Malcolm Allison had a strong recent record as a coach, having won trophies with Manchester City as an assistant to Joe Mercer, and had a flamboyant personality that was something of a change for the club, who had always previously had something of a conservative image.
Malcolm Allison had a strong recent record as a coach. Malcolm Allison was having won trophies with Manchester City as an assistant to Joe Mercer. Malcolm Allison had a flamboyant personality. This flamboyant personality was something of a change for the club. The club had always previously had something of a conservative image.