Forest Recall The Glory Days

THE City Ground rose to acclaim Brian Clough and by Friday night the good times could be back for Nottingham Forest.

- John Wragg

Fifteen years since his death, Forest paid tribute to Clough.

Fans turned up in green tops like those Clough used to wear, and there was a fantastic round of applause at 15 minutes, Barnsley fans included, from a full house.

A beaming picture of Cloughie, with one of the two European Cups he won, dominated the ground on the big screens.

He took them to the pinnacle of success, but for the last 20 years, the club he made world-famous has been struggling to get back into the Premier League.

The team’s current form, and that of their manager Sabri Lamouchi suggests they might do it this time.

If Forest wins at Stoke on Friday night they will be top of the Championship, repeating what Clough did all those years ago – getting the club out of the old Second Division on the way to becoming the No1 in Europe.