{"id":16130,"date":"2022-09-08T14:40:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/?p=16130"},"modified":"2022-09-08T14:40:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:40:47","slug":"an-interview-with-kevin-campbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/08\/an-interview-with-kevin-campbell\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview With Kevin Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the tail end of last season, I caught up with a former Forest frontman Kevin Campbell, he spoke at length regarding his move to the City Ground, Pierre Van Hooijdonk, non-tackling centre halves and the fear of being marooned on a desert island with Andy Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Despite numerous invites by Nottingham Forest over the past decade it always came at the wrong time for the former fans favourite to return to the City Ground.<\/p>\n<p>His long-awaited return began with a public appearance Q&amp;A with the NFFC fans before being guest of honour as the Reds hammered Swansea 5-1 en-route to Premier League promotion last season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I ask if he was surprised at how well loved and revered, he still is by the Forest supporters?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, especially since being on Mr Dore\u2019s channel. I\u2019ve not been able to return to Nottingham for some time but thanks to Ben Dore, Lisa Fox, Malcolm Owen and Des Oldham for getting their heads together, and here I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>How seriously did you take the move and how focussed were you after joining Forest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took it very seriously; Forest was the next stage of my career and I wanted to embrace it. There had been a notable change at Arsenal, the club I\u2019ve supported all my life, with Bruce Rioch coming in as manager. He wasn\u2019t my type of manager and we got off on the wrong foot straight away. I didn\u2019t even know the man and yet the first thing he says to me is that I\u2019m playing on the right, I told him that wasn\u2019t happening, so it was never going to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Campbell alluded to Rioch\u2019s lack of managerial experience at the top and his lack of man management skills resulting in his downfall. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to offer more than, you\u2019re playing on the right!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Given the calibre of the side he left, one that lifted the European Cup Winners Cup, I asked Kevin what he thought about the Forest squad he was joining up with?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was impressed for sure; we had the likes of Bohinen, Stone, Woan, Gemmill, Chettle, Lyttle and of course Pearcy. I was up front with Brian Roy who was a fantastic player. A great club with good playing staff, we hit the ground running because Forest played football the right way and I absolutely loved it!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pierre van Hooijdonk, what was he really like both on and off the field of play?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPierre was a great character who loved a laugh like the rest of us, but at times he could start a fight in a phone box, which seemed to be the Dutch way.\u201d Campbell provided an insight to the psyche of his fellow striker, one that is totally believable given what we\u2019ve seen of van Hooijdonk over the years. Campbell smiled broadly as he regaled up the following memory: \u201cDave Bassett brought in a goal keeping coach called Mike Kelly, just so Pierre could have a daily argument it seemed, Kelly was a proper cockney you know. He\u2019d wind up Pierre by aggressively confronting him at training, shouting \u201cdo you actually fancy it today Pierre or what?\u201d \u201cPierre would scream back at him \u201cWhat are you talking about, of course I f***ing do!\u201d Kelly would then turn to the rest of the squad and say, \u201cYou hear that lads, he fancies it today.\u201d That was a good dynamic, one which helped Pierre to blow off some steam.<\/p>\n<p>Off the pitch Pierre was a really nice guy, one who loved his football and of course a good laugh. We all socialised as a squad and Pierre was one of the main characters and that showed in his performances on the pitch as well, yep, he was one of the big characters for sure!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you at liberty to reveal any funny dressing room stories?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Campbell placed his right hand his forehead before saying \u201cOne name\u2026.Andy Johnson! Honestly, I could write an encyclopaedia on the stuff he did, Andy Johnson was one of those characters who was brilliant for the dressing room. In those difficult moments where you need sense and sensibility he\u2019d go and do something completely out of kilter and have the dressing room in stitches, management, players and backroom staff included. He broke the ice and managed to take the edge off tense situations, he was just great. Johnson, along with Geoff Thomas and Alan Rodgers were known as the terrible trio, you knew the score, fall asleep in front of those boys and your eyebrows were off!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a former NFFC striker and given the timing of the interview I probed Campbell upon the strikers at the club going into the play-offs. He was full of praise for the professionalism of Lewis Grabban and alluded to the sharing of goals across the forward line as opposed to a lone talisman. \u201cCooper obviously knows what Surridge can do from their previous time spent together but Davis has big potential in my eyes. When he was injury free, he\u2019s unplayable and just requires more goals in addition to his hold up play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Given the changes happening in the modern game I asked Campbell if it would suit his style of play?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before Kev could answer the question Mr Dore piped up in the background shouting \u201cVAR!\u201d Campbell jumped to his feet with a wry smile on his face replying, \u201cDon\u2019t you start Dore!