Nottingham Forest banter 6

19 Feb 2026 18:36:42
Great half, same again for 2nd.

Keep up the intensity and the professionalism do not get drawn in by them.

I can see them going down to 10 we just need to keep our heads.

19 Feb 2026 18:24:58
You have got to admit sangare is a great player when fit

19 Feb 2026 18:59:36
He's grown in stature.

19 Feb 2026 19:07:42
Great season, Joan. ?

19 Feb 2026 19:34:37
He was already good before we signed him. He was just really unlucky to be injured, then get malaria. It's a serious, potentially fatal illness, and he lost a lot of weight. Some of the comments about him being a bad player were just idiotic.

19 Feb 2026 19:54:13
I'll admit, I didn't rate him. As I've said, he's coming on really well. Please! Please! Please! Show this form v Liverpool! (Sorry again, Ed!)

19 Feb 2026 20:12:59
Rogie, neither did I or the majority of Forest fans. That's my point about our summer signings. It took Sangare two seasons to settle. A lot have written off every signing in the summer and just want to blame someone? Edu? What do we actually know of his part in that process? Pierra is our head of recruitment and has bought well on the whole.

Edu is not the head of recruitment. Nuno and Palace played huge parts in our bad season as well.

19 Feb 2026 21:55:39
It did not take Sangare two seasons to settle. It took him two seasons of injury, illness and recovery to get back to form.

19 Feb 2026 22:08:12
He wasn't injured initially and looked terrible, Cyclist.

19 Feb 2026 18:29:29
So then. Where does it state whether we have a 24 hour ban or permanent ban on our profile? Can't seem to see it anywhere. It just says my posts are 'waiting for eds'. From this morning.

{Ed033's Note - The issue with username Silkman is, Silkman isn't banned, but half of Silkman's posts have the same IP as username Dave_99 who is banned permanently.

Maybe if Dave_99 changed their username and then only posted about football, the 2 usernames could post without a hitch.

On the My Profile page it only shows the username as banned if it's not a permanent ban.

19 Feb 2026 19:09:01
I knew it. Told you all.

19 Feb 2026 19:14:13
Brilliant. ? ?

19 Feb 2026 19:15:34
Ban him as well edd?
What's wrong with them?
All about a wind up while trying to talk forest?
He only wants to talk politics anyway

19 Feb 2026 19:44:17
For a long time I have had silkman given me none stop politics is unbelievable. Missing the yank wife as she's looking after her stepdad with cancer. I and I'm sure a lot more on here think he should also be banned.

He drowned the discussion with his anti yank posts. And if you look through i knew he was both giving himself thumbs up none stop etc.

19 Feb 2026 21:34:26
Bowie, I've got some very dear American friends, and, frankly, I get sick and tired of that crap as well from the resident lefties.

19 Feb 2026 18:31:27
Great performance so far and a brilliant goal by Murrillo. A pity he can't use that talent further up the pitch every week?

19 Feb 2026 18:35:05
Brilliant half. That's more like it!!!!

19 Feb 2026 18:38:11
Going rather well at the moment, another goal, then shut up shop. For what it's worth, I'd take a point on Sunday.

19 Feb 2026 18:44:31
Two up, playing like the home side, dictating play, Sangare immense. Playing it on the floor where it's meant to be played, no hoof ball from the back. Players knowing their roles and showing their ability on the ball.

19 Feb 2026 18:44:31
So far.... so good..... They look terrible, mind.

19 Feb 2026 18:45:17
I'd take them apart!!!!

19 Feb 2026 17:24:28
happy he, s put a strong team out only change i'd make is dominguez instead of hutchinson for the away leg. hopefully having a new manager to impress will liven CHO up, bout time he did something special.

draw will do for me. hope someones had a word with jota as he, s been playing for Besiktas all year might have some ideas how to get at them!

19 Feb 2026 18:22:13
How about we let the coach pick the team, going by the evidence so far he's bang on, all of them playing out of their skins. ?

19 Feb 2026 17:04:54
Strong ? ?⚪️⚽️?
Come On Yoooooou Redz.

19 Feb 2026 17:17:14
Let's see if the lads put in a shift tonight. They owe it to the supporters, big time.

19 Feb 2026 18:10:21
Murillo's been bang average here!!!. ???

19 Feb 2026 18:19:35
Dyche who ha ha. ? ? ?

19 Feb 2026 17:02:41
Great team selection, so long as they turn up - fingers crossed!
The one constant with our Club has been the fans, fantastic home and away no matter what league we are in! No one wants to support the so called 'Big 6' while we have NFFC on our doorstep!
COYR.

