Original Umbro goalkeeper shirt Nottingham Forest 2004/05
Umbro goalkeeper shirt Nottingham Forest 2004/05
Size: 164 (YXL)
Condition: 9/10 (used)
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Manager Joe Kinnear hoped to be promoted to the newly named Coca-Cola Championship in 2004-2005, but the start to the season was poor. Despite a promising draw with Wigan on the first day of the season (the game that started with a run of four consecutive draws), the team's form and competitive position went downhill. With fans growing restless and the threat of demonstrations against team management, Kinnear resigned in December after a 3-0 defeat to arch-rival Derby County at Pride Park, which left Forest struggling at the foot of the championship. After Mick Harford's brief reign as janitor, in January 2005, Gary Megson was named as Nottingham Forest's new manager. He had previously won promotion to the Premiership twice with West Bromwich Albion, having taken over at a time when they were on the verge of relegation to League One, and it was hoped he could achieve the same success with Forest. But that goal was made all the more difficult at the end of the 2004-2005 season, when Forest came second from the bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship and was relegated to League One. This made them the first former European Cup winners to be relegated to the third tier of their national league.