LTLF Topic: John Robertson

Trevor Again: how Forest smashed the transfer record for Francis

by , August 1, 2016
In the age of mega inflation-busting transfer fees for the likes of Ronaldo, Bale and Pogba, £1 million may seem like chicken feed. However, in the 1970s this was considered a mammoth amount. In 1979 Brian Clough brought striker Trevor Francis over to Nottingham Forest. He cost a total of £1.18 million, making him the most expensive British transfer at the time. The move caused a sensation [...]

Psycho – That Forest Man

by , April 8, 2014
Mark Collar, author of Those Forest Men, reflects on the career of Stuart Pearce and why he is so beloved of the Forest faithful...

Review: Those Forest Men by Mark Collar

by , September 25, 2013
Those Forest Men by Mark CollarThis book is a bit different, different to any football book I’ve ever read before. Once I picked it up I genuinely struggled to put it down and had finished it within a couple of days...

Five players who should never have left Forest

by , July 29, 2013
The Glory of ForestOften in football you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, with a forgettable squad player suddenly surprising everyone when he excels at a new club. But sometimes it works the other way round, with the player wishing he’d stayed where he was.

With the likes of Lee Camp, Chris Gunter and Wes Morgan leaving the club in the last 12 months only to be linked to quick returns, here is a list of the five players who must most wish they had never left the City Ground...

Al-Hasawis in danger of turning Forest into a joke

by , February 15, 2013
You don’t have to go back to 1980 to find out why Forest have been well-regarded in the football world, says David Hughes. In fact even in recent years the club’s reputation was for doing things the right way. But under the new owners, all that has changed...