Saturday, January 06, 2007

Forest: Something to shout about at last!

Forget about dominating English football.
When I was a kid, Nottingham Forest dominated European football.
Under their masterful manager, the late Brian Clough, Forest won successive European titles in 1978-79 and 1979-80.
Forest were glamorous and glorious, but that was back then.
One of the oldest football clubs in the world (founded 1865), Forest have fallen on hard times lately. They haven't been a top-flight club since 1999 and currently find themselves in League One -- confusingly, the third tier of English football.
Those recent struggles made it all the more gratifying, then, for me to watch Forest upset Premiership strugglers Charlton Athletic, 2-0, in the third round of the FA Cup live on FOX SOCCER CHANNEL this morning.
The excellently named Junior Agogo (pictured) opened the scoring for Forest. Agogo is a bit of a journeyman, beginning his multiple-club career with my BELOVED SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY and even playing with San Jose Earthquakes here in America before ultimately arriving at Forest. Grant Holt scored Forest's second goal, and the club will learn Monday who they will face in the competition's fourth round.
We know they won't be facing the DREADED SHEFFIELD UNITED. The hapless Blades fell to another League One side, visiting Swansea City, 3-0. Ah... The magic of the FA Cup. Hahahaha!

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