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'Brian Clough shouted at me for barging into the changing room. I remembered to knock every time after that' Colin Todd on the ex-Nottingham Forest boss and his memory of an elephant

Colin Todd worked with Brian Clough at Sunderland, Derby County and Nottingham Forest

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In awe of John Robertson’s footballing prowess

Letters: Robert Lawrence recalls a home fan’s astonishment at his skill. Plus David Whitehead on Brian Clough’s faith in the ‘little fat guy’

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John Robertson obituary

World-class footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest twice

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‘I had a lovely five years at Forest. I got in the England squad and we made the UEFA Cup quarter-finals – although we got battered by Bayern Munich’ Colin Cooper on his City Ground memories

The two-time England international played his best football at Forest

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Rayan Cherki earns Manchester City crucial late win at Nottingham Forest

Omari Hutchinson had earlier cancelled out Tijjani Reijnders’ opener.

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Coventry v Swansea, Egypt v South Africa, and more: EFL, Afcon 2025 – as it happened

Football clockwatch: Mo Salah struck as Egypt beat South Africa, while Coventry City increased their lead at the top of the Championship table

The Guardian - UK

John Robertson was a ‘scruffy, unfit’ genius who did not get the kudos he deserved

Forest great was loved in Nottingham but underappreciated in Scotland before going on to thrive as a coach

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John Robertson: ‘The Picasso of football’ who helped Nottingham Forest to two European Cups

The Scotland winger won the European Cup in successive seasons with Forest, scoring in the 1980 final

The Independent UK

John Robertson: Nottingham Forest and Scotland legend dies at 72

Winger was two-time European Cup winner under Brian Clough

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John Robertson, Nottingham Forest and Scotland legend, dies aged 72

John Robertson, part of Brian Clough’s famous Nottingham Forest side and a former Scotland international, has died at the age of 72

The Guardian - UK

Martin O’Neill proves doubters wrong again with remarkable Celtic return

In today’s Football Daily: the best caretaker since Will Hunting

The Guardian - UK

Sean Dyche praises Nottingham Forest remembering 2979 heroes

Brian Clough’s Forest conquered Europe 46 years ago.

The Independent UK

Would Celtic gamble on O’Neill if idol brings success against oldest rivals?

The result of Sunday’s Scottish League Cup semi-final against Rangers could be key to an unlikely full-time return or a quest for a fresh managerial face

The Guardian - UK

'Nobody could replicate Clough – he was such a one-off. What I do remember from my time with him, and maybe took with me into management, is the fact that he instilled a ‘Forest Way’ into everything we did' What Sean Dyche learned from Brian Clough

New Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche came through the youth ranks under Brian Clough at the City Ground

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Badge of honour: Sean Dyche has Forest history but focuses on urgent task at hand

After the debacle of Ange Postecoglou, the new manager, who was a trainee under Brian Clough, has brought ‘energy’ to the club

The Independent UK

Sean Dyche: Evangelos Marinakis aware of ‘reality’ facing Nottingham Forest

Dyche has signed a deal until 2027 and starts his reign against Porto on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Twenty-eight days later: the fastest sackings in English football’s top tier

Plus: Austria’s full-house of goals and assists, more free-kick purple patches and seeing red after scoring a hat-trick

The Independent UK

Appointing Sean Dyche shows Nottingham Forest are in a huge, self-inflicted mess

Dyche, one of football’s least subtle men, is the opposite of the recently sacked Ange Postecoglou and a downgrade on his predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo, showing how far Forest have fallen

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Ex-Manchester United player Hannibal Mejbri could face HUGE punishment if guilty of spitting at Leeds United fans

Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri is reportedly being investigated by Lancashire Police and the Football Association

The Independent UK

How Ange Postecoglou surpassed Liz Truss in 39-day Nottingham Forest disaster

His appointment was a hubristic failure on the part of owner Evangelos Marinakis – but Postecoglou must now count the cost of the shortest managerial reign in Premier League history

The Guardian - UK

Tuchel takes aim at silence of the fans and helps answer a Cloughie what-if

In today’s Football Daily: England’s manager says the unsayable

The Guardian - UK

‘Expected goals is a clueless development’: Martin O’Neill on the changing world of management

Martin O’Neill tells Donald McRae about how he was sacked by Forest, the role of data in football and not getting the England job

The Guardian - UK

Brendon McCullum mulls appointing Harry Brook as England vice-captain for Ashes

Harry Brook could replace Ollie Pope as England vice-captain for the Ashes after Brendon McCullum revealed it was up for discussion

The Guardian - UK

Postecoglou targets trophies and ‘true believers’ at Nottingham Forest

Former Spurs manager had his 60th birthday plans upended by job offer but feels ‘things happen for a reason’

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When Nottingham Forest ruled Europe: The story of Brian Clough's continental conquerors

With continental competition set to return to the City Ground this term, FFT relives the story of how Old Big ’Ead captured Old Big Ears and then retained it the following season

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