Nottingham Forest banter 2

20 Oct 2025 13:31:06
Thoughts go to Stuart Pearce and his family at the tragic loss of his son Harley, 21. RIP Harley 😢.

20 Oct 2025 14:23:38
That is awful news Chim. First I've heard it. Very sad.

20 Oct 2025 14:39:05
Sad loss at such a young age!

20 Oct 2025 12:22:56
Ed033 piggy backing on a comment by Andyefc123 on the Everton discussion page, is there any chance of dark screen on here? it really is helpful for us with poor eyesight, and noticed you can do it on Live Chat. Thanks Eds hope you can👍.

{Ed033's Note - Yes, optional Dark Mode and optional text sizing and larger 'Create New Post' form will be on this site hopefully this week.

20 Oct 2025 14:22:32
That's fantastic news Ed033, Thank You👍.

20 Oct 2025 10:17:54
I totally agree with this:

"The thought of Sean Dyche in the dugout may feel both reassuring and uninspiring for Forest fans. His record for structure, discipline and survival is undeniable, yet the Forest’s issues run deeper than defensive frailties or tactical misfires. Supporters may question whether Dyche represents a step forward or simply a return to a firefighting mentality that has defined Forest’s modern identity.

There is admiration for his resilience, but fans crave ambition beyond 17th place. Dyche’s Everton sides were sturdy but seldom expressive, and at Burnley, his success was built on simplicity and physicality rather than flair. With Forest investing heavily in technical talent, from creative midfielders to European prospects, supporters could wonder whether Dyche’s methods align with the squad’s potential. "

Boring but reassuring for many fans. Exactly.

20 Oct 2025 11:45:19
In that case we would of been better off bringing cooper back. i'm hoping for a late change of heart. and another manager coming in instead.

20 Oct 2025 12:19:29
Beggars can’t be choosers.

20 Oct 2025 12:25:18
Can't dispute that assessment of where we are at! 🤷.

20 Oct 2025 13:30:51
I think in the current circumstances, he's what we need.

20 Oct 2025 13:40:12
Just reading the awful news about Stuart Pearce's son Harley, he died when his Farm vehicle suffered a blow out.
RIP.

20 Oct 2025 13:40:37
Mostly agree with that, I think the jury is out on technical talent.

20 Oct 2025 09:12:38
Welcome home Sean Dyche, Ian Woan and Steve Stone. Let's work together, play decent football and get up the table where we belong. IMO the fans will be right behind you, after an awful run of results.
COYR.

20 Oct 2025 09:52:23
They’ve got no hair but we don’t care😂😂😂.

20 Oct 2025 10:01:28
My God talk about delusional keef.
From Nuno to Phil Mitchell in a month. Europe to relegation.
Some folk except anything.

20 Oct 2025 10:20:18
Honestly i may not be 100% sold on Dyche but just hearing Stone and Woan brings a huge smile to my face. Legends 🌳.

20 Oct 2025 11:45:57
Like Johnos phone when we employed Postegolu, I bet Garners phone has had loads of texts from Forest players asking what to expect from Dyche.

20 Oct 2025 13:52:12
Stop living on past History. Pearce was a legend but a crap manager.
So two 2nd rate coaches work with the master of 17th spot and here we go it's bound to mean top 6 they played for forest. Unbelievable how low we have sank in 6 weeks.

20 Oct 2025 15:38:24
Yes Larry , feels like we’ve really taken a few steps back, I don’t disagree with appointment though, we are where we are I’m afraid.

Rest assured though mate I doubt very, very much that two coaches in Dyche’s team playing for us when Ford Orions were all the rage had any bearing on the appointment whatsoever. It’ll have no bearing on whether the succeed or not either. you’ll find when the chips are down Forest fans immediately resort to living in the past, I guess it’s a kind of comfort blanket.

We shouldn’t underestimate the situation we’re in though, as someone has said above we don’t now necessarily have players to play this way for every position. We definitely don’t have a defence to play Sean’s way.

