[QUOTE=Romanis;38680208]Well I've been a fan of Forest for 37 years officially. Maybe 40 if you add the kiddie years.
Of course I started at the top. Forest were Kings of Europe. Clough was the closest thing to God.
And of course, as I grew older I knew those halcyon days won't last given our history and size.
So in that sense I'm satisfied as a fan.
Still there were several years of top flight football and pleasing football.
Even after Clough, things were a bit interesting, the highs and lows. Dropping to the 3rd tier didn't dull my interest.

However I suppose as you get older, other things become more important and football despite Shanks great phrase, no longer applies as it once did.

Forest if they were involved in a meaningful challenge for promotion would at least spice things up.

But year in year out as also rans and 1 step forward 2 steps back, eventually it gets to you.

Managers and players promising 1 thing but delivering another typical mediocre result.

Frankly I'm reaching a stage where I'm no longer excited to watch games and be updated about the things that happen in the club.

It's the curse of mediocrity.
I am curious if some of you are experiencing it?[/QUOTe


I know exactly where your coming from

I think that there's now an acceptance with me that Derby will never regain any dominant power in English football


When Derby lose their best players to the likes of Huddersfield Watford and Burnley ,it hits home.

There was a time when players would choose Derby over so called smaller clubs even if they were playing at a higher level.