It is not a Brian Clough tribute film, but a genuine insight into local lads who became national legends and who achieved what will never ever be done again in football -Leceisters City's incredible story is a warm up act compared to this bit of history. When I was a kid, the last few seasons of what was then known as the first division had teams like Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds as permanent fixtures alongside the usual suspects of Spurs, Man U, Liverpool and Everton. The 24 hour culture of global football now is suffocating and false, led by commercial intent and with no connection to fans, especially at the top end of the game.

They weren’t born as toys for Arab states or Russian oligarchs, they were just clubs for men, boys and women to enjoy a game of football as a group.The red carpet was laid out for the first big-screen showing, and it was graced by some club superstars.

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. I guess the question that we all have as Forest fans is: How do you make a documentary about any/all of the Miracle Men without going over the same ground time and again? The story of how three young working-class lads from Nottingham went on to become unlikely heroes and reach the pinnacle of professional football when unfashionable Nottingham Forest, under the mercurial Brian Clough, won the European Cup not just once but twice, in 1979 and 1980. Three footballers recount their climb to the top of the professional game during a period of austerity and economic turmoil.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Sky has relinquished the rights to the Academy Awards, leaving the event currently without a UK broadcaster as things stand. Cameraman unable to cope with contrast so whites bleached out, shadows blocky-blacks and unde-exposed: why? It follows their upbringing in the Nottingham area from working-class families to becoming professional players. The film itself tells the story of three boys from Nottingham, Viv Anderson, Tony Woodcock and Garry Birtles, who all played for Nottingham Forest in the late 70s and early 80s. Read all The story of how three young working-class lads from Nottingham went on to become unlikely heroes and reach the pinnacle of professional football when unfashionable Nottingham Forest, under the mercurial Brian Clough, won the European Cup not just once, but twice, in 1979 and 1980.Plot: The story of how three young working-class lads from Nottingham went on to become unlikely heroes and reach the pinnacle of professional football when unfashionable Nottingham Forest, under the mercurial Brian Clough, won the European Cup not just once, but twice, in 1979 and 1980. So when I got the chance, some 30 years later, to watch ‘Local Heroes’ and also record a podcast with Forest legend Viv Anderson, I was thrilled. He would later be awarded an MBE in 2000 before being inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 2004 following stints at Forest, Manchester United, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday. Local Heroes featuring Gary Webster and Viv Anderson is streaming with subscription on Prime Video, available for rent or purchase on Apple TV, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 1 other in the UK. With dips into the big hits of the times and the local paper archives, Local Heroes will make you appreciate what can happen when you dare to dream of playing for your local club and believing that impossible is nothing.