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02 Jan 2024 20:11:37
Worrying reports tonight that the Premier League are looking at us over financial fair play. Shame given some of the dross we have paid out for -I know we sold Johnson but it could be a serious matter for us.
1.) 03 Jan 2024 06:51:49
They may stop us getting anymore players, which is not such a bad thing?.
2.) 03 Jan 2024 07:54:37
The Premier League will take Chelsea's and City's points deduction and give it to us and the Toffee's.
3.) 03 Jan 2024 09:29:07
Could effect a potential Navas loan?
4.) 03 Jan 2024 11:54:34
The PL is looking at everyone, it's the annual check of club accounts and we (and every other club) will find out if we've been good boys or not on 14th January. It's only the press that are targetting Forest as 'most likely', no the PL.
5.) 03 Jan 2024 14:08:01
I think we'll probably be OK:-
A few points.
We spent around 85m on wages last season; this excludes any income we received from players going out on loan.
Our liability on amortised transfer fees for last season was around 50m, you can add another 5m on top of that for loan fees.
That comes to around 140m
Our earnings from the PL will be a minimum of 114m
Our earnings from gate receipts will be around 30m, with another couple of million for the cup run.
We should have cleared another 5m from commercial rights and another 2m for additional corporate earnings.
I would guess that our earnings will be at least 150m - that would give a 30m margin of error - 10m plus the 20m we are allowed to lose
The Premier League allows any losses directly caused by the c.v. to be discounted from FFP calculations. Forest have previously said that the adverse impact of c.v. was £16.7million across 2019-20 and 2020-21.
Where we do have a problem is promotion bonuses for the year we went up. We didn't budget for these, so probably went outside the limit that season. Will we be sanctioned for that? If so, I'd say it is unlikely to be a 10 point deduction effectively for getting promoted unexpectedly.
6.) 03 Jan 2024 15:10:47
Interesting analysis RC. I've read that our championship losses used up our 'allowance'. £13 million per season and £35 million for first PL season, we overspent by £61 million before promotion.
Crux will be, what have we spent and generated in our first season back?
It would appear we're not allowed any losses, so BJ sale could be crucial. I like Forest in the news but prefer if it was footballing issues.
7.) 03 Jan 2024 22:31:21
Brennan Johnson transfer fee was 'pure profit'. Which apparently is quite important when factored into FFP. Not totally sure, though, as I've not really looked into that side of it all.
8.) 04 Jan 2024 08:44:55
Accounts for 2022/ 23 ended June, Johnson was sold in September so won't be included in the accounts.
Forest will argue they kept him beyond June to claim an extra £10m+ on his transfer fee.
Think it's going to be tight. Hopefully Big M has a few contacts.
9.) 04 Jan 2024 16:48:39
Steve, the big man does have contacts but unfortunately they’re all in Greece mate! ??.
10.) 08 Jan 2024 17:07:18
Eric Dier offered to Forest on loan apparently. sounds like rubbish to me!
14 Jun 2023 17:42:55
Brentford bid 30 million for Johnson.
Dream on.
Who’s been smoking the crack pipe down in London? Obviously we rejected out of hand.
1.) 14 Jun 2023 19:19:09
Has to be untouchable this window.
2.) 14 Jun 2023 22:11:23
Ivan Toney bet on us keeping him so must be good.
3.) 17 Jun 2023 10:25:44
He will want another year with us at least to establish himself as a top striker.
16 Apr 2023 13:31:07
Well I’m in the boozer before kick off. Big rumours that Steven Gerard will be at the City Ground today. So keep your eyes out folks ?.
1.) 16 Apr 2023 14:03:55
More likely to be keeping an eye on parked cars for a few quid than anything else.
2.) 16 Apr 2023 14:14:02
I don’t think a young inexperienced manager such as Gerrard or Viera have any chance of saving Forest, infact it’s frying pan into the fire. Who did Crystal Palace replace Viera with a 70 yr old. We would be better with a Sam A, Harry, or Benitez.
3.) 16 Apr 2023 14:29:11
Sacking Vieira worked for palace as they brought in a manger who knows the club and players. Sacking the manager hasn't helped southampton or Leicester.
4.) 16 Apr 2023 16:30:00
'arry has sunk every club he's been to!
12 Apr 2023 06:09:41
Forest in talks with Rangers Sporting Director Ross Wilson. Let’s hope if he does come he doesn’t sign the likes of Wood, Shelvey etc.
1.) 12 Apr 2023 20:49:19
Did a great job at Southampton by all accounts.
2.) 13 Apr 2023 06:44:06
Let's give it a go and see what happens. Januaya complete disaster in the transfer market ?.
11 Apr 2023 18:39:09
sporting director, Filippo Giraldi, has been relieved of duties
Only been here 6 months.
Big M sharpening his ace as we speak.
1.) 12 Apr 2023 12:02:35
To me that indicates once again he's not happy with the transfers we've brought in.
