The Doog: The Incredible Story of Derek Dougan - Football s Most Controversial Figure

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Yet he remained an enigma. How could so seemingly rational, objective and eloquent a footballer occasionally commit such fearful fouls? And once, late in 1969, in a Wolves versus Everton match, he got himself suspended for eight games for swearing at a linesman. The Rovers team was in essence an All-Ireland XI and the Northern Ireland governing body Irish Football Association had opposed the staging of the game.

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So Dougan's chairmanship came to a premature and disappointing end. Smoke without fire? Perhaps, but he remained, above all as a player, one of the most magnetic figures of his day. Born in Belfast in January 1938, Dougan played for Irish League club Distillery before joining Portsmouth. He was one of the game's most colourful characters and I was very proud to have served with him and worked under him," said Taylor.

But it was with Wolves, his sixth English club, where he really found his home, and he was an integral part of the side that won the 1974 League Cup. Over 34,000 supporters were at Molineux to watch Dougan's final game for the club in 1975. He was awarded a testimonial in October of that year and later had a spell as manager of Kettering Town, before returning to Wolves for a brief time as chief executive.

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It would be about 30 years before the reality TV era, but ITV realised the more combative the studio atmosphere, and the more outlandish the comments, the bigger the audience figures became. The success of the 1970 World Cup panel was a watershed moment, throwing open windows of opportunity for those in the game with the gift of the gab and a penchant for the outlandish. The dawning of a brash and combative era in English football punditry had arrived. Deeley, Tony (5 July 2007). "Fans pay tribute to the Doog; Mourners line streets for funeral. – Free Online Library". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 28 July 2016.Dougan scored over 120 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was in their victorious 1974 League Cup side. Over half a century later, it’s almost impossible to imagine what it was like to see colour TV for the first time. “When I first caught sight of myself,” recalled Jimmy Hill, “I was quite alarmed. The colours in those days were very garish. I looked like I had terribly high blood pressure. But the ‘wow’ factor of colour was amazing. We wanted our coverage in 1970 to have a carnival feel to it.” Pryke, Chris (8 April 2000). "Smile of an innocent man; Soccer idol Dougan is cleared of assault. – Free Online Library". Birmingham Post . Retrieved 27 July 2016.