The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Nottingham Forest 

I know I said it would be an Arsenal Vs United video today, but that's coming out on Thursday instead as I felt it made more sense to have it come out closer to the game

If any non-forest fans watch this and wonder why on the whole we're bonkers and why the city ground is a hard place to visit, watch this and you'll start to get it

As soon as you said “then came Steve cooper” my heart became warm and brought happiness after seeing the misery which came before

I think without Nigel Doughty, it would be a very different story. He was a very good man and stewarded the club through difficult times, doing the best he could with relatively few resources. How proud he'd be to see the club now.

I do hope Forest remain a PL club for many many years! Massive club

As a 21 year old fan I’ve never seen any success. Only watched Prem football on TV. But Steve Cooper has shown me what football is all about. Best manager in the Prem rn

Forest were not knocked out early in europe in 95/96. We got to the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA cup and were the last English team to still be in any european competition.

NOTE: Trevor Francis wasn't played as a striker for Forest, but as a right-winger. Peter Withe's actual replacement (pronounced 'with') was Garry Birtles, who started that season as a forward for nearby non-league side Long Eaton United before Cloughie signed him. Birtles scored on his third first team game against Liverpool in the European Cup, aged just 22, and was Forest's leading scorer in his debut season as a senior player. Pretty crazy story that's often overlooked in the wake of everything else that happened to Forest in that period.

This is my second year in England , ive been to many prem games saw many big names in the leauge , and i turned a forest fan an year ago.. ❤ there’s a different vibe for this club ! I’ve never seen fans as passionate as forest fans , they’re the best.. cups don’t define the glory of a team ! The fans , the passion and the city does it ❤forever a forest fan

Appreciate a video like this about my beloved Forest, I know you had to whizz some parts of forests history but I would like to point out about Frank Clark’s time at Forest. He signed three key players that made a difference in forests first two seasons under his reign (93-94 & 94-95); Stan Collymore, Lars Bohienen and Colin Cooper. Then summer 95 collymore was sold for a record fee and Bohienen sold to the premier league champions Blackburn. Frank Clark’s signed replacements that were either injured or didn’t step up cost him his job in the season 96-97. One fact you need to put right, Forest made the Quarter Finals of UEFA cup and the FA Cup in 95-96. Not knocked out early in the UEFA cup. I hope this helps.

I'm a 24 year old forest fan, I remember going to league one games as a kid against clubs most people have never heard of, its amazing to see where we are now :)

Was at Wembley for the promotion game and it was electric. Only known disappointment as a 25 year old forest fan and that day was the best day of my life.

I enjoyed that. Particularly liked the 'still' photo of Bowyer scoring the 3rd goal in the European Semi Final against Cologne. I was there, standing directly behind that goal, right on the barrier. Whoever took that photo must have been crouching on the ground behind the goal just in front of me. It's exactly the view I had! Memories. Things looking up for Forest now.... but as any Forest fan will tell you, it's always an interesting ride!

Knocked out early in Europe in 95/96 MY ARSE! - We reached the Quarter Final of the UEFA Cup.

As a Nottingham forest supporter I’m so happy to see forest back in the top leauge

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. We might be 13th but there are still an awful lot of games to go and no team looks sunk yet. Going to be a big 4 months! And what I'd give to see us win the League Cup again. Heck we could win the League Cup, West Ham could win the Conference League and we both get relegated... two teams in next season's championship playing in Europe?! Madness...!

Take a shot everytime Garibaldi’s said

Lifelong Villa fan, but after studying at the Uni of Nottingham, I always felt a certain affinity for Forest. Both clubs and fans feel so similar in a way. ❤

I'm old enough to remember nearly all of this - my first Forest match saw them presented with the Division 1 trophy at the City Ground. Good video - brough back so many good - and painful - memories. We're back - and we're here to stay. YOU REDS!!

Honestly this video gave me goosebumps 🥹 the history, the ups and downs, “but then Steve Cooper did it again” pure gold 👏🏽 Arguably the best thing this channel did since the Irish Guy departed, hopefully something special is brewing yet again on this channel ❤ (and brilliant music to boot👌🏽)

An Arabic RU-vidr named Balon (or something similar) had made this documentary video about Nottingham Forest under the Brian Clough era. Basically, the arrival of Clough had turned both Nottingham Forest and Derby County into one of the fiercest football rivalries in UK. This because Clough had spent six years with Derby from 1967 to 1973, at which he led the club to the First Division title in 1972 and the European Cup semifinal a year later. Clough is not sacked after Nottingham's relegation in the inaugural Premier League season (1992-93), but he was retired from the football career after his compatriot, Peter Taylor, had died three years earlier. This was also followed by the departure of Roy Keane, who became a major football patron in England with Manchester United.

I was there for the Yeovil play off defeat. Absolutely Ridiculous 😂

I've been following Forest since the 06/07 season, which was pretty painful, but I was at the Yeovil game the following season when we got promoted through the autos. What a day that was, felt so good !

Enjoyed this mate, top effort

Great watch. Absolutely loved it. Cheers mate👍

A great whistle-stop tour of the past 4 decades! Loved every minute of it! Thank you

Loved this 🫡 YOU REDS !

Absolutely Brilliant, your vid made me cry. Well Done Sir!

