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ARTICLE: Fletcher chops down Forest at the Turf

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:13 pm

Back to 1972 today with a home win against Nottingham Forest to keep us top of the league

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Re: ARTICLE: Fletcher chops down Forest at the Turf

Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:30 am

Another game I knew/know little about. End of the first term was approaching but I was still going to be in London for another couple of weeks. I didn't realise Dave Mackay had any connection with Forest, thought he was a Derby man through and through in that part of the country. I heard quite a number of comments about the players 'show' and all of them were complimentary. A feel good factor which is always good to have.

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Re: ARTICLE: Fletcher chops down Forest at the Turf

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:34 am

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:30 am
Another game I knew/know little about. End of the first term was approaching but I was still going to be in London for another couple of weeks. I didn't realise Dave Mackay had any connection with Forest, thought he was a Derby man through and through in that part of the country. I heard quite a number of comments about the players 'show' and all of them were complimentary. A feel good factor which is always good to have.
I didn't see the performance at the Cats I have to say but I've witnessed a certain Paul Fletcher playing his ukulele on several occasions since. From memory, it wasn't a good game at all but that's the sort of result from that sort of game that gets you up at the top.

Mackay was there for almost a year and left to become Derby manager the following year when Clough resigned.
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Re: ARTICLE: Fletcher chops down Forest at the Turf

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:44 pm

Some decent players in that Forest line up too - Tommy Gemmell, Martin O'Neill, John Robertson and Duncan McKenzie for starters.

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Re: ARTICLE: Fletcher chops down Forest at the Turf

Post by Silkyskills1 » Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:29 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:44 pm
Some decent players in that Forest line up too - Tommy Gemmell, Martin O'Neill, John Robertson and Duncan McKenzie for starters.
Only 16 months later that they played in the very controversial FA Cup 6 th round game against Newcastle. McKenzie was a starter that day for Forest and it was his penalty that put Forest 1-3 up in the original tie at At James Park that led to the pitch invasion and the calamity that followed it.

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Re: ARTICLE: Fletcher chops down Forest at the Turf

Post by Quicknick » Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:39 am

They certainly chopped us down in the return. Horrible day out. Intimidating place.

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