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The History of Forest |
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On September the 20th 2004 some eleven years after Brian Clough had left the City Ground, the great man died. The obituaries were written and every major news programme carried the image of Clough and his legendary status was recognised far beyond football status. 
On 20 June 2007, Forest announced plans to relocate to a 50,000-seater new stadium in either the Clifton area of the city or a site near to the current City Ground in Holme Pierrepont. The club has since decided upon Gamston as its preferred location for the planned stadium which is part of the FA's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. The majority of fans feel that leaving the City Ground would be hard as all the tradition and the good times that have been had by the River Trent would be lost forever, though with the ever changing face of professional football in our country, there is a danger that the City Ground venue could soon appear very dated Colin Calderwood's side struggled to adapt to life in the Championship in the 2008-2009 season, following the signings of Robert Earnshaw, Paul Anderson, Guy Moussi and Joe Garner to replace the likes of Grant Holt, Sammy Clingan, Junior Agogo, Matt Lockwood and Kris Commons, who signed for Derby County having left Forest on a free transfer. Having been unable to steer Forest out of the relegation zone, Calderwood was sacked following a Boxing Day 4-2 defeat to the then bottom of the table Doncaster Rovers. Under the temporary stewardship of John Pemberton, Forest finally climbed out of the relegation zone, having beaten Norwich City 3-2.  Billy Davies was confirmed as the new manager on 1 January 2009 and watched Pemberton's side beat Manchester City 3-0 away in the FA Cup, prior to taking official charge. |