There are a few inaccuracys in this vlog, starting with White, who was actually Peter Withe and was replaced by Gary Birtles and not Trevor Francis. No mention either of the shambolic 1984 UEFA Cup semi final...

brennan is the future

Brilliant vid from a forest fan

Great video mate As a forest fan this was painful yet fun to watch I’m off to the city ground for Man U next week and was there for Leicester on Saturday

Brilliant my freind Nottingham Forest are Magic

YOU REDSSS 🔴 🌳 🏹

Hello from California. And arriba las Chivas, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest🌳!

Class video🙌

Great video mate

My beautiful beautiful club! Great video

IV been a forest fan since 88, enjoyed the ups and stayed loyal join the downs. Was at Webley the fa cup final when walker put the now famous own goal in. Remember being promoted back in 98, dropping to league 1 and some. Truth is you can't stop loving this club, after all were all Tricky Trees at heart.

Well done,confident professional appearance…keep on learning your trade you will make it.

After Blackpool Swansea playoffs we also losed to Sheffield Utd in 2003 4-3 b4 beating them in 2021/2022 season

really appreciate a video on my club ❤ what a journey we’ve had. Truly one of the original English Giants

I love my club 🌳

Brilliant. Tnk u

thanks for great vid. Been Forest fan since 1959 FA Cup win.Great to see them back where should be.Best player? I'd probably go for Archie Gemmill

Good stuff.

Nottingham Forest are some Cheese …. 🔥. ⚽️

YOU REDS!

I love my club so fucking much 🔴⚪

How about those Tricky Tree's!!!! 🌲🔴🌲🔴🌲🔴

This was excellent!!

I like the left image of Brian Clough on the video thumbnail. Proudly taken while manager of Derby County - the club he said was the “greatest of his (my) managerial career”.

Showing my age here but i am so excited about this signing of danilo like when we signed Bryan Roy back in the day he looks the business

still here. 1 yr later

ahhh cheeky the 92 "league" teams...i was about to tell u county are older !!......good covering !!!

21 players were signed whren Sabri Lamouchi arrived ,but he didn't sign them. We had an "acquisition committee" that was signing them. After being sacked, Lamouchi joked that Forest had signed players for him that he had never met. At least I think he was joking. The club was so badly run that it was possibly true.

Gari-bald-di btw!

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After observing it, I found that Nottingham Forest and Arsenal will bring better RU-vid viewing data support.

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Who’s at the city ground Wednesday night? Just scraped a ticket! So hyped lads!

Where did you get the 21 and 24 signings from in the summer under lamouchi, it was 10 and 14

Forest are magic on and off the pitch! Forest are magic on and off the pitttchhhhhhhhh. Youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu reddddsssssss 🔴

Great vid but it's Fawaz not Famaz bruv

favourite player john robertson ahead of ian storey moore and stan colleymore ...

Great vid,or whatever the feck yeah call it noo, sorry tae hear yer a Leyton fan,at least yeas hud the legend that is Frank Clark for a while UUU RED'S FTID.

We got to the quarter finals in the UEFA League. Hardly early

A good article but a fair few inaccuracies in it….

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Forest didn't get knocked out early in the 95-96 uefa cup at all? They got to the quarter finals and were oniy prevented oing further by eventually winners Bayern Munich who had Klinnsmann back from Spurs and finished 2nd in the Bundesliga that year!

Its Peter Withe pronounced with. (I think) Super Forest!

tell you what the downturn in form in 2020 tells you how much clubs with huge fanbases really rely on the 12th man doesn't it

Nice story but Steve Cooper couldn't lace Brian Cloughs boots!!

I had to turn the speed of the video down to 75%, was much clearer and easier to listen to. Gave me a headache with the machine gun narrative and no taking a breath between sentences.

YOU REDS

Knocked out early in Europe in 95/96? If the Quarter Finals are early...

being 20 the only things to celebrate as a forest fan before Wembley were getting out of league one and staying in the championship on one goal. Excuse my french but it has been utter shite for a lot of it. If you told me at any point during that we'd be a premier league team i would have laughed. I'd have especially laughed if you told me that we'd be promoted after going 2-0 down against Middlesbrough with the 1 point from 7 games we got off derby. it doesn't seem real. there is a very long way to go, and even if it doesnt work out at the end of the season, Steve would have done something none of our fans would have thought would have happened and got us to the premier league. in cooper we trust.

Forest weren't knocked out of the uefa cup "early" in the 95-96 season, they reached the semi's only to be humbled by Bayern Munchen's team of superstars.

U reds 🔴🔴🔴

It’s still a fall, not a rise

Bingham crew

It’s pronounced GaribOldi

pretty sure notts county are the oldest club, not the mighty reds.

Imagine man city getting relegated and never coming back up😂😂😂

There is no rise again, they’ll get relegated this season, fail to get promotion the season after, will have to get rid of 85% of the squad and will again loom as a mid table championship club. The end.

And people think they're a big club 🙄 they were shite before Cloughie and they've been shite since he left

I was born 99. And have been a forest fan since I can remember. Dark times over the past 24years. But not now🙏🏼🤌🏼

HITC my advice to you is that do the research properly n sincerely of the history of the club and know the history of the players... And the topic should be like the rising of Nottingham Forest....

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