Nottingham Forest banter 10

03 Sep 2026 10:22:15
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03 Sep 2026 08:51:27
Sorry forgetting Savona who’s currently injured.

03 Sep 2026 08:47:39
Bad move imo to let Bindon Abbott and Morato leave on loan this season if we get an injury at CB, we only have Yates as cover!
Unless OG sees Wood as cover?

03 Sep 2026 15:09:37
Why is it a bad move to let 3 bang average Championship players leave the club? Never want to see any of them again.

03 Sep 2026 16:54:48
You're right Mm, forget who's gone and whether they're good enough or not. The point you make is we've left ourselves short. We will get injuries. Nailed on.

03 Sep 2026 08:42:53
My team to beat Spurs on Saturday.

Sels

Diamonde
Milenkovic
Murrilo

Munoz
McAtee
Schlager
Williams

Gibbs White
Ndoye

Delap

Subs Victor Jesus Hudson Odoi Aina Netz Sangare Dominguez Yates Cunha.

03 Sep 2026 10:41:47
Gud shout.

03 Sep 2026 11:30:13
Netz has earned a start.

03 Sep 2026 12:21:44
Are you dropping Williams then, Cyclist?

03 Sep 2026 13:11:50
I'd start with Williams on the right and Netz on the left. Munoz can earn a start. Netz already has.

If you want to demotivate players, then ignoring the in-form player is the way to do it. Nobody could moan if Netz got a start.

03 Sep 2026 13:55:51
I see your logic, but I don't think OG has got Munoz in to sit on the bench for 22m.

03 Sep 2026 20:51:37
Munoz won't start on Sat, Munmad. He might come on in the second half at some point, though.

Is Diamonde fit yet?

03 Sep 2026 07:39:13
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02 Sep 2026 20:53:55
We have a new CEO.
Theodore Giannikos

Just finished close to 10 years at FIFA.

02 Sep 2026 21:44:11
Seriously, mate?
Haven't seen him in years!!!
🤭🤭🤭

03 Sep 2026 00:37:57
Can he play striker or goalkeeper, or are we gonna loan him straight out to Olympiacos. 🤔

02 Sep 2026 16:25:17
Had big fallout with a poster on here the other day over Sels. Won't mention him. Long Forest fan. Saying he was unhappy with Sels, and I replied getting shot down.
Well again I played the position number of years. At a half decent level.
As for Sels on here.

He's another player who pulls us out the s****. Has amazing season and the odd bad play.
Gets descended into also ran.
Typical for me on a lot of Forest fans.
The good old conveyer of thank you see ya later. Just had enough lately.

02 Sep 2026 17:28:20
Totally agree with you, my friend. After the opening game of the season, I was at the bus stop in Snention when two supporters came up and asked for my opinion on Sels and the goal he let in. I replied to them by asking if they saw the two excellent saves he'd made earlier in the game. They said nothing and walked off.

02 Sep 2026 17:39:04
Sels has been a quality keeper for us, Bowie. He shared the Golden Glove a season ago for us, and he's a decent keeper at this level.

02 Sep 2026 17:42:37
Thank you Vale, my friend. 👍

02 Sep 2026 17:51:16
Well said, Ginger, bud.

02 Sep 2026 18:00:24
Great post, Bowie, mate.

02 Sep 2026 18:27:45
Sels has been unbelievable. When we signed him, he was about 2/3rd choice in the window, if I remember.

Great goalie... Been arguably our best value signing.

02 Sep 2026 18:46:38
He owes us nothing, earns his wages, goes home after matches. I'm sure, self criticising his game, he comes and gives his best in the next match. I for one hope he stays fit, don't you!!!. 🤡 🤡 🤡 🤡

02 Sep 2026 18:59:37
Hey, Bowie, you know I love big Matty. One of the best shot stoppers in Europe. Unfortunately, fans watch the likes of Pep and his sweeper-keepers and decide they want one. Clearly naive thinking, because you giants between the posts usually have the first touch of a T-Rex on testosterone replacement pills.

Matty is the best keeper we've had since Mark 'I love Pies' Crossley imo, who wasn't the greatest with the ball at his feet either. 🌳

02 Sep 2026 19:19:20
Brilliant reply, Cyclist. Love it. 👍

02 Sep 2026 19:32:47
Navas was God, Henderson was Jesus, but Sels is a great option if you can't have either of the other two.

02 Sep 2026 19:53:14
Got to agree, two gold stars. Love Sels, but Navas and Henderson are a class above.

02 Sep 2026 20:32:55
All goalkeepers make mistakes, and all this b******* of playing out from the back puts unnecessary pressure on the keeper. Sels has been tremendous for us. Navas let in some very saveable shots. Great keeper and mover of the ball. But we should be very grateful for Sels. Well put, btw, Bowie.

