06 Aug 2026 19:39:32
Good evening Stokey, how are you compadre? 👍🏻
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06 Aug 2026 15:51:44
Could you please explain the process by which a player can be acquired using Nottingham Forest's funds and subsequently loaned to Olympiacos? It appears that Forest was reportedly €2 million short of the required amount for both Diamonde and Read.
Feyenoord was seeking €25 million for the player, while our offer was €23 million.
Considering Marinakis's high expectations, how can these be met without investing in high-quality players?
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06 Aug 2026 18:00:05
Things don't seem right at all...
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06 Aug 2026 18:02:24
It's ridiculous. Haggling over a couple of million.
Diomande (2/3m off the asking price), Read (2/3m off the asking price) and Bergvall (5m? off the asking price before NUFC came in) would all be at the club if we weren't so tight!
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06 Aug 2026 18:09:31
Gykores Fernandes sporting have a track record for it. Playing hardball and saying deals have collapsed only to go through. Later.and look at you lot 🤣🤣🤣 it's the end of the world then the deal goes through how stupid you are all going to look and will I remind you dam right I will 😁😁
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06 Aug 2026 18:53:38
Yes, Skegsy, you're bang on. It's called a negotiation, both sides are playing hardball.
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06 Aug 2026 18:58:53
Those deals should have been sorted two weeks ago. What are we messing about at, or does Mr M fancy paying out for another manager to walk away. I think we need to get another forward, as well as the two lads, and possibly another midfielder.
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06 Aug 2026 19:10:30
It's a good job this lot don't support Newcastle or Fulham. They'd be chucking themselves in the Trent with a lead weight else.
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06 Aug 2026 20:24:03
I think some on this site have short memories. You should remember all the rubbish we squandered our money on since we were promoted. We've only lost Anderson, and yes he was good but not brilliant. To be brilliant you have to be consistent every game, and yes he had personal problems, and we all felt for him when we found out.
But you have to be 100 percent for the Premier League or you're going to let your players down. We don't need 5 or so new signings, just a couple of quality players who can lift the rest. Don't forget we've got 4 CFds on the books.
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06 Aug 2026 20:46:21
Good post, Vale.
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06 Aug 2026 14:29:12
Just what the heck is going on with our recruitment team? Complete lack of communication and now Juve are after Milenkovic?
And when is some of the crap like McAtee and Bakwa being sold?
Very frustrating period and OG, given his outspoken criticism of lack of backing at Palace must surely be a little miffed?
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06 Aug 2026 14:44:21
I'm sure if Glasner is not happy he will leave. Because you can guarantee he has it penned in his contract. So until he walks out there's nothing to panic about.
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06 Aug 2026 14:56:15
Diamonde not coming. What is going on with our recruitment. 😡😡
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06 Aug 2026 15:26:36
You were saying, Skeg? 🤔
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06 Aug 2026 15:29:17
Talks have ceased. That doesn't mean the deal is dead and final. And if the price isn't right, we won't pay it. If anyone on here was buying a house or a car, you would have a price in mind, what it's worth to you. I don't know about anyone else on here, but I wouldn't pay over the odds. 🤔
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06 Aug 2026 15:39:29
Regarding the price, if you offer bids comparable to Temu's pricing, you will receive products of a similar quality. How can we be expected to advance or improve when the offered bids are consistently low?
It is risky to proceed without recruiting any players, akin to treading water.
I can imagine OG is thinking this is reminiscent of Palace.
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06 Aug 2026 15:40:11
Skeg. 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
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06 Aug 2026 15:50:49
Ripley, 😁😁😁 You know Im always right. Wonder where you will dissappear to at end of window when all players are in place and signings are done. Im sure you will pop on again after, if you can find something else to moan about Forest. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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06 Aug 2026 15:53:24
Diamonde deal collapsed not due to money, but a major fallout between the negotiation teams!
The player must be well miffed, because he's not been training with Sporting!!!!
