Liam Brady: The inside word from Celtic was that Van Dijk had it all...

Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest were already a good side when they came up to the old First Division in 1977. But they weren’t the finished article.
Liam Brady: The inside word from Celtic was that Van Dijk had it all...
Sat, 27 Jun, 2020 - 13:00
Liam Brady

Liverpool’s purchase of Virgil van Dijk was a key component in this side evolving from a good team into a title-winning great team. Picture: Simon Stacpoole
Liverpool’s purchase of Virgil van Dijk was a key component in this side evolving from a good team into a title-winning great team. Picture: Simon Stacpoole

Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest were already a good side when they came up to the old First Division in 1977. But they weren’t the finished article.

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