Nottingham Forest banter 9

05 Sep 2026 15:21:14
This doesn't look like a system? We should be 0 - 1 down. McAtee showing he can't shoot. Scrappy so far and as the home side we should be taking full control.

05 Sep 2026 15:02:30
Nice to see Oliver Glasner has seen the light at last on Igor Jesus. Concern, however, over the inclusion of McAtee - he has no running in him and is a lightweight 5-a-side player who doesn't take control of games.

Hope Delap opens his account today because Jesus won't score if he comes on. Need to win this home game and kick off the season as we mean to go on. COYR.

05 Sep 2026 15:43:52
Not attacking with any real purpose are we?
Ndoye has been ineffective so far...

05 Sep 2026 15:50:32
Absolutely, Rogie. No evidence of any system whatsoever. Looks to be scrappy, disjointed football with nobody with any class to hit the target. Ndoye couldn't skin a rice pudding. McAtee, awful.

05 Sep 2026 15:52:44
My brother has my ticket today at the WFCG whilst I'm suffering here in Palma de Mallorca and following BBC live text.
He says Spurs started brightly, first 15, then it's been one-way Forest traffic.
Coyr!
This is a strange experience for me, I can tell you. ?

05 Sep 2026 15:57:02
Seen more life in a deflated space hopper.

05 Sep 2026 16:08:56
Good analogy, Bowie. ?

05 Sep 2026 16:12:17
?? Where it came from, I don't know. Strange how the brain works.

05 Sep 2026 16:36:55
Delap ???? 50 million & nearly had a shot. Pants down time again.

05 Sep 2026 16:41:11
Delap, I'd rather have Yates up front. ?

05 Sep 2026 16:55:08
Can anyone explain what sort of system we are supposed to be adopting???
I'm sorry, I just don't see any hint of it yet?
Very unlucky, Nico.

05 Sep 2026 17:03:37
Rogie, it's like Bruce Lee said in Enter the Dragon: "The art of fighting without fighting."
What is your style, Mr Glasner? "The art of wing backs without wing backs," Mr Bwaifwaite. ??? Absolute horror show from start to finish. ???? Vitor Vitor.

05 Sep 2026 17:13:57
I've always rated/defended Murillo.
However, I don't think he's comfortable in a back 3... he also doesn't look match fit.
?‍♂️

05 Sep 2026 17:23:24
A systemless system, Big Larry. ? An absolute circus of anti-football. The player who might have made a difference today would have been Hutchinson! Schlager, my man of the match for his work rate and involvement. Relegation written all over it.

05 Sep 2026 17:34:52
I would have kept Hutchinson, and jettisoned Ndoye.

05 Sep 2026 14:07:48
M. Sels

5, Murillo, Defender
31, Milenkovic, Defender
23, Jair Cunha, Defender

3, Williams, Midfielder
24, McAtee, Midfielder
21, Schlager, Midfielder
34, Aina, Midfielder

14, Ndoye, Attacking Midfielder
10, Gibbs-White, Attacking Midfielder (c)

19, Delap, Striker

05 Sep 2026 14:20:30
Netz doesn't get the start, I feel he's earned. Apart from that, happy with the team.

05 Sep 2026 14:20:52
No Diamonde.

05 Sep 2026 14:27:32
I'm happy with that team too.
COYRS!!!!

05 Sep 2026 07:39:13
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

05 Sep 2026 09:01:41
Nico's staying a Red!!!!!
???

05 Sep 2026 09:49:55
Yes, Rogie. Another one of our quality players given an extended contract. Well done, Maranakis. ?

05 Sep 2026 13:50:52
Well, gents?
What's your predictions?

05 Sep 2026 16:30:17
You seen all my predictions, the diamond, start of season.

04 Sep 2026 23:06:28
Well, I for one am pleased with the players we brought in and think they will add quality to the side. Not worried about who we shipped out. It makes a tighter knit bunch. Wondering if OG has any U21s in mind as extra players.
Tomorrow is all about mindset and faith in each among the players. Looking for 3 points but cautious about a draw.

05 Sep 2026 08:46:57
Think we need to win. Make the City Ground a fortress again. What kept us up last season was our away form.

Heard a worrying stat on Talksport yesterday. Since we beat Spurs last December, we have won only one home Premier game.

That was Burnley.

Looking forward to us kicking on from today. Think we are playing Spurs at the right time, and a repeat of last week's performance should be good enough.

COYR

05 Sep 2026 09:16:34
If we play like last week, then yes!!!
COYRS!!!!

04 Sep 2026 19:32:29
I don't wanna see riverdancing around a ball. Or punting a ball through time. I just want hunger and a coach/manager getting a hold of the dressing room and fighting each yard of grass.
The badge was never put there an ornament. But something to cherish.
Pride. Just saying. FTID.

