Nottingham Forest: Climbing Back to the Heights of 1998

In September 1998, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire made its television debut, a little startup called Google was finding its feet, and Nottingham Forest held an improbable third place in the Premier League. Fast-forward over 26 years, and Forest fans are, once again, pinching themselves. After an emphatic 3-0 victory over West Ham, their club has returned to the lofty heights of the top three, rekindling memories of those glory days.

A New Era at the City Ground

For Callum Hudson-Odoi, the last player to walk off the City Ground after Forest’s emphatic win, that 1998 season was before his time. Yet, Forest’s climb up the table this season has every fan reminiscing about an era when a young Steve Stone and Jean-Claude Darcheville were making waves in the top flight. Back then, Forest’s promising start faded into disappointment, ending in relegation. But this time, under the meticulous guidance of Nuno Espirito Santo, the optimism feels well-founded and deeply grounded.