1995–96 in English football a club-record £4.5 million for striker Chris Armstrong from relegated Crystal Palace. 1 July 1995: Nottingham Forest paid a club-record £2.5 million for Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Chris Bart-Williams, the day they sold striker Stan Collymore to Liverpool for a national-record £8.5 million. Collymore was replaced by Kevin Campbell, a £2.8-million signing from Arsenal. 3 July 1995: Alan Ball was appointed the new manager of Manchester City. 5 July 1995: Aston Villa acquired Leicester City midfielder Mark Draper for £3.25 million. 6 July 1995: Newcastle United signed French winger David Ginola from Paris St Germain for £2.5 million and striker Les
1998–99 Nottingham Forest F.C. season but in the end it was 33-year-old former England captain David Platt who took on the role as player-manager. "Nottingham Forest's score comes first" 1998–99 Nottingham Forest F.C. season During the 1998–99 English football season, Nottingham Forest F.C. competed in the FA Premier League. Nottingham Forest's campaign back in the Premiership got off to a fairly good start in the first three games in the season, losing narrowly 2-1 at Arsenal and winning the other two against Coventry City and at Southampton; however, it would be 19 games until their next victory and they went on a very poor run