Nottingham Forest Banter

16 Sep 2026 22:52:00
Plans approved to expand the Stadium to 52,000 capacity. They just have to approve a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Trent.

They want to start work end of season so mad rush to get that approved.

We might be in Europe on a building site if we have a good season.

17 Sep 2026 08:11:47
So forest complete the expansion but haven't sorted the new bridge. What does Mr M do next?

17 Sep 2026 11:16:19
That is great news, hopefully be done in time for me to get a ticket again 😆
We don't need a new bridge over the Trent, we can get Jesus to carry us over - Jesus walks on the Trent remember!
Looking forward to the game on Saturday, Friday, Sunday, Monday 😆 whatever day Sky want it played! Let's get some momentum going, and keep it going!
COYR.

14 Sep 2026 22:02:56
Saying home points are vital. Only Man City, Arsenal and Leeds have won a home game this month in the Prem.

14 Sep 2026 22:11:10
And we are only 3 points behind third. All to play for.

The unlucky defeat to Leeds doesn't look anything like as bad when you look at the table now.

14 Sep 2026 22:22:57
Or tonight's result against Newcastle.

14 Sep 2026 23:10:54
Living the Marinakis Dream.

14 Sep 2026 23:11:48
Newcastle were appalling though,

15 Sep 2026 08:13:52
Yep, too many kids in the centre of the pitch, they basically folded last night. I would imagine that others have taken note, easily bullied with a soft centre. 🌳.

15 Sep 2026 08:50:35
What like Man U when they had Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes and won the title?

15 Sep 2026 09:04:15
Physically they were different players, Miley and the 17 year old Dutch lad are about as physically opposing as Julian Clary playing prop. Butt and Scholes had bite. 🌳.

15 Sep 2026 10:27:01
Speaking of bite, I'd like to see Yates on the pitch.

15 Sep 2026 13:48:52
Me too Cyclist but atm he is, imo, behind Schlager, Sanghere and possibly Dominquez in that holding midfielder position mate.

15 Sep 2026 15:29:42
another injury and you might see Yatesy in the team, in the back 3, he's rightly down the pecking order in the midfield area,

15 Sep 2026 17:34:27
Yes Stevie, OG has mentioned Yates as a possible cover at centre back. He's played there a few times including in pre season.
He's got all the attributes but has a tendency to give free kicks away and has a 50p shaped head.

15 Sep 2026 19:12:01
Stokey, yes mate,of all the things I really wouldn't like to see, this is one of those.

15 Sep 2026 19:28:50
Should of sold him. all he is now is a overpaid mascot.

15 Sep 2026 19:47:03
I think he played there in a Europa match and did very well. But it's a specialist position and you don't want free kicks given away near our box. Looked what happened when Malenkovic clattered the Leeds lad.
But he's a good option until Savona recovers.

15 Sep 2026 22:26:37
Skeggs, Yates may not be the most gifted technically but he has many other skills and attributes. Have you ever seen him play?

15 Sep 2026 22:36:32
No never seen him play 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

16 Sep 2026 09:05:28
Thought not.
Yates is Forest through and through, a proper leader, articulate, hard working and an asset any boss would crave.

16 Sep 2026 10:32:22
He might be all that but he's not good enough to make first 11. so like I say expensive mascot.

16 Sep 2026 12:03:51
Yates is a a good Premiership player, He may well get his chance and will slot in seamlessly. Unlike any mascot I've ever seen.
I've seen him play many many times and can vouch for his quality and attributes.

A good professional who sets the standards. That's why he's a captain As I said, any Premiership manager would be pleased to have him.
I'm just glad you aren't in charge of recruitment and selection Skeggs.

16 Sep 2026 18:34:57
Skeggy, worryingly i seem to find myself agreeing with most of your posts these days, however you are wrong about Yates, every club needs a Yates and we have the original 🤣🤣.

14 Sep 2026 17:38:47
Watched the game on Sat, thought we contained them well the first half barring the goal post fluff up.

2nd half we visibly went up a gear and came out really quickly. It was great to see players hunting in packs and GW, McAtee and Schlager busting a nut to get on the ball.

We really got in their faces and thought we overwhelmed them at times.
If Delap can serve up more 2nd half performances like that he will definitley repay his £50m price tag.

