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22 Jan 2026 16:01:42
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21 Jan 2026 08:26:01
Tammy Abraham swap for Awoniyi is a report I've seen. Not sure how true that one is. Does anyone think that will be a good deal.
21 Jan 2026 09:47:40
Abraham looks like going to Villa, but saw something yesterday about Ipswich being interviewed in Awoniyi?.
20 Jan 2026 14:47:21
Could be some sweet deals on the horizon for the Reds, with discussions taking place over 1/ 2 in from Napoli, and one out the other way (Ndoy)! Plus Zinchenko could be heading to Alax from Arsenal!
20 Jan 2026 16:08:57
Keefe, not really seen much of the Italian duo but I would definitely do the deal because Ndoy and Zinchenko have failed miserably.
They can't be any worse. then again.
19 Jan 2026 02:23:59
RUMOUR:
Forest have agreed a deal in principle to sign Lorenzo Lucca from Napoli. Apparently it is a loan with option to buy deal.
He has doubts and other Italian clubs are interested.
19 Jan 2026 07:11:04
If he asks Silenzi, any douths will be settled 🤔.
19 Jan 2026 10:24:51
There’s been a ‘breakthrough in last few hours’. According to Radio Marte, the player is open to moving to the City Ground in January.
Therefore, Dyche’s side have accelerated their efforts to finalise the deal for the attacker on loan with an option to buy set at €35m. If there are no last-minute setbacks, Lucca will play in the Premier League.
19 Jan 2026 10:25:29
Rai Sport journalist and Napoli expert Ciro Venerato also reports the player would be on his way to the English club, related by Area Napoli.
He says the Italian is ‘ready to say yes’ to Nottingham Forest, after rejecting Benfica, Pisa and a move to Saudi Arabia.
19 Jan 2026 13:26:49
It looks like my prediction (below) on the 5th January was bang on. Mystic Cyclist 😉
Educated guess if I'm honest. He was struggling for game time and Napoli wanted to offload him. Dyche likes a big boy and Lucca is a giant.
19 Jan 2026 18:15:19
A goal every fourth game in senior football, thanks but no thanks.
CARLO.
19 Jan 2026 21:18:12
News now anyone can read cyclist, they get more wrong than right though.
20 Jan 2026 00:55:15
Yes it's news now. I didn't predict it now. Are you sure you can read? 🤫.
20 Jan 2026 08:30:38
DTP mate, this is the "rumours" section, Cyclist is using its function correctly, are you? 🌳.
20 Jan 2026 11:18:40
Not sure if it's a tactic to get a better deal by Lucca, but it seems he will only leave Italy kicking and screaming, we need someone up to speed straight away, not someone mopping around the training centre missing home.
20 Jan 2026 13:10:55
Reading an article on my lunch break from the Corriere dello Sport, Luca doesn't speak a word of English and it could be an issue regarding his final decision. 🌳.
20 Jan 2026 16:08:14
Boly came back from Afcon injured so can't see the transfer to west ham what was being considered, Boly could be useful as interpreter for Lucca, if he comes?.
20 Jan 2026 22:28:24
Lucca looks like the big barstool we need for Dyche's long ball 80s footy, but if he has his doubts then is it worth it?
The recruitment team have tried. Give him a date to make his mind up by and get negotiating with other players/ agents.
21 Jan 2026 11:52:57
Cyclist “Dyches long ball 80’s football”? Not again, thought I’d put that to bed, where I’m off to now 😂😂💤💤💤💤🥱🥱.
21 Jan 2026 13:42:07
Dinobot. Get out of relegation, hoof it up and hope. Get a giant up front and whack it to him. Any Sunday league boss could do that. You just need a fitness coach and a dead ball coach and let my Mum do the tactics. 😂🤣.
21 Jan 2026 18:07:28
Do you actually watch any Reds games Cyclist?
Or you just believe the propaganda? Genuine question mate …….
22 Jan 2026 16:39:54
@Stokey 🎣 Landed a catch. 😘
It looks like the Lucca deal is over the line (s'cuse the pun).
Ornstein and other sources are saying it will probably be conformed tomorrow. Loan fee of £1M.
Stokey will be pleased. We have a big lump up front for his favourite tactical genius mans approach. We can wack the ball in the genral direction of the box and hope we score. It worked for Wimbledon so. 🎣.
17 Jan 2026 02:36:42
RUMOUR: Glasner to leave palace this summer and on the shortlist to replace Dyche at Forest.
17 Jan 2026 05:36:41
This was all set up until Mendes interfered, and his client Nuno was employed, turned out alright, but wonder what could have been with Glasner🤔.
17 Jan 2026 11:50:40
Cyclist, in a recent post to Ed 1 I did predict that Palace would be dragged into the relegation scrap if they lost more key players ( like Eze) and I mentioned Wharton and Guehi by name. The fact that Glasner, an excellent manager, has now stated he is off in the summer is an additional bonus for us.
However, I think he would rather nail his own gonads to a wooden fence than work for an “erratic” owner like ours. Besides which, there will be no vacancy to fill……. 🥄🥄 🥄.
17 Jan 2026 13:38:19
I’ll be amazed if Dyche is still manager in August, I don’t think he fits marinakis ambitions for the club, whether you believe them realistic or not, I think he is a stop gap, nothing more, glasner Will almost certainly have bigger opportunities than here though.
