Froze John Sheridan out at Forest as well after one game. Signed him from Leeds and after one poor performance told him he was going to give him a rest and never picked him or spoke to him ever again.Cloughie did things that would never be allowed today. A mate of mine played for Sheffield United and was a team mate of one of our former defenders. In a game against Spurs, the ball hit him on the head and diverted into the Forest net for an og. As he entered the dressing room at half time, Cloughie thumped him at the side of his head whilst saying something like " keep that ugly piece of gristle out of the way" etc etc. Second half whenever he went to head the ball away, all he could hear was Cloughie shouting No, No which only served to further unnerve him. https://www.buzz.ie/football/curse-...isastrous-move-leeds-nottingham-forest-354394
yet mark says he thinks it was v qpr, looked it up currie didn't play against them for forest, and they only played 1 league game together, losing 2-0 at southampton & currie came on at h/t in that game too, so it was either a reserve game or a porky but it must have been brilliant to play for cloughie
Not got to let the truth get in the way of a good story. I have a bit of a deja vu here. Think there was anuver entertaining clough story on here someone pointed out was a porkie
Whilst out working in mallorca many years ago with my own stand up show i penned one of many gags ...of which theres no copy write on gags might I add ...the gag went like this ... what's the similarity between a bottle of whiskey and Nottingham Forest ...the answer was...cloughy didn't quit until he got them both to the bottom....topical at the time of writing....anyway about 4 weeks later I'm going through my routine doing numerous other gags I'd wrote when I start getting heckled...normal for a comedian....and if dealt with right can really make the show...show finishes and the heckler comes and seeks me out and starts shouting and bawling accusing me of using another comics act as he had heard the same routine in Newcastle only the other week previously...he wouldn't have it...that it was my act and my original work that somebody was copying back in the uk.......whilst this is taking place a chap who I'd never seen before or since comes over and in no certain terms tells the heckler bloke to do one or his friends sat 3 tables away from us would be called over and he would make sure they gave him concrete boots somewhere off the mallorcan coast line..... The heckler takes one look at the three heavies then without another word turns on his heels and does one So I says to this smartly dressed bloke thanks for that it saved me a lot of trouble The guy just stood there giving me a weird menacing look ....then says I liked your act but I didn't appreciate the Mr Clough joke he then produces a knife and says if I hear you telling it again I will slit your fxxking throat do you understand me and to set the record straight its fxxking vodka that's the problem .....youve been warned.....gives me his friendly little slap on the side of my face turns and walks back to his heavies..... To this day I still havent a clue who he was.....lol..... needless to say I didn't tell the gag the rest of that summer season ....just in case.....
