Nottingham Forest Banter

13 May 2024 11:15:43
Sell off the dead wood, keep our best players next season, take the points deduction, stick to fingers up to the premier league, and hope for enough points to keep us up. Bye the lease off the council, if we get relegated at the end of next season so be it. Owning our own ground would be fantastic, even with twenty thousand fans in it, if we were to get relegated.
I'm not happy being in this, shall we say (not exactly straight ) premier league, in fact apart from the odd games, I've hated every minute of being in the BEST League in the world 🤪🤪, with its top referees and its VAR, not too mention its top priority teams, one with 115 charges hanging over it 😵‍💫👎.
I along with so many others waited all of those, 23 years, away from the BEST league in the world, just waiting for the chance to get back amongst it, but this league is putting me off football altogether, I never watch any other games now days only Forest matches, the commentators drive me mad, sorry ladies, especially the women ones, as for the p&/ @ks before and after games, well. It's a sad state of affairs when I don't want to watch, the programme I've watched all my life MOTD, bring back David Coleman.
One more thing, then I'll and my rant, SEASON TICKET PRICES, all I'll say is I'm pleased I gave my season ticket away when I did.
I'm 70 odd years old now, I've supported Forest since the age of 5, and I will support them until the day I die,
BUT THIS ain't FOOTBALL ANYMORE
Its a great game that's been turned into a rich man's play thing, and FANS mean NOWT.

13 May 2024 11:38:57
Top post Dreamon. The Premier league is not all that.

13 May 2024 11:44:27
That Dreamon is a fantastic post.
Well said sir.

13 May 2024 12:46:01
Think most would agree there pal. I couldn't name you half the England team or who they played for never mind who plays for who in the prem. I watch championship and lower matches and really enjoy then, sometimes watching prem games I switch off I'm that bored. I know there's always been bias towards the so called big clubs, but it's ridiculous now listening to commentators cream over the simplest pass or move. The sad thing is if the top teams buggered off and formed a super league, the rest were left to fight it out it wouldn't be the same as you want to play and beat the arrogant knob heads. The money would dwindle, the skill set would drop and players wouldn't be interested in playing in the prem anymore. A bit of a double edged sword really, can't stand em, can't play without em. See us older fans remember the good old days but fans of the last 20 or so years don't and only know what they see now. I know football has to move with the times but it's gone beyond the ridiculous now. Also in reality we all want Forest in the prem otherwise we in the championship, showing no ambition to get up so have less talent in the squad and the quality if player is less making for less entertaining games
Sometimes you wonder if you were better off supporting a team like Bristol city or a league 1 team who's dream is to get into the championship hoping to play some sleeping giants or relegated prem teams.

13 May 2024 14:10:43
These are all excellent posts leading on from your heart felt one Dreamon. I also have a tremendous sense of frustration with the way the sport has been hijacked by billionaire global monopolies with a lot of the joy sucked out of it.
I did, foolishly perhaps, entertain some naive idea that Government oversight under the New Bill for regulation might have some effect but all this generation of politicians have absolutely no integrity whatsover and are particularly fond of a nice backhander from rich lobbyists whom the Premier League control ………and I include all the major parties in this so I’m not being partial here friends.

13 May 2024 15:23:46
Yes agree with just about all of that sky have sent me a reminder that they are putting my payment up and how lucky I am to have them sorry but will be cancelling it it's crap all the commutator s are rubbish and I begrudge paying Gary Neville and co for their anti Forest views and if asked I will tell them why.

13 May 2024 15:47:20
I agree with all you say Redjester and you Stokey but unfortunately us ordinary people, citizens of this country, supporters of football clubs, are treated as something you can pick up on the sole of your shoes.

13 May 2024 16:30:59
Great post and perfectly detailed. One point I would make. The BBC football website did not make any headline for the National League play off final between Bromley and Solihull. yet plenty of ramblings about the coach at Chelsea ladies team. the play off final was a great match filled with passion tension and a referee taking responsibility for decisions and who had a very good game. REAL FOOTBALL!

