Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club are an English football club, based at the City Ground, which is just outside the official boundary of Nottingham on the south side of the River Trent. The club lies directly across the Trent from its city rival Notts County, the two clubs being the closest in England.

Gary Megson: Overcoming Adversity (2005-)

In January 2005, Gary Megson was named as Nottingham Forest's new manager. He had previously won promotion to the Premiership twice with West Bromwich Albion, having taken over at a time when they were on the verge of relegation to Division Two. It was hoped that he could achieve the same success with Forest. But that target was made all the more difficult to achieve at the end of 2004-05, when Forest finished second from bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship and were relegated to League One. This humiliation made them the first former winners of the European Cup to suffer relegation to the third tier of their domestic league.

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January - 2005 - Gary Megson - West Bromwich Albion - League One

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Megson's side begin 2005-06 as favourites to win promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship, a target which the current squad - now bolstered with new signings in the close season - looks perfectly capable of achieving.

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After relegation, Megson took action against the players at the club who he felt were not performing to the standards he demanded, both on and off the pitch. David Johnson, Marlon King, Kevin James, Alan Rogers and Adam Nowland were all transfer listed, but to date there have been no offers or official approaches for the players. Many players at the club were also made surplus to requirements and released.

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David Johnson - Marlon King - Kevin James - Alan Rogers - Adam Nowland

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In the summer of 2005, Gary Megson became one of the most active managers in the transfer market. Matthieu Louis-Jean signed for Norwich, whilst Eoin Jess and Chris Doig both joined Northampton Town on free transfers. The new recruits included Gary Holt from Norwich (in exchange for Louis-Jean), Nicky Eaden and Ian Breckin from Wigan and Gino Padula from Queens Park Rangers. John Curtis was signed on a free transfer, whilst Danny Cullip became Gary Megson's eigth summer signing, arriving from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.

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2005 - Matthieu Louis-Jean - Norwich - Eoin Jess - Chris Doig - Northampton Town - Gary Holt - Nicky Eaden - Ian Breckin - Wigan - Gino Padula - Queens Park Rangers - John Curtis - Danny Cullip - Sheffield United

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