Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest at 150: Flashback: Three weeks at sea worth it...

Nottingham Forest sailed from Southampton on a bright May morning in 1905 on a mission for football.Apart from a stop at the island of Tenerife, they would not touch land again for three long weeks as they headed for the mysterious continent of South America.They had to endure the searing heat on the waters of the South Atlantic as they cruised across the Equator.And they fought the boredom of slow days at sea with games of deck quoits, cards, concerts ... and a game of cricket against a group..