19 Feb 2026 17:26:38
Yep, agreed. That is our strongest team right now. Be good for him to get off with a winning start!

19 Feb 2026 17:01:40
Right, there's no more time for excuses now by the players. Tonight's the time for the players to turn up. If its another insepid dire performance then i'm afraid the truth is that we've had 4 managers all with the same results. what's the common denominator? Could it be that all 4 are terrible.

Or could it maybe be that the players don't have the heart, work rate or aptitude to play in the Uefa cup / Premiership. The minimum standard expected is that you give your all and leave nothing left on the pitch. Please prove me wrong tonight, nothing would make me happier.

19 Feb 2026 17:32:24
Same here, mate!

19 Feb 2026 15:47:03
Tonight's team choice will tell us everything. If he chooses the strongest possible then we will struggle V Liverpool.
Let's see how the lads play. Hope it doesn't all unwind at once.

19 Feb 2026 16:36:05
Pretty much best 11. Liking this manager already.

19 Feb 2026 17:03:24
Same 11 as Dyche put out.

19 Feb 2026 14:55:03
Well I'm off to Istanbul. Luckily, though, not until June on a cruise COYR. For those there tonight stay safe their "Ultras" don't mess about and the cops aren't much better ???.

19 Feb 2026 10:52:04
I have been a Forest fan for 45 years. I know others on here longer. This owner is on another level and I just want the chaos to stop. He hired Edu, he wanted to spend £170m. Now he's going to let him go. He hired Clattenberg, he fired Clattenberg. He ran on the pitch and confronted Nuno the beginning of the end. He hired Ange. He sacked Ange. He hired Dyche, he sacked Dyche. And now he has hired VP. Apparently Edu chose Luca from Italy, but didn;t decide Dyche was going. God knows how this will end.

This season is turning into a well-signposted disaster. The signs have been there since we got promoted and the constant change. We have 5-6 very good players, yet have added little to them despite signing 25+ other players since we got promoted. Even if we stay up, most of those 5-6 players are bound to want to leave (that's kind of logical given this constant flux). Where is the structure, what is the plan? What are our economics going to look like if we do get relegated?

I wasn't doing the Mexican Wave when Dyche got appointed but he was winning more points per game than Nuno averaged despite the recent drop off, so we got rid of him despite beating Liverpool, Spurs, Brentford etc with Dyche. As a fan, I've dreamt of getting back to the Premier League, but why oh why must we make such a dog's breakfast out of it . let the chaos stop please otherwise it could be another 23 years before we return.

Ambition alone doesn't guarantee success.

19 Feb 2026 12:16:11
Dog's breakfast? Have you not noticed we are playing a Europa game in Istanbul this afternoon? How likely was that before this owner? He's made mistakes, but the good outweighs the bad, in my opinion.

19 Feb 2026 14:29:39
Yes we are in Europe, just what we wanted and his money helped that cause but the club is not stable, and at Forest we don't do it easy and this Owner has helped that cause also so enjoy the ride or not!. We are in his hands your opinions are interesting. ?

19 Feb 2026 14:46:27
Great post, Agen. ??

19 Feb 2026 15:28:06
The only constant is change with this hierarchy. It's been an eventful and expensive transition just to be a Premier League team. A lot of ups and downs, but this season, from the preseason, has been a pig's ear - I for one am not looking forward to next season - a lot of damage has been done and it will take another masterclass performance to turn it all around imo.

19 Feb 2026 15:57:18
The club hasn't been stable since the committee sold to Scholar. We've had Doughty and Fawaz, all terrible failures both on and off the pitch. Then along comes a good owner that isn't saddling us with debt and has got us playing at the highest level. Not sure what some of you expect and what you've been doing for the previous 25 years.

19 Feb 2026 15:59:18
Agree with Agen (again). I think it's because we have some relative success to show with the Europa play-offs that we feel doubly let down with the state we are in now. It is hard to point a finger without aiming another digit! What an opportunity we had this season.

Now look at it - our Premier future in jeopardy. As Mr Cliche said, "You couldn't make it up."

