Nottinghamshire Police have urged Nottingham Forest and Derby County supporters to "act responsibly" ahead of .
The two sides will meet at a wet and windy City Ground this weekend to stage the last battle for the Brian Clough Trophy .
As always with fierce local rivalries, there is plenty of regional pride on the line on Saturday afternoon, but the Police have released a statement reminding supporters to demonstrate respect for each other on Remembrance Day weekend.
The statement read: "We will be there working with Nottingham Forest and Derby County to ensure spectators can watch the game in safety.
"Our officers will be engaging and communicating with supporters, residents and businesses to ensure it is a safe event for all those attending and that any disruption to the community is kept to a minimum."
Match Commander Superintendent Ted Antill said: “The local derby between Nottingham Forest and Derby County is an exciting sporting event.
“The vast majority of fans travelling to watch the match just want to enjoy themselves.
“We want both sets of fans to enjoy the game safely and to act in a responsible manner that does not put themselves or others at risk.
“Ensuring the safety and security of all those attending the match is our priority. My officers, staff and I will be working with the two clubs and colleagues from Derbyshire Police to ensure a safe and enjoyable day.
“I’d ask supporters from both clubs to work with us to ensure a successful day and demonstrate respect for each other.
“The sporting rivalry between the clubs is historic and whilst emotions can run high it is not acceptable for behaviour to descend into abuse or disorder.
“We will take swift and positive action against those intent on being disorderly or abusive, to maintain a safe environment.
“Working together with our partners we will ensure that anyone committing an offence will be dealt with appropriately."
He added: “Our officers will employ a number of tactics to ensure people subject to banning orders do not attend and we will also be deploying a high-powered camera giving us the ability to zoom in and identify anyone engaging in inappropriate behaviour.
“We want everyone going to the match to enjoy the game and go home safely.”
Forest will play host to the Rams at the City Ground on Saturday, November 9th, at 12.30pm.
