Annesley Reds in Madrid: after the match
Posted in: LTLF - Nottingham Forest, Syndicated sites
Forest have just won the European Cup for the second year running, so it’s time for the Annesley Reds to hit Madrid in celebration. But they will encounter angry gorillas and conning barmen…
It appeared the Bernabéu Stadium staff wanted us out as lights were extinguished as quick as possible. Okay, Real Madrid didn’t get to [...]
Forest on Film: European Cup Final 1980
Posted in: LTLF - Nottingham Forest, Syndicated sites
I particularly like the touching shots of Clough and Taylor embracing at the final whistle.
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Annesley Reds in Madrid: the match!
Posted in: LTLF - Nottingham Forest, Syndicated sites
European Cup Final: Nottingham Forest v Hamburger SV. May 28, 1980.
The stadium wasn’t full but considering the amount of travel both sets of supporters had to do, the attendance looked pretty good. We outnumbered the Hamburg and had more vocal support than them. It was a home game. On paper the Germans were favourites and [...]
Annesley Reds in Madrid: Pt 3: Match Day
Posted in: LTLF - Nottingham Forest, Syndicated sites
The hangover from the night before soon wears off as the Forest lads prepare for the big match – the 1980 European Cup Final (even if the locals don’t seem bothered).
Sleep came easy on our first night in Madrid and today is the big day. The sun was bright and we dared not open [...]
Annesley Reds in Madrid: Pt 2
Posted in: LTLF - Nottingham Forest, Syndicated sites
Gary Roe and the intrepid Annesley Reds have arrived in Madrid for the European Cup Final and it’s time to hit the bars with their limited knowledge of the lingo…
There was no chance of getting a copy of the Daily Mirror over here. I think the local sports paper was The Marca. From back home [...]
Picklive game features Forest v Blackpool
Posted in: LTLF - Nottingham Forest, Syndicated sites
If you are stuck at home for tonight’s play-off 2nd leg match check out Picklive who run a very simple and FREE game where you pick 3 players from the 22 on the pitch and the user with the most points wins. Tonight’s picklive match is being run in conjunction with LTLF and will be [...]
THEY’RE ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS: INTRODUCING THE ‘S’ SERIES WHEELBARRAH
Posted in: Aspley Red, LTLF - Nottingham Forest
An American friend of mine supports the Boston Red Sox, a team who toiled for years in the backwaters of Major League Baseball. If life as a Sox fan was bleak – a masochistic slog, laced with misfortune and trauma and a stubborn whiff of the surreal – then it was particularly bleak in [...]
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