Former Nottingham Forest defender Steve Chettle has told Tribal Football that Stan Collymore was the best player he ever played with at the City Ground.
The likeable central defender was a fan favourite on Trentside and spent 13 years as a player with the Reds.
Chettle famously scored Forest’s goal in a 2-1 defeat away at Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup quarter-final in 1996.
Having been asked to pick the best player he played with during his time with Forest, Chettle opted for the man who scored 45 goals during a two-year spell with the club.
He told Tribal Football: “The best player I played alongside is Stan Collymore. He had everything. I’ve compared him, maybe rightly or wrongly, to the old fashioned number nine Ronaldo.
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“He could do everything, especially the year when we finished third in the Premier League. He scored some unbelievable goals and he was the best I played with in a Forest team.”
Collymore signed for Liverpool for £8 million after leaving Forest and as part of the club’s 150th-year celebrations he was named in the all-time Nottingham Forest XI.
Chettle is currently the manager of the non-league outfit Basford United, having spent time coaching at Notts County.
He was a popular figure with the club’s supporters and played over 400 times for the Reds.
His partnership alongside Colin Cooper formed part of a largely successful period for the club. Forest finished third in the Premier League during the 1994/95 campaign; a finish which remains the best top-flight finish from a newly-promoted side in the Premier League era.
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