15-02-2016 15:23 via nottinghampost.com

Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest flashback: Belgian 'brick wall' thwarts Reds

Nottingham Forest's slump in the first half of the 1984/85 season came after a shock UEFA Cup exit at the hands of modest Belgian side FC Brugge. They had gone into the first leg leading the First Division standings after six games before coming up against a "Belgian brick wall" at the City Ground in a 0-0 draw on September 19. The Post report added: "The nearest Forest came to breaking the deadlock was when substitute Gary Mills slid home a Peter Davenport cross only to be...
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