hank williams
Striker
That’s always gone on didn’t we get done in the 50s for similar indiscretions
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Leicester or Nottingham Forest
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cornish cat
Midfield
Our situation in '57 was probably much worse. I reality, we haven't yet recovered.
Visiting owl
Winger
Leicester for me.
wrighty
Striker
I would just love football to be that unpredictable on a regulars basis.hate the big six chat.
We were relegated the following season for the first time and yes- given our record up until that point we have never got back to where we were. The Bank of England club.
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You think that still doesn't go on today!
Apart from Shilton and Francis no one was queuing up to sign the likes of Kenny Burns and Larry Lloyd.
Voice of fair play
Striker
What sometimes gets forgotten as well during that period, not only were they champions in 78 and European champions 79 and 80
They also won the league cup in 78 and 79 and got to the final in 80.
And that was when all teams took it seriously not like now when Newcastle won it last year.
That period over 3 years considering Forest finished only third before promotion in 77.
Will be simply impossible to beat
cornish cat
Midfield
Nope. Not sure where you got that from.
Unlucky Black Cat
Winger
I'm currently half way through a brilliant book about Cloughie - "Be Good, Love Brian." It's written by Craig Bromfield, a lad from Southwick who was more or less "adopted" by Cloughie (and the Forest team) after a chance meeting on Seaburn beach.
My Mrs read it before me and said it's one of the best books she's ever read - and she doesn't like footy!
My Mrs read it before me and said it's one of the best books she's ever read - and she doesn't like footy!
me is back
Midfield
Don’t forget Peter Taylor’s contribution
Definitely Leicester was the bigger upset, the gap was much bigger in 2016 than it will have been in the late 70s.
EcosseMackem
Striker
It's a difficult one
Clough's achievement was spectacular because he did it with 2 clubs and won two European Cups and two League Cups
But let's not forget that he broke the British transfer record a few times on the way
Leicester's was remarkable because it came from nowhere
No massive transfer budget
Almost relegated the previous season
A coach who had never set English football alight
However there will always be shadows over Leicester because of the way that they kept up their relentless pace and press over the season
I've always thought that they maybe shared intelligence with Novak Djokovic's team tbh
So Forest, Clough and Taylor for me
Clough's achievement was spectacular because he did it with 2 clubs and won two European Cups and two League Cups
But let's not forget that he broke the British transfer record a few times on the way
Leicester's was remarkable because it came from nowhere
No massive transfer budget
Almost relegated the previous season
A coach who had never set English football alight
However there will always be shadows over Leicester because of the way that they kept up their relentless pace and press over the season
I've always thought that they maybe shared intelligence with Novak Djokovic's team tbh
So Forest, Clough and Taylor for me
Visiting owl
Winger
Can you be so kind as to give me more information as I will pass it on to Ike Ugbo.
jcrossan
Striker
For the managers involved: Cloughie. he did it with Derby as well as Forest,.
For the achievement? Leicester.
We were surprised at Forest to be sure, but it was nowhere near the shock of a team such as Leicester winning the title.
Things have changed so much. Teams such as Ipswich, Leeds, Derby and Forest all came from the second division and did remarkably well, winning titles. What Leicester did I don;'t think will be repeated unless the game itself and the money involved changes big time.
For the achievement? Leicester.
We were surprised at Forest to be sure, but it was nowhere near the shock of a team such as Leicester winning the title.
Things have changed so much. Teams such as Ipswich, Leeds, Derby and Forest all came from the second division and did remarkably well, winning titles. What Leicester did I don;'t think will be repeated unless the game itself and the money involved changes big time.
