Dear Dad ...

[Lullapie]

One side of my family are Notts and the other Forest. I was a Forest fan from about 1975 to 1980. I watched some incredible football under a brilliant manager. Then Forest started to sell many of their players who I considered 'heroes'.

I didn't watch much football for a bit until a friend of my step-dad came into the Thurland Arms one Saturday, at about 1.45pm and said he and a mate could only have one drink as they were heading off to Sheffield to watch County play. My step-dad, said 'here - take him with you'.

It was something to do as a 15 year old I had nothing 'planned' that afternoon . Notts were riding high in Division 2, but had stumbled a bit for a few games, if I remember correctly.

We left Nottingham at about 2.15 and got to Hillsborough about 10 minutes before kick off - I remember tanking up the M1 in a Daimler Sovereign. We sat in their main stand with about 50 other Notts fans - the rest were stood up way to our left. Probably less away fans than Notts take now.

I didn't know that the two people I went up with, had 'investments' in Notts.

It was 1-1 then Notts scored in the last minute to win 2-1.

I always had the opinion that Notts was supported by old people and were very unglamourous, but I was hooked.

As I said before, I like to see Forest do well - but of course, Notts doing well is more important.

[Elite_Pie]

As I said before, I like to see Forest do well - but of course, Notts doing well is more important.

I agree with your last bit, but as long as I have a pulse I would never want to see Forest do well.