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31 Jan 2025 19:55:25
I'm hearing rumours we've re signed Sam Surridge? Anybody else heard this or is it a windup?
I thought he did well for us by the way.
1.) 01 Feb 2025 01:26:44
Right now I'd take him over Taiwo and if Everton are serious about taking him off us its got to be win win.
23 May 2024 17:14:18
There's talk linking us with De Zerbi. So long as it's not his much less successful Championship brother De Derbi. ????.
14 Jan 2024 21:25:35
Paul Taylor of the Athletic says we are to be informed we are in breach of FFP tomorrow. He's not usually wrong. ???.
1.) 14 Jan 2024 22:12:34
50 quid fine ?.
2.) 15 Jan 2024 12:12:55
Wrist slap, after appeal. ?.
3.) 15 Jan 2024 12:23:23
I d add quite a few noughts to that Skegs if I were you mate! And that’s if we are lucky. It’s loss of points that will kill us…….
4.) 16 Jan 2024 01:50:21
“The name of the club doesn't matter. Every club should be treated equally under the rules set out.
“But the elephant in the room isn't being addressed. 115 charges, zero action. Why? ”.
5.) 16 Jan 2024 09:32:22
There's a cult developing In this fanbase. Some fans am have fallen for the clueless and wreckless owners nonesense about ambition while breaking rules he voted to make last year at the long term expenses of the club. Thankgod for ffp to protect the long term future of clubs from bad ownership. Show some real ambition Instead of being nodding dogs to mariankiss, he sells anyone good buys a team for the money he gets and says that ambition, the ground was announced five years ago nothing, we are a laughing stock under him. Get these out while we're prem and hope for proper owners from USA or suadi.
6.) 16 Jan 2024 18:27:39
My nonsense-meter is twitching!
Owners take a calculated risk to stay in the Prem. Get accused of being wreckless when it works. Fans like being in the Prem are called members of a cult.
The solution: Get owners like the ones at Man United (Glazers? ) or Man city (109 charges and run a country where women celebrate being ALLOWED to drive in 2018),
Forstphil, what team do you support?
7.) 16 Jan 2024 22:23:12
Forestphil1234 - what a load of tosh!
21 Dec 2023 11:18:06
I don't usually pay much credence to the comments of Jamie Carragher aka Spit the Punk Dog, but the NEP s reported conversation between him and SC is very interesting and worth a read. It's a good summation of SCs "nightmare"situation under Marinkinakos ( and presumably that situation will be continued under Nunez).
It would appear that SC had no idea of what players ( and in what numbers) would be arriving at the club, despite his oft repeated mantra that he, the owner and the recruitment team were all supposedly "reading off the same page"?
It might be a rare glimpse behind the scenes at our beloved club before the media gag is imposed as part of the terms of SCs payoff.
1.) 21 Dec 2023 12:21:52
Tough to see SC go and we have to remain positive about Nuno. Did a great job with Wolves so just got to see how the City ground welcomes him saturday.
Transfers wise, realistically, we sell McKenna and Worrall unless they are given a chance by Nuno. I think we cancel the loans for Montiel, Tavares, santos and origi - they have offered us nothing all season.
Maybe sell Boly as he hates Nuno from their time at wolves and maybe sell Felipe due to injuries (hard for me to say this) but he's a strong leader in the group.
We sign Nino from Fluminense (centre half linked with) and get Omobamidele involved more with 1st team squad
The midfield is sound and we cover - Yates and Mangala start.
We buy another winger who has PL experience to compete with Hudson-Odoi and Elanga (Sancho on loan but doubt that will happen! ) and then we buy a striker. Maybe try and get the lad Serhou Guirassy from Stuttgart for 17.5m release clause but he may go elsewhere. Keep Wood as a last minute backup ready for Awoniyi.
2.) 21 Dec 2023 14:12:18
I don't get why we keep going on about players coming in are not the managers choice, it been like that for years now thier is not one manager out their that has control over the players that come in.
A manager years ago would go and scout the player themselves and go back to the owner or chairman and say who they wanted, however we don't have managers anymore they are HEAD COACH who are just told to train the players and its done to the director or football who we bring in, and it's also a lot to do with agents who in my opinion have spoilt the game.
3.) 21 Dec 2023 15:14:21
Lower BC, that’s why we willl never attract any great coaches. Can you imagine Klopp, Pep or Arteta putting up with the interference like SC has had to? Hence, the merry go round of new appointments.
4.) 21 Dec 2023 18:12:51
Do you really think they have that much say on who comes in aswell, good example kelvin Philips great prospect went to man city and has sat on the bench, he was not peps choice of player and it shows pep didn't want him, arteta never wanted ramesdale his first choice was alway raya.
We won't attract no big coach at the moment due to not finishing high enough in the league and no European football.
Who is a top class coach you would like to see though being our head coach, for me I would like Marco rose.
