50 years since legendary football manager Brian Clough arrived at Nottingham Forest
This week marks the 5 decades since his arrival
Last updated 9th Jan 2025
This week marks 5 decades since Brian Clough - one of the greatest football managers - arrived at Nottingham Forest.
He delivered two European Cups to the Reds and brought Derby County to the top of English football.
We've been speaking to Marcus Alton who hosts a podcast in tribute to Cloughie called the Green Jumper pod.
He tells us about the achievements the teams had under his leadership:
"He was the most charismatic figure in football, really that we've ever seen and likely to ever see, and his achievements in the sport, speak for themselves.
"In my opinion, he was the greatest manager there's ever been; he took both Forrest and Derby to heights they've never seen before, league titles and obviously the European Cup twice for Forrest and then he went on to rebuild the side, with annual Wembley trips, and a really talented young team, so he put Nottingham on the map definitely and Derby and he's still fondly remembered, you know, across the region."
He added that it's rare what he did for the clubs at the time he did it:
"He had scant resources at both Forest and Derby. He had to build the sides alongside his assistant, Peter Taylor, and then, of course, on his own for many years at Forest, and there were no magic money trees that some managers have these days. You know, he was having to turn average players into great players, and then he turned great players into world beaters.
"Yes, he was outspoken, but people love to hear what he had to say, even if they weren't interested in football."
The Green Jumper Pod has recently been shortlisted by a panel of industry experts in the final of the global Sports Podcast Awards.
Marcus says it's the only retro football pod in the list and says if you'd like to vote, you can do so here.
To take a listen to the podcast, click here.