04 Sep 2026 20:54:23
BTID!!!
(Bowie Till I Die!!)

04 Sep 2026 22:12:03
So you want what we had under Pereira then? ?

04 Sep 2026 22:21:16
I only look for hope my friend.

04 Sep 2026 22:30:03
Is that the same bloke that did the same thing to keep Wolves up, only to completely crash the next season? Just wondering. Maranakis wants us to go further than that, Europe every season. If you can't get on board with the plan, maybe you should start thinking about supporting a lower-league team, where you can see players playing for a manager over a few seasons and it's not full of millionaires.

Just saying. ?

04 Sep 2026 22:37:08
And I think you should keep on selling kiss my ar#e hats outside the windmills of Skegs Beach. Each to their own.

04 Sep 2026 23:17:03
Hang on, Jay, my apologies. Picked you up wrong, bud.

05 Sep 2026 08:41:49
Don't wonder too much, Skeggs.
For the umpteenth time, VP failed at Wolves because the owners sold his best players from under his feet (most notably Cunha to Liverpool) rather than build on his survival season. Just saying.
You keep bowling those pies, mate, and I'll keep smashing them for six. ?
Good post, Cyclist. ?

05 Sep 2026 09:04:34
No probs, my Geordie pal. Living the dream today at sunny Skegs. Looking forward to the match later. ?

05 Sep 2026 09:17:52
I'm going for 2-0!!!

05 Sep 2026 11:47:04
Sorry Stokie, didn't mean to ignore you. ? Just been doing your usual, and if VP was that good, how come in most of his managerial career he's only stayed with a team for about an average of a year? Did the many teams he coached sell all their best players when he took over them? I think the longest he's done is a team called Shanghai Port.

? Sounds about right. ??? It's probably where your messiah Dycheball will end up next. No matter how much you call me for my lack of football knowledge, as you say. At least I'm sensible enough to know Dyche is not a great coach. ??

05 Sep 2026 13:25:19
Dds... Dychey's team beat Spurs 3 nil... just saying.... ?

05 Sep 2026 13:27:16
VP's team beat Spurs 3 nil too……. at their place. Coyr!

05 Sep 2026 13:46:25
Sir Brian's teams never won at Liverpool. Does that mean Nuno and Dyche are better managers/coaches? Stupid argument!

05 Sep 2026 14:05:45
Not arguing, just stating facts. ?‍♂️

05 Sep 2026 14:16:47
Facts. ???

05 Sep 2026 15:27:19
Check it out.

05 Sep 2026 16:00:07
You'd have to break VPs career down, Skeggs. He's won 10 trophies, 2 more than OG. He was sacked by Mr M after winning the League and Cup double for Olympiakos, for example. Upset our leader by allowing himself to be headhunted by Fenerbache.

Nothing is guaranteed to upset a Greek more than losing a successful manager to the Turks.
I look forward to your fact based analysis, mate. Honestly. ?? ???
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05 Sep 2026 16:54:45
Stokie, pal, I love how 1 simple word from me. Turns you into Dr Google, probably spent 40 mins googling, 20 minutes working out the essay you're going to reply with. That's an hour of your life gone today from my 1 simple word. ???? Living the Forest Glasner Maranakis dream. ?

05 Sep 2026 17:16:26
Nah! I'm a bit of a geek with facts, mate. Don't need to Google. But I'd rather be right and old fashioned than wrong and funky. ???

04 Sep 2026 13:16:48
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

04 Sep 2026 17:07:55
Another interesting, astute and detailed tactical breakdown Ed. Many thanks for a good read ?

{Ed001's Note - thanks so much mate.

04 Sep 2026 18:39:04
Great repot that, Ed?, i thought i was the only one who was questioning our defence down the left flank. I was left thinking it was great that you guys didn't have Mo playing up against them. ?

{Ed001's Note - all the sites have Neco as MOTM which amazes me.

04 Sep 2026 19:56:22
Yeah, I saw that. There were plenty here singing his praises. I honestly thought you guys targeted Williams and Murillo, who were both off it. ?

{Ed001's Note - I agree.

04 Sep 2026 22:13:41
As I said in another post, Netz has earned a start down the right and looked like the best LWB in the squad this season.

04 Sep 2026 11:12:50
How about getting the young whizz kid from Arsenal - Max Dowman on loan for the season?
Good for both teams methinks!

04 Sep 2026 12:15:16
More chance of getting "Max" Bygraves mate!
???

04 Sep 2026 14:33:17
Nwaneri was the one we should have got on loan from Arsenal.

04 Sep 2026 16:05:24
Mint sauce anyone? Surely you guys can see that name. ??

04 Sep 2026 19:03:13
So I was in my local Library this morning, and couldn't decide what book to choose.
Who should appear but Martin Fry of ABC!!!
So he turned to me and said, "If you judge a book by the cover, then you judge the look by the lover? I hope you soon recover?". ???

