Celtic fans remember Nottingham Forest escape from disaster in chilling warning six years before Hillsborough
dailyrecord.co.ukJust three years after becoming European champions for the second time, Nottingham Forest met the original continental conquerors in the shape of Celtic.The pair were drawn together in the third round of the UEFA Cup – the Europa League in old money for younger readers.
This was back in the days when 'Battle of Britain' clashes truly were battles, rather the the one-sided David vs Goliath encounters they have become.
Due to the gulf in finances, Goliath tends to swat David a side with ease.Not so in decades gone by. Scottish clubs more than held their own in Europe and knocking out big English clubs wasn't the unthinkable giant killing it is nowadays.
Forest's own success under Brian Clough was a perfect illustration of how a good manager in charge of a talented group of players could reach the pinnacle of the game without the backing of a Petro-State or billionaire sugar daddy.So when the Hoops were paired with Forest 40 years ago today, it was a genuinely mouth-watering prospect.
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