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Even Jürgen Klopp made his case for Steve Cooper deserving the manager of the season award and it is impossible to argue otherwise after Nottingham Forest ended their 23-year exile from the top flight to seal promotion to the Premier League. When Cooper took over in September, Forest were bottom but after an extraordinary run they are back in the big time.An own goal by Levi Colwill proved the difference but those of a Huddersfield persuasion will point towards two peculiar refereeing decisions late in the second half as moments that went against them. By the end Forest fans, many with hands on heads taking it all in, swayed through six minutes of stoppage time, nerves frayed. Up in the directors’ box, Evangelos Marinakis, superstitious at the best of times, stood hands on hips. Continue reading...