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13 May 2026 21:23:34
I'm sure it was dtp who said each team's fans should show placards of something like justice against many city. And how f kn right he was. Reds, reds, reds. Plz don't let the one little piece of justice let go in football.
Please. I beg football as a whole. Otherwise, the league becomes pointless. You all know my views on the Premier. But love football. Just saying.
13 May 2026 22:00:56
All other prem teams should refuse to play City until the matter is resolved, one way or another.
13 May 2026 22:03:12
Spot on, Stevie, bud. And good to see ya.
13 May 2026 22:43:05
Yes, it would render the league irrelevant, and they'd have to act on it.
13 May 2026 19:50:01
I know some of you don’t like stats but here’s one to digest……
VP so far has averaged 1.65 points a game. If he’d been at the helm since the start of the season, we’d be on 59 points i.e. 5th or 6th depending on GD.
Talk of replacing him is crazy (but that word does describe the way our famous club is run……).
13 May 2026 20:15:35
Stokey, you didn't want Dyche replacing.
Redfrog told us we were heading for the Championship under Vitor as he hadn't won a game for Wolves.
All I know is Vitor has put a smile back on every player's face, no bomb squad, and had to get results immediately. That's some achievement while getting to semis in Europe as well.
13 May 2026 20:51:09
DTP, I wanted stability and Dyche was on course for comfortable survival, which he was. But I also said I would support whoever was the current manager at Forest, mate.
If you check back, you will also see that I repeatedly stuck up for VP when he was attacked for his poor record at Wolves at the start of this season by pointing out, repeatedly, that Wolves owners had sold his best players without replacing them (Cunha to ManUtd and a few others whose name escapes me atm).
Hence his record was skewed.
Anyway, mate, hats off to you and credit where it's due. You did predict our survival this weekend. Although, Arsenal made very hard work of it on our behalf. It was "a damned close run thing" as Wellington said of the Battle of Waterloo...
13 May 2026 21:14:10
They owed us one, when we held City.
13 May 2026 21:45:13
We'd have gone down under Dyche, as he'd lost the dressing room and had no tactical knowhow.
13 May 2026 22:16:23
According to you, DTP, we would have got relegated with Nuno, and Sels was a waste of space. So, facts actually show you were wrong. Who knows what would've happened with Dyche? That's just you guessing again, because you don't like someone. That's not really worked out for you with your past predictions, it just shows.
13 May 2026 22:20:29
Get back to the recliner.
13 May 2026 22:48:25
Dyche has a solid record and I respect him. For some reason it had hit the buffers with us. I think he alienated 5 or 6 players, which left us with a very small squad. The same players look part of a cohesive squad under VP.
Not sure what was going wrong under SD, as his teams usually galvanise and have spirit. Ours didn’t, and I feel it was only going one way. Glad we changed, but would like to wish SD and his team good luck for the future.
13 May 2026 17:33:11
I have a “To Do” and a “Not To List” for our owner….
Do tell the recruitment team to sign no more than 4 players of high quality to replace MGW, Ando and Murillo, plus a big goal scorer centre forward to cover for Woody who’s not getting any younger.
Do not spaff the TV money on 8 or 9 new faces of doubtful quality as you have in the past.
Do sort out the incomings and outgoings ASAP and in any case well before the season starts, notwithstanding the World Cup.
Do not bring in Silva or any other manager to replace VP but nurture and support him because he has the players onside and he knows what he’s doing.
Remember what happened when you appointed Ange on a whim ….
Do give VP at least a bare minimum 2 preseasons and 3 transfer windows.
Do support the Academy. We must be the most attractive in the East Midlands and (apart from Villa) the West Mids plus most of Yorkshire (apart from Leeds). Plus from abroad as per Lego’s suggestion.
Do try to instil a sense of stability into the running of the Club.
Do get the WFCG expansion in motion.
13 May 2026 18:37:59
Haha Stokey, what have you been drinking today? Mr M does what he wants, he's impulsive and demanding. Doubtful he cares what us peasants think. 🌳
13 May 2026 19:17:28
Well, RRH, it's his money he's wasting, but it will always, in one sense, be our club, mate. I live in hope.
In the police, we always planned for the worst case scenario, which in our case would mean losing Murillo, Ando and MGW, plus Woody to injury and age.
My message, for what it's worth, is that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Mr M has a penchant for doing daft things on a whim and ignoring good advice.
