Teddy Sheringham will always remember the first time he bumped into legendary Forest manager, Brian Clough.
It was in the summer of 1991, Teddy had just signed for Forest after scoring 111 goals in 262 appearances for Millwall...
'Only my mum calls me Edward'
Teddy: "I walked into the City Ground with my agent, and you could hear Cloughie shouting, coming down the corridor, and all the apprentices were running everywhere and I thought, 'what's going on?' Little did I know that if he'd have got hold of one of them, he'd have given them his keys to go and wash his car, or a lead to go and walk his dog or something like that! So, as he came round the corner, he walked into me, and he went, 'ah, this is our new signing from London, is it? Edward Sheringham' and I said, 'Mr Clough, please don't call me Edward, only my mum calls me Edward'. And he went, 'welcome to Nottingham, Edward'. I walked off, and it was like, 'okay, so that's how it's going to be'. He was just letting me know that he was the boss."
"I loved it at Forest, absolutely loved it'
Teddy: "It wasn't just the football - living in Nottingham, first time away from home. There was, out of about 20 of us, about 12, 14 single lads and we used to be out twice a week, enjoying the city. We played great football as well alongside Stuart Pearce, Des Walker, a young Roy Keane, Nigel Clough, Ian Woan, a young Scotty Gemmill, a top player, 'Norman' – Mark Crossley, a young Gary Charles, who was brilliant as well. Cloughie, the main man, just telling us, 'go out there and enjoy yourself, pass the ball to your mate and help your mate'. So many people ask me about Cloughie - simplicity. Get the ball, play the way you’re facing, help your mate, go and get it again."
The goal that kick-started a golden season...
Teddy created history when he fired Forest to victory against Liverpool in August, 1992 - the first of a double first that season. It was the first live televised game of the Premier League era - 16 August, 1992 - and therefore Teddy forever holds the distinction of being the scorer of the Premier League's first televised goal. It was a goal worthy of the occasion, as well, as Teddy arrowed into the top corner past David James. The firsts didn't end there. Within a week, Teddy had joined Spurs, and at the end of the Premier League's inaugural season, he won the Golden Boot with a further 21 goals in Lilywhite added to that winner against the Reds for his 22 - the Premier League's first Golden Boot winner!