40 years ago, Forest began their defence of their amazing capture of the English First Division Championship with a home game in front of a star-studded Tottenham Hotspur side, freshly back in the top flight after their one-year demotion to the second division. It was a very hot day and the City Ground, with new capacity restrictions, was packed with over 41,000 eager fans anticipating the new season. I was one of the many thirsty reds packed into in the Trent End that day, keen to see how Forest would do in the second season back in the top flight. After their emphatic 5-0 win over Ipswich Town in the Charity Shield last week , our confidence was sky high, but Spurs had three or four massive stars in their line up, including World Cup winner Osvaldo Ardiles, Ricardo Villa, Glen Hoddle and Steve Perryman. But first, as Spurs didn't get the Forest40YearsAgo historical overview treatment last season (they were playing the likes of Leyton Orient, Bristol Rovers and Mansfield Town