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06 Aug 2026 16:00:44
It was also about the money. We were EUR2 million short, yet we are able to spend £20 million on a player for Olympiacos. This seems like a good deal for them. If Marinakis is truly committed to improving the team's standing in the league, his approach is rather unconventional and odd, to say the least!
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06 Aug 2026 16:14:23
Ok, Skeg.... 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
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06 Aug 2026 13:10:13
Nick Pope available for 12m, great back up for Sels imo.
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06 Aug 2026 13:45:25
We will certainly need an upgrade on John Victor unless young Bott is a hidden gem, Munmad.
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06 Aug 2026 11:51:27
Juventus after Milenkovic, 25 million
We are having a cracking window aren't we.
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06 Aug 2026 13:26:36
Exceptional, Larry.
Heard Diamonde and Reindeer have rebuffed any interest from Forest.
Reindeer had a good game last, was a standout player, and wishes to fight for his place, allegedly. 🤔 🤔
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06 Aug 2026 13:36:15
Are you hearing these voices in your head, Ripley? 🤣🤣
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06 Aug 2026 13:46:59
Whoever was doing the negotiating for us had a disagreement over the price.
Negotiations have, however, stopped.
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06 Aug 2026 14:23:32
Watch this space, Skeggs.
Never mock a Thesbian. 🤔
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06 Aug 2026 14:40:46
Red were not going to pay over the odds for any player just for the sake of it simples and correct. 😁
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06 Aug 2026 16:01:54
Marinakis is expecting to get a Harrods-type player for Temu money.
Ridiculous!
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06 Aug 2026 08:05:01
The Uganda team captain David Owari was sadly beaten to death outside his home yesterday. Thugs lay in wait for him, then attempted to rob him. He died in hospital later.
RIP David, lover of football.
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06 Aug 2026 08:25:36
Just awful, mate.
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06 Aug 2026 08:26:17
Why is Infantino still in a job!!!!
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06 Aug 2026 08:40:45
Because he's very good at manipulation of other people! The Moroccan FIFA delegate has disclosed that Infantino offered Morocco the World Cup Final in 2030, if he backed him in the vote! Fact!
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05 Aug 2026 18:02:15
Myself I have no confidence in this forward line, midfield without Anderson, (I know and agree) gone and have to go on. But he was one of the only midfielders to not only break up attacks, but could play a decent ball through. The flanks show nothing, the coaching, set pieces etc. pathetic. Is it me or do you lot really think Glasner can change this lot.
Big M obviously hoping so. Reds yes I come over negative and I swear. Apart from family and friends I live Forest. Only want the best. Yet I see a struggle with goals and working as a team. Gonna be hard getting this dressing room together. Shoot away. My opinion.
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05 Aug 2026 18:56:20
You watch, MGW will pull himself either side of the flanks because of his workrate and insecurity with them. Hope Aina does stay fit. As he has strength, can dribble and put a half-decent cross in. Hutchinson needs to up his game, loads. Williams will work 110% as per. (One of our only chances of a goal from back.) Sangare needs the same.
Last 3rd of the season useless. Hope and know Wood will work for the badge. Hudson needs to try changing his play. Happy defending for me. Jesus, I hope learnt a lot from last season. Don't get me wrong, the laddie tries, but just not Premier.
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05 Aug 2026 19:01:09
Well, Bowie, to be honest, I agree with you.
Only time will tell regarding Glasner.
New players are definitely needed ASAP, otherwise what's the point of hiring Glasner on false presences?
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05 Aug 2026 19:23:42
I have faith in the lads because...
🎶 "And the shame was on the other side (Fester or Derby, take your pick)
Oh, we can beat them for ever and ever
Then we could be heroes
Just for one season
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
We can be heroes
Just for one season
We can be heroes." 🎶 🌳
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05 Aug 2026 19:28:42
At least that was what Major Tom told City Ground control. 🌳
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05 Aug 2026 19:35:27
I have the royalties winter, along with so ta bed. 🤣 Just looking for a Starman up front. And Jean Genie from a lamp.
