"This badge is bigger than any manager, said Sean Dyche at his unveiling as Nottingham Forest's head coach, wearing a training top with his initials, before correcting himself. Well, there was one manager who was probably as big as the badge we all know who that was. Then came an impression of Brian Clough, a crack at that unique drawl. Young ginger, well done,' he said,"
"Dyche tells a story of how, as a youth player, he and a few others tended to Clough's garden at his home in Quarndon. We were on 28.50 a week and he paid you a tenner to do his garden. So we actually thought: This is decent.' He'd cook for you and make sure you were well looked after. It was quite enjoyable, not too much gardening."
"I'm looking forward to seeing the miracle men, said Dyche, who succeeded Ange Postecoglou to become Forest's third manager of the season. They will give me a bit of ear-holing if I don't do too well, so I better win some games for them. Those guys mean a lot to me. A lot of Forest fans recognise the history of this club. I've got my own and now I've got a chance to reinvent my own, I suppose, as manager."
Sean Dyche was unveiled as Nottingham Forest head coach and referenced Brian Clough while recounting trainee years at the City Ground. Dyche described tending Clough's garden for pay and being cared for by his manager, recalling walks by the Trent and Del Boy the labrador. He lives locally and has a strong fondness for the club, often visiting a West Bridgford cafe with long-serving figures including Ian Woan. Dyche succeeds Ange Postecoglou as Forest's third manager of the season and prepares for an upcoming Europa League visit from Porto while seeking to win back supporters' confidence.
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