Winger speaks out
Millwall winger Jed Wallace says he was "never close" to leaving the club in the January transfer window despite Nottingham Forest's attempts to sign him.
The Reds were eager to land the in-demand Championship star and reportedly had three bids rejected for the winger who is out of contract this summer.
Forest reportedly made another attempt to sign him on a dramatic deadline day at the City Ground which saw Richie Laryea, Sam Surridge and Jonathan Panzo all join the club.
But Wallace, who was out injured at the time, told BBC Radio London that his sole interest was getting back and playing football again.
"(I was) never that close (to leaving),” he said.
Liverpool update
Liverpool supporters will fill the Lower Bridgford Stand for the FA Cup quarter-final at the City Ground.
Forest progressed to the last eight with victory over Huddersfield Town on Monday evening and will now face Jurgen Klopp's Reds.
Ahead of the quarter-final, Forest have issued a ticketing update confirming Liverpool have claimed their full FA Cup allocation and that measures will be in place to ensure no away fans have tickets in the home end.
An update published on the club website reads: "Liverpool have claimed their full allocation of tickets for the match under FA regulations and therefore their supporters will be housed in the whole of the lower Bridgford Stand.
"The club is committed to ensuring as many Forest supporters as possible have the opportunity to attend this fixture. Your fantastic support at The City Ground has helped inspire the cup run and the club is keen to again embrace your backing to give The Reds the best possible chance of reaching the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1991," the club said.
Forest receive huge boost
Nottingham Forest have been given the green light to complete a major upgrade of facilities at the Nigel Doughty Academy.
The club’s plans, which include a new two-storey building and enhanced facilities at the Wilford Lane training base, have been approved by Rushcliffe Borough Council.
The new academy building will include 14 changing rooms, three classrooms, a gym, a physio room, an analysis suite, a guest parents’ lounge and canteen facilities, plus additional on-site car parking.
The ambitious project forms part of owner Evangelos Marinakis’ plans to improve infrastructure throughout the club.
Speaking as the plans were submitted at the end of last year, Reds chairman Nicholas Randall QC said: “This is another important milestone in enhancing the infrastructure of the club by Mr Marinakis, in line with our long-term aspirations."
Why Liverpool sing their Forest song
It has been more than two decades since Nottingham Forest last faced Liverpool which was a Premier League clash back in 1999 that finished in a 2-2 draw.
But for the older generation of supporters, a fierce rivalry between the two teams will be reignited in the FA Cup quarter-final at the City Ground later this month.
While they are no longer going toe to toe for domestic or European honours, Liverpool have never forgotten how Forest temporarily halted the red machine in the late 70s.
Bob Paisley's side was regarded, and still are, as one of the finest teams ever to have graced English football in what was an extraordinary reign of success.
But Brian Clough's team put a stop to that by securing the league title and the European Cup against all the odds to spark an unlikely rivalry that still festers to this day.
Such was its intensity, that Liverpool fans created a chant about Forest that can still be heard from time to time both at Anfield and wherever they head on their travels.
It went: "We hate Nottingham Forest, we hate Everton too, we hate Man United but Liverpool, we love you!"
Now as the two sides prepare to go toe to toe once again for a place at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final, we take a look back at how it all began.
