"Imagine Rotherham suddenly winning the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Cup and you're close to Nottingham Forest's unbelievable in the late '70s." So opens Empire's four-star review of new football doc I Believe In Miracles, a disco-era fairy tale about one team's journey to football's promised land. After The Damned United, this the happier end of the Brian Clough story as he leads his team from seeming no-hopers to triumph and more silverware than Smaug’s pawnbroker.
Named after the Jackson Sisters' disco classic of 1976, the story picks up not long after Clough was left out on his ear after 44 tumultuous days at Leeds United. Jobs at Derby County, while a more auspicious career move, and Brighton came to an end and the maverick manager was left with another fresh start. Clough’s starts didn’t tend to stay fresh for long, although the stars were aligned for his new post at second division strugglers Nottingham Forest. In no time, he had a talented team winning again – and often.
All the Forest players from that era contribute to a true-life tale that’ll keep sports fans happy and send Forest supporters into raptures. Think Escape To Victory, only without all the pesky Nazis and a better goalkeeper.
I Believe In Miracles gets its UK premiere at Nottingham Forest's City Ground on October 11, before going nationwide three days later.
from Empire News
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