Malcolm Allison

[laurel]

Big Mal .......he was a real character .....sadly passed away today.

Very flamboyant in his day, I wonder how many of Man Citys 'stars' even know who he is, along with the stars of the other clubs he managed.

[somebody]

Very true seen it at football games where silence is give while many fans feel a Loss you can see many of the footballers dont have a scooby.

I remember hearing from my Granddad and reading about characters like big Mal

This says it all from Bobby Moore on big mal Wikipedia page

"I'd been a professional for two and a half months and Malcolm had taught me everything I know.... When Malcolm was coaching schoolboys he took a liking to me when I don't think anyone else at West Ham saw anything special in me... I looked up to the man. It's not too strong to say I loved him."