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05 Aug 2026 20:10:14
You will remember, Bowie, how appalled I was at both the fact of VPs sacking and the disrespectful and classless manner in which it was done by Mr M.
He had the team purring, organised, playing some great football and scoring for fun. He instilled great team spirit and was charismatic. He got the fans onside as well, I thought he'd earned another season at the very least, mate. Or, as I and a few others put it, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"....
The jury is out on OG. I said at the time of his appointment he only came to us because he'd burnt his bridges at Palace and didn't get one of the "big" jobs at Chelsea, Man City or Liverpool.
I hope I'm proved wrong...
As for Ando, we had plenty of warning that he was off and we should have had replacements lined up and oven ready instead of all this messing around....
As you rightly say, it doesn't look good atm, sadly.
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05 Aug 2026 20:24:19
As a reminder to everyone, I said at the end of last season we wanted 3 things, and they were stability, stability and stability!
I also said we wanted no more than 3 or 4 signings maximum. A replacement for Ando, a beefing up of our goalkeeper department, and a centre forward to replace Woody.
(We may get away with the latter if Taiwo keeps performing as he is doing.)
Perhaps a ball-playing centre back to cover for Murillo's injury, and because OG likes to play 3 at the back.
Of that wish list, so far, we have Schlager on a freebie... with just over 2 weeks to go before the season starts.
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05 Aug 2026 20:25:20
Great reply Stokey, bud, and couldn't agree more on VP. 👍
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05 Aug 2026 21:05:17
As for the Star Man up top... I'm fairly optimistic that Big Taiwo is looking strong, fit and hungry. He looks like the type of forward that needs love. If OG backs him, he could easily get back the form we saw when he first came in. 🌳
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05 Aug 2026 21:42:30
Oh dear, Arsenal are in big trouble. They lost 3-1 to Real Betis tonight in a friendly. Maybe their owner should invest in some new players. 🤣🤣🤣 It's the end of the world, I tell you. 🤣🤣🤣 We love Mr M. 😁
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05 Aug 2026 21:44:30
And p.s. Who was the Geordie we sold for 116 million? This time next season, we won't remember him, and Man City will be wanting to sell him for 40 million. 🤣😅🤣😅🤣
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05 Aug 2026 21:58:32
Wow Skegs, bit weak that one, bud. The laddie fought till the end for us, even going through his hardest time. Cmon.
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05 Aug 2026 22:22:02
Bowie, don't make it out that he's some sort of saint. We all lose loved ones, and I'm afraid we still all have to carry on working, that is life. Forest was just a stepping stone to him to get to the big time, which he's done, he's now a Man City player.
So I've well and truly moved on. Good luck to the lad, but he won't do anything there, just like Johnson with Spurs and Elanga with Newcastle. 😁 Judas.
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05 Aug 2026 22:52:09
Or maybe let's put it another way, you said you've worn a Forest shirt all your life, supported them, invested money and time in them. And tomorrow you slip on a Man City shirt and start supporting them. What would you like me to say, thanks for being a Forest fan for decades and investing money in them, well done. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Or Judas.
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05 Aug 2026 23:02:26
Erm, you've lost me, Skegs. Just leave it.
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05 Aug 2026 23:55:44
So, Skegs, in your first statement you admit you loved Ando? As did/do we all. Fantastic player who gave his all for the club. Now he moves on to better things, which, in honesty, we all wish for our beloved. 🌳
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06 Aug 2026 06:45:29
Yes, he's moved on, RRH. So have I, that's all I'm saying. He's a Man City player now. Let's move on with the players that play for Forest.
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06 Aug 2026 07:59:28
Ando was a brilliant player for the Reds, he's moved on with his career and we wish him well. However, getting the dream move might not be right for his career! Look at Calvin Phillips, Jack Grealish, both went to City, but it didn't work out. Now, is it Noorgaard? He went to Arsenal, which hasn't worked out, so he's now gone to Everton.
Chelsea have brought in a lot of players, as have Spurs, Man Utd and Arsenal. It remains to be seen if it works out, or will these players be sitting in the stands watching!
