30 years ago..

[Gary]

..we broke the british transfer record by paying £1m for Trevor Francis!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2538000/2538513.stm

 

[DaveRedDog]

Things were a lot easier back in those days...

 

[Rigler]

30 years ago I never used to get colds, now I'm at home suffering for the third or fourth time this winter. Sorry if this has got f*** all to do with this thread but it's starting to piss me off. :x

 

[SoLred]

I'm of an age that I remember this, but 3 things in the article surprised me:

1 It was double the previous record fee ... some jump

2 I can't remember the USA link

but most telling about how Clough and Taylor moulded a side -

3 It was Forest's first signing for 14 months - during which time we won the league and league cup

 

[jimbo]

I was 5 months old...

 

[ianb78]

Apparently £1M in 1979 prices is the equivalent of only just under £4M in todays prices!!!!

Puts it into perspective a little!!!

I think the current record is £50M isn't it? (Zidane??)

I may be wide of the mark on that one???

 

[Eamonn]

Apparently £1M in 1979 prices is the equivalent of only just under £4M in todays prices!!!!Puts it into perspective a little!!!

I think the current record is £50M isn't it? (Zidane??)

I may be wide of the mark on that one???

So what you are saying is that Forest have not move on much in 30 years in the transfer market?

 

[Tricky Trev]

What a f*ckin great player though. pity about his achilles problem never the same after that