Keane: I'm so grateful to Forest

15 September 2009 11:56
Keane began his Premier League career under Brian Clough at the City Ground before going on to become a legend at Manchester United. He said: "Nottingham Forest had a massive importance in my career. It was Brian Clough who brought me over to England, and they were three brilliant years for me. "It's a great club. I came over as a young lad from Ireland, and I'll always be grateful to Nottingham Forest. I was already 18 or 19, and I thought that I had missed the boat. "A few of the other lads from my team had signed for other clubs, so I thought my chance had gone. "I went home after my trial with Forest, and I then got an offer to go to Spurs, whom I had always liked as kid. But Forest then offered me a contract, so that was that."

Source: Team_Talk