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To be fair, the Clough related parts of the story sound eminently plausible.

Great story, only mildly undermined by the unimportant detail that Pearce didn't play in that game. https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1744

Obviously not a good move in the short term, but with hindsight it's fair to say things turned out quite well for him in the end. Goes to show a career path doesn't have to be one smooth upward curve towards success. Not leaving Forest a few years earlier than he did was probably an error, both...