04 Sep 2026 19:24:28
?? The diamond. Also seen them live. Brilliant.

04 Sep 2026 20:55:38
Cheers, mate!
Always wanted to see them... Brilliant band.

03 Sep 2026 12:44:07
Well, well Bowie, I thought we were leaving it there Saturday evening, but no, here we are bringing it up again.
This started with me asking the question why Sels gets beat on the six yard box then was on his knees for the second, your reply was try something positive, did I not then say I have reservations about him in every game, but it appears Mr Glasner agrees with me if he’s looking for a new keeper.


I will be very careful if I post again.
Crazy how some get away with criticising players on a regular basis without anyone questioning them.

03 Sep 2026 14:18:56
1956 Sels has been great for us, but if errors start creeping into his game, he will be replaced in January. It's the Premier League, it's ruthless.

03 Sep 2026 14:27:02
Sels had one good season with us under Nuno. We need a better keeper.

03 Sep 2026 14:51:18
I don't think Sels made a mistake for either of Liverpool's goals imo. It's purely in the skillset of world class goal scorers and creators, which Liverpool have. It's what they do, despite the best efforts of any goalkeeper or defender. ?‍♂️

03 Sep 2026 15:22:31
Glasner knows Henderson and must think he is a superior goalkeeper, otherwise this would not have come to light. That does not mean Sels is a poor goalkeeper at all. I like Og being able to make decisions, and being supported by Big M. So he was allowed to go for the players he wanted; it is just that he did not get them.

He did not want inferior players, just better ones. This is not like the past, when a whole group of players just came to the club, most of whom have now left. So, let Og do his job.

03 Sep 2026 16:47:14
No, we will stop Og doing his job by having conversations about football. ?

03 Sep 2026 17:59:45
Stokey, he cost us a point against Leeds.

03 Sep 2026 20:00:51
Looking at The Free Agent List, how about Joselu???
Only 36???

03 Sep 2026 20:01:53
1956tree, I also said I was only replying to your post. Then you get obviously disrespectful, saying I was waffling, then on to how you've seen more games than God. And I basically had no right to pull you down.

For me, I don't care if a fan arrived yesterday. Every little helps. And, btw, I'm a Geordie. But, apart from my family and friends, I live for this club. It's banter. And, btw, that's me a lot calmer in my older years. ?

03 Sep 2026 20:10:29
It must have been the 100th time, Stevie, as the other 99 times he'd have saved that, according to Stokie.

03 Sep 2026 20:47:37
I think Henderson will come in January, but personally I don't think he's any better than Sels. Not much to choose between them. And, 1956, please don't disrespect Bowie, without him and the others this site wouldn't exist.

03 Sep 2026 20:48:58
The second Liverpool goal took an upward deflection off of Murillo's boot. It's pretty hard to re-adjust at that range with that much power.

It was a hell of a strike.

03 Sep 2026 20:50:43
Never was the amount of games I'd seen mentioned, Bowie, Bud. I agree I shouldn't have said you were waffling, and I apologise.

03 Sep 2026 21:01:55
Very much appreciated, tree, bud. Hope we get on. Great site. Yes, bickering but brilliant. And thank ya, Vale, my friend. ??

04 Sep 2026 09:01:26
Stevie and 56, I accept that Sels cost us a point against Leeds, but can either of you remember any other mistake he's made recently? He made 2 or 3 excellent saves, as he did against Liverpool. As I said, we tend to forget the other 99 times, because he's a goalkeeper. Nobody mentions Milenkovic's clumsy challenge that led to the free kick in the first place, do they? It's the goalkeeper's curse, last line of defence, always in the spotlight.

I don't see anyone calling for the Serbinator to be replaced.
Skeggs, "he's had one good season with us under Nuno"..... Sels only arrived in February 2024, mate. Come on, you've got to do better than that, mate. ???

04 Sep 2026 10:02:31
Stokey, I did say if errors start creeping into his game, mate. Vale Red, I've met Bowie for a drink, good bloke, enjoyed his company, but this site managed to get by before he appeared on the scene: me, Skegs, Larry, DTP, Gold Stars, Carlo, Two Tone, Gazi, and apologies to anyone I've not listed, all pre-date him. No offence, Bowie, mate.

04 Sep 2026 10:40:11
Stevie, mate, don't get me wrong. As you say, the Premier League is a ruthless place and goalkeepers' form and errors made will be closely monitored.
Plus, OG will have been keeping an eye on the future.

Sels is 34, Hendo 29. I know goalkeepers last longer than outfield players, and some seemed to go on forever (like Navas and Lev Yashin back in the day), but time catches up with us all...

04 Sep 2026 17:48:24
So stevie bud, you've got the tent around him before the vet arrives like a few others ?

04 Sep 2026 20:48:16
Bowie, Sels is a good shot stopper, he's weak on crosses, always has been, but he's the best we've got.

03 Sep 2026 10:25:27
Aren’t we a strange bunch. Some moan about money ruining the game and then complain we didn’t spend enough in the Transfer window.

Nowt as queer as folk.

K.T.F

04 Sep 2026 18:43:31
I only moan about the money, KTF. I know nothing about decision making and scouts' reasons. Oh, and why clackers nearly broke my wrists in the 70s.