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21 Jan 2026 21:49:27
Not sure what room we have with ffp or whatever it’s called now but we desperately need a striker. We need to sell some deadwood and get things moving. It’s very frustrating atm
What’s the betting tomorrow night we create a few chances and just can’t take them yet again? I like Jesus he really puts a shift in but he just doesn’t seem capable of scoring the goals we require.
1.) 22 Jan 2026 02:24:06
I think it could be a case of sell before we buy or at least free some wages up.
2.) 22 Jan 2026 05:40:54
Agree Dave it may be the only way- and if that is the case it shows just what a basket case the club is we’ve wasted hundreds of millions on rubbish.
3.) 22 Jan 2026 08:34:58
Heard it all before about players being crap
Remember sangare for the first two years?
Three managers with different styles haven't helped the new boys settle either.
17 Jan 2026 20:03:17
Well we got a point against a very good team. Sels and Anderson outstanding, Dominguez ran his heart out. I think that was a penalty against Aina but the low block paid dividends. What’s worrying though is where the goals are going to come from to keep us up.
Very very difficult for Jesus with no service and little to no support. Overall well done - the lads put a shift in and that’s all we can ask for.
1.) 17 Jan 2026 20:30:19
We got away with the penalty but we ground out a very good point. Excellent saves from Sels as well. They missed a couple of sitters but a brilliant point.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 20:53:49
Agree Silkman it was a sound point. Such a shame Wet Sham won at Spurs.
3.) 17 Jan 2026 21:02:26
We didn't away with anything mate.
4.) 17 Jan 2026 21:56:43
You showing your age again, dtp? 93 year olds tend to struggle with grammar more than younger folk. Vocabulary remains stable but syntax decreases as you get older.
5.) 17 Jan 2026 22:19:09
I'll let it go for now Dave
Had a good day at the wfcg and don't need a dick you like you to try and provoke an argument.
6.) 17 Jan 2026 22:41:36
There you go again with your structural impairment. Has your carer gone home for the night and left you to do things by yourself?
7.) 17 Jan 2026 23:14:29
Well said dtp ?.
8.) 17 Jan 2026 23:45:19
Is Derby Dave trolling again?
9.) 18 Jan 2026 00:19:27
Come on Dave/ Ravers we got ourselves a fantastic result today against the odds. Let everyone enjoy it in peace. ?.
10.) 18 Jan 2026 00:49:07
Why do you troll us dave we know your a sheep. ? Quite sad actually.
11.) 18 Jan 2026 03:40:38
Its only a bit of fun. Get over it. I'm happy we got a point.
12.) 18 Jan 2026 03:44:33
Incidentally, I do know someone called Derby Dave who used to go in my local boozer.
13.) 18 Jan 2026 10:19:48
Give it a rest David, your provocation skills are sh*t. And don’t try to be funny cus you’re not.
14.) 18 Jan 2026 10:55:04
My name isn't David. Some folk should develop a sense of humour.
15.) 18 Jan 2026 12:35:38
And some should know when to stop. ?.
16.) 18 Jan 2026 12:52:35
That's so true Dave, let us know when you get one and post something funny for us all mate.
17.) 18 Jan 2026 13:24:12
Uptight buggers.
17 Jan 2026 07:29:59
Morning everyone looking forward to today’s game. Don’t let the wind up happy clapper win- just ignore his posts and move on. He’s about as funny as an STD and I find it best just to ignore. If you don’t reply to his posts he will hopefully get the message, just such a shame the thumbs down feature has disappeared as he obviously racked a few up over the period.
Hopefully we play well today and give a good account of ourselves. Skegs might have an extra beer if we grab a point and Bowie would change his splintered wooden bog seat if we win.
1.) 17 Jan 2026 08:45:14
Yes redfrog I can't understand that. no thumbs down allowed. But you can have thumbs up doesn't make sense. if your going to take one off you might as well take both of them off.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 09:11:01
I wouldn't let it get to you
Whoops looks like it already has ???.
3.) 17 Jan 2026 11:09:12
Yep good post frog, he's just trying to drag others down to his level, I'd be surprised if he can see over the curb, must be horrible down there in the gutter.
Back to today, hoping for a positive and exciting performance, realistically a draw would be fantastic against the leading club in Europe atm.
COYR ?.
4.) 17 Jan 2026 12:06:51
You know it Skegs and red Robin. He’s still in there though- persistent like athletes foot ?.
16 Jan 2026 20:29:31
All anyone asks, especially if we pay money to follow the club, is that each and every player gives their all for the shirt. If they do and we lose I’m not bothered. However if we lose and players just plod along like first half of Wrexham game then that’s what causes upset and criticism. Very simple really.
1.) 16 Jan 2026 20:58:16
Why is it especially if we pay?
Just asking and by the way I do.
2.) 16 Jan 2026 21:14:25
Always my way of thinking froggy. My friend ❤️.
3.) 16 Jan 2026 22:58:21
Sums things up perfectly Frog.