Was great for Jesus to get the winner, he has been really unlucky at times not to score so far this season and always puts a shift in, really pleased for him.

More of the same please Forest, good stuff.

14 Sep 2026 19:26:24
Great post Ginger ! 👍
I'm a great fan of Jesus. Brilliant workrate and a superb finisher given half a chance.

14 Sep 2026 19:39:37
So am I a great fan stokey, his book keeps on selling 🫢 actually more than graham Potter, ang on might be Harry.

14 sep 2026 19:23:12
i said oi ginger, look at my wad, 1st half for me more than lucky, 2nd we stepped up to the plate. Our playing from the back has me biting nails every time. We beat a villa side under the cosh manager/ coach/ backhander whatever there called now who lost it. Don't get me wrong young man.

Still look almost positive, but i just cannot see freedom from anyone and direction. Locked up in Glasner's purse of notes alongside Hughton's. We fluked it bud, but that's the rules. Ok one at a time please comebacks. And yeah the plasterer makes more money than football sense.

14 Sep 2026 20:19:30
I would say Villa edged the first half but the 2nd half, they were 2nd best for sure.

We could have had more goals too(Nico's spoon over for example), we did get to play them at a good time, they are going through a rebuild period now and are rejuvenating their team as it was an aging squad.

But 3 points away is never to be sniffed at for sure in the Prem.

14 Sep 2026 20:59:34
The Leeds result doesn't really look that bad now does it.

14 Sep 2026 21:13:21
🤣🤣🤣 erm we were the home team ?

14 Sep 2026 21:24:54
Twice.

14 Sep 2026 21:40:08
Living the glasner mr m dream.😁.

14 Sep 2026 22:26:42
Bowie it's true about the Bible mate. The King James Bible and the appointment of Cloughie were the two greatest successes ever done by a commitee.
Unless there's any other suggestions comrades ? One to get the old grey matter going.🤔.

14 Sep 2026 22:39:42
Stokey i know you like reading books?
How about pop. ups?
If i sat on your knee ?

14 Sep 2026 22:43:42
🤣 stokey, on that I might stick one of my old twisted lyrics out later 👍.

14 Sep 2026 22:39:50
No stokie were not at church and 70s 80s went a long time ago. we're now in 2026.and looking into the future not the past. my little historian living the glasner mr m forest youngsters are loving you for bringing them European football making the ground a bigger and better place ignore the has beens that live in the past.

its all about the future for forest uredddssss Uredddssss.

15 Sep 2026 09:18:18
Bowie, excellent! Look forward to the lyrics mate 👍
Skeggs, I can't make head nor tail of that post mate. It was like Vienna. It means nothing to me.😁.

15 Sep 2026 11:14:21
Only three how wins so far this month in the Prem. The away teams have been doing better. No idea why.

14 Sep 2026 10:22:36
It's interesting that our next opponents, Coventry, are in such dire straits so early on. They look completely out of their depth early doors in the Prem despite being runaway winners of the Championship last season. I'm not a betting man but I doubt they will achieve the magical 11 points this season.
Which makes Steve Coopers achievement even more incredible.

14 Sep 2026 10:37:36
Sergej Jakirović is already well on his way to getting the Keys to the City and an honorary Yorkshire passport. I watched a fair bit of the Championship last season, and would never of guessed it would be them doing so well. Gary O'Neil isn't doing a bad job either.
Fulham
Palace
Coventry
My sides to go down. 🌳.

14 Sep 2026 12:04:01
Lots of good managers in the EFL, but not up to the premier league standards. I'm not saying Lampard isn't a good manager and you would think after playing in the prem for as long as he did he'd be able to be competitive, just goes to show how many fail.

Take our Nigel' been with Mansfield for a while now not pulling any trees up at the moment and knows the efl inside out but put him in the prem I don't think he'd last three months.

14 Sep 2026 13:02:35
The problem is Lampard is popular with the FA and a likely next England manager. He is in the Southgate mould ie nice character wont upset FA applecarts. Southgate won nothing with Middlesbrough and it didn't stop them appointing him and he won nothing with England. So how Lampard does with Coventry is irrelevant to the FA. Lee Carsley is my choice should TT fail again.

