Nottingham Forest banter 5

31 Jul 2026 09:03:59
Rip Franco Baresi, growing up, being an avid Football Italia viewer, you were one of the great Serie A defenders. ?

31 Jul 2026 10:40:08
A great defender, with a detailed knowledge of the dark arts, tough as teak, a superb football brain to make up for his lack of great pace and small frame.
Playing alongside the likes of Maldini and Costacurta, with Dino Zoff in goal, Italy didn't concede many. They were like Arsenal in the days of Adams. Stubborn and a tough watch at times, but very effective.

31 Jul 2026 10:43:54
Zenga, not Zoff.

31 Jul 2026 11:14:13
One club man also. 719 games for Milan, I believe. What a true legend of Italian football.
Thank you for the entertainment, Mr Baresi!

RIP Franco.

31 Jul 2026 11:17:03
The AC Milan side he played in was probably the best in the world from the late 80s through to mid to late 90s. Some of the greatest players represented the I Rossoneri during that period. ?

31 Jul 2026 06:12:10
Just getting the feeling we are dragging our feet with some of these transfer targets. Seems like Leeds are getting in on the act, if you snooze you lose.
Just hope Glasner has some input as our recruitment over the past 12 to 14 months has been nothing but shambolic.

31 Jul 2026 08:12:33
I'd of worried more if we had lost most of our top players. And that was the biggest problem Glasner had at Palace.

30 Jul 2026 21:11:06
An early so ta bed.
Lot of ya will know it's my way of putting a point over, years now.
Anyway, for me, as soon as a coach/manager f*** knows what they are called these days. Gets hold of the dressing room, they are sacked.

Why, why, why. Do we do it? Or he.
Just frustrating. Not saying he may be best coach. But when you've got 3/4 of dressing room wanting to work for ya. Why get rid. Again my opinion like to hear yours?

30 Jul 2026 21:26:48
It's never been much different, Bowie.
One side wins it, the rest make the league up, no matter how good.

30 Jul 2026 18:47:56
Why oh why are we messing about signing Read and Diamonde Glasner want both of these players and we are arguing about 3-4 m in add ons! ?

Get the business done now so they have a bullish pres. season.

30 Jul 2026 20:29:24
You have read what the reporters have put: that Glasner wants them. Have you heard Glasner say he wants these signings? No. Ive heard him say hes very happy with the players he has. We are not going to just give extra money away, because they know we have money. Were not Man City, simples.

31 Jul 2026 04:33:38
Ok, Skeg.
Of course, Glasner is going to say positive things about the team.
At present, the team finished 16th last season with Anderson.
If we didn't get any players other than Schlager, where would we finish this season?
Every season, Forest dither with transfers.


We can open the purse strings for a £17 million pound player to be shipped to Greece. That's ok with Marinakis, though!

31 Jul 2026 06:55:46
We finished 16th because we had Europe and not a big, classy squad to deal with it. Our best 11 last season, without Europe, would have been a top 8.

31 Jul 2026 09:29:52
Top 8!
You're having a laugh!
Too much Stella I'd say has made you exceptionally delusional. ??

31 Jul 2026 10:02:49
As I said top 8. ?

31 Jul 2026 10:06:29
We finished 9 points behind Brighton, who finished 8th, who had played a lot fewer games than us through the season. Not rocket science. Europe cost us in the league. Ripley, maybe you need to lay off the Ribena pal. ?

31 Jul 2026 11:01:20
Think Ange cost us a lot of points, our biggest mistake last season.

30 Jul 2026 17:15:15
UEFA have voted unanimously to boycott All FIFA competitions if this new plan goes ahead. They have said No European women's teams will enter the World Cup next year!

Well done UEFA ?. Now stick to that decision!

30 Jul 2026 15:20:04
So we buy yet another player and ship him straight off to Olympiakos on loan? Can't say much for this kind of business.

30 Jul 2026 17:17:11
No idea why they do this! But how come they can jump in and buy this player from under West Ham's noses, get his medical done, get him signed to Forest, then get the papers done to loan him out - but then the players Forest want, they haggle over the price!!!!

30 Jul 2026 17:27:12
Just means we're the bigger club than Olympiacos. And we're the bigger earners no1 club of his 3. And we will sign players at the right price and the right talent when available. Also, as before, any flops in our team get shipped out to the other 2. I'm OK with that.

30 Jul 2026 18:22:50
It suggests that Forest serves as a source of players for Marinakis' primary club.
It appears that the same situation recurs with each season.
This is the trouble with multiple club ownership.
Separately, Roma is reportedly close to signing Read.
To demonstrate our commitment and aspirations for this season, it is important to show clear intent and ambition.


We have a first-class coach in Glasner.
Please provide him with the necessary tools, as failing to equip the players adequately would result in a situation similar to that of Palace.

30 Jul 2026 19:27:57
Trouble is, Ripley, it's not about supplying the coach with tools (most are btw), it's about supplying the boss Big M with results. Otherwise, round and round and round. I believe, as much as I love his euros, coaches are led into panic mode. Just my assumption on the last few years.

30 Jul 2026 19:49:46
Good point, Bowie.
However, if Glasner doesn't get the players he needs as promised, there's no point him being here.
I sincerely hope Forest do not make the mistakes of the previous campaign with poor signings.

30 Jul 2026 20:13:43
In football Ripley, unless you can rape the back garden of wonderous flowers,and give a speech that would win over your missus. Good luck with that one. Never gonna get his players. Andersons millions build nothing but a lego stadium these days.

30 Jul 2026 15:16:32
Eddie Howe away ?.

30 Jul 2026 17:47:25
Best club in the by 2030. Not if they get rid of their best manager in the last 50 years, then effectively asset strip the club's best players. ?

30 Jul 2026 17:53:17
Best club in the world**. ?

30 Jul 2026 14:52:16
It’s 60 years to the day since England won the World Cup. Where’s that time gone? Ironic that a German coach should end our dreams this time round …Fact. ???
(Sorry thought it’s obligatory to put Fact after every post in order to make it true). ??

30 Jul 2026 19:50:30
So true though Stokey. ??

30 Jul 2026 09:03:20.
Well, well, well, things with FIFA are starting to fall into place now. Infatano doing things off his own back, and not going through the FIFA Council. The German delegate on the FIFA Council knew nothing about this plan before it went public.



What is more important and incredible, if this is true, is the person earmarked for heading up this new FIFA plan!

A member of Donald Trump's family! Yes, I believe it to be a son-in-law!

FIFA, you need to get rid of Infatano now to save the integrity of FIFA!

30 Jul 2026 10:20:23
I'm hearing Howe's in talks to replace Glasner!!!.
???

30 Jul 2026 10:33:11
It's only a matter of time, Rogie. ?

30 Jul 2026 12:20:06
Living the Glasner Forest dream, thank you, Mr M. ?

30 Jul 2026 12:38:31
And what's so big that's happened, Skeggs?
Am I missing something, mate?

30 Jul 2026 13:37:57
Glasner is a far better manager than Howe, in my humble opinion.

30 Jul 2026 13:47:40
Glasner has certainly won more trophies than Howe, Vale, but not as many as VP.
Though, in mitigation, Howe has (like SD) mainly managed small clubs (until Newcastle), with little chance of major trophies.

30 Jul 2026 15:18:15
I think he was restricted by the owners, more bothered about a new stadium in Newcastle than making the team a top six club. I doubt he'll be out of work for long, though not sure in the Premier League, more likely the Championship.

30 Jul 2026 07:39:09
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