Big Mal
Malcolm Allison is one of the most controversial figures of the last half-century of English football. Leader of the famed ''West Ham Academy'', his playing career was cut short by the loss of a lung to tuberculosis. Disillusioned, he became a professional gambler before acknowledging that football was his calling. After humble beginnings as a coach, he began a celebrated partnership with Joe Merc...
Malcolm Allison is one of the most controversial figures of the last half-century of English football. Leader of the famed ''West Ham Academy'', his playing career was cut short by the loss of a lung to tuberculosis. Disillusioned, he became a professional gambler before acknowledging that football was his calling. After humble beginnings as a coach, he began a celebrated partnership with Joe Merc...