02 Sep 2026 20:48:09
Missed ya rutters. Hope the golf and fishing doing well, my friend. Btw ty. 👍

02 Sep 2026 20:49:02
We move with the times. Playing out from the back is what it is now. You can't do it, you're not good enough. Same as playing Glasner formation, you can't play it, you're out. It's all about money now, it's a business, get used to it.

02 Sep 2026 21:20:39
Sels, arguably the best goalkeeper in the Premier League and one of the reasons we are still in it. Fantastic player and a fundamental part of the dressing room. Highly respected by fellow professionals.

02 Sep 2026 21:24:43
ForestCAgen, if you're talking value (as in players), Anderson and Wood would be for me well above, bud?

02 Sep 2026 21:45:35
Murillo, Melinkovic and Williams for me as value for money.

02 Sep 2026 21:57:47
Keyler Navas was better than Crossley and Sels put together. Sorry, but it's the truth.

02 Sep 2026 22:04:47
Stan Collymore was £2.2M from Southend, and everyone was moaning that we'd overpaid for an unknown. 😂

02 Sep 2026 22:14:26
Milenkovic, Murillo and Williams, 45 million for the 3? Where else would you see a bargain like that. 😀

02 Sep 2026 22:24:12
Blasphemer, how can you say such things about the 'Lord of Pies'. Crossley was our round caped crusader. 🌳

03 Sep 2026 07:00:53
Oh, to have Stan Collymore at number 9 now, what a player and goal scorer! I remember a game at Peterborough, Forest could be promoted with a win - 0-2 down after about 10 minutes! But the team rallied and won 3-2, with big Stan scoring a belter to win it!
Matt Sels is a fabulous keeper and has saved us numerous times.

Outfield players make mistakes, but they go unnoticed much of the time. A keeper makes a mistake, and it's highlighted forever!
Playing out from the back is, without doubt, the biggest load of crock ever, and it causes complete panic when closed down. Stop it now, Forest, please!
COYR.

03 Sep 2026 07:58:43
Agreed, Keeff. I think it's like the story of the Emperor's clothes. A myth, and it becomes an embarrassment when it gets exposed. Even if you beat the press, you are still a long way from the opponent's goal.


Look at Sels' long ball for Ndoye's goal against Liverpool. Long ball can be an attacking option, and the worst that can happen is you lose the ball near their penalty area, not ours.

03 Sep 2026 11:33:14
The best teams (and keepers) hoof it up when it makes sense, throw to the midfield when there is an opening, and play from the back when a defender has decent space and options up the field.

Good movement and a goalie who knows is the key.

Only doing one is stupidity. A lot of the recent complaints were that Sels was just hoofing it up for a lot of the game.

03 Sep 2026 15:00:32
I'm hoping OG will be a pragmatic manager like VP. If it's on, pass it out, if it's not, hoof it!
Cloughie always said he never asked a player to do anything he technically couldn't do.
A goalkeeper's core function should be saving goals.

Sels saved us at least 20 last season and the season before. Some saves were just miraculous.
It's like my mate who bought a racing pigeon and tried to get a discount because it only had one leg... He was asked, "What do you want, a flyer or a dancer?" 😂😂

02 Sep 2026 15:54:18
Every club, from fans to owner to players to coaching go through the same season. Only time finds a good signing from a bad. All the obvious I know. But wisdom for me is a coach/ manager who can really really get that dressing room behind him.
Again, we learnt this from the Taylor/Clough.

Obviously never gonna happen again and yes, I know people may think here he is boring us with the past. But it isn't. Really is that simple. Here's my own quote above jug ears Germany. (Pri k) "The game is so simple, 22 x players go against each other and the best solicitors win, that's football."

02 Sep 2026 17:16:16
I'm sure Big M will be putting out testimonials for coaches if they last 10 x weeks. 🫢

02 Sep 2026 19:13:58
Most successful side I played in. We all loved each other, nights out, BBQs, kneeling on the sidelines, throwing up together. A group of about 16 of us, all united, and brought together by one man. Weirdly enough, a retired builder from Fester, his son played for them. He moved to Cornwall, and, in a space of about 6 years, won everything the South West had to offer. A couple of the lads turned pro and had decent careers. I think the crowning moment was playing an Argyle 11 at Home Park in the Senior Cup final.

Haha, I marked Paul McGregor; we stuffed them. Barry Hayles had an absolute stinker. But what im saying is, one man, he brought us together, he was basically our football Dad. Our ages ranged from 16-25, all local to South West Cornwall. Many of us moved on after the cup final, but I look back at those days as when I fully fell in love with the game. Thanks Mike, especially for the memories. RIP my friend. ❤️

02 Sep 2026 12:26:54
Actual changes to the Forest Squad.

GK
Sels
Victor
Bender (in for Ortega)

Defenders
Aina
Munoz (in for Morato)
Williams
Netz
Savona
Murillo
Milenkovic

Midfield
Sangare
Dominguez
Gibbs-White
McAtee
Schlager (in for Anderson)
Yates

Attackers
Hudson Odoi
Wood
Jesus
Ndoye
Kalimuendo (in for Hutchinson)
Delap (in for Taiwo)



Only 5 changes really.

