By Alan Fisher, Monday, March 15, 2010, 5:08 pm
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Oh great – the cynic might think – another book cashing in on the vogue of Clough and Taylor. I must admit to being a little bit apprehensive. The author – Maurice Edwards – was quick in the prose to place Peter before Brian – but doesn’t in the title. Brian and Peter: A Right Pair. So it was with a degree of scepticism and suspicion that I tackled the tome.
Edwards is the only person to have worked with Clough and Taylor at all their clubs – first meeting Taylor at Burton, and through him Clough. Reservations were quickly assuaged with what is an fairly linear account effectively of his career as a player, referee and finally scout (whilst running a Post Office business) working closely with Taylor and Clough.
By Through the seasons before us, Sunday, March 14, 2010, 10:38 am
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Preston North End – 3
Nottingham Forest – 2
Well, how on Earth do you sum up that? Three-nil down at half time after a pathetic, abject and shapeless showing enabled Preston to capitalise with two excellently taken goals and a penalty. Three nil a half time – and indeed, a performance that warrants it – makes [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Thursday, March 11, 2010, 9:21 pm
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Ah, a trip to Deepdale – where the pies apparently are lovely, so I’m looking forward to that at least (if Jon Parkin and Neil Mellor are advocates, they’re clearly hard to resist!). Billy takes his new charges to his old club and will be keen to get Forest’s away results back on the rails. [...]
Firstly the good news: skipper Paul “Kenna” McKenna’s injury does not require surgery and so there is a glimmer of hope that he may return before the season ends (which would be especially useful if we end up in the dreaded play-offs).
In the meantime, the sponsorship deal with Victor Chandler has been extended by two [...]
By Alex Ottway, Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:49 pm
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Aaah…Celtic…UEFA Cup, November 1983.
First up, I was 13 at the time, and had to change buses to get to school, having to cross the Old Market Square every morning.
A bitterly cold November Monday morning sees me crossing what would normally be a deserted Square…except that this Monday morning it was largely populated with scantily-clad Scottish blokes, who stood, dwarfed by stacks of alcoholic 6-packs that they’d procured.
Disappointment at the end of the 1967 season gives way to a new school for Gary, but more importantly a new season and a new experience – watching the Forest away…
Still in second place we beat Villa 3-0 and I thought it was our God-given right to score three goals at home games. Unfortunately Manchester United were winning their matches as well. We came down with a bump at Roker Park where we lost 1-0 to Sunderland in a midweek match. A draw at Arsenal and then it was semi-final day.
Although he didn’t get the Championship player of the month award, Chris Cohen can at least content himself with a slot in the Championship Team of the Week (opens as a PDF).
New boy George Boyd (reminds me of “what are the scores, George Daws?”) had a very decent first half and a reasonable second period [...]
By Stuart Connellan, Monday, March 8, 2010, 1:33 pm
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Part two of our exclusive interview with Lee Camp (read part 1 here) is based around questions from our forum members and gives Lee the chance to put an end to some of the stories about him: Is he a Derby fan with a tattoo on his arm to declare his love for the Rams? Who is the best player in a Forest shirt this season? And of course, we finally reveal which book he would read on Jackanory.
A six-pointer against the team in fourth place. Lose and their game in hand puts them in pole position. Win and we gain some breathing space.
However, Billy was forced into some changes today;
Campo
Gunter Morgan Chambers Cohen
Anderson McKenna Moussi Boyd
Majewski
Blackstock
Wilson and Earnshaw had both injured themselves in training yesterday, meaning [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8:21 pm
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Nottingham Forest – 1
Swansea City – 0
Phew! Got a bit lucky there didn’t we? An evenly matched pair of sides met today in a game where chances were at a premium. The Reds probably did edge it on chances created, although what looked like a foul on Pratley in the box perhaps should’ve given the [...]
By Stuart Connellan, Saturday, March 6, 2010, 8:51 am
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I was fortunate enough to meet up with Lee Camp at the City Ground after training yesterday afternoon where he opened himself up to some questions from our forum members. Part 1 of the interview is below (part 2 will follow on Monday).
In part 1 we cover his loan move from QPR last season, his disappointment at missing out on our battle for survival and go all the way back to his first ever game as a goalkeeper.
By Stuart Connellan, Friday, March 5, 2010, 11:06 am
Read more: Betting, Competitions
To help promote our link up with Victor Chandler we are giving you the chance to win £50 worth of free bets with our goal time competition, we have already given away£200 worth of free bets over on our forum.
To enter the competition all you need to do is hop on over to this thread and tell us what time you think the 1st goal will be scored in the Nottingham Forest v Swansea game tomorrow.
If you haven’t already got an account with Victor Chandler please signup using 1 of the banners/links located around our sites.
By Through the seasons before us, Thursday, March 4, 2010, 10:03 pm
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Third vs Fourth, and Swansea will have revenge on their minds as we pinched three points from them at the Liberty Stadium somewhat against the balance of play earlier in the season back in December. Of course, there’s also the not-inconsiderable matter of new-boy George Boyd likely to be making his debut for the mighty [...]
By Alex Walker, Thursday, March 4, 2010, 11:42 am
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Stan the Man, one of The Approach’s most popular guests, is returning to the Nottingham bar for another Evening With event.
This time he will be joined by comedian John Stiles (Nobby Stiles’ son) though you can guarantee Stanley will raise a few laughs himself with tales of his exploits.
So, if you’re not too busy dogging on Thursday, 15 April, get your tickets now or enter our competition for a pair of passes.
LTLF would like to pass its condolences on to the family of former Notts County and Mansfield Town player Keith Alexander. Best known in the East Midlands as recent Lincoln City and Peterborough United manager, Alexander was born in Nottingham and began his playing career with Notts. He had survived a brain aneurysm in 2003 but sadly passed away at the age of 53 today.
By Through the seasons before us, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 9:08 pm
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In what’s thought to be a slight case of fat-fingers by somebody sending him a text message, Terry took some time out of his increasingly busy schedule to take in the latest news that Forest had made a new signing. Imagine his shock when he thought his kit repertoire was about to include feather boas, [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 3:59 pm
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I’ve tried not to be too impatient on the lack of movement in the transfer market – whilst Billy bangs the drum after each match I’m content to let him keep doing so. Whilst of course, like any good football fan, I always want us to be strengthening, signing players and generally being awesome, I’m [...]
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Oh great – the cynic might think – another book cashing in on the vogue of Clough and Taylor. I must admit to being a little bit apprehensive. The author – Maurice Edwards – was quick in the prose to place Peter before Brian – but doesn’t in the title. Brian and Peter: A Right Pair. So it was with a degree of scepticism and suspicion that I tackled the tome.
Aaah…Celtic…UEFA Cup, November 1983.
