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47 It is just gone 6pm in the away dressing room at Anfield. Brian Clough is about to spring a major surprise not only on Liverpool but also on his own Nottingham Forest squad. In the process, he will kick-start the career of a wiry young Irishman, just turned 19, who will go on to become one of the most heralded players of his generation, then a straight-talking coach, manager and, more recently, an even more vocal pundit.   On that Tuesday evening �...

Nottingham charity match to honour ex-footballers wife Published image captionSamantha Birtles (right) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2019 Familiar footballing faces are reuniting on the pitch to raise money for a hospice that cared for the wife of a former Nottingham Forest player. Samantha Birtles, 56, wife of former Nottingham Forest player Garry, died on Thursday after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. The match will involve 50 former footballers including Martin ONe...

Gareth Southgate names his England squad for the European Championships on Tuesday and he would do well to ignore players as good as these.

Ed: 1-2 Marshy: 0-2 TEAMtalk: How did you come to support the Owls and what are your favourite memories from your time as a fan? Ed: My love of Sheffield Wednesday definitely stemmed from my next door neighbours when I was growing up being huge Wednesday fans. They used to take me to Hillsborough whenever they had a spare ticket. Plus I’d say the majority of friends at school seemed to be Wednesday rather than United. I think the Wednesday team which came together in the late 80’s was the...

It’s been hard work watching Liverpool since Christmas but we shouldn’t lose sight of the bigger picture. Over the past 3 seasons this Liverpool team have been phenomenal and last season were probably the best Liverpool side that I have seen in over 40 years supporting the team. They were, and still are, a fantastic team made up of very special players working under a very special manager. Injuries this season have been unprecedented, 3 first choice centre half’s out for the season and th...

Man Utd among five clubs not too big to go down… Date published: Tuesday 22nd December 2020 12:38 - Ian Watson Arsenal are apparently making contingency plans should the worst happen this season because, as this lot demonstrate, you’re never too big to go down…   Nottingham Forest – 1992/93 Relegation was no way to bring down the curtain on Brian Clough’s 18-year reign at Forest, which brought a league title and two European Cups to the City Ground. But those glorious...