'That was the end of David Currie' - Crossley

Former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Mark Crossley has shared his experiences of legendary manager Brian Clough with the Sacked In The Morning podcast.

Crossley recalled a story about Clough engaging with former striker David Currie.

"We were a little bit late for training and the car park was full and he parked his car in the spot where the manager actually parks his car," said Crossley.

"And I'm thinking to myself, 'Shall I tell him?' And being a good team-mate, I thought, 'No, no, I'll let him find out the hard way as well. Let's see what happens.'

"Anyway, we eventually end up going training that morning and the gaffer turns up and we're doing our stretches and things. Archie Gemmill was our coach at the time and the gaffer comes over and he shouts, 'Arch, Arch, bring them in, bring them in'. And then he goes, 'Whose is that car in my car park?'

"So, David Currie puts his hand up, bearing in mind he's played about four games in the first team and he's got dragged off against QPR. And the gaffer goes to him, 'What's your name, son?' He said, 'My name's David Currie'.

"He went, 'Where's 'David Currie from?' He said, 'You've signed me from Barnsley'. And he goes, 'Barnsley?' And then he points at me and he goes, 'That's where the imbecile's from'.

"And then he said to David Currie, he says, 'Have you bought a house in the Nottingham area yet?' He said, 'no, boss, I haven't. But I'm looking'.

"He said, 'Let me stop you there, son. Don't bother'.

"That was more or less the end of David Currie."

Currie played eight times for Forest, scoring once.

Listen to more Forest anecdotes on the full Sacked in the Morning podcast here