Nottingham Forest banter 6

08 Jan 2026 18:41:32
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 20 - Quick Round Up

08 Jan 2026 18:47:26
Good sum up edd
Got to admit the atmosphere at villa park was very poor, it's as if they aren't enjoying it?

{Ed001's Note - I don't know, they do seem to struggle with atmosphere. A guy I used to train with was a season ticket holder there and he said it is a regular problem. They seem to expect too much. And thank you. Struggling to keep up with the flood of games at the moment!}

08 Jan 2026 19:00:11
My mate lives in chelmsley Wood and a true blue
Their atmosphere is always better despite their lack of success
Maybe a class thing?

{Ed001's Note - no idea, Brum have more issues with hooliganism, so possibly.}

08 Jan 2026 19:33:19
Interesting read Ed as usual. I know quite a few Brummies and they don’t tend to get too excited about much, all things considered! Fair analysis of the game though.

{Ed001's Note - ah so maybe it is a Brummy thing?}

08 Jan 2026 20:08:51
Stokey really?
Go over there regular to stay weekend at my mates and vise versa
They ain't quiet that's for sure and love a good night out.

08 Jan 2026 21:08:35
Yes you'd not see much violence and the working man's club dtp ?.

08 Jan 2026 21:30:33
Proper working mebs clubs skeggs, cheap as chips and proper people with an act on aswell
Know you like those places and they are becoming far and few between.

{Ed001's Note - I love those places. I used to travel round them with my uncle when I was a kid. He is a stand up comedian and he would take me with him a lot, I used to love it being back stage.}

08 Jan 2026 21:58:59
YMCA more like?, can see him in the leather coppers outfit??.

08 Jan 2026 22:11:44
Bang on edd, something to please all ages
Good times still a few left
And along comes redrobin?

08 Jan 2026 22:28:40
And like I said you won't see no violence in the working mens club. ?.

08 Jan 2026 22:56:08
Thought you "young ones? "
Had a life red Robin?

08 Jan 2026 23:20:40
Sorry DTP i forgot i'm not allowed to comment unless you give permission. ??.

08 Jan 2026 23:49:51
There you go again my shirt tails are killing me
Let go chill, after all I haven't got a life but you have?

09 Jan 2026 02:33:17
Got my proper education in "Creepers", bingo, strippers, a singer, and a blue comic, and that was just Sunday dinner time.

09 Jan 2026 12:54:11
Mossy, when I played for Radford Park Rangers as a teenager in Sunday matches I must confess to a few pints and “entertainment “ at the Variety Club on Salisbury Street afterwards.
I remember one Sunday, they’d had a break in a few nights before but nothing ( apparently) was stolen.

It was only when they cleared the stage one Sunday they removed the piano covers and found it replaced by stacked up beer crates. They only gone and nicked the old Joanna…. ??.

09 Jan 2026 12:55:11
And Red Hot, don’t knock wearing leather coppers gear until you’ve tried it mate…. ????????.

09 Jan 2026 14:00:45
I've got fond memories of the Creepers, Pensioners and us young UN's mingling on the same tables talking together, always felt there would be no trouble, only if you talked during Bingo, then you was taking your life into your own hands.

09 Jan 2026 17:42:12
Dunkirk club for me mossyred.

10 Jan 2026 11:32:48
British Railway Staff Association ( BRSA) Club Bulwell for me later …. Bingo was life or death.

08 Jan 2026 16:43:35
Very best wishes to Kevin Keegan, and his fight for health. If he reads this, you never know, get in touch Kevin, I'll support you though this!
Get well soon!

08 Jan 2026 13:58:00
Can I remind everyone that we have had a long term problem with recruitment? ie it’s not just Edu but stretches back a few years. At the time of the playoffs with SC we had an excellent team with 6 loanees.

For reasons we are not privy to all of them were money on. We were then ridiculed at the huge of players signed. Awonyi was one of these. Now I do feel for him but we had a single good season out of him and that’s that. Where are the scouts in say Ireland looking for the next Roy Keane? Why didn’t we pick up the young lad from Rochdale signed by Wolves who at 18 yr is creating a lot of interest.


Why do we have an obsession with players from Brazil? It must be related to those non -UK born recruiting agents. Football is still every boys dream? There are 1000’s of teams out there. My point is a player like Anderson has lived football all his life. He understands English football.

08 Jan 2026 15:20:52
Totally agree, send the academy lads and a handful of bench warmers. Bigger fish to fry this season in staying up and Europe. ?.

08 Jan 2026 15:21:35
Duh was meant to be below on Gazzas post. ?.

08 Jan 2026 13:44:43
That team is OK Munmad but I would tell Sels, Melenkovic, Murillo, Aina, Williams, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Hudson Odoi and Jesus to " put your feet up lads, you're going nowhere near Wales in Friday.

