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.

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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.

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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.

Rich Crouch and Alex Walker once again dropped in to Broadcasting House, Nottingham, to join the guys from Left Lion on their monthly sports podcast, taking a wry look at recent results, the ‘Kneegate’ scandal and Forest’s failure in the transfer market. Also features a documentary about local cage fighters and a round-up of all the latest Notts sport action.

• Download the free podcast from here.

Nottingham’s favourite Derby-baiting novelty punk band, the Red Dogs, have just relaunched their website and to celebrate they’ve given us one of their new t-shirts to give away. Featuring Nathan Tyson and his infamous flag waving incident, the shirts are guaranteed to wind up all Derby supporters. They can be ordered at £12 each from the website, or win one below.

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A bit of public service publishing:

The Sports Networking Club hosts its next event at Nottingham Forest for their fixture against Sheffield United. The event offers sports fans in business another opportunity to mix work and pleasure while raising money for good causes.

Organiser’s Nottinghamshire event management agency Six Degrees have confirmed ex Forest players Kenny Burns & Geoff Thomas will be attending the event as well as an appearance by the European Cup. The event will take place on Tuesday 16th February.

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The Approach in Nottingham are really spoiling us this year with their ‘Audience With…’ events, with no less than five nights featuring Forest legends already booked. And you can win tickets to the whole lot with LTLF!

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Thanks to MrTomNFFC for sending us this clip of Robbie Savage tying himself up in knots on Radio Derby. Savage starts on the offensive over some admittedly slack journalism from his BBC colleague Colin Gibson, but quickly loses the upper ground, unable to explain Derby’s recent poor form – except to suggest that the fans better get used to results like losing 4-1 at home to Scunthorpe and the only way Nigel Clough could turn things around would be to replace his entire first 11.

We’ve heard rumours, Robbie, that you’re a bit of a twonk…

Breaking news: Kleenex supplies in Derbyshire have just run out.

“It’s a bigger outrage than when Diego Maradona punched the ball past Peter Shilton in 1986. It’s a bigger disgrace than when Zinedine Zidane butted Marco Materazzi three years ago,” fumes the Derby Telegraph on its tear-stained pages.

The strains of mournful violins can be heard across the city.

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A glimpse into the future…

The new Left Back podcast from Left Lion, featuring myself and Rich Crouch representing LTLF, is available now. What with all the palaver over the Trent this week, we and regular Notts County correspondent Jacob went head-to-head to thrash out all the details of local football, including what Tord Grip will do for money if the Pies go out of business, why Jeremy Clarkson wants to ban Forest fans from Top Gear, and a Leicester fan who showed us her good points. Download it or listen online here.

If you’re a regular visitor to LTLF, you obviously enjoy reading about the Reds, so we’ve got the perfect prizes for you. Pineapple Books have given us a selection of great Forest books to give away in time for Christmas:

Top prize: Nottingham Forest FC – The Official Illustrated History AND Images of Nottingham Forest
Limited edition two-hardback book set, RRP £60!

Second prize: Nottingham Forest – The Official Statistical History by Ken Smales
Paperback, RRP £19.99

Third prize: Wembley Again! Nottingham Forest 1985-1992 by Neil Webb
Paperback, RRP £20

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Myself and Rich dropped into the Left Lion studios once again to share our vast footballing knowledge and pronunciation skills. Hear us talk about the initiative to sit home and away fans together, Rich getting to know his future in-laws by meeting Luke Chambers’ dad, the Forest injury list, and our recent run of form, plus more fantastic Forest songs!

Listen to or download the podcast here.

Okay, calm down ladies! It’s not really a date (though let’s face it, the portly Forest legend and unlikely media luvvie probably knows some good places to eat!), but the latest Audience With… event at the Approach.

You know the deal by now – answer a simple question to win a pair of tickets to go and see a former Forest great talking about his career and answering questions from the floor. And not only will you get Kenny (who is promoting his autobiography, No Ifs or Butts), you also get John Robertson and John McGovern too!

An Evening With Kenny Burns takes place on Thursday, 3 December, at The Approach on Friar Lane, Nottingham. Tickets are £10 and everyone attending also gets a free signed copy of Kenny’s book! See The Approach’s website for details or book tickets here.

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Yes, that exact shirt he’s wearing in the photo!

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LTLF will shortly be launching a Forest Art section of the website, where our visitors can buy quality prints and original works of art relating to the mighty Reds. We already have some great work lined up, but if you’re an arty type with a passion for Forest we want to hear from you. We don’t mind if you’re a painter, sketch artist, sculptor, cartoonist or even a photographer, if you’ve created something you think other Forest fans might be interested in hanging on their walls then get in touch.

If we like what we see then you’ll get new exposure for your work and the chance to make some money from it. There’s also a possibility of your work being published in a forthcoming book (but we can’t say anything more about that right now).

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“The month seems to have flown by, which means I guess it’s true what they say about time flying when you’re having fun – 16 points from a possible 18 is my idea of fun! Let’s face it, most of us would have settled for any kind of position this season so long as it was a) outside the relegation zone, and b) above Derby. But now we’re peeking over the fence into Play-Off Land and getting very tempted to sneak in.”

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Nottingham is being swamped by Geordies this weekend and while many are looking forward to a lively atmosphere, some Forest fans still hold a grudge against Newcastle. If you’ve ever wondered why such bitterness exists between the two clubs, this video from 1974 might explain a few things.

Forest were looking set to go into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 lead at St James Park when home fans invaded the pitch, turning the course of the tie:

Myself and Rich Crouch join the Left Lion team in the studio for an irreverent natter about the Reds, including Rich’s stalking of various Forest players around Nottingham and some of the most bizarre Forest-themed music ever recorded.

You can download the Left Back podcast or listen to it online on the Left Lion site.

Busy Billy has rescheduled his ‘Audience With’ appearance at The Approach next month – originally planned for the 12 November, the event will now take place on Thursday, 26 November. Refunds will be available to those with tickets who now can’t make it and you can still win a pair of tickets from LTLF. Billy is apparently going to be in America on the 12th. He might just be on holiday, but if it’s a scouting mission we can get the lowdown from him two week’s later!