Pearce: Clough still a huge influence

NOTTINGHAM Forest legend Stuart Pearce acknowledges that former Reds manager Brian Clough remains a big influence.

And while Clough is very much back in the public eye at the moment with the release of 'The Damned United', Pearce said he was unlikely to go and see the film.

"I spent eight years working for Brian, he was a strong character and you had to learn a great deal from him," he said.

"You only have to bump into people who knew him over his career to know that some part of him has rubbed off on all of us.

"You have to admire anyone who achieved the success he did.

"I have the experience of working for him and I might pass on one or two little things I learned from him onto these players.

"I didn't need to read the book or see the film, I worked with him for eight years. He was the biggest influence on my career."