In the five years before Cooper arrived, it made 69 transfers and cycled through five different managers. The old-fashioned way of doing things bringing in the players and managers with the biggest reputations you can find and expecting it will come together just doesn’t cut it anymore.īut for a long while it’s seemed as if Forest’s approach has been based on this method.
Teams like Brentford and Brighton and Hove Albion have managed to ascend to the top-flight by leveraging the power of data and pioneering new ideas. The gap between the revenue in the top division at the leagues below it has become so large even clubs with reputations far less storied than Forest have earnings that put them way ahead of the Reds.Īny advantage historical prestige gave a club has been eroded too, innovation and strategy are far more important.Īs I pointed out in May last year, when Brentford made it to the Premier League, having a better plan than your opponents is what provides the edge. Their ascent to the top-table was guided by the managerial genius of Brian Clough and, except for Leicester City’s title win in 2015-16, represents the last time a true outsider was successful in their ascent to the very top.īut relegation from the top-flight in the 1998-99 season has led to over two decades in the wilderness, including four seasons in the third tier of English soccer.ĭuring that time there has never been any question of the club’s potential, but the opportunity to ascend back to the top, in the way it did previously has become more and more distant.
Getty Imagesįorest themselves were arguably the perfect case study, rising from mid-table second division side to European champions within a few years. (Photo by Duncan Raban/Allsport/Getty Images). on before the 1980 European Cup Final between Hamburg SV and Nottingham Forest at Santiago Bernabau Stadium on in Madrid, Spain, The 1980 European Cup was the last trophy that Clough and Taylor would win as a partnership. It was always my big goal to play in the Champions League with Eintracht." How much of a blow is this for Forest? Let us know in the comments section.MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 28: Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough (R) and assistant Peter Taylor look. We have strengthened ourselves well and are ambitious. Speaking about his ambitions at Frankfurt, Sow said: "I’m not done yet. The Switzerland international is under contract until 2024 at Frankfurt.
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It is also being reported that Forest's offer was of £17m plus £4m in add-ons. However, Swiss media outlet Blick report that that Sow has decided to stay at Frankfurt, last season's Europa League winners. READ MORE: Everton 'in talks' to sign Nottingham Forest hero from Man United in £14m transfer deal
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READ MORE: Nottingham Forest 'reach agreement' over free transfer as contract details revealed His pass completion rate is over 90 per cent. The 25 year-old joined the Bundesliga side in 2019 from Young Boys and has made 118 outings for the club.īeing a box-to-box midfielder, as well as his ability to play any role in central midfield, is said to have been a key factor for the Reds. The Reds had reportedly submitted a £17 million bid earlier this month and offered a four-year deal to try and prise him away from Deutsche Bank Park.
Nottingham Forest have been dealt a transfer blow in their pursuit of Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Djibril Sow.