14 Sep 2026 15:11:27
Lampard isn't that nice a character Nuno mate.
Remember the sex tapes scandal with Rio Ferdinand and Dyer in Cyprus back in the day. We all did daft things perhaps as young men but nothing as sordid as that.
Also, I went to see Jon Richardson the comedian and actor a couple of years ago at the Stoke Regent. Very funny but he told a story about filming a " hit the crossbar from the half way line " competition for Red Nose Day.

By sheer fluke JR hit the bar first time. Lampard kicked up a right fuss and insisted that the filming continued until he'd won. Sounds like a bit of a mardy arse to me.
Can't see him ever becoming England manager tbh.

15 Sep 2026 12:08:00
" nothing as sordid as that” speak for yourself stokie 😂😂.

15 Sep 2026 17:36:04
I was Oakham.😇😇😇😇.

15 Sep 2026 20:01:36
Yeah, and just wishful thinking on my part 😟.

13 Sep 2026 21:08:38
How did Bruno not get a red card with Phil Foden? The game has gone bananas, and VAR should be scrapped in its present form. I agree that decisions have to be made, but by the ref and no one else.
The ref has a screen he can view incidents on, so why not let the ref confirm important decisions himself? They can have a second ref on the side, to say, you need to have a look at that one!
The referee is the main man, let him make the decision using technology!

With the way things are going there'll be drone ref's flying around the pitch, with vote Trump hats on 😆 🤣 😂.

13 Sep 2026 21:20:52
Keeff, I've been saying since time immemorial that football VAR should be done like they do it in Rugby League, Union and cricket, where it's seamless and ( mostly) smooth ) and quicker
Captains review and technology actually helping the ref. drives me mad that football is so arrogant that it can't learn lessons from other sports.

14 Sep 2026 07:51:37
Deffo Stokey! I remember the ref decision from last season, handball to control the ball - VAR said handball - all the pundits said handball - all the footy fans said handball - the ref said goal stands lol In rugby it would have been ruled out!

14 Sep 2026 10:28:33
Well, well, VARs new policy of being more inconspicuous and having less effects on games is going really well. Four games in and the biggest talking points from the league so far is what they have got wrong. About time they sacked the lot of them and brought in ex-pros. To be fair the new laws around time wasting seem to be alot better so far, plus, I've only seen a couple of players round more than three times after being fouled, all down to the new injury off for one minute rule.


All in all some improvement in a few areas but still useless in others. I fear they've made the offside rules so complicated that a subjective view can be taken on most tight decisions. Like i said get the ex-pros involved. 🌳.

14 Sep 2026 11:02:38
I believe Wenger, one of football's great thinkers and innovators is looking at a clear daylight offside approach in the Canadian leagues on behalf of FIFA. I look forward to his report and how (and if) FIFA apply it.


Marginal decisions should be like cricket, umpires call. Unless it's a complete reffing blooper goals should stand.
Prior to VAR no goal was disallowed for offside by a toe nail ever in the whole history of football.

14 Sep 2026 11:12:08
To paraphrase Bill Shankley " if he's not interfering with play what's he doing on the pitch ".

14 Sep 2026 13:45:46
From what I know, Wenger has been advising FIFA for years, he is one of the culprits for the current mess. 🌳.

14 Sep 2026 15:23:50
He has a role as advisor to FIFA RRH, Academy, Development and Global Planning. However, he has condemned Infantino's money grubbing and failed plan to privatise and commercialise the future World Cup. Sure enough, Infantino is now desperately grubbing around trying to survive a confidence vote.


It's ok being a knowledgeable and wise advisor who's been there and done it but your boss can still be an idiot and ignore you.thats life.
We will wait and see both as regards Infantino's future and changes to the offside rules and VAR.

14 Sep 2026 17:06:47
Yeah, im not questioning Wengers integrity, although he has had input in all current rules and was one of the primary drivers to get VAR in the first place. He's clearly a proper football man, didn't have the most amazing playing career, but his influence on top class football there after has been remarkable. It can't be that hard to implement an offside rule across all of the game. If they stuck to the old rules when i played(about ten years ago)there wouldn't be such a problem, as you say daylight.

Everyone knew where we stood, none of this subjective c@rp, 'he's clearly leaning offside' or 'his toe is clearly offside'. If your body is level, you are level, simple. Generally any Tom, Dick or Harry could run the touchline and do a decent job. I have to admit, if i was asked to run the line, even in Sunday league, i wouldn't know where to start these days. 🌳.