Nottingham Forest banter 7

20 Apr 2026 22:01:36
We are the form team diwn there.
Spurs 5 pionts to mqje up and West Ham four due to theur goaldifference.
Hapoy days.

20 Apr 2026 23:01:08
Hammer fingers again ff.

20 Apr 2026 23:06:34
Phone got more cracks than rogie

20 Apr 2026 19:09:20
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Everton v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

20 Apr 2026 20:33:39
Bring back Dougie Freeman for our recruitment team.

20 Apr 2026 22:27:23
Lots of reasons for our recruitment this season, Europe and not knowing which league till the last minute did not help.
It's no coincidence both Palace and we have struggled in the Prem because of Europe.
We certainly weren't ready and didn't have the squad to compete on all fronts.


To me the only plus was Cuhna and Jesus, as they cost a mere 25 million.
The three wingers are the let down at 120 million for me.
Vitor has renewed faith in the players, and confidence is high.
Fernandez looks a good buy when West Ham go down?

21 Apr 2026 17:41:52
Interesting account of the Merseyside Derby Ed 1.
I thought Liverpool would be busting a gut to get Champions League place next season. It seems that it's going to end with a whimper rather than a bang?

{Ed001's Note - Slot has destroyed them Stokey.}

20 Apr 2026 16:49:33
My view of this season has simply been turmoil for everyone at the club, with 4 managers, and the recruitment by Edu I'm surprised we are not in the bottom 3!
Sunday was a game of two halves, but second half we showed a little bit of what we can do!
I can quite honestly say the players are now coming good, VP has got them playing with spirit again.


I think the compassion shown for Elliott was brilliant, hats off to him for playing in the match.
I believe we will stay up, so let's have a few more decent results!
We've won at Chelsea!
We've won at Man U!
So let's go win at Sunderland chaps, I'm sure Xhaka would love to see Spurs go down being an ex Gooner!
COYR

20 Apr 2026 20:39:35
Still laughing from yesterday, mate.
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Me giving off about Jesus too.
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20 Apr 2026 14:40:21
View from the Trent End. First half nothing clicked with really any of the team. Maybe this was a very emotional 45 minutes. Anderson was obviously very moved by the compassion shown by everybody in the ground. I have no doubt the option of not playing was given to Anderson but he chose to play. So let's forget that half of football. Reshuffling to a 4, 4, 2, was the major changing point in the game. MGW must have donned new boots at halftime as there was no stopping him. Also Hutchison started to take on players and of course had an assist. Jair Cunha had an excellent 30 mins or so and is definitely a major asset. In fact all the players in the second half stepped up a gear.

Although I have my doubts about Jesus is goal should help his confidence. Yates is a genuine box to box player with endless energy. I suspect he dislikes being told to stay in front of the defence. Wood made some good passes but I suspect it will be a while for him to come up to speed. Can we rely on him next season? If the conclusion of this season is we needed Wood all season well we have to look for a replacement. Tiawo, I hope can continue to have role at the club but currently is third in line in the strikers position. Remember MCatee was bought as a MGW replacement I am sure. As usual next season we will have trouble getting good players to sign for us.

20 Apr 2026 16:43:39
Why don't we play 4.4 2 against Sunderland, and hopefully get a point or 3 if possible.

20 Apr 2026 18:52:23
The real reason why MGW came good in the second half was because he wasn't covering and carrying that useless Bakwa. It doesn't matter how good you are, you can't play in two positions in the Premier League. Not any league, for that matter.

20 Apr 2026 19:11:59
I didn't see 442 at all.
MGW played left wing and Jesus as number ten, with Wood up top, giv8ng MGW freedom to get into the box.

20 Apr 2026 19:55:24
It could have been the best decision Mr M has made, for a change, stepping in and not selling him. Because keeping us up would have been worth more than the 60 million we would have got for him. Do I rate him as a great, consistent player? No. And how he and his agent tried to get a move on the sly, the Judas; I will not forgive him.

But if those 3 goals keep us up and we get good money for him, come in, happy days. That's all I have to say about MGW. For me, I would give Williams the armband for next season. We need a proper revamp of the team and manager come summer, and a manager that can stand up to Mr M. Also, please Mr M, leave the manager alone to do his job.

20 Apr 2026 20:11:53
Excellent points, Skaggs, especially on Williams, player of the season for me, and should be captain when MGW goes, as he will come summer. As I posted earlier, I can see the manager from Fulham getting the gig. I believe he's worked with Mr M before, so knows how it works with our owner. Interesting times.

20 Apr 2026 20:17:59
He's worked with Vitor before, and Vitor has a better CV.
So why would he sack Vitor?

20 Apr 2026 10:10:28
We need a point at Sunderland.

20 Apr 2026 13:42:14
That's how I'm seeing as well pal.

20 Apr 2026 19:51:32
We got one at City and against Villa, so don't see why we can't even win it tbh. We are on our best run of the season and are the form team ahead of West Ham, Spurs, even Newcastle, who we will meet at the right time imo.

20 Apr 2026 20:48:13
Mackems playing with the same heart as we did, on our arrival back to the Premier. And the Premier deductions. It really is togetherness and player power. Not the end of the world for me not getting a point, but it is against them w*****. FTID.

