Nottingham Forest - a football club which has sold out and lost its way
I've always been proud to be a Nottingham Forest fan. I've lost count of the number of people who have told me they have a soft spot for Forest and how they wished to see them back in the Premier League. This is a club synonymous with good football and respect for referees, for a brilliant academy, a superb atmosphere and a fanbase which travels far and wide in huge numbers. But sadly, the last two years have tarnished the club's reputation. It began by spending large sums on players (many of whom have not even stepped on the pitch for the club) which resulted in a breach of spending rules. Rather than accept the fact we survived in the Premier League through an unfair advantage, we pretended that we had no choice and moaned at what I believe was a lenient punishment. The manager who took us back to the Premier League, not to mention delivered memorable cup runs, had his job security played out constantly in public before eventually being sacked and replaced a few hours l...