19 Feb 2026 16:12:28
I have been without internet for 3 weeks so will give my view. A big mistake by Big M to sack Dyche ( even the TV pundits agree ).
His win ratio was good ie 12th in the league. Mistakes? Maybe not starting Netz vs Leeds, but a point with 10 men vs CP and a draw against wolves - not there result last night vs Arsenal are all not a reason to be sacked.

So was it some players who got him sacked? Who ever stabbed him in the back should be ashamed and leave the club. If improved fitness was an issue with some players it's a joke. Allegedly if it is the Brazilian players well they shouldn't have come to play English football.

VP s CV is not a patch on Dyche's. Why Big M didn't contact Chris Wood who played with Dyche at Burnley we don't know. We don't also know who is advising Big M, except all I believe non UK. Who should be the manager of our club, I don't know and patently no one except VP would accept this poison chalice. I suspect we will pull through as the Andersons, MGWs and Williams will play for the supporters. Next season will be a rebuild but another poor season in the offing if the current recruitment squad are in control

19 Feb 2026 16:19:51
Most of the sins rest with Sky and its gluttony. I have seen so many humble clubs go into football heaven (to the fans supporting). You need someone I wouldn't call humble, but someone with backbone and spirit to take the Saudis on. Remember someone on here, a long time ago, saying they should stick to falconry, and I've quoted them cpl times since.

For me, to see a Greek's face going through the same confusion as me (tells me he actually cares). Do I go along with all his frustrations? Far from it. But that's it with the fans on here sometimes. We won 2 x European Cups, and now want results yesterday. Gotta be honest, I've had more than my moments.

19 Feb 2026 16:24:52
Get on rediffusion, Nuno. Way forward. ?

19 Feb 2026 16:33:34
When we are long gone, the history books will show Big M took Forest to the prem for 5 seasons, and it's likely that will be the measure of whether he's viewed as a successful owner or not.

19 Feb 2026 17:00:25
Why, 2star? At one point we were buried. Till Cooper came along, he did not always f*** up.

19 Feb 2026 07:39:20
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 26 - Quick Round Up

18 Feb 2026 22:13:26
"League 1 " Wolves just drew with Arsenal ( and deservedly too). Just saying .

18 Feb 2026 22:48:53
And what's your actual point in saying that, Stokey?

18 Feb 2026 23:18:17
Maybe they are not as crap as everyone thinks? Or are Arsenal bottling it again as usual.

18 Feb 2026 23:48:02
Wolves are crap. Arsenal are bottling it.

18 Feb 2026 23:48:24
The table says they are. Take a long look. Already relegated.

19 Feb 2026 00:00:52
I said the same in a previous post, that their fans are suddenly thinking they'll blow it. Wolves will go down as the second worst team in Premier League history anyway.

19 Feb 2026 06:33:13
You seem awfully fascinated to have a pop at my career as a prisoner officer, Rogie. I can't help wondering how you would have fared on the landings of a wing? Even more so when it kicked off.

19 Feb 2026 08:59:45.
?????? ???

19 Feb 2026 10:35:07
And, you seem awfully misinformed that my name is "Roger" either, mate? Nothing wrong with your career, my nephew is a prison officer too. I only call you Mr Barraclough, due to the fact you call me the aforementioned. No big deal. ?‍♂️

19 Feb 2026 11:28:21
Fair enough, mate, I can live with that. As you say, no biggy, and Stokie is in your wildest dreams, mate. ?

19 Feb 2026 11:44:32
No wonder the inmates are all on the run, Larry Balloons, mate. My worst nightmare is being part of your "captive" audience. ???????

19 Feb 2026 11:55:36
Stokey, Balloons and I have had our differences, but I'd sooner be in nick than have to be subjected to one of your Google novels. ?

19 Feb 2026 13:47:40
Stevie ????? Class. Good old Sargent Slaughter, with his Tim Vine jokes book & Nytol coma-inducing posts from famousquotes.com. Bless him. ?

19 Feb 2026 14:56:58
I'll tell you what, lads, I've actually got to the point where I'm boring myself replying at all. ?????????

19 Feb 2026 17:34:54
That's Bnag out of order!!!! ???

19 Feb 2026 17:59:55
Yeah Arsenal completely folded, City will hunt them down now, to many winners vs bottlers. ?

20 Feb 2026 12:59:05
No offence Larry Balloons, mate, but I'd be staggered if you were ever a prison officer. I've known dozens and you don't fit the profile at all. They were invariably sensible and mature.
I'm surprised you survived to be honest. I'm assuming it's a wind up .