Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest flashback: The era when Dutch ace Johnny shone...

Johnny Metgod had a fantastic career spanning 20 years and six clubs. But the Dutch midfielder will be best remembered on these shores for the time he spent at Nottingham Forest in the mid-eighties. Metgod began his career at Dutch club HFC Haarlem, which also produced another Dutch legend in the shape of Ruud Gullit. But after one season with the minnows he transferred to AZ Alkmaar where he spent six very successful seasons winning the Dutch cup in 1978 and 1982 and the league and cup...