He was told he was a mercenary. His legacy was said to be destroyed and he was criticised for taking “Arabian oil riches”. The year was 1977 and Don Revie had just resigned as England manager to become coach of the United Arab Emirates national team. He was called “Don Readies” by the tabloids who had already been out to get him as England manager. Revie had contravened one of the laws of tabloid journalism at the time: he had interrupted the media in the middle of one of their punishments. He resigned and lined up another job when they…

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