Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Please don't get get me wrong. I loved watching the bloke during his first spell with us; he was brave, unselfish and in many ways the complete centre-forward; thoroughly deserving of far more credit than he was given at the time by observers from beyond this part of the world. In fact, the selfless, lung-bursting effort he put in for the team as a the lone, isolated striker that night in Madrid should feature prominently in NFFC folklore.
He was never going to reproduce that during his second spell following his travails at Old Trafford, and especially after sustaining a nasty back injury that restricted his mobility thereafter. But, as reliable as ever, he still gave admirable service for us as the club was going through a transitional period. On top of that, he's a decent fella too, like most of his peers, being at all times amiable and very approachable. However......if there's a more uninformed/misinformed/ignorant-of-the-facts commentator on Forest-related matters currently in the media, I genuinely despair for them!
Garry's latest pearl of wisdom in his Post column is that "the embargo will deter top players from signing for Forest"......talk about stating the absolutelyfookin' obvious Gaz!!
Suspecting that this might be yet another of the Post's long list of misleading headlines, I checked the online piece and yes, they are his words. As I'm not sure whether my ire should be aimed towards Birtles for saying this, Paul Taylor for ghost-writing his words exactly or the sports editor for approving them going into print I decided to air it on here.
He was never going to reproduce that during his second spell following his travails at Old Trafford, and especially after sustaining a nasty back injury that restricted his mobility thereafter. But, as reliable as ever, he still gave admirable service for us as the club was going through a transitional period. On top of that, he's a decent fella too, like most of his peers, being at all times amiable and very approachable. However......if there's a more uninformed/misinformed/ignorant-of-the-facts commentator on Forest-related matters currently in the media, I genuinely despair for them!
Garry's latest pearl of wisdom in his Post column is that "the embargo will deter top players from signing for Forest"......talk about stating the absolutelyfookin' obvious Gaz!!
Suspecting that this might be yet another of the Post's long list of misleading headlines, I checked the online piece and yes, they are his words. As I'm not sure whether my ire should be aimed towards Birtles for saying this, Paul Taylor for ghost-writing his words exactly or the sports editor for approving them going into print I decided to air it on here.
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