13 May 2026 21:16:24
Can a leopard 🐆 change its spots?
Marinakis will do as he pleases, unfortunately.
Hopefully he has learned valuable lessons this season and takes on board how close Forest were to relegation.
Regarding Silva, me personally would stick with VP.
{Ed001's Note - yes it can and they all do as they age.}
13 May 2026 23:07:05
Bottom line is, we overachieved with a small squad, and got lucky with no injuries on the whole.
Europe came too soon.
Overall our signings have been on the plus side since we got promoted to the prem.
13 May 2026 16:49:02
Seems like everything for next season hangs on who we can retain, who leaves and who we bring in. Bearing in mind that whoever we buy has to be Premier League quality, it looks like a daunting task.
We also have to balance the books which means selling for big money.
A further problem is continuity as we need as much of an established nucleus as possible.
My thoughts are this for a starting side:
Sels
Williams Malenkovic Cunha Aina
Sangare Domingues/ Yates
Hutchinson Wood Jesus Bakwa
Defence could still have Morato, Savona and Netz.
Midfield has McAtee.
Attack stiil have CHO and Awoniyi.
If we sell Anderson, MGW and Murillo we will need another creative midfielder, possibly a DM and another Prem Quality Striker.
I's going to be a balancing act, but we don't want another huge influx of people who won't make it in this league.
I'm looking for mid table 10-14th.
What think ye comrades?
13 May 2026 17:27:11
Good luck finding a quality striker in the Premier, bud. Especially on our legal coffers.
13 May 2026 19:25:03
I agree with most of that analysis, Bse, mate. I've always said our squad (well, the first 17 or 18) is, properly led, coached and organised, at least mid table Prem quality. That is where they will finish roughly, but lower mid table rather than mid or upper, because of the change of managers and instability. It's no coincidence we haven't lost in the last 8 games under Vitor Pereira.
But, minus MGW, Ando and Murillo (and Woody injured for long periods, like last season), we will struggle without quality replacements.
Bear in mind Murillo was a freak signing, and Ando came because of Newcastle's FFP indiscretions.
It won't be easy, as you say, Bowie, particularly with Prem quality strikers.
13 May 2026 23:33:04
Stokey
Inspector Clussoe could tell that it's hard to find Premier, i.e. world-class strikers for the Prem, ask Chelsea and Liverpool who've thought they'd bought the best.
To me, we have 3 very good strikers now in Awoniyi, Wood and Jesus, and Kalimuendo we don't know yet.
We keep scoring under Vitor anyway.
To me, we need a right back and winger as it stands right now, but Bakwa is showing signs so not that much needed.
Sangare has come into his own now and no Europe makes less demand on the squad next season.
13 May 2026 12:45:10
A discussion point here chaps and chappettes, regarding this so called 'spygate' at Middlesborough!
If it's true, that Southampton were party and in full knowledge of this alleged spying, what punishment do you dish out? Will the EFL use the new rule? Will they punish the guilty?
The players wouldn't have known, the Saints supporters wouldn't have known either?
Thoughts?
13 May 2026 15:01:44
I'd punish them by sending them to spy on a Steve Cooper training session & when they had slipped into a coma, drop em off in John O Groats with strict instructions to walk back to Southampton. 😃
13 May 2026 15:06:25
I'd send them to see if you really are a Forest Supporter, mate!!!
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13 May 2026 15:16:47
Larry. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
13 May 2026 16:36:58
Oh dear, Larry!
Of course I'm a true Forest fan. Are you?
How would you like to be watching Forest play Southampton, if it's proved the Saints are cheats?
13 May 2026 16:38:59
Rogie's name missing from my last post!
Is Rogie a Forest fan?
13 May 2026 17:02:35
1000%!!!
13 May 2026 17:19:05
I see SC is still living rent free in your head, Larry. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
13 May 2026 18:31:13
What was that song from Aerosmith? Living something? Oh yeah i remember. It goes.
"There's something wrong with the world today
I don't know what it is
Something's wrong with our eyes
We're seeing things in a different way
And God knows it ain't his
It sure ain't no surprise, yeah
Living in your head"
🤭 🌳⭐
13 May 2026 21:18:29
Red Robin, brilliant. 🤣🤣🤣
13 May 2026 21:56:44
Balloons knows one hell of a lot about the game, Winter. Always looked up to him, along with dtp, actually. Just saying, bud.
