Credible's Classic Matches - Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (The FA Cup Final, 1991)

The classic final from 1991 when Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest finally made it to Wembley to face Terry Venables' Tottenham Hotspur who were £20m in debt but whom had an easier path to the finals beating Blackpool, Oxford United, Portsmouth, Notts. County and London rivals Arsenal (this match was the first Semi-Final to be played at Wembley). Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, needed replays against Crystal Palace, Newcastle United and Southampton before beating Norwich and West Ham United en route to Wembley.

Despite reaching the last four in 1988 and 1989 (the year of the Hillsborough tragedy) when Liverpool were their opponents in the FA Cup Semi Finals for two years running, Nottingham Forest had not won the FA Cup since the great man took charge in 1975. Success in Europe was by now a distant memory (1979 & 1980) though a new generation of players had taken the Midland side to Wembley the previous year in the League Cup Final where Luton Town were beaten 3-1. This was the one trophy Clough was desperate to win after years of trying.

Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, had not won the FA Cup in 10 years since their replayed final against Manchester City (that first match ending 1-1 when Tommy Hutchinson - a former coach of mine - famously scored at both ends.. oops!) 'When the year ends with 1 it's Tottenham's' is he famous chant, but would it be the Londoners or the Midlanders who'd win this one?

Pearce v Lineker, Gazza v Keane - this is a true classic!