Stay at home.
Recharge as best you can and get ready for the important stuff.
As much as I love the FA cup, it's way down the list of priorities this season sadly.

08 Jan 2026 17:03:08
That's a great shout Gazzi.
The importance is staying up this season. ??.

08 Jan 2026 17:47:24
If that storm is anything like they'll all be staying home.

08 Jan 2026 18:41:22
Looks like game will be off tomorrow imo
Travel will be impossible, trains already cancelled before the storm arrives.

08 Jan 2026 12:22:13
Team to play Wrexham on Friday

Sels

Savona
Jair
Morato
Zinchenko

Williams
Dominguez
Ndoye

Bakwa
Awoniyi
Hutchinson.

08 Jan 2026 13:11:11
Zinchenko not good enough, nor is Awoniyi.

08 Jan 2026 13:34:18
Not bothered about the FA cup this year, play our reserves and academy players. Still got a couple of tricky games in Europe that need winning. ?.

08 Jan 2026 15:17:30
Not a bad shout Munmad but I’d be thinking of putting Luiz in for Dominquez and Abbott in for Williams plus Gunn for Sels to save our key players for Arsenal mate
I’ve got to be honest, this may be a “sacrificial “ starting 11 and take a tactical “ upset “. Wrexham are one point off the playoffs and flying up the League with their Hollywood A list owners ( also an extraordinary grant of £20 million from the local Government to fund ground development with a view to upgrading Wrexham for tourists watching Wales play.


We may have to take it on the chin on a cold snowy night in the Principality. Sometimes you have to lose a battle in order to win a war.
Hope I’m wrong but we have to be realistic in our situation.
Ironically, this would be an ideal comeback game for Yates but I think it’s probably too early.
Also what’s happened to Cubiano? Let SD take a look at him?

08 Jan 2026 15:27:03
McAtee gets a runout surely?

08 Jan 2026 16:25:10
McAtee must play tomorrow night. He was a Man City trainee and captain of the England under 21 which won the European trophy. Lee Carsley must have thought he had qualities to make him captain.

I admit watching these under 21 matches, Harvey Elliot impressed me more. Yet he has not done well at AV.
McAtee is young and if anybody can get the best out of him it’s SD.

08 Jan 2026 17:30:51
Yes Mcatee should get a half at least.

08 Jan 2026 17:39:01
Sell the edu reject. get some pennies back.

08 Jan 2026 18:26:39
Nurse he's awake again ????.

08 Jan 2026 09:26:02
Shows the difference City ( serial cheats ) sign Semenyo for 65m and we ferret around in the bargain basement for attacking players to solve our goal scoring woes we need to spend that money not 20/ 25m as we have been doing.

08 Jan 2026 09:51:55
Man utd have paid over 200 million for three strikers though munmad and none have scored the goals
The fee paid is irrelevant as any player can flop at a new club
We only paid 12 million for murillo
3 million for CHO
nothing for Aina
35 for Anderson allegedly
15 for wood
15 for elanga and so on
City have paid big bucks for any attackers and ruined some of their careers, there's no guarantee mate no matter the fee paid.

08 Jan 2026 11:02:59
Igor Thiago even though injured last season looks an absolute steal at 30 mill. ?.

08 Jan 2026 11:35:56
Fair point DTP but we have 4 wingers Bakwa Hutchinson Ndoye and Hudson Odoi and no target man Jesus does his best to hold the ball up but there is never anyone around him in the box strikers do their work in the 18 yd box since we lost Wood ours don’t!

08 Jan 2026 12:33:36
That's when the coach has to adapt to the players he has munmad, not keep playing balls in the air to an isolated striker that's not tall enough
Keep it on the ground and play through MGW
The way we play just bypasses MGW and makes him ineffective.

08 Jan 2026 12:33:40
I think if we had lost to West Ham we would be more proactive in this transfer window, Mr Marinakis might hold fire know we look like staying up?, and regroup for next season, with hopefully targeted players we require in positions we need filling.

08 Jan 2026 13:05:39
I've read that Mr Marinakis is still in mourning for his mother, and is sorting family business, at the moment football to him is taking a back seat for now.

08 Jan 2026 07:39:23
{Ed's Note - Joyfull has posted a new article entitled, The Championship Drop and What It Means for West Ham United

08 Jan 2026 15:27:21
Good post Joyfull and an interesting read. Don't worry about your fire sale, we'll give you Taiwo, McAtee, Bakwa and big John Victor and take Bowen and Diouf off your hands, plus Mr M is generous so 4 players plus an amazon gift card for £100 should do it. ??.

07 Jan 2026 20:01:01
Well Kalimuendo is off leaving us with an unfit Woody, an unconfident Taiwo and Jesus who tries but mostly fails. Goals win games. Always have and always will. We are supposedly trying to get Lucca in on loan- he’s good with his head and can handle himself. What a mess we are in after that colossal spend in the summer.

