Episode 17 - Al & Val talk Norwich City and Nottingham Forest

Spirits are high after a late turnaround against Sheffield Wednesday - Next up another of the Championships 'sleeping giants' - Its two times European Cup winners - Nottingham Forest;     1. We talk Brian Clough, European success and where that ranks in footballs greatest achievements.     2. They had Clough we had John Bond - whose record against Forest was excellent in the '70s;     3. Last Meetings - the comeback of all-time? But the away win was bigger we believe;     4. Norwich and Nottingham in a survival shoot out - Could we turn around a goal average of four to stay up?;     5. Roy Keane the complete midfielder bursting on the scene at Carrow Road;     6. Nottingham Forest at home the first taste of Sky TV and Monday night football 

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Al (Allan Kemp) - Norwich geek and exiled fan
Val (Val Tolhurst) - Upper Barclay season ticketer and 'super' fan

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Chapters

• 0:00 We catch up again on Zoom - We talk about our hopes for a 2nd series, FA Cup 2nd round and Val gives some shouts out to our listeners
• 7:35 Introduction to the double European Cup winners - Nottingham Forest and the legendary Brian Clough
• 16:38 Last meetings an epic comeback as we debate late goals, and a win on the banks of the Trent where we came back from a goal down and Todd Cantwell announces himself to the football world
• 25:05 They had Clough we had Bond, and his excellent head-to-head record
• 27:05 First meeting in the FA Cup and 1959 a season etched in Norwich FA Cup history but even more so for Forest - They won it!
• 28:56 A final day survival shoot-out - We needed a goal average swing of four goals - How would you have approached that game Val?
• 34:14 Roy Keane - The complete midfielder puts Norwich to the sword in his early years
• 37:49 Carrow Roads first taste of Monday night football and the Sky cameras
• 38:48 Big player connections - Justin Fashanu and Martin O'Neill
• 41:43 Final thoughts - Jonny Howson's volley - The best goal Val's ever seen at Carrow Road