Having had a sneaky bet on this game being a draw I find myself perhaps not too downhearted! Indeed, having seen another game where Forest have created enough chances to win and have once again been confounded by a deflected effort, it is a bit frustrating in the obvious ways – but there are plenty of positives to draw. That seems to be the tack Billy Davies is taking (although he called it an own goal!) and I agree with him.
By Alan Fisher, Monday, May 11, 2009, 7:57 pm
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Footage from yesterday’s emotional unveiling of the Brian Clough statue in Nottingham city centre. You can see and hear the estimated 4,000 crowd, a bit of Cloughie’s favourite Sinatra song, a few words from the great man himself and Barbara Clough acknowledging the turnout before revealing the memorial itself.
Whilst we’re all awaiting our clash with Derby County on 2nd November with a mixture of excitement, anticipation and dread, it’s a little over a week until another event that I would hope is on the calendar of as many Forest (and indeed, perhaps even Derby) fans as possible.
At 1pm on the 6th November, Barbara Clough will provide the final flourish to the Brian Clough Statue Fund, by unveiling the sculpture of the master manager created by Les Johnson; a fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.
So, to either continue the party from the 2nd, or to give yourself some cheer following on from a disappointing result, if you can please make your way to the junction of King and Queen Street, just off the Old Market Square, at 1pm on Thursday 6th November, and witness something that promises to be very special indeed.
The FA very grandly trumpeted their new ‘respect’ campaign earlier this year. Notionally they wanted to improve player behaviour (and that of ‘pushy parents’!!) at grassroots level. The more public face of this was high profile endorsement by famous respecters of referees and their like (sic), John Terry. It’s why we seem to have a Champions League style line-up before each game now, and supposedly players are strongly encouraged to, well, behave themselves. This should manifest in no more niggly fouls, no badgering or surrounding the referee, an attempt to cut out the gamesmanship. Well, clearly these messages aren’t reaching League One referees.
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