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| Hot Prospect Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 29 Times in 28 Posts Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0 |  From small trees grow Great Forests
From small trees grow Great Forests </B> Nottingham Forests roll of honour would be he envy of most Premiership clubs and when it comes to European cups Liverpool are the only club in England who have been successful and if you look across Europe they are one of only 19 clubs to win the European cup. And amazing not only did they win their first European Cup in 79, they also are 1 of only 7 teams to go on and retain the European cup. The club is steeped in history producing some of the best players and management to grace the English game, most notably the legend that was Brian Clough. Clough was at the helm of the for an amazing 18 years and in that time guided Forest to League success in 78 and two European cups and four League cups. Clough was with the club when Forest dominated Europe …. But Clough was also in charge when Forests demise began. Forest were relegated from top flight English football in 1993 and although they won promotion back the following season and flittered with the UEFA cup also, Forest have never hit the heights of the 70’s In 2005 Forest slipped to out of the 2nd tier of English football and now play in the 3rd tier (League 1). With the club riddled with Debt and seemingly marooned in the lower decks of English professional football, this era could be considered to be one of the blackest in the clubs history League Champions: Winners 1977-78 R/U 1966-67, 1978-79 First Division: winners 1906-07, 1921-22, 1997-98 R/U 1956-57, 1993-94 FA Cup: Winners 1898, 1959 R/U: 1991 League Cup: Winners 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990 R/U 1980, 1992 European Cup: Winners 1979, 1980 European Super Cup: Winners 1980 The Challenge Well the challenge is to emulate the great Brian Clough and get Forest back to European Success. Firstly you need to get back to the Premiership and then crown yourself English Champions Then to Europe, you not only must win the European cup, you must retain it. The Rules Clough took over the reigns of Forest in January of 75 and crowning the club league champions in two years. Fortunately for all who decide to take on this task, Forest are in more of a precarious situation these day You must be back in the Premiership with in 3 years You must be Premiership Champions by 6 years Then European Champions by no longer than 8 years To consider yourself successful at this challenge, you must RETAIN the European Cup after you win it |
 League Champions 1951/52, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1989/90, 1995/96, 1996/98, 1998/99, 2001/02 Runners-Up 1960/61, 1987/88 F.A.I. Cup Winners 1958/59, 1960/61 Runners-Up 1954, 1967, 1974, 1980, 1996, 2003, 2006 |
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