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06 Aug 2026 10:14:14
I agree, when players move on, so do we move on. Anderson will always be remembered for what he did at Forest, but that chapter has ended. People think we can just sign our previous players and get the best out of them when they have failed elsewhere. Elanga, Jonson, Garner have all moved on; Garner is the only one to have shown the potential that they had with us. The reason Anderson's replacement was not identified, I believe, is EM was looking for a different manager, and it seems, according to reports, that OG is identifying targets.
The GK department is light. It's good to see Taiwo looking back to his very best. The most important thing this season was to keep Williams, Sangare and MGW. I still believe we will make 3 signings before the start of the season.
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06 Aug 2026 10:47:18
Good post, Cyprus.
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06 Aug 2026 12:09:44
Diaomonde deal will be done today. Glasner will have his man. And, hopefully, that will shut some of the moaners up for a bit. 😁
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06 Aug 2026 12:35:37
Of course it will, Stella boy. 🤣🤣
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05 Aug 2026 09:00:16
Even if we don’t sign a single player for this season we still have a top half squad imo
Forwards Jesus Awoniyi Wood Kalimuendo
CM Sangare Schlager Dominguez Yates
AM Gibbs White NcAtee Ndoye Hutchinson
WB Aina Williams Netz Savona De Moireira
CB Murrilo Milenkovic Cunha Abbott Morato Bindon
WI Hudson Odoi Bakwa
GK Sels Victor
That, apart from a back up Keeper, is a top ten squad imo.
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05 Aug 2026 10:14:47
Aiming for the top half of the table is ambitious. Without new player acquisitions, the upcoming season could prove challenging.
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05 Aug 2026 16:19:06
I remember that being said about Nuno and his team by a lot of people. We now have a better team. 🤔 We're doomed, I say doomed. 🤣🤣
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05 Aug 2026 16:19:51
And p.s a better manager. 😁
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05 Aug 2026 16:34:13
Ps Skeggs,
Anymore in the door, mate?
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05 Aug 2026 17:25:42
Get a move on Ollie!!!!!.
🤷♂️
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05 Aug 2026 19:04:35
Skeg, please explain why we have a better team without some low form of wit?
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05 Aug 2026 21:39:44
Red in Ripley, if you can't see we have a better team than 2 seasons ago, there's no helping you, pal.
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04 Aug 2026 20:44:52
There’s an interesting article on the BBC football site showing one young prospect for the future at each Premiership club.
Ours (from Nick Mashiter) is Azae Bonnick in the under 18’s. Impressive stats gor a 15 year old.
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04 Aug 2026 21:17:08
Yeah, I saw that, Stokey. Whilst I've heard of most of the rest of the lads, I have to admit I've never heard of Bonnick. Sounds like a good prospect. 🌳
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05 Aug 2026 06:00:58
I know Nick's brother "Luz".
🤭🤭🤭
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04 Aug 2026 19:15:09
Now being reported that Forest are after a Man City midfielder, Reijnders for £55m - he's 28! Anyone know anything about him? He's not been at City long, but never seen him on a team sheet!
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04 Aug 2026 21:17:57
Yeah, he's top class, mate. If we can get him, forget Bergvall. 🌳
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04 Aug 2026 21:25:24
If you've never seen reindeer on a team sheet, you can't have watched City much.
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04 Aug 2026 22:07:29
And now, patience. It's getting the fans excited. 🙄 If it's true, just saying. But it has come from Romano, so we will see.
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05 Aug 2026 07:35:01
I've watched Man City twice in the last year, Forest home and away - otherwise, I have no interest in them! Great to hear this, lads, a decent player then, cheaper than Bergval, plus we don't have to deal with Spurs!
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05 Aug 2026 08:12:53
Well, you did see him then, because he played and scored against us at the City Ground. What did you think about him?
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05 Aug 2026 12:39:16
Oh right! Is he the player with the dodgy pencil moustache? Looks like Errol Flynn's love child. 😆 🤣 😂
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05 Aug 2026 13:17:46
That's the one. 😂
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