Nottingham Forest 'face obscurity' – can Nigel Clough save them?

Managerial mayhem, financial problems and the rise of Leicester push the once-mighty team towards oblivion

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Nigel Clough is being tipped to become manager of Nottingham Forest after the club sacked Dougie Freedman on Sunday, following a run of five defeats in six matches to see the team lying 14th in the Championship.

In charge at the City Ground for 13 months, Freedman is the sixth manager to be sacked by owner Fawaz al-Hasawi since he took over the club in July 2012.

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