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Mention 'Brian Clough' or 'European Cups' to most Nottingham Forest managers this century, and they usually run a mile. But as he prepares for the club's first top-flight campaign since 1998-99, Steve Cooper is embracing that glorious history.
The Welshman is already Forest's most popular manager for years, after steering the club from the bottom of the Championship when he took over last September, to promotion via the play-offs in May. And if he was hoping to draw breath this summer, Cooper will have been disappointed.
Jesse Lingard has been the biggest name of an eye-catching recruitment drive that has cost Forest about £85million – with the promise of more signings to add to the 12 already made.
Steve Cooper has already become Nottingham Forest's most popular manager for years
Ahead of his team's opening day fixture at Newcastle, Cooper vowed the spending would continue, with Wolves attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White – valued at about £30million by his club – high on the agenda.
'I think there will be more ins and outs,' said Cooper. 'We had no alternative other than to make the amount of changes we have made and are continuing to make.
'In an ideal world we would have liked to carry on with a large part of the team from last season and added in the areas we thought we needed.
'We had five players on loan last season and players out of contract this summer. Even if we were still in the Championship we would have made the same number of changes.'
He guided the club from the bottom of the Championship to promotion via the playoff in May
As a result, the Nottingham Forest faithful (pictured above) have fallen in love with the boss
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