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Matt Davies

'Profound' promotion felt like Nottingham Forest fans achieved a life dream together

Matt Forde is far less worried about Nottingham Forest in the Premier League than he was about them at Wembley, as he relied on former Reds players to try and calm him through the tears.

The podcaster and comedian, a huge Forest fan, was in the Royal Box at Wembley, as he watched the Reds secure their place back in the Premier League after 23 years away. Forde was a teenager the last time they were in the top flight and two decades of largely failure meant he was unable to contain his emotions against Huddersfield.

"I couldn't stop crying. Even now thinking about it is bringing it back. Seeing them walk out at Wembley was such a big deal," he said on this week's Garibaldi Red podcast. "There were so many local lads, so I'm so proud of them. I was kind of hyperventilating for five or 10 minutes at the start. I don't really remember the game. Garry Birtles was putting his hand on my shoulder telling me to calm down and Guy Moussi was there, thank God."

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