Derby handed big boost, Cardiff pair pushing for recall, Norwich sweating on defender – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 2020/21 Championship season rolls on this weekend, with the Championship league table far from decided and some eye-catching games taking place across the next three days. The action gets underway on Friday evening with Derby County […]
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On This Day – 6th January
It was on this day in 1975 that Brian Clough was appointed manager of Nottingham Forest, replacing Allan Brown in the hot seat at the City Ground. Forest we sat in mid-table of the Second Division when Clough took charge of the club. One of hi first signings was his trusty central midfielder John McGovern, […]
Heroes & Villains – Nottingham Forest
Heroes -The FA Cup team of 1959It would be all too easy to name Brian Clough as Nottingham Forest’s hero. Every football fan worth his salt knows a little bit about the outspoken manager’s time in the game, so to avoid repetition, I’ve decided not to put Clough as Forest’s hero. In 1959, Nottingham Forest […]
On This Day – 18th November
Nottingham Forest’s 25 match unbeaten run in the Premier League was ended was a 7-0 hammering by reigning champions Blackburn Rovers on this day back in 1995. Their impressive run began on 25th February and they went the last thirteen games of the 1994/95 season undefeated.Despite selling star striker Stan Collymore in the close season […]
Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1989/90
Tony Adams, Steve Bould and David O’Leary (l-r) celebrate winning the 1988/89 league championship. Arsenal qualified for the European Cup the following season This is the fifth and final season of this particular ‘Alternative Football History’ in which I write about what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the […]
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Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1988/89
Luton Town’s Mick Harford, who singled out Napoli’s Diego Maradona in the semi final of the UEFA Cup Following on from the three earlier articles in this series, I am writing a fictional piece on what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the 1980’s.Many English teams missed out on […]
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Greatest Own Goals of All-Time No.9
The FA Cup was the one trophy that eluded Brian Clough throughout his career.He had guided his Nottingham Forest side to two successive semi finals in 1988 and 1989, only to be paired with Liverpool and lost on both occasions. Forest then went one better in the 1990/91 season, reaching the FA Cup Final after […]
On This Day – 16th August
Following on from yesterday’s article, ‘On This Day’ back in 1992 was the first ever ‘Super Sunday’ on Sky Sports.Nottingham Forest hosted Liverpool at their City Ground home, which had one end closed off as the terrace at the Bridgford End had been bulldozed and replaced with a new stand behind the goal. The new […]
On This Day – 28th May
Nottingham Forest retained the European Cup on this day back in 1980, beating West German side Hamburg 1-0 in the Final in Madrid.A single goal from Scottish winger John Robertson after 20 minutes was enough to separate the sides. Hamburg were a tough opponent. and had Englishman Kevin Keegan in their side. Nottingham Forest had […]
Great FA Cup Runs No.4
Jamie Hewitt (second left) celebrates his equaliser in the 1997 FA Cup Semi-Final Chesterfield’s FA Cup run in 1997 went largely unnoticed by the majority of the nation until the Semi-Final stage, disappearing under the radar in the early rounds as they avoided all of the big guns. The first game on their FA Cup […]