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Tony Woodcock at the premiere of I Believe In Miracles(Image: Jon Buckle)

One of his team-mates allegedly slept with a revolver under his pillow, and in the box he was always quick on the draw.

Tony Woodcock will miss Nottingham Forest ’s big day out at Wembley on Sunday because he will be at the Berlin Film Festival - not as a hipster movie critic but as an award nominee.

But the Tricky Trees legend hopes Nuno Espirito Santo’s remarkable season culminates in another miracle to go with the supernatural wonders unfurled by Brian Clough in the club’s golden era.

If Nuno the Nino leads Forest into the Champions League and the FA Cup final, he will be walking in the footsteps of Old Big ‘Ead and the underdogs in Garibaldi red he turned into European Cup winners.

Woodcock’s exploits as a home-grown striker who conquered Europe with Forest, before his reincarnation as an English football pioneer with Cologne in the German Bundesliga, were enshrined in the film Local Heroes.

Now he has joined the podcast market, forging a holy trinity with former Forest defender Viv Anderson and England warhorse Peter Reid called The Grumpy Old Men of Football, hosted by TV presenter Rob McCaffrey.

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It remains unclear which one is Victor Meldrew, which one is Arkwright and which one is Compo, although Reid claims fans called him “Daniel Craig” when he was Thailand’s national coach, which begs the question: Do they have Specsavers in Bangkok?

But make no mistake, Woodcock will be nearer gratified than grumpy if Forest beat Manchester City.

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“Ten years ago there was a film about Forest’s success under Brian Clough called I Believe In Miracles, and the people of Nottingham are starting to believe another miracle is unfolding on their doorstep,” he said.

“It’s a lift for the whole city and generations who have been brought up on the tales and exploits of Cloughie’s miracle men - and now they are almost living the dream themselves.

“Unfortunately I won’t be at Wembley for the semi-final because Local Heroes (another documentary about Forest’s champions) has been nominated for an award in Berlin, but I’ll be hoping they can add another chapter to a remarkable season.”

Tony Woodcock and Forest team-mates celebrate(Image: Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)

Woodcock scored 46 goals in 139 appearances for Forest, and Clough’s golden aura never fades from an age when football was about glory, not fleecing supporters for £71 a ticket.

“The achievement of going form mid-table in the old Second Division to promotion, winning the title and lifting the European Cup in the space of three years is never going to be beaten,” said Woodcock, now 69.

But some of the married lads got a bit of a tongue-lashing from their wives, and Cloughie would placate them by sending each wife a bunch of flowers.

Former Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough(Image: Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)

“When I look back now, I still wonder how he worked his magic.

At Forest, the European Cup winners trained in a field by the Trent and Cloughie used to lead us through stinging nettles and concrete slabs in the car park.

“I always wanted the star syndrome as a footballer, but the German postal service begged me to collect my mail from the sorting office because the postman was struggling to deliver 2,000 letters to my door.”

"The Grumpy Old Men of Football Podcast, featuring Tony Woodcock, Viv Anderson, Peter Reid.
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