13 May 2024 17:18:05
Stokey, god save us, the last thing we need is politicians getting involved in football, let them concentrate on their main job of f#****#g up the country, and I also include all parties in that,

13 May 2024 10:39:30
Nuno was bought in with the expectation he would see us comfortably to the end of the season, started how the club wanted but fell away badly.
The jury is now out.
CARLO.

13 May 2024 07:39:40
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, Hidden Gem Players Manchester United Could Sign

12 May 2024 20:23:07
By the way Legless I know you thought I'd need Kevlar as well as my tin hat and Gazzi you suggested I should book a holiday to Cloud Cuckoo land rather than Corfu with my predictions on the run in but have a look my friends.
Predicted Forest 2 Chelsea 3
Predicted West Ham 2 Luton 1 ( actually 3 v 1)
Predicted Spurs 3 Burnley 1 (2 v 1)
Said the defeat yesterday wouldn't matter and we be in the Trent with Yatesy, pis"ed. Actually it didn't matter but the crowd leaving the WFCG afterwards was very subdued and entirely sober. Actually swimming in the Trent is not recommended as, according to one of my ex colleagues, a diver, the currents around Trent Bridge are very, very hazardous. ⚠️
I said Burnley would already be relegated by the time we played them without them getting another point. So they are relegated but got a point 1 v 1 against Man Utd with a late Obana fluff!
I think we will beat demoralised Burnley anyway but just to put you fully in the picture comrades if Luton claw back the 12 goals by some miracle ( so much so that the Betting authorities would definately be investigating) they actually need 13. If it's 12 each it goes to goals scored (Luton 50 atm Forest 47) then head to head ( 2 draws) then away goals ( Luton 2 Forest 1). I am pretty confident that my prediction of comfortable survival will be right.
The only thing I got wrong was I believed we'd get 2 points at least back from our FFP appeal. can't think how I got this one wrong😳😳🤔🤔
I'll do an end of season wish list and commentary a week tomorrow if I'm still here and my ticker hasn't packed up already with the stress this campaign has caused me! 🙄😅😅.

12 May 2024 20:50:35
Caused me no stress stokey my friend, i expected it. Football should be an enjoyment not a predictable farce. I swear reds. I've come off here with a tear now and then. And that's only because i care about the game. And it's wrongdoings. You want the young you take to games to enjoy it. Through passion not fashion. A fashion of money, arabs, and corruption. F kn swear i just cannot see a way forward for us. More and more like Scottish sh1te. League. Luv the sounds that WFCG AND OUR AWAY FANS GIVE. Keeps me sane. X.

12 May 2024 20:51:16
Yes, fair play Stokey, you pretty much nailed it mate. You should develop a gambling habit.

12 May 2024 21:40:48
Legless, mate, I always remind my long suffering wife that putting myself through it supporting Forest is my only vice. I could have spent my retirement on Cocaine and hookers but I don’t……. She seems to be ok with that……. 😂😂😂😂
My conscience is clear and enables me to sleep very well at night ( and sometimes during the day as well! )

12 May 2024 21:45:31
If the duty ED ever posts my previous Bowie - I do admire the passion on this site. Yours particularly. I don't agree with you sometimes, but that's the essence of it, isn't it?

12 May 2024 22:26:31
You got one score very slightly wrong Stokey old boy so off to cuckoo land you go my friend.

12 May 2024 23:56:41
Don't think it was quite comfortable having to wait until 2 games to go and we still not mathematically safe. We all remember the last game for a play off place with a Mr Lamouchi team, Stoke, Swansea, so you never know Luton 7 Fulham 0, Burnley 6 Forest 0, could happen😱😱😱.

