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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.

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…

When somebody on the forum suggested the other day that it was time Forest changed the club crest, the idea was widely slammed in favour of keeping the logo that is world-famous thanks to Brian Clough.

With the new Forest home shirt revealed last week, I for one was glad to see the familiar Tricky Tree – particularly when you consider how bad some recent logo redesigns have been.

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