Why Nottingham Forest were too good to go down - In every way!
Brian Clough with Nigel Mansell ahead of 1992/93 season It had been said numerous times by numerous people from fans of Nottingham Forest to neutral fans of other clubs and from people within the media during the 1992/1993 Premier League season, that Nottingham Forest were too good to go down. Perhaps going into the first ever Premier League season Brian Clough and his players thought exactly the same as many others that they were indeed too good to face relegation and that facing the drop would not be an issue that they would be facing that season. However, the inevitable happened and now whenever you hear people mention the inaugural Premier League season I don't associate it with Manchester United winning their first League title in 26 years but rather the exit from English footballs top division by Nottingham Forest and eventually the exit from English football of arguably the games greatest manager, Brian Clough. This blog will look at various factors that lead t...