There is one more space as that is only 24. We can bring in under 22-year-old players, hence the bids for young MFs.



My honest assessment? Slightly stronger squad if the MF does OK.

Weaknesses:

Do we trust Victor and Bender if Sels gets injured? I'm unsure.

Not left sided CB to cover for Murillo. Not much depth at CB if we are playing 3 at the back.

No club could replace Anderson as he's unique.

We just don't know whether Wood will be fit enough to perform (he's great when he does). It is an improvement is Kalimuendo and Delap do well.

02 Sep 2026 13:22:39
Good appraisal cyclist, the goalkeeper situation is the one that bothers me most. Have to hope Sels doesn't get injured.

02 Sep 2026 13:26:04
That's a helpful side by side.

We aren't stronger, though, in my view, and we knew Anderson was leaving c6 months ago. We appear to have bid for loads of players.

We possibly/probably have a stronger manager, but that's about it.

We were in a relegation scrap last year, and unless MGW and Delap hit 25+ goals between them, we will be again, I suspect.

02 Sep 2026 13:46:35
It doesn't matter how long we knew Anderson was leaving, we couldn't afford a replacement as good. We looked into buying plenty of midfielders, Glasner thought might improve us, and they weren't available for the money they were worth.

There isn't a player in the Prem who had better stats than Anderson. We had no way to replace him. He's unique.

I also don't think we could stop Ortega leaving to play Champions League footy rather than being second choice when he was out of contract.



So, apart from Anderson and Ortega leaving, we are stronger in defence (barring injuries) and stronger up front. We've kept all our other core players.

We do have an empty number 1 shirt and an empty number 4 one. Maybe that tells us something.

To look at the window differently, have we signed any turkeys this window?

Actual incomings (Bender won't play in the Prem).

Diamonde.
Munoz.
Schlager.
Kalimuendo.
Delap.

02 Sep 2026 14:17:23
Let's see where we end up. I know you are very pro M, and all that, which is totally your call and not unfair.

I feel differently, and can't really say the squad looks this half.

A lot rests on Delap, I think, as MGW can't replicate his feats of last season again (or is unlikely to).

I just want a stress free season. Mid table obscurity, please!

02 Sep 2026 14:19:14
Bottom half squad at best.
Transfer market disaster. Players replaced by ones of no improvement. Marinakas rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

02 Sep 2026 14:26:21
Absolutely brilliant and helpful posts, Agen and Cyclist. Great assessment of where we are and where we might be in the future!
Superb and thank you both. 👍👍👍👍

02 Sep 2026 14:30:04
Who thinks Taiwo and Hutchinson are better than Kalimuendo and Delap?

Who thinks Boly and Marato are better than Daimonde and Munoz?

Let's get it on record.

Marinakis couldn't do much about the Anderson situation? I see people looking for scapegoats.



If you want to criticise Marinakis, then replacing a coach who had us scoring goals for fun, and had the whole squad happy, and the fans united behind the team, was ridiculous.

02 Sep 2026 14:43:33
I think Hutchinson is a lot better than Kanthitawindow.

02 Sep 2026 14:46:34
Another astute post, Cyclist. Spot on mate. 👍👍

02 Sep 2026 14:59:48
Hutchinson would be better in Pereira's system but not Glasner's.

Hutchinson is a better pacy winger and doesn't fit into Glasser's system as well as Kalimuendo.

02 Sep 2026 17:05:00
Seemed to have missed Diomande and Cunha from the list?

02 Sep 2026 17:43:10
But Larry, the majority of this team under VP, over 16 or so games, produced form that, extrapolated over a full season, would have got us into the top 6. Goals scored and conceded, top 4 mate.
Are you saying OG won't get a similar song out of them?

02 Sep 2026 18:21:15
Not really, Stokie, but a quality upgrade in players would make his job a whole lot easier.

02 Sep 2026 19:17:24
Good thread that, Cyclist. 👍🌳

03 Sep 2026 13:16:11
I forgot to say, Jair Cuhna is under 22. I think that might mean there are 2 places available in the squad still. So, we almost certainly are still looking for a MF and GK.

02 Sep 2026 11:51:47
Four things are absolutely crucial now until the January window.

With the signings we’ve made.
1. McAtee has to cut the mustard as a number 8.
2. Diamonde has to make the grade as our RCB.
3. Munoz needs to replicate his Palace form.
4. Delap had to stay fit and scores goals.

I know people will say we didn’t replace Anderson which is true but if OG is right about McAtee that might not be a massive problem.



Schlager and Sangare are both very capable 6’s.

Gibbs White and Ndoye along with Hudson Odoi should cover the 10 position adequately.

I’m saying by Jan 1st top ten.