Nottingham Forest's greatest ever player on his 'love' for the Reds, the fans and the Miracle Men

'I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you if it hadn’t been for them'

Club legend John Robertson has reflected on his special relationship with “fantastic” Nottingham Forest fans.

The Reds’ greatest ever player says he could not have achieved what he did during his career without the backing of the Forest faithful.

Forty years have passed since the 67-year-old memorably scored the goal which secured back-to-back European Cups for Brian Clough’s Miracle Men.

But Robertson’s star remains undiminished, while his ties to the Reds continue to endure.

Asked about his connection to the club, supporters and the city of Nottingham, the Scot told commentator Darren Fletcher - via Forest’s official Twitter feed: “Anything I ever have or have got, other than raising a family, is down to them.

“I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you if it hadn’t been for them.

“The supporters were fantastic. They gave me some stick in the bad times - there was a couple of times when I went through a crisis of confidence.

“But they stuck by me and I couldn’t have done what I did without their support.”

Robertson was central to that historic, glorious period under Clough on the banks of the River Trent.

And he says the strength of that team’s unity really stood out.

“The camaraderie among the lads was fantastic,” he added.

“We used to meet once a week, go out socially. We behaved ourselves but we would have a good time.

“We were close.

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“I’d gladly go for a drink with any one of them people, at any time they asked.

“I love them. I loved playing for them and I love those guys.

“The manager was brilliant, and the assistant manager (Peter Taylor). Jimmy Gordon (coach) was fantastic as well. He knew what he could let you get away with.

“If you’d done something wrong, Jimmy would say, ‘are you going to tell the manager or am I?’.

“We’d eventually say, ‘well, we’ll tell him, Jimmy’.

“Of course because we were brave and going to the manager, he’d give us less of a telling off!”