20 Apr 2026 09:10:33
Three players who need to be replaced next season: Ndoye, Morato and Bakwa. Bring back Kalimuendo from Frankfurt. If Anderson and Murrilo do move on, then we have Cunha to replace Murrilo and need to bring in either Garner Wharton or Hackney to replace Anderson.

Hopefully MGW regains his England place and is made club captain next season and doesn’t do a Grealish, who should never have left Villa; our fans like theirs, love him.

20 Apr 2026 10:44:34
Harry Wilson, if he'd come on a free.

20 Apr 2026 10:55:15
If Mr M decides to bring in the Fulham manager next season, Wilson may well come with him.

20 Apr 2026 12:27:34
If we win the Europa League, then I don't think we'll need to worry too much about recruitment.

Bakwa could still come good. Some players just take longer to settle. He does have talent, like Kalimuendo.



We need a Wood replacement. Kalimuendo and Jesus are options, but Wood is a different type of player. Unless we aren't going to play the style that suits Wood next season, surely that has to be the priority?

20 Apr 2026 13:44:16
If Morgan does leave, no one can say he never gave his all. I, like a lot on here, doubted him...
When he signed his new contract, however, he's been brilliant most of this year.

20 Apr 2026 15:52:20
In the four seasons he's been with us, I've never doubted his commitment. His form might have dipped very rarely, but the effort has always been there. He never hides, always tries to make things happen even if his flicks and tricks don't always come off. We'd be deep in it if it wasn't for him. That's for sure.

20 Apr 2026 17:20:16
Garner has just recently signed a new contract at Everton. Why would he leave them?

20 Apr 2026 08:54:09
I said before the Porto game Europa League semi final and 6 pts from Burnley and Sunderland we are 2/3 of the way to achieving that. Admittedly the first half yesterday was dire but Vp addressed that and the second half with Mgw playing wider and two up top we looked very sharp. Sunderland away not easy but play like we did second half and 3 pts will be ours and no I wouldn’t take a draw.

Same team that started the game apart from Jesus for Bakwa. So pleased our great club showed its class as a family club with that tribute to Anderson’s mum and credit to Elliott for playing his part in a vital win.

20 Apr 2026 07:33:50
Super 2nd half performance yesterday. The version of Forest we'd love to see more of. I hope we push on now and grab a couple more wins

20 Apr 2026 09:34:27
We still need a couple more wins, mate.

20 Apr 2026 13:45:02
We do, mate. If that version turns up all games are winnable, aren't they? If it's the other version, it then shifts quickly to looking unlikely we would win any of them.

20 Apr 2026 14:40:06
If it's the other version, we are in deep trouble.
Despite our comeback yesterday, we are definitely not out of it yet.

20 Apr 2026 17:16:28
This is "Version" on the ridiculous!!!.
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20 Apr 2026 21:31:48
The first half was ridiculous, Rog, old chap.

20 Apr 2026 07:39:14
{Ed's Note - Greenaway has posted a new article entitled, Chelsea's Bigger Problem Behind the Scenes

19 Apr 2026 23:46:52
No matter what you may or may not think of Mr M, his influence on our great club is unprecedented. Established Premier League club, successive major cup semi finals. Silverware could be ours this season. Just think when he took over we were in the bin dippers current territory.
COYR. ?

20 Apr 2026 08:40:10
I don't know about established Red Robin. Three out of our 4 seasons back have been a struggle, and this one's not over, mate.

20 Apr 2026 09:46:00
Back at you. "You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down." Charlie Chaplin. ? ?

20 Apr 2026 09:50:25
I agree with Stokey Red Robin.
Unfortunately, Forest is not yet an established club.
Hopefully, we will remain in the Premier League, and the lessons learned this season will lead to greater due diligence across all areas, from recruitment to individual responsibility.

20 Apr 2026 09:59:01
And Ripley, you can have some Stokey treatment also. "But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars." Martin Luther King Jr. ⭐ ?

20 Apr 2026 10:50:25
"Boooom!, Boooom! Booom! Boooom!!!"
..... Baldrick!
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20 Apr 2026 10:55:21
"I'm as cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University" and "Baldrick, you have the intellectual capacity of a dirty potato". ? ?

20 Apr 2026 11:07:36
Brilliant!!!. ?
"Baldrick, we are moving as fast in this war, as an asthmatic tortoise, weighed down by some heavy shopping!!!". ???

20 Apr 2026 11:21:31
Red Robin, fair enough, mate. My views on our owner are well known on here. I admire his passion, ambition and commitment, both financial and emotional.
However, we are still the template for what a badly run club looks like. We lack stability and long term foundations for our future.

A high turnover of managers is lamentable, and, (though I hate to say it), we are at times a laughing stock. Recruitment is slapdash, we fell foul of FFP and his treatment of Nuno, Cooper and Dyche was disgraceful.
Mr M is very much Bovril, I accept...

20 Apr 2026 11:36:25
"Bovril" ???? I meant "Marmite" of course. Same derivative, I like both!

20 Apr 2026 12:33:10
Stokey, I hear that Mr M's favourite phrase is.
"I have a cunning plan." ?

20 Apr 2026 17:06:19
Red, thank you for that. ?
I'm sure it's 'I'm great at cunning stunts'? ??