13 May 2024 06:54:03
And I'm going to get 6 numbers come up on the lottery Saturday cig 🤣🤣.

13 May 2024 07:38:58
It's not over until the fat lady sings. 😜.

13 May 2024 08:03:51
You are probably right Gazzi my friend. My wife says I spend most of my time there anyway…. 😁😁🤪🤪.

13 May 2024 09:04:42
In that case Stokey, I will see you there sometime.

12 May 2024 19:41:43
Don't think we'd get much for Sangare if we were to try and sell him. He'll probably end up being shipped out on loan several times still being paid by us, earning good money from us until his contract is up. We've got a few like that, just think we thought we had it bad in the championship when we paid 13 million for Carvalhio, geez 😳.

12 May 2024 19:56:10
Back to PSV 15 million best hope I reckon.

12 May 2024 20:19:54
At least Arter will be off the wage bill soon.

12 May 2024 20:28:55
Gateshead looking at him, bit money after winning the FA vase. Too close to Sunderland for me.

12 May 2024 17:41:16
The Nuno question is a big one. The only reason we are limping over the line is due to the frailties of three other teams. Three other teams with less budget who haven’t spent hundreds of millions on players. Yes hundreds of millions.
Does Big M pull the trigger? And if he does, who would come, and more importantly would they do any better than 5 wins out of 24?
It was time for cooper to go. But when I heard it was Nuno I was gobsmacked. So that’s the question and I think it’s worth a poll? Can one of the Eds do a poll Nuno stay or Nuno sacked?

{Ed033's Note -


Nuno poll

12 May 2024 18:47:47
Keep Nuno. He came straight into a relegation fight. Albeit with half a season to go but its going to change your approach. He lost key players on international duty and has been without his main striker for most of his tenure. Then just in recent weeks we've binned 3 or 4 points on dreadful finishing and Origi not squaring it. Sorry, but I'm still not over that! Another 2 or 3 points on shameful refereeing and VAR and let's not forget the 4 point deduction.
So I'm for starting season from an equal points situation, with Nuno in charge, a few good signings and let's see how we go. Or take a chance on a manager who will have invariably been sacked from his last job?

12 May 2024 18:35:07
Thanks Ed.

{Ed033's Note - ok thanks.

12 May 2024 20:26:28
🤣🤣🤣🤣 34 votes not even 34 people come on the banter site 🤣🤣🤣.

12 May 2024 20:33:05
Brilliant post WhoKnows mate. He was handed a crock full of 💩💩💩💩by our hierarchy ( recruitment, no AFCON planning, FFP ) as was Cooper but looks overwhelmingly likely to keep us in the Prem despite Mr M not because of him.
Ok I know Mr M is ambitious and put the money up but, as it says in the King James Bible (Greek Orthodox version ) “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord” 😂😂🤔🙄.

12 May 2024 20:56:59
Skegs I think the votes nuno has are from your other accounts? 🤣.

12 May 2024 21:47:02
🤣🤣🤣 I imagine you put 30 different accounts on B4 you did the poll redfrog but I'm sure maranakis will take into account the 20 fans on this site wanted Nuno out even though he kept us up 🤔 🤣🤣🤣🤡.

13 May 2024 03:03:36
Just look at the pole to get an honest assessment of what the average fan thinks of Nuno. 🤡
Enough said.

13 May 2024 07:00:01
That just shows how many different accounts some on here have 🤣🤣 you better put another up next season because he will still be here 🤣🤣 Nuno Nuno nuno.

12 May 2024 16:10:42
Just a thought shouldn't Chelsea have been down to ten, ? CHO was going through and tripped by the last man, ?

12 May 2024 17:22:58
Rinse and Repeat ref wise stevie. We've had nothing given us all season why would they start now. 🎈.

12 May 2024 17:26:59
I don't think he was last man there was 2 Chelsea players out to the right of him I did think that to before I watched it again.

12 May 2024 17:32:12
Chelsea player was further away than Boly, when Worrall got sent off v Man U. Go figure.