Nottingham Forest banter 7

08 May 2026 08:43:59
In essence we ran out of steam with too many matches at the end of a season. The unluckily we had players who held our side together - injured. We were overrun by Villa in midfield. We all saw that after 10 minutes or less.
My concern is that despite what VP said before, there was no plan B ie it appeared Yatesy was the solution.

A defensive midfielder took the place of an attacking midfielder. The game was then well and truly lost before they got to 4.
Villa played very well but they were the same side we beat at the City ground except, they gained McGinn and we lost MGW.
The next test of VP is whether he is able to lift the squad for Sunday.

08 May 2026 07:45:30
Nobody seems to have mentioned that Villa were quicker and faster than us. Why? Because they rested the majority of their squad against Spurs. We rested some against Chelsea but due to the relegation issue we have had to battle every game. I hope they get their comeuppance in the final.



If we feel bad about that 1. 2 Villa had against Spurs (of all the teams), can you imagine how West Ham are feeling because if Villa had played like they did last night Spurs would still be below the Hammers, and they say cheats don't prosper!

08 May 2026 09:12:54
Excuses, excuses, we were garbage, totally outclassed, outthought, outplayed & outmanaged. Anderson was dreaming of City, Cuhna was dreaming of finding some talent. Milenkovic must have taken a bung grabbing that shirt. The rest were on the beach. They should have played the 11 that beat Chelsea.
So much for the amazing Vitor team spirit. They didn't give a toss all night.

08 May 2026 11:21:42
If Anderson was "Dreaming about City", why the hell was he seen 5 mins in, geeing up our support???
Utter tripe!!!

08 May 2026 12:06:28
Lip service. He ought to try geeing himself up. He was awful. So he's Forest through & through then, Roger.
We'll see about that when the transfer window opens.

08 May 2026 11:24:27
.and not a cheep out of you when we dismantled Chelsea???
Says everything about you pal.

08 May 2026 14:05:29
I didn't need to say anything. I was there, were you?

08 May 2026 14:21:44
I was!!!
I saw yee!!!
???

08 May 2026 14:27:19
Larry the Lamb returns to give his wise words of calamity. ???

08 May 2026 14:28:00
Rogie, baaaa baaaaa baaaaaa... Only Larry can understand that. ????

08 May 2026 14:29:40
Big Larry, you can't pull the Wool ? over our eyes. Baaaaaaa baaaaaaa ba Ba baaaa. ?????

08 May 2026 14:47:39
Couldn't really miss ya mate, with that big
"Derby County Play-Off Winners Wembley 2026!"
Flag mate!!!.
???

08 May 2026 15:05:10
Ah, so that was you in the Cork Hibernian shirt banging the bodhran, singing I will follow the Forest. ??

08 May 2026 15:13:44
Forest Green. ???????

08 May 2026 17:10:02
Better than destroying them!.
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08 May 2026 07:39:14
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Manchester United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

07 May 2026 22:28:07
Wouldn't know where to start with my week, but watched the game with my two sons bless them. We stay up. Not bad season eh. European semi. Bad day. Love em around ya. Believe me. Only reason I'm still here.

08 May 2026 07:42:38
Hang in there mate, we simply didn't handle the occasion last night...

07 May 2026 22:18:16
OK Bad day at the office!
My Mrs the Wolves fsn got me TNT for tonight, not my call - I just knew it would go tits up!
Wrong players, wrong set up, and wrong subs!
Why 2 up front with no support?
Why the weak midfield?
Why the subs second half?
McGinn didn't have a sniff until Williams was moved!
Lucha - ffs I have to have a new hip but could do more - I was a goalkeeper in my day!
Best team have gone through, well done Villa and Dick Emery - you are awful but I like you!
I'm pleased MGW wasn't played, the injury doesn't look good!
Let's beat the Geordies for a change!
COYR.

07 May 2026 22:27:54
Who cares about the Geordie game now? Not me. We are already staying up tonight. Biggest game in decades for Forest, and we were s****.

07 May 2026 22:10:49
Sorry but what was that. ???.

07 May 2026 22:32:25
Chin up, Daz.
We did well to reach the semis with 3 managers during the campaign.
Some shocking squad decisions, all the way through, as well, left us short in key positions.
Our best chance of winning it was Villa getting knocked out in the quarters, like I said.
Asking for trouble, playing a 6'6" centre half at full back, and the Wood/Jesus partnership looks like it has run its course, as both were anonymous tonight.


Survival was and is our main objective, and hopefully we will stay up.
Did anyone else notice Murillo looks like he's put about 2 stone on since he's been out?

08 May 2026 09:00:44
I was expecting this. How can you play 2 games in 3 days and have half the starting line up out injured? Things need to change with UEFA n Premier League, to be honest, I feel cheated.

07 May 2026 22:10:02
The best team won. End of.

We went in to the game with only one full back available. Suprised he didn't go in 3 at the back.

Playing Wood and Jesus up top, gave them an extra man in midfield. Thought he would have done sonething about that at half time.



Not gonna be hard on the manager, 10 games unbeaten before tonight.

May have been different if Aina, Netz, Murrilo, Sangare, MGW and Awoniyi were able to start.

07 May 2026 22:21:22
He's kept us up, but won't be here next season. Mr M wants European football simple as.

07 May 2026 23:38:38
Vitor will be here next season.

07 May 2026 23:44:38
Don't think Silva will come. Fulham haven't set the world on fire this year, and they haven't had an arduous European campaign to deal with. So I wouldn't be losing sleep over it.

Hope lessons have been learned. We get ourselves sorted early this summer, and everyone is singing off the same hymn sheet come the middle of August.

08 May 2026 07:51:38
Bang on Forest 67, couldn't agree more. ?

07 May 2026 22:01:43
Would it be fair to say that we didn't turn up tonight then? We never once got going. Need to bounce back against the Tyneside's.

07 May 2026 23:33:50
No, we ran out of steam with too many injuries as well.

07 May 2026 22:00:27
Now perhaps we can clear out these sub standard players once and for all. We will win nothing with them.

07 May 2026 23:34:43
Oh dear.

07 May 2026 21:48:39
This is what you call not turning up to probably the biggest game most players will ever play. Absolutely s**** Vitor out of his league. Vitor out. And a big change in players needed for next season, thanks Edu the s**** one.

07 May 2026 22:06:41
Same crock of "s***" who were unbeaten in ten matches, mate...
A Bridge Too Far...

07 May 2026 22:15:53
Exactly the same biggest game all season. They might as well have sat on the bench, absolutely garbage.

08 May 2026 06:15:54
You really are a Leicester fan.

07 May 2026 23:36:03
Get back to watching fester in league one skeggs

08 May 2026 07:58:00
And take your recliner, Stella, and take away with you.

08 May 2026 08:12:57
Absolutely terrible, no other word for it. That shows the shower of s**** Edu bought in McAtee. ?? Just glad he's not here to buy anymore dross. Next season to look forward to: get rid of the dross and a new manager for the end of the season. And, girls, take the rose tinted glasses off. ?