BARBARA Clough, the wife of legendary Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough, has died.
The family have confirmed that she passed away at the weekend.
The news comes just two months after Lilian Taylor, the wife of Cloughie's right hand man, Peter Taylor, died at the age of 84.
It is almost nine years since Clough, who also managed Derby County, Leeds, Brighton and Hartlepool, died, aged 69.
Former Forest striker Garry Birtles says the role Barbara played behind the scenes, in supporting her husband, cannot be under estimated.
"They say behind every great man is a great woman and that was truly the case with Barbara," he said.
"She was always a source of stability; a rock for Brian.
"The role she played in supporting him cannot be underestimated."
