Clough blasts 'disaster' Platt

Outspoken former Nottingham Forest boss Brian Clough has blasted the appointment of David Platt as England Under-21 manager, labelling the former international “a disaster”.

Clough, who won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980 after leading his beloved Forest to the Division One championship, claimed the former Aston Villa, Juventus and England midfielder had no credentials for the job, which he took over in July last year.