\u201d After composing himself once more Campbell\u2019s face lit up as he answered with real enthusiasm. \u201cThe game has and hasn\u2019t changed if you know what I mean, it\u2019s still about good players doing the right thing on a football pitch, still a goal net at each end and whoever scores the most still wins the game so that hasn\u2019t changed. The modern game is tailor made for me, because centre halves aren\u2019t allowed to tackle, and the pitches are like bowling greens.\u201d The very thought of which got Campbell all excited: \u201cOh my gosh, I\u2019m salivating at the very thought of it, in fact, I\u2019m off into town to get some boots after this interview if Steve Cooper fancies giving me fifteen minutes? To answer your question, I\u2019d fit perfectly into the modern game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The next topic of conversation was Tyrese Campbell, Kevin\u2019s son, who plays for Championship side Stoke City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, at the time of writing the 2021-22 season was ending. \u201cHe had a bad injury, but he\u2019s come back ok\u201d explained Campbell. \u201cThe big test will be the next season (2022-23) he\u2019s steady on the injured area and has done all the hard work and rehabilitation, he\u2019s now hoping to hit the ground running again and we fully expect him to do that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0I asked Campbell which former teammate would he least like to be stranded with on a desert island?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cANDY JOHNSON, if he hadn\u2019t already killed me, I\u2019d probably die trying to escape from him. The very same is applicable to Gazza, Johnson is crazy, and Gazza is bonkers, they\u2019re two of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which former teammate would you prefer to be marooned with on that desert island?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably my old Arsenal teammate David Hillier, we came through the ranks together. He\u2019s one of those guys that\u2019d cook and pretty much do everything for you whilst you were there, he\u2019s a great lad too!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those who\u2019ve seen Kevin Campbell on Sky Sports will have noticed that he often wears a bow tie\/Dickie bow. I asked about the reason for this, and Kevin explained that it was a tribute to a dear friend called Lisa who passed away very suddenly. Campbell explained that Lisa had been a big fan of the dickie bow when he first wore it to a function on a Thursday evening. \u201cSo, as a mark of respect to Lisa I often wear the dickie bow and especially on Thursday\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>As Kevin Campbell got up to leave, I shook his hand firmly and firstly apologised for being late before thanking him immensely for giving up his precious time to provide myself and Nottingham Sport with such a candid and expressive interview. I mentioned that my good friend and former teammate of his Vance Warner asked me to say hello; this prompted Campbell to reciprocate the courtesy and then reminisce upon a Christmas, fancy dress party the Forest team had organised during their time together at the club. Campbell enquired as to whether Vance still had the photos of the bash and began laughing as he described what he wore that evening, \u201cI had my dad\u2019s, shoes, trousers, shirt, jacket, and hat on that night, Vance knows the score and I want to see those photos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img  title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Vance-Warner-Kevin-Campbell-John-Finnigan.png\"  alt=\"Vance-Warner-Kevin-Campbell-John-Finnigan An Interview With Kevin Campbell\"  width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Vance-Warner-Kevin-Campbell-John-Finnigan.png 700w, https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Vance-Warner-Kevin-Campbell-John-Finnigan-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Vance-Warner-Kevin-Campbell-John-Finnigan-675x386.png 675w, https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Vance-Warner-Kevin-Campbell-John-Finnigan-480x274.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Then Forest players Kevin Campbell (centre) with Vance Warner (left) &amp; John Finnigan in fancy dress.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img  title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Campbell-Interviewed-by-Steve-Corry.png\"  alt=\"Kevin-Campbell-Interviewed-by-Steve-Corry An Interview With Kevin Campbell\"  width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Campbell-Interviewed-by-Steve-Corry.png 700w, https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Campbell-Interviewed-by-Steve-Corry-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Campbell-Interviewed-by-Steve-Corry-675x386.png 675w, https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Campbell-Interviewed-by-Steve-Corry-480x274.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kevin talking old times with our very own Steve Corry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was an honour and a pleasure to speak at length with Kevin Campbell who is simply the consummate gentleman. I am eternally grateful to Ben (Mr Dore) without whom this would simply not have been possible.<\/p>\n<p><img  title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Steve-Corry.png?w=1246\"  alt=\"Steve-Corry An Interview With Kevin Campbell\"  width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>*Article provided by\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FitzCorry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Corry<\/a><\/em><em>\u00a0(Nottingham Forest Correspondent).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Main image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFFC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NFFC<\/a> Kevin Campbell with Steve Corry ahead of his interview.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the tail end of last season, I caught up with a former Forest frontman Kevin Campbell, he spoke at length regarding his move to the City Ground, Pierre Van Hooijdonk, non-tackling centre halves and the fear of being marooned on a desert island with Andy Johnson. 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