13 May 2026 23:33:07
Does posting lyrics question anyone's football knowledge? I really don't think so, 'living in your head' reminded me of 'living on the edge', which, by the way, is a brilliant song. Trying to think of a song that goes along with 'the day banter died'. 🌳
14 May 2026 00:25:17
Erm, the day the banter died. Bye bye Mr Hartlepool Man. Swapped the swapped the good life for the lavvy, but the lavvy was dry, and good old Bowie, drinking vodka and wine, singing "This will be the day that I die." This will be the day that I die.
13 May 2026 11:09:23
Don't these journalists pee you off with their pathetic rumour mongering. The season is not even over and they are touting Marco Silva to take over at Forest. They thrive on causing unrest among clubs in an effort to sell their grubby papers. I think I speak for the vast majority of Reds fans when I say we don't need Silva because we now have an excellent manager in Vitor Pereira.
The job he did for Forest was nothing short of brilliant and he deserves huge credit. So to these fantasy publications, go find another club to plant your so-called news to. We will be just fine next season. U REDS.
13 May 2026 12:29:44
He was always coming to Nottingham Forest. Mr M cant help himself. Vitor Pereira needs to be given at least a season.
13 May 2026 12:41:04
Mr M probably has nothing better to spend his money on, so paying off managers is his way! He'd be better off keeping VP, and asking VP who he wants in the squad for next season! I then suggest Mr M brings someone new in to help sign the players VP wants, and I stress NOT EDU.
He had his chance, and we came close to relegation! COYR.
13 May 2026 12:58:57
Pedro Fierra is head of recruitment and is still with us. Doubt that will change.
13 May 2026 16:52:00
My view is, it doesn't matter what we think. The Owner will have already decided who he wants long ago. Prepare for anything to happen.
13 May 2026 07:39:13
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 36 - Quick Round Up
13 May 2026 12:45:11
Good round up Ed! As always, a good read and summary 👍👍
{Ed001's Note - thanks mate.}
12 May 2026 21:57:25
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 36 - Quick Round Up
12 May 2026 18:43:33
Thinking ahead to new players who I would go for should MGW and Murillo leave. Should MGW get in the National side which he absolutely deserves, other clubs might realise what an asset he is. Harvey Elliot can’t even get in the Aston Villa team so I am sure he could be signed for < 30 m. For Murillo I would sign Jarell Quansa. Both these players were in the same team as Hutchison and McAtee that won the under 21 Euros.
All these players are 23 and I think if VP gets them under his wing, they will do well. We have seen the potential talent in Hutchison and McAtee and next season we will get consistency. Elliot and Quansa may be tempted to come because of their ex 21 team mates.
12 May 2026 21:11:53
I'd go for Summerville from West Ham when they go down, fit in perfectly.
All be down to who leaves, but I imagine we have targets in mind already.
World Cup will cause problems getting transfers done, though, and any we sign who are involved won't get a real chance of preseason knockabouts.
12 May 2026 21:20:46
I like Sommerville as well, mate...
"Smalltown Boy" was a classic!!!.
🤭🤭🤭
13 May 2026 08:24:03
I didn't know he was Ian Hislop's stunt double. Great singer though. In his Yazoo days, particularly with Alison Moyet.... 👍👍
13 May 2026 09:17:29
You're getting him mixed up with Vince Clark Stokey.
Jimmy Summerville was with Bronski Beat and The Communards.
13 May 2026 09:21:38
Didn't like to say chum.
😊
12 May 2026 15:13:21
I'm not sure why any team would run the risk of playing out from the back, most of the time it turns into a goal for the opposition! Look at Woody's goal at Sundeland!!
By the way chaps and chappettes, it was great to see James Maddison back playing football after a year out! He did live in Ruddington, so welcome back to football James!
12 May 2026 19:56:56
Don't care anything about the Leicester reject. Spurs fans saying he's a massive miss, but Ange barely played him n they tried to sign MGW who plays in the same position as him.
Love it if Spurs went down, but there'll be some controversial decision to keep them up, likewise with Arsenal winning the league.
13 May 2026 05:05:22
Not a great fan of Maddison personally, seems a bit full of himself.
Each to their own, mate.
13 May 2026 07:08:06
Nor me, Rogie.
Who cares where he lived!
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