07 Jan 2026 20:35:47
It's a joke of a season.

07 Jan 2026 21:55:58
We're now, yet again, experiencing the effects of our abysmal recruitment process at Forest. SD is trying his best amidst the chaos, as did Nuno before he gave up on the disaster of our recruitment of new players.

I don't care if it's Edu's, Big M's, or others' faults. We just need to get this sorted ASAP for the future of our great club.

08 Jan 2026 05:21:48
Agree Skegs and Lego, it’s the one thing holding our club back. Got to thank Big M for supplying the funds but really are McAtee, Kalimuendo, Ndoye and Bakwa the answer? Tens of millions wasted, the re-sale value of these players a small fraction of what they originally cost.

Teams like Brentford and Bournemouth always seem to find those bargains in the transfer market. After Wilson left and Edu came in we have made some awful transfer decisions.

07 Jan 2026
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07 Jan 2026 20:24:07
????? spot on.

07 Jan 2026 19:16:35
Just a thought, why sack edu now?
It wouldn't make any sense as it would not affect performance on the pitch
I'll tell you this session fabriagas is doing a fantastic job at como and giving the big boys of the Italian league a good run for their money
I'd love him to be our next coach and who knows him well?

07 Jan 2026 19:33:37
Good shout 79 and knows all about English football and the prem.

07 Jan 2026 20:30:14
Edu out sooner the better.

08 Jan 2026 08:06:54
Why not sack him?
Could you provide some specific examples of positives he has brought to the club since joining?
He has been a significant disruption at Arsenal, and in hindsight it would be interesting to see what could of happened if Edu wasn't here?

08 Jan 2026 12:47:19
Fabergas is a share holder with Como along with Henry, along with their multi billionaire owners they are involved in a "Project" to make Como a major force in world football, I can see Edu asking Fabergas for a job, before we have any chance of him coming to Nottingham Forest!.

08 Jan 2026 17:51:29
It's only a minority share though that he received when he signed as a player, think he'll want a bigger challenge.

07 Jan 2026 16:36:43
Karma against Nuno, lucky, what ever it was it is a valuable 3 points, we was claiming for a corner when they went up field and scored, if that goal have have stood it might have been a different narrative from Sean Dyche about being robbed, thanks to VAR we got out of prison easier than them three prisoners obsconding a couple of days ago, Nuno proved he's a class act with our players after the game ?.

07 Jan 2026 17:25:49
Totally agree Mossy, I thought that was a great touch by Nuno hugging the Forest players after, true gent if you ask me.

After the pen went in, he was absolutely crestfallen, I did feel a bit sorry for him to be honest, but at the end of the day he is worth a few bob so he can't get to upset!

We were definitley the better team 2nd half and would have been really hard done by if the scored from what should have been our corner, cracking finish mind, he is a good player.

07 Jan 2026 18:17:15
I'll never feel sorry for him as he messed our season up
He had a chance to win something in Europe, but out came the dummy, just like maresca and amorin
Deserves everything that's coming at west ham.

07 Jan 2026 18:52:06
I believe Edu, had caused the rift. I lay the blame totally at his feet.

07 Jan 2026 18:58:32
I was moved by Nunos dignified interaction with the Forest players after the game, distraught as ge was by the way the game went. He’d clearly built a bond with the players destroyed by Mr Ms mistake in appointing Edu.

07 Jan 2026 19:03:57
Get well soon Kevin Keegan!

07 Jan 2026 19:04:22
It was the owner that messed the season up by sacking Nuno in the first place because Marinakis didn't like his honest answer to a question.

07 Jan 2026 19:21:50
NONE of us will ever know what happened with Nuno edu and Mr M, that's a fact. But it's always the coaches fault never the players or the back room staff. I think the players didn't help in the debacle, mgw got knobbled by spurs and hasn't been the same since, there was a lot of uncertainty around the squad, last season it was a tight knit team then a shed full of new faces it was bound to affect the squad.

just my angle on the situation.

07 Jan 2026 19:26:01
DTP that was quite harsh. We understand that Edu's actions were a contributing factor to the problems between him and Nuno. Nuno deserves recognition for leading us into Europe and for showing respect towards his former team.

07 Jan 2026 20:02:55
He gave us some brilliant memories.

07 Jan 2026 20:04:09
Not harsh at all
Did you watch nuno refuse to shake rob Edwards hand last week?
You have your opinion of him and I have mine
I blame him because he knew edu was coming in and it's not the first time the bloke has caused trouble.

07 Jan 2026 20:34:18
Dtp you just like trying to blame nuno because you was wrong about him. he proved you wrong big time getting a bunch of misfits into Europe your as bad as some of these football pundits that nuno and forest proved wrong as well get over it pal you will always be wrong about nuno ?.