{Ed001's Note - neither of those examples are true, both Pep and Arteta have full control of recruitment.}
5.) 21 Dec 2023 19:40:32
Thought so Ed1. What’s the recruitment agreement at Liverpool with Klopp?
{Ed001's Note - he has final say.}
14 Mar 2023 18:08:56
Dennis also I guess before Ayew. Though, as I say, none of those replacements have pulled any trees up this season . ?.
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21 May 2026 19:50:43
I like the tone of VP's last press conference of the season, saying what a great group of players he has and what a privilege it is to work with a squad of “character”.
I particularly like his expressed wish to not have big changes over the summer and few additions to a squad which “has a good core”…..
1.) 21 May 2026 22:00:30
We've heard the same from several coaches, Stokey.
Unfortunately, it's not VP's decision who we sell and who we sign.
He will probably be just as frustrated as the others before him.
2.) 22 May 2026 09:44:21
Perhaps I'm being unusually naive, Gazzi, but I'm hoping our Glorious leader will have learned lessons from his previous recruitments (and recruiters). We can but hope...
Whatever the big man does, he should do it early notwithstanding the World Cup.
20 May 2026 15:47:05
Salisbury not selected to be involved in any Premiership matches this weekend!
A draconian penalty eh .! ???.
18 May 2026 21:55:09
Here’s an interesting stat. We have conceded the first goal in 25 of our 37 Premiership games this season yet have accumulated 18 points from these games. Obviously the remaining 12 games where we took the lead accumulated us 25 points.
Considering we didn’t win any games under Ange, that shows some effort and spirit, I think.
1.) 18 May 2026 22:06:11
Here's another stat. Vitor has got us scoring 31 goals in his first 19 games in charge in all competitions, considering what a mess we were in and needing results, that's an amazing feat.
18 May 2026 17:36:20
Imagine my surprise……… ????.
18 May 2026 17:33:57
Breaking news….
Pgmo have just admitted Man Utd’s second goal should not have stood! ???
1.) 18 May 2026 20:49:55
No ship shylock.
19 May 2026 10:17:33
Cyclist, I guess we will just have to add Jose Mourinho to the list of the lost greats such as Gareth Bale and Guy Whittingham, won't we?. ??????
16 May 2026 10:49:18
Cyclist, it pains me to say this, mate, but Forest do not look like or show the characteristics of a big club. It's not comparing like for like with us and Benfica. They are a big fish in a smaller pool. Overtaken by Porto, they are to the Portuguese like Man Utd are to the UK. Fallen on comparatively hard times (but recently recovering under Carrick). Spurs are another big club but have fallen off a cliff recently, likewise Chelsea.
Dont get me wrong, Forest have punched way way above their weight historically and recently but they dont, atm, exhibit the characteristics of a big club imo.
Firstly, and obviously, we dont have a big stadium and a general overall big income.
Secondly, our budget for new players and our turnover is a fraction of the big 4 or 5z.
Thirdly, we don't employ "super managers" who have the final say in everything like Pep at Man City, Arteta at Arsenal, and, yes, Mourinho at wherever he goes.
Lastly, big clubs are generally very well run and don't get through 4 managers a season. Performance wise, we have struggled in 3 of the 4 seasons since promotion and are a byword for instability.
I'd argue that the Aston Villa's of this world are way ahead of us on the road to becoming a big club and even the Brentford's and Bournemouth's, with their tiny resources, are steaming ahead.
15 May 2026 19:33:17
Morinho would never have come to us for 3 reasons mate
Firstly, he would have wanted total control over every aspect of the club, complete anathema to our owner.
Secondly, as an elite manager he only runs elite clubs ie Champions League at the very least
Thirdly, he's not mentally ill .????
04 May 2026 09:47:17
Bse, mate, Netz looks very good but he's not in the Europa squad.
29 Apr 2026 21:08:18
I'd go with that Munmad, just about full strength. We do have an extra day to recover and we aren't travelling very far. No extra time tomorrow.
I express my usual 2 wishes, a win and no injuries. ? ? ?
22 May 2026 13:16:40
Tuchel will have to move on to another job in order to "Fuhrer" his career imo. It will take years to "Heil" the years of hurt from this World Cup mate. .
22 May 2026 13:12:02
Tuchel might even have to "Hanover" the reigns to someone else when he's sacked .....
Ok I'll stop there .....
22 May 2026 13:10:05
What? ??? Rogie, I predict the fans will be "Bayern" for Tuchel's blood if we fail at the World Cup, mate. ???
22 May 2026 09:40:48
What tangled webs we weave, eh Ed ??
I'm rapidly losing whatever small interest I had in this World Cup mate and I'm a proud Englishman ( with a bit of Irish thrown in .) ?
{Ed001's Note - I have never really enjoyed international footie, I find it too slow and boring, a lot like the Prem this season!}
22 May 2026 09:54:45
Perhaps Tommy Turtle confused "MGW" with "BMW"?