Why city is right behind Nottingham Forest team which has chance to 'create a legacy'

Nottingham's famous City Ground has seen some big nights before. From a dramatic turnaround against Koln on the way to Nottingham Forest's first European Cup under legendary manager Brian Clough back in 1979, to pushing Jurgen Klopp's dominant Liverpool side all the way this year during a magic FA Cup run which also saw home wins against Arsenal and then-holders Leicester City.

The stadium has now become the setting of one of the greatest turnaround stories in recent memory, which has made a city starved of football success for so long truly believe again. On Tuesday night, the ground set on the banks of the River Trent will host its final game of one of the most spectacular and unpredictable seasons it has ever witnessed - with Forest fans dreaming of ending the campaign with one last game on the biggest stage of them all at Wembley.

Under Steve Cooper, the club has been utterly transformed - from languishing at the bottom of the table to giving Bournemouth a scare for the second automatic promotion spot. Now, Cooper's team goes into the second leg of their play-off semi final with a one goal advantage, having beaten Sheffield United 2-1 away from home at Bramall Lane in the first leg on Saturday, May 14.

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Tom Holodynsky is operations manager of bar owners Great Northern Group, which runs Copper in Bingham, the Trent Navigation and The Refinery among others - he has also been a season ticket holder at the City Ground since 1994. He know better than most what a huge impact Premier League football could have potentially have on the city.

"It's been absolutely fantastic," he said. "The mood is fever pitch. The positivity from