20 Oct 2025 08:31:03
Welcome to Forest Sean Dyche a no nonsense straight talking Manager who lives in the City loves the club and will bring with him a couple of Forest legends in Ian Woan and Steve Stone

He always has been a four at the back defence minded manager who goes man for man not this zonal marking rubbish.

20 Oct 2025 08:46:56
No matter what you think or what you want from our club Dyche is the new man and like always I will support and cheer for the mighty Reds, certainly a 3 pronged Forest link with the new staff let's hope they get that over to the players 🤡.

20 Oct 2025 08:53:50
Hopefully he can turn us around and get us climbing up the table and away from the trap door. And sort the defence out.

20 Oct 2025 09:06:11
Is this a fact, as no media outlet has confirmed. Out of all the candidates proposed Dyche can do the job ie keep us in the premier league.

20 Oct 2025 09:11:11
But who is going to play left or right back with aina out still
Can't play zinchenko in a flat back four for starters and the rest are centre backs.

20 Oct 2025 09:51:10
Williams will play left back Savona will play right imo.

20 Oct 2025 10:03:01
Dyche 🤣🤣🤣🤣As Marinakas move us to the next stage in the hunt for the big 6.

20 Oct 2025 10:50:34
Murrilo best lB at the club 🤡.

20 Oct 2025 11:24:28
Looks like it's Sean Dyche to be the new coach, got to hope he is successful but can't help thinking the🕛⏳ has already started!. For a multi millionaire Mr Marinakis does not seem to make long term plans,

20 Oct 2025 11:35:43
Savola looks lost trying to play right back munmad
Hes a centre back imo.

20 Oct 2025 12:48:32
Played 25 games for Juventus at RB mate was bought as a full back I say give him a chance until Aina is back.

20 Oct 2025 13:44:55
Why do you think Murillo is the best left back at the club redjester? Genuinely curious, hope you’re correct as it solves a problem position.

20 Oct 2025 13:56:46
I agree Redjester, I’ve always thought Murillo would make a great left back. Good energy, tries to create.

20 Oct 2025 14:50:16
He will the void till Aina comes back with plenty of CB he can move over he's fast a good tackler and can pass well and with a player behind him and in front he be ie CHO he will excel, just my opinion 🤡🤡🤡🤡.

20 Oct 2025 08:20:46
Thanks for advice in getting back online guys!

Don't think I've missed much🥴🥴🥴.

20 Oct 2025 08:47:25
Yeah Mc, all rosie in here mate. Nothing unusual happening.

20 Oct 2025 07:39:26
{Ed's Note - LFC-S MANGO has posted a new article entitled, Is Liverpool FC In A Crisis?

20 Oct 2025 06:38:30
Dyche incoming low block long ball draw specialist if lucky. bring back. douggie freeman all his forgiven. well done Mr maranakis and your right hand man edu excellent work on how to destroy a club in 8 weeks.

20 Oct 2025 08:13:05
I'll get my bedsheet ready.

20 Oct 2025 09:19:48
Dtp just make sure you spell it correctly and it hasn’t got ‘dyke out’ on it 👍.

20 Oct 2025 11:41:04
On a serious note we have to hope dyche is successful or it's relegation
If he's the coach then he'll get my backing, if by Xmas we are in bottom 3 though, then we'll need coach number 4
I'm not thrilled by his appointment and I don't think the squad will suit his style, but you never know he might adapt.

20 Oct 2025 11:50:49
Dtp I've started collecting old bedsheets ready. anyone looking forward to forest Mansfield next season.

19 Oct 2025 20:27:29
One thing I'd say about ange tenure is we played our best football with luiz on the pitch
When he went off in seville and yesterday we fell apart.