07 Jan 2026 20:50:27
And your just trying to blame edu.

07 Jan 2026 21:10:50
Lol dtp you only after see if you didn't have your blinkers on what he's done to this club since he's been here. we've gone backwards and blew 100 millions of pounds and no sign of the good team we had last season under nuno. get over yourself pal your making yourself look stupid.

07 Jan 2026 21:43:20
I look stupid?
You've always looked stupid no matter who is in charge.

07 Jan 2026 22:14:56
? can't remember looking that stupid when I backed nuno to take us to the promise land. and sels who was one of the best keepers in the Premier league enjoy the rest of your panda pops potter I'm off for a good night's sleep sweet dreams dtp ?.

07 Jan 2026 22:32:33
Only have to look at live chat to see how stupid you are and childish with it.

08 Jan 2026 00:33:46
Obsessed with live chat this one. How many times are you going to bring it up? Trying to bring people down and well let's put it in a straight way, GRASS them up. Shows how pathetic and undoubtedly how low you will stoop to try and silence those who don't agree with you. ?.

08 Jan 2026 08:11:56
Well said, RedRobin. When someone doesn't appreciate hearing different perspectives, it's often best to avoid further engagement.

08 Jan 2026 08:16:30
While your dislike for Nuno is widely known, it's important to acknowledge his relative success during his time here.
Could you please explain the reasons behind your strong negative feelings? It's understandable to have criticisms, but it's worth considering that even despite his imperfections he gave many fan's long lasting memories.

08 Jan 2026 08:50:12
You really do miss the playground redrobin
How can you be grassed up on a banter site?
You'd need something to hide for starters and somewhere to hide it.

08 Jan 2026 09:21:48
I appreciate and enjoyed last season under nuno and like all fans was looking forward to the new season and europe as he'd signed his new contract
Great performance and result against brentford and the season looked exciting
Then before the palace game he ruins everything with his comments, by that I mean for himself his coaching staff the players and the club
I've got more time for steve Cooper as he conducted himself far better
I won't forgive nuno for that, he should have left before the season started, he knew the way the club ran and he wasn't ever going to change that
Meresca and amorin have tried to do exactly the same and with the same outcome
I hope that answers your quest Ripley mate.

08 Jan 2026 11:00:17
And thank you for proving my point. ?.

08 Jan 2026 15:14:35
Fair Pont DTP. ??.

08 Jan 2026 16:04:13
Proving what point?

08 Jan 2026 16:48:13
Read-between-the-lines?.

08 Jan 2026 17:41:17
What i love about you redrobin is how you hang on to my shirt tale
I was responding to skeggs, and trust me he's more than capable of looking after himself.

08 Jan 2026 18:35:56
Dream on DTP, i like everyone else here are free to comment on what we like. I happen to agree with a lot of what skegs says. See what i said earlier, now apparently i can't comment because you said so. To defend yourself you try and twist it against me saying I'm hanging onto you. Pathetic! ?.

08 Jan 2026 18:56:55
Where have I said you can't comment?

08 Jan 2026 19:03:01
Do you not read what you write? ?.

08 Jan 2026 19:53:09
You read to much into things.

07 Jan 2026 16:01:39
Can't believe maranakis is letting edu waste another 40 million on larson ??.

07 Jan 2026 17:38:22
40 million for his one goal so far this season seems crazy. ?.

07 Jan 2026 18:21:16
Kaliamundo 35 million?
Scored plenty. last season. and knows the demands of the premier
Don't get me wrong I'm not totally convinced, but chris wood proved us wrong, remember a fee on here calling him plankoff
Strikers come at a premium in January
Thought on first view west ham have wasted 50 million on their two new ones.

07 Jan 2026 18:59:55
I’m not sure about £40 m but we do need a big target man up top to give us options now that Woodys out.

07 Jan 2026 19:06:33
It's not a striker we need it's someone in midfield that can play a killer ball to the striker. Or a new coach that knows a thing or two about tactics instead of hoffball and continue doing things that clearly aren't working.

07 Jan 2026 19:28:55
I believe it's important for Edu the Snake oil salesman to be removed from Forest. His presence affects the mod and overall well-being. With him out of the way, Forest would undoubtedly experience a resurgence.

07 Jan 2026 20:05:19
Why would that suddenly happen Ripley?

07 Jan 2026 20:34:50
Bang on Ripley.

08 Jan 2026 08:26:42
Here's why.
Edu is alleged to have made decisions that were either incorrect or unnecessary, and his ability to find talent has not been demonstrated.
His time at Arsenal also ineffective.

08 Jan 2026 17:15:09
No i meant by removing him Ripley
Why would we suddenly become resurgent?

07 Jan 2026 14:36:40
Speaking of VAR PGMO have said Diaz should have received a second yellow card against us for stopping the Jesus breakout against Man City ( but says VAR can’t interfere with yellow card decisions).