Englishman was not an obvious candidate to lead them but Swedes pushed Nottingham Forest all the way in 1979 Early in the 1979 European Cup final, Kenny Burns misjudged a long ball and ended up lobbing it up in the air for Jan-Olov Kindvall. He, in turn, attempted to knock the dropping ball over Peter Shilton but the goalkeeper was not as close as he had perhaps anticipated and Shilton ended up catching it simply. The chance was gone and, with it, Malmö’s hopes of beating Nottingham Forest. “I had quite a good chance to score and then they were the better team,” says Kindvall. “But maybe if we had got the first goal, maybe we had a chance. We were very good when we didn’t have the ball ourselves. We had good organisation in the defence. And Forest were very good without the ball as well. It was more difficult for us to play against a team who were more like our team. We played the English way.” Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis goes on trial in Athens accused of instigating football violence and supporting a criminal organisation.

Nottingham Forest owner dismisses case as groundless Fans charged with causing life-threatening explosions The trial of the Olympiakos chair, Evangelos Marinakis, and dozens of football fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related violence that authorities have vowed to crack down on. In total, 142 fans face charges of running a crime organisation and causing life-threatening explosions at sporting events. They have denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

Scunthorpe United footballer Jonathan Gjoshe, 22 and Nottingham Forest fan Stephen Crean were stabbed.

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche is frustrated after Casemiro's goal from a corner is allowed to stand, but VAR will not be changing to include them in its remit.

Arsenal’s run without conceding goes on, Thomas Frank plays down tensions, and Eddie Howe’s gamble backfires First the P45, then the pints. Vítor Pereira could be excused for having a drink on Sunday after his departure from Wolves, with the silver lining for the Portuguese being a decent payout. It is the fourth mid-season dismissal this campaign. There have never been more permanent sackings in Premier League history at this stage of the year (2 November). And while Evangelos Marinakis might have something to answer for, trigger-happy owners and directors are becoming increasingly erratic: that Pereira lasted just 45 days into a new three-year contract reflects as badly on the Wolves board as on the manager, just as Erik ten Hag’s sacking this time last year, coming less than three months after his own contract extension, reflected badly on the Manchester United hierarchy. Backing a manager and then pulling the rug so quickly is baffling, while a board’s desire for a “new manager bounce” so early in the season stinks of desperation and should be seen as an admission of guilt. Michael Butler Match report: Fulham 3-0 Wolves Match report: Burnley 0-2 Arsenal Match report: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Manchester United Continue reading...

Season-ticket holder injured protecting young girl Marinakis says he will fund any medical care Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has vowed to help fund medical care for any fan involved in the Huntingdon train knife attack after a season-ticket holder suffered serious injuries protecting a young girl. British Transport Police (BTP) said two people remain in a life-threatening condition, with a further nine treated in hospital, following the incident on a high-speed train on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis says he will fund the medical care of any of the club's fans caught up in a mass stabbing incident on a train on Saturday.

Pep Guardiola finds himself sweating on Rodri’s fitness once again

The very public face of his club has shown disdain for football’s structures, from the Premier League to VAR I feel a rush everywhere when I see you You become a silent scream In the mind, in the body, in the secret momentsAnd in the lost logic In your kiss, in your embrace In the curse and the blessing We will all burn together Exapsi (Excitement), vocals by Natasa Theodoridou, lyrics by Evangelos Marinakis. Continue reading...

After debacle of Ange Postecoglou, the new manager, who was a trainee under Clough, is bringing ‘energy’ to the club “This badge is bigger than any manager,” said Sean Dyche at his unveiling as Nottingham Forest’s head coach, wearing a training top with his initials, before correcting himself. “Well, there was one manager who was probably as big as the badge – we all know who that was.” Then came an impression of Brian Clough, a crack at that unique drawl. “‘Young ginger, well done,’” he said, reliving his three years as a trainee at the City Ground, the days he spent wandering down the Trent, with Del Boy, Clough’s labrador, whizzing past him and his manager’s voice invariably within earshot. Dyche tells a story of how, as a youth player, he and a few others tended to Clough’s garden at his home in Quarndon. “We were on £28.50 a week and he paid you a tenner to do his garden. So we actually thought: ‘This is decent.’ He’d cook for you and make sure you were well looked after. It was quite enjoyable, not too much gardening.” Continue reading...

"I have seen enough fashionistas come in and out of this division," says new Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche.

Plus: Austria’s full-house of goals and assists, more free-kick purple patches and seeing red after scoring a hat-trick Mail us with your questions and answers “Is Ange Postecoglou’s 40-day spell at Nottingham Forest the shortest for a full-time manager in the English top flight?” asks Donna Stevens. Any Nottingham Forest manager aspires to emulate the achievements of Brian Clough at the City Ground, or at least pay some kind of success-based tribute. Alas, Ange Postecoglou’s spell at Forest was more reminiscent of Clough’s time at Leeds – short and sour. Ron Futcher, Charlton 5-3 Barnsley, Division Two, March 1985 Futcher’s hat-trick put Barnsley 3-0 ahead; he was then sent off with the score 3-3 before Charlton completed a spectacular comeback. Hristo Stoichkov, Atlético Madrid 1-4 Barcelona, La Liga, September 1992 Benni McCarthy, Porto 5-3 Santa Clara, Primeira Liga, April 2002 Marco Gabbiadini, Sunderland 4-0 Ipswich, Division Two, March 1989 Quite an achievement, this one – after 87 minutes Gabbiadini had scored only one goal. He added two more in the 88th and 89th before being sent off in the 90th for an alleged right-hander. Chris Iwelumo, Preston 1-3 Wolves, Championship, September 2008 Hugo Almeida, Werder Bremen 3-0 St Pauli, Bundesliga, November 2010 Continue reading...

A deal with Rangers collapsed but success in Asia for the Australian coach – who is transformed from the fiery player he once was – means more European opportunities will arrive A week ago it looked as if there were going to be two Australians in prominent head coaching roles in the UK. But then Ange Postecoglou was fired by Nottingham Forest and Kevin Muscat’s move to Rangers collapsed. Postecoglou has much thinking to do, but there is no reason for Muscat to wait much longer to make his move to Europe. According to reports, a return to Glasgow to the club where Muscat won the treble as a player in 2003 was nixed as he wanted to finish the three remaining games of the Chinese Super League season with leaders Shanghai Port. If so, Muscat is to be commended, but even if he fails to deliver another league title in the next month, his options in Europe should not be limited to former clubs. Indeed, the recent links can be useful in showcasing a coaching career that ranks alongside that of his former mentor. Continue reading...