Rams were struggling at the wrong end of the Championship.
George Burley, performed miracles on a shoe string. The club was skint, but he had good connections to bring in players like Rasiak and Idiakez for free. Resigned after taking the club to the play-offs.
Phil Brown, as a rookie manager, was the wrong man at the wrong time in the wrong place. Had one striker at the time of his sacking by the crooks on the board.
Terry Westley, academy manager who did a good job in restoring some pride whilst doing the job on a temporary basis. Was overlooked for permanent appointment and left for Birmingham's academy.
Billy Davies, a victim of his own success. Took The Rams up in his first season with a team that over performed. Was sacked halfway through a dire premier league season.
Paul Jewell, replaced Davies and spent big when new owners were unveiled. Total failure as boss and has since been appointed and fired by Ipswich.
Nigel Clough, was left to pick up and sort out the mess left by Jewell. Has a difficult task balancing the books whilst making progress on the field. Has shown a good eye for young talented players though. The rest remains to be seen.
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