LTLF Topic: Billy Davies

Forest appoint Butterworth as manager

LTLF Exclusive by Football Correspondent, Si Coe
April 4, 2014
Fawaz Al-Hasawi welcomes Ian Butterworth back to the clubNottingham Forest have made the much-anticipated announcement that legendary former player Ian Butterworth will return to the club as manager at the end of this season.

Forest have been without a boss since sacking Billy Davies, but after protracted negotiations owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi was finally able to tell supporters he had got his man and they could soon look forward to seeing the famous ‘Butterworth Salute’ at the City Ground once more. [...]

A little bit of history repeating

by , March 27, 2014
When I wrote the headline for the article I published on Sunday – What should we do with the sulking failure? – I thought, ‘Hang on, I’m sure I’ve seen that somewhere before.’ But a quick Google didn’t answer my vague sense of déjà vu and with rumours already circulating about King Billy’s impending dethroning, I decided to risk accusations of plagiarism and published the piece post-haste.

Turns out I was plagiarising someone – myself. [...]

Half a decade of Billy Davies

by , March 25, 2014
The ‘Billy Davies Era’ was the least worst half-decade Forest have had in a while, but it was also rank with dirty laundry. Today, says one correspondent, Forest can begin to move on...

What should we do with the sulking failure?

by , March 23, 2014
Billy Davies has the fans to thank for his job, so the least he owes us is an apology for the Derby demolition. When he can’t even be bothered to defend his team selection, Alex Walker wonders if it’s worth defending his position as manager any more...