1994–95 Nottingham Forest F.C. season to succeed in life after Brian Clough as new manager Frank Clark guided them to an impressive third-place finish and UEFA Cup qualification, giving Forest their first European campaign of the post-Heysel era. Striker Stan Collymore was on target 22 times in the league and speculation that he would be on his way to another club proved correct at the end of the season when he sold to Liverpool for a national record fee of £8.4 million. The failure of Clark to buy a proven replacement cast significant doubt over whether Forest could mount a serious challenge for honours in
1988–89 Liverpool F.C. season they were second in the league behind Norwich City. As September ended, the Football League Cup quest began for Liverpool in the second round with a 1-0 home win over Walsall. October brought more frustration for a Liverpool side who lost 2-1 at home to struggling Newcastle United at the beginning of the month, and were also beaten by Luton Town and Nottingham Forest before the month was out. On the positive side, they did manage a league win - 2-0 away to West Ham United at the end of the month - and also managed to eliminate Walsall in