History of Nottingham Forest F.C. Stan Collymore, Stuart Pearce and the Dutch international Bryan Roy were among the most feared players in the Premiership. But Collymore was sold to Liverpool in June 1995 for a then English record fee of £8.4 million, and his £2 million Italian successor Andrea Silenzi was considered to be a disappointing signing. With Collymore gone, Forest's goals dried up in the Premiership during 1995–96 and they finished ninth - although they did reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, making them the only English team to reach the last eight of any European competition that season. Clark added Welsh striker
Liverpool dockers' strike (1995–98) Liverpool dockers' strike (1995–98) The Liverpool Dockers' Strike lasted for twenty-eight months between 1995 and 1998 in Liverpool, England. Although referred to as a strike, it was strictly a dispute as the employers, Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC), sacked the dockers. By the time the Dockers accepted a settlement, the conflict had become one of the longest disputes in labour history. On 25th September 1995, sub-contractor Torside Limited were in dispute with its workers regarding overtime pay, which resulted in the company dismissing all its workforce who in turn set up a picket line. Dockers directly employed by MDHC