4.) 17 Jan 2026 04:47:59
Bowie and Legs agree entirely- all we ever ask is for them to put a shift in ?.
13 Jan 2026 21:15:25
Dear Edu
Like you, I don’t know too much about football other than goals win games. Seeing I’ve probably seen Forest more times than you have had tapas, I feel obliged to point out WE NEED A BLOODY STRIKER. Sort it out or sort your P45.
1.) 13 Jan 2026 21:24:19
We certainly know you don't know much froggy
Edu was a class player and I'd take the time to look who he bought to arsenal including artea
Made some tremendous signings
Raya
Calyfiori
Saliba
White
Trossard
Martnelli
Gabriel
Rice
Havertz
Timber
And loads more or can't you see any of that?
2.) 14 Jan 2026 06:30:20
Very happy to have a poll on here to see who knows more about football me or you. Perhaps the loser would then graciously never post again? You could stick to your beer drinking then and boring your so called friends to death and we could all breathe a huge sigh of relief.
3.) 14 Jan 2026 08:45:03
Edu s fault its all edus fault that's all you can come up with
There is far more to it than just edu, but you can't see past it
Many other factors
My mates don't moan in a pub and put bets on forest to lose 5 nil before a game and never will.
4.) 14 Jan 2026 09:26:52
I'm Sparticus ?????.
5.) 14 Jan 2026 12:05:54
@DTP cut the waffle and it’s either YES or NO to the poll. Simples.
6.) 14 Jan 2026 12:36:17
Hiw would that work?
7.) 14 Jan 2026 15:33:11
Get Ed to do a poll who knows more about football me or you over 7 days. Most votes survive. I’m an honorable bloke - you win I will
Leave the site no problem whatsoever.
8.) 14 Jan 2026 16:43:25
Have you not heard of Google redfrog?
How would edd know if either of was cheating?
What nonsense.
9.) 14 Jan 2026 19:26:58
NoI don't thunk it is all Edu's fault but he has done nothing at Forest that suggests he is of benefit to us. Hopefully I am proven wrong but that list DTP probably most of us on here know the players he signed were good players and any sporting director should of been able to persuade them to join arsenal on good wages he spent a good 400m on that list.
Signing players for forest is far different, my question is what has he got us for the 200m signings he has been involved with so far?
10.) 14 Jan 2026 20:03:57
To me monty, the problem goes back to last January when we needed to sign a couple of quality players and didn't
We don't have arsenal funds and because we had a tight knit squad and got into Europe needed at least six players, the players signed are all young who had a good seasons with their clubs, so haven't become bad players overnight
Chuck in three coaches with different ideas and coming from foreign countries, they probably wish they hadn't signed
Ad to that losing elanga and wood and that was our goals gone
To me we could sign a top striker and he still won't score goals unless we change tactics
Most other than ndoye not been given a chance.
11.) 14 Jan 2026 20:48:42
I do agree that the January was a missed opportunity, we did need to add a couple of players and that would of made a difference. As I said I don't blame any individual as we don't see any of the behind the scenes going on. But if we want to be successful everyone has to pull in the same direction and individual Ego's have to be put aside.
This season has been a massive dissapointmebt to everyone from the foundations built last year we were all believing we were finally looking like an organised club, let's hope we can get clear of relegation scrap and win the europa.
11 Jan 2026 16:45:17
If Edu has anything to do with it he’s probably got one leg to stand on, no pace and a bad attitude to training.
24 Dec 2024 20:15:34
Err no thanks. He turned us down before. Why bother calling z he’s just not worth it.
22 May 2024 20:47:46
Well if he does go we will get some compensation. Skegs can be our next manager from the luxury of his seaside recliner. How ya fixed Skegs? ?.
21 May 2024 05:35:02
Perhaps he needs a bit of time Stokey but I have a feeling he’s just not quite the man we need at present. However he has kept us up under difficult circumstances but how much of that was more luck than judgement is anyone’s guess.
It would perhaps be a tough call to sack him.
20 May 2024 12:47:31
If he leaves I hope we aren’t paying him off. I’m no fan of Nuno but perhaps, just for once, we give a coach a chance with the transfer policy he actually wants? We certainly look more capable of scoring goals under him but the defensive side of things has been atrocious. Stability is needed all round.
22 Jan 2026 14:53:57
Bakwa and Ndoye don’t look too hot either Munmad. Luiz is a talent but always injured. If I were Big M I wouldn’t let him spend so much as another penny. And that’s what worries me as some of the strikers we have been linked with look equally as poor as the players you mentioned.
22 Jan 2026 05:40:54
Agree Dave it may be the only way- and if that is the case it shows just what a basket case the club is we’ve wasted hundreds of millions on rubbish.
18 Jan 2026 20:10:49
Your right Vale MGW just doesn’t seem the player he was. Sad really because he was superb for us.
17 Jan 2026 20:53:49
Agree Silkman it was a sound point. Such a shame Wet Sham won at Spurs.
17 Jan 2026 16:52:58
We have now ?.