20 Oct 2025 11:42:45
Had my doubts about Luiz but we are better when he's in the team, I think if Luiz plays 14 games+ it will make the move here permanent, with Dyche being appointed, Luiz is the sort of character who will refuse to play if he's not happy here!. I think Yates is the sort of player Dyche prefers.

19 Oct 2025 20:13:37
I've read with interest all your comments
Here's the problem
Easy to blame ange
Easy to blame edu
End if the day we've bought an attacking squad but can't score?
Only jesus and ndoye doing that
MGW giving goals away and got a better chance of playing rugby when it comes to shooting.

19 Oct 2025 21:05:35
Gibbs-White should've been dropped weeks ago.

19 Oct 2025 21:21:33
Didn't get many from midfield last season though did we yet we still did OK?
Difference is we're letting too many in at the other end.

19 Oct 2025 21:36:50
We did last season Fred
Everton lost one nil
Brentford lost 2 nil
Leicester drew 2 2
Chelsea lost one nil
It's not a new occurrence
Goalkeeper that's been sussed on set pieces as they know he will stay on his line and only punch at best
Coaches work that one out Fred.

19 Oct 2025 22:13:07
You've listed 4 games there lol.
What about the rest of the season?
Didn't we keep the joint most clean sheets?
You may have had another one of your timeouts but you still come back on arguing black is white 😅.

19 Oct 2025 22:26:07
I'd also ask the question Fred, if we went to a back four?
Who would be your choice right now?

To me 9nly Williams can play as a right or left back?

Zinchenko is not a fullback and neither is savona, so what do we do?
That's a massive problem right now as well as midfield.

19 Oct 2025 22:41:08
Fred I'm just putting the real stats in front of you, I go to every home game and done arsenal and Newcastle away, I've seen us win one game no matter the coach that we've won
I've lusted them for a reason as it shows we were on a decline keeping clean sheets as we'd been sussed
We had an outlet in elanfa, but that's gone now, we also got very lucky with clearances off the line from aina and Co, that luck runs out I'm afraid
We have two players for every position on the field I'm told?
We font in reality as there's nothing at fullback
Sels a great shot stopper but doesn't command his area despite his Suze, zonal marking that has been sussed, add that to no goals from midfield and it's a big problem Fred
Even have to admit MGW has to score first half?

19 Oct 2025 19:11:37
Evening Duty Ed. I'm posting this on behalf of McGovern who is having problems accessing the site. He's tried logging-out and then back in and also deleting all his browsing data. Still no joy and he just gets an 'error 400' message.

Any ideas?

{Ed033's Note - As McGovern is logged out, how about them tapping on the register button and registering the username McGovern2 and then try logging in as McGovern2. If successful, i can make McGovern password the same as McGovern2 password.

19 Oct 2025 19:32:19
I can help on that one
It's down to cookies
Google error 400 and it will show you how to correct it
No other way.

19 Oct 2025 19:56:09
Thanks DTP. I'll let McGovern know. Good to have you back mate.

19 Oct 2025 20:07:17
Lego he needs to clear his cookie cache as there are ones there causing the problem.

19 Oct 2025 19:31:34
Many thanks for the advice Ed033. I'll let him know.

19 Oct 2025 18:56:43
As much as I want Marco Silva to be the new manager I can’t see us paying what Fulham would want.

I suspect it will be dyche which is fine if it’s only until the end of this season.

Other available managers I wouldn’t mind us looking at are:
Marco Rose
Ten Hag
Adi Hutter

Obviously very unlikely.

19 Oct 2025 19:09:05
Why try and put a short-term in?

19 Oct 2025 19:27:56
Can't see any manager wanting to come in just for end of season, would expect any manager would want at least 18 month contract.

19 Oct 2025 19:30:26
Realistically dyche isn’t a long term answer for us I think he’d be okay until the end of the season to make us more solid and he’d bring cohesion to the club I think.

Then get Marco silva in summer once his contract at Fulham’s expired.

That’s what I’d do.

