# Talk:Don Revie

This article twice states that Revie died in 1999 and twice that he died in 1989. Could someone sort that out? 143.210.72.185 (talk) 09:54, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

This article is very poor.--andreasegde (talk) 23:09, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

What exactly do you think the faults / shortcomings in the article are? Merely saying it is poor does not help anyone. Nietzsche 2 (talk) 03:59, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
The Guardian [1] refers to the fact that the "match-fixing" allegations have been airbrushed from his Wikipedia entry. Needs to be re-included, I've definitely seen it in here before.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.83.210.104 (talk) 19:04, 14 June 2011 (UTC) 

I agree. The allegations were in fact included on here for some years, a fact Greenslade dosen't appear aware of. Despite being well sourced, I assume they were removed by Leeds fans who'd rather these allegations were not known about (the same occurs with the biographies of Billy Bremner and Liverpool players Tommy Smith and Bruce Grobbelaar regarding sourced allegations of racism, the material is usually removed by fans of the clubs concerned who perhaps don't want these things known about their idols). I've nothing against Revie or Leeds but the fact is that a major Sunday newspaper made an extraordinary series of allegations about Revie (over which he did not take legal action) and that similar allegations have been made over the years since by a string of prominent and respectable football personalities. Greenslade is right, to not mention this at all in the article is ludicrous. It makes the article a hagiography. However it has to be balanced and it should be pointed out that none of the allegations were proven nor did Revie himself face any criminal action over them. But not to mention the controversy at all is ridiculous. I notice that the stuff about Leeds being accused of gamesmanship, the criticisms of Brian Clough and the Admiral sportswear controversy were removed as well, all of which are plainly notable and should not have been removed, but the statement that "in later years, Revie's reputation began to recover" has been left in, now with almost no explanation as to why his reputation suffered in the first place! Obviously someone objected to anything remotely negative about Revie being included and that isn't acceptable, the article ought to be balanced and should neither be hagiography nor an overly negative portrayal. 92.8.1.57 (talk) 21:58, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
Turns out it was removed on Christmas Eve last year by an unregistered user. He went to work a few hours after someone else had vandalised the article, but he removed paragraphs of stuff, all of which could be seen as showing Revie in a bad light but not all of it controversial, some of it was just criticism of Revie's management of England by Franz Beckenbauer for instance. Obviously a Leeds fan who thinks this page should be a hagiography to Revie, I'm surprised he didn't go as far as removing any references to Revie's period as England manager at all.
I'll put the stuff about the match-fixing allegations back in and try and make it as balanced as possible, clearly it should be there and when a major UK newspaper is claiming someones Wiki biography is a whitewash it's worth taking notice, but doubtless there will be some objection at some point. 92.8.1.57 (talk) 23:26, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Is it REE-vee or REV-ee? Spiderone (talk) 10:24, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

The latter. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:31, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
OK, I've heard both so I wasn't sure. Spiderone (talk) 10:48, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
Some classic Clough / Revie banter if you'd like to confirm. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 10:58, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Kevin Keegan never played for Leeds.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.142.161 (talk) 23:54, 31 October 2009 (UTC) 

I added a section referring to the fact that Don Revie was a Freemason, with his lodge name and date of initiation.  It includes a citation.  The text was deleted and I have restored it.  If anyone thinks they have a valid reason for removing or amending this, please discuss here to reach consensus in line with Wikipedia policy.  Thank you.Lord Mauleverer (talk) 17:29, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Well thank you for adding it because I had no idea Revie was a Freemason and was interested to hear about it. I don't know if it needs its own section but certainly the information should stay, I imagine it's a little-known fact about him. 92.9.102.105 (talk) 22:38, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, it is of interest.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.117.24.194 (talk) 18:22, 28 January 2019 (UTC)

Roy Greenslade has a criticism. Sam Blacketer (talk) 10:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

See 'Unsatisfactory' above 92.8.1.57 (talk) 22:00, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Don Revie/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:08, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Right, will copyedit as I go and post queries below....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:08, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

His mother died when he was 12 - very short sentence - do we have a cause or something to add to it to make it a bit longer?
..the "Foxes" fared poorly... - why quotes?
...He chose to join the "Tigers" ahead of bigger clubs..ditto
The "Citizens" struggled - ditto
Similarly to the end of his time at Leicester, - ungainly, why not just, "As at Leicester,.."?
did not appreciate talented players like Revie and preferred to play a physical style of play - hmm, comes over as a bit POVish....can it be worded more neutrally?
no big egos at the club - now that's something I would put in quotes (the words "big egos", if they were his exact words)
In one of Jones's first appearances at Leeds they recorded a 7–0 victory over Chelsea, though ironically Jones was not on the score-sheet. - try to remove one "Jones"
Colin Todd stated that Revie was ill-suited to international managements, with his strengths lying in the day-to-day contact found only in club management rather than the politics and committee meetings of international management - try to remove on "international management"
Ok - @EchetusXe: - all done reading now. A nice read overall and not too much to fix. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:47, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

OK, dealt with all that. Thanks!--EchetusXe 10:18, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
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Pass or Fail:  - good work Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:59, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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In a booklet, A Town At War - Shrewsbury 1939-45 by Kenneth Simcox (published Shropshire Libraries 1983), in a chapter on recreations and sports in the town during those years, it mentions a number of servicemen who became big names in football post war appeared as guest or away players in matches at Shrewsbury Town's Gay Meadow ground. Including (pages 39-40) - "On 12th February 1944 included in an RAF side was one L.A.C. [ie Leading Aircraftsman] Revie." It seems the author (not sure if still alive) may have believed this to be Don Revie. Did he in fact serve, the date would have preceded his arrival at Leicester City. He would have only been 16 years old at the relevant date but the RAF did have some under-age enlistees as well as boy apprentices (Revie would have been of school leaving age of 14 in 1941). I wonder if he mentioned it in any published reminiscences?Cloptonson (talk) 13:22, 12 September 2025 (UTC)

May have found the answer, in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - No. It mentions no service during the war years on his part. The L.A.C Revie may have been a different player.Cloptonson (talk) 14:21, 16 September 2025 (UTC)