19 Oct 2025 19:45:48
So why even think about it?

19 Oct 2025 20:44:10
Dyche I believe has hesitated as he does not want a short term contract, until the summer. I would agree with him. So the choice is Silva bring bought out. Peanuts compared to the losses we will have if relegated.

19 Oct 2025 21:03:21
Yes he's another that would walk away with a fat pay cheque after failing.

19 Oct 2025 21:23:11
Silva won't be brought due to the £8million compensation fee which will count against PSR.
Also Mancini has walked away from negotiation's.

19 Oct 2025 22:44:39
Simple solution to that Ripley
Pay the compo and sell MGW in January win win.

19 Oct 2025 23:45:00
We will need to sell in January, League and Europe not as expected position wise, would spurs still want MGW?, rather he went than Anderson or Murillo.

20 Oct 2025 06:26:51
Wouldn't worry about paying anything looks like dyche is getting job today. lòoks like no other manager wants the job can't blame them really well if dyche comes in championship dyer football here we come.

19 Oct 2025 17:22:10
I won't post on here which pub, but I could pop down to the **** ***** and ask Sean Dyche what is happening. He's a regular in there.

19 Oct 2025 17:57:02
Get on your bike and do it then Cyclist! 😂😂😂.

19 Oct 2025 18:16:52
I can tell you what's happening.
Marinankis is having a midlife crisis and has decided to undo everything good at Forest.

19 Oct 2025 18:26:09
I do love a guessing-game! I'm going for the Burnt Stump Pub in Arnold. I like the name of it for some reason.

19 Oct 2025 18:27:15
That the Rust Husky? 😉.

19 Oct 2025 18:47:03
Nags Heeed.

19 Oct 2025 18:47:57
I've thought about this post for a couple of days as I know it's controversial, but this issue could affect all football fans around the world. The decision to ban the Israeli fans from villa park I believe is wrong and the actions of west midlands police could have ramifications for us all if it's upheld and could change the face of football as we know it. So let's say forest draw Millwall in the fa cup at the city ground, notts police like us all know the reputation they have, so notts police decides to ban away fans from the ground. their excuse would be the Israeli fans were banned so a president has been made. and before you know it every football fan who travels away can't. then what about the world cup the euros, England supporters had a reputation in the past, so could easily be banned. It's not about religious divisions, I'm concerned about the future of OUR game. No offence intended.

19 Oct 2025 18:59:53
That's very good lego. Clever humour.

19 Oct 2025 19:06:10
The burnt stump is nice in summer for sitting outside. The pub is more central than that. I'd post it, but it's not fair on Sean if loads of fans turn up annoying him. I'm guessing he hasn't gone in tonight, as he'll not be able to chill out.

19 Oct 2025 19:16:19
Redvale I say the police in our second city have told the truth, they have to police the entire city without football, that game brings a lot of tension outside of football, so a good call.

19 Oct 2025 19:50:27
According to the UN Israel are committing war-crimes. Like Russia, shouldn't their teams be banned anyway?

19 Oct 2025 20:56:43
My post has nothing to do with Gaza, I'm looking at the bigger picture and what could happen in the future. So what your saying DTP is you don't mind if the police control where you can come and go to. but I'm forgetting you live in the modern world. thank god I don't.

19 Oct 2025 21:04:22
According to the majority of genocide experts around the world Israel are committing genocide and the UK are complicit, Cyclist.

19 Oct 2025 21:13:43
They already did that thirty years ago redvale, it was a free society and now need ask if its OK to demonstrate
We live in a different country now full of different nationals that get offended
So the police can't win on this one
Safety of villa supporters is priority and safety of travelling fans can't be ensured
It's a time bomb that has nothing to do with just football mate.

19 Oct 2025 22:19:37
I agree with the experts, Silkman. It is a genocide and our government are complicit.

20 Oct 2025 00:05:05
"The Mist Rolling Inn" or The Organ Grinder", It would be a big surprise if it was "The New Foresters".