13 Jan 2026 22:50:53
Look all these players that get mentioned rarely happen in any window
We are spent up unless we sell Anderson
Rumour has ut that the board isn't happy with the comments made by dyche after the Wrexham game and some aren't happy with recent performances
Personally think we will stick till end of season, but a bad defeat Saturday and anything other than a win against wolves could change things
Either way he's gone by end of may.
14 Jan 2026 10:38:43
He was 100% correct to criticise the players that are asking to play then perform like they did against Wrexham. I've got no problem with that. Only problem I've got with Dyche is his lack of tactical nous.
14 Jan 2026 21:00:51
I think Silva will come at end of the season.
14 Jan 2026 22:34:44
I think sane monty
Anyway up i can't see marinakis sticking with dyche.
15 Jan 2026 10:05:09
Just to play devils advocate, what happens if we win the Europa league? Do you still think Mr M will wield the axe? 🌳.
15 Jan 2026 12:03:37
The question is would Mr Marinakis trust Sean to progress in the Champions League?.
15 Jan 2026 12:51:51
Bloody hope not mossy 🤣🌳.
15 Jan 2026 13:32:15
I can't see us qualifying for the knockouts let alone winning it.
15 Jan 2026 15:16:52
👆Ravers you have been rumbled. 🌳.
13 Jan 2026 10:45:44
RUMOUR:
Nottingham Forest identify Mehdi Taremi as number one target
According to The Athletic, the Reds are eyeing one of four new striker targets with a varying degree of quality, and now the number one target has emerged.
It’s believed that Taremi is the number one striker target for this month, with the 33-year-old currently playing for Evangelos Marinakis’ other club, Olympiacos.
13 Jan 2026 12:27:46
This one looks a realistic acquisition, as a footballer he looks like he could do the business, just hope he doesn't use Nottingham Forest to spout his politics seeing as he's a close friend of the Iranian President!
13 Jan 2026 15:32:41
You would have thought we'd show a little more ambition than someone that's probably 2 years from retirement as our main target, oh hang yeah we signed a young French center forward for big bucks. Crazy transfer policy imo. 🌳.
13 Jan 2026 16:29:59
Kalimuendo scored a very good goal against Utrecht then promptly gets dropped for the next game!, unless Kalimuendo wanted away can not understand it, so now Taremi is the emergency forwards we are forced to look at and hope they can salvage the season.
13 Jan 2026 16:37:51
Mossy
I’ll be really miffed if Trump bombs the WFCG just to get at our centre forward mate! 😂😂.
13 Jan 2026 17:36:33
Red Robin, mate, Chris “Plankov” Wood scored 20 plus goals for us last season aged 33? If this lad is half as good it’s a plus, ambitious or not surely?
13 Jan 2026 18:33:46
Stokey if he comes, Taremi has plenty of opinions he's never apologized for expressing, and Trump needs all the oil tankers Mr Marinakis has for Venules oil, so the City Grounds safe 👍.
13 Jan 2026 19:03:15
Mossy, many thanks for your reassurance mate! 👍👍👍He sounds a rarity, a footballer with opinions and a bit of character?
13 Jan 2026 19:03:52
Stokey do you know anything about Taremi? Honestly he's not exactly a world beater, modest goal scoring record and only moved to decent clubs recently in his career (porto and inter). Wood had bagged goals in the Premier league prior to last seasons efforts so already knew the league, the culture, the style and is a naturalised English speaker.
Just find it all extremely underwhelming, the Wolves lad is available, just go and get him if that's the style of forward Dyche wants. At least looking at the size of the forwards we're being linked with Dyche should be slightly happier, all massive and they fit his cretaceous style. 🦕🌳.
13 Jan 2026 19:47:39
Take no notice of these rumours
None of it ever happens
Same sources same outcome
NOTHING.
13 Jan 2026 20:55:05
DTP if we all took no notice would there be any point in the rumours section? Rumours involving transfers is entertaining and we all love it. (apart from you of course telling us what to do once again, DTPs neighbourhood watch). 🌳.
13 Jan 2026 21:02:56
Red Robin, no mate I don’t know anything about Taremi. I know much more about Strand Larson having seen him play a few times. I think he might do a job for us but I’m only guessing here. Who knows what Edu and the recruitment team have lined up as Woody replacement. But SD will have told them what he wants.
13 Jan 2026 21:27:23
Yeah but i doubt we could get a kit big enough to fit a diplodocus. 🦕🌳.
13 Jan 2026 21:40:29
Just saying winter
They get nothing right
Carlisle now a Argentina striker that won't happen.
13 Jan 2026 22:24:09
We can get better than Larsen in the summer for less money than Larsen. Like with the manager, they are looking for a stop gap I hope. Why buy Dyche players, he's toast this summer?
13 Jan 2026 22:44:25
We won't buy dyche players.
14 Jan 2026 08:59:51
🙄🙄🙄.
14 Jan 2026 09:13:08
The Argentinian striker is Santiago Castro, get him and Taremi, might make Stokeys prediction for the City Ground more worrying 🤔.
12 Jan 2026 22:59:32
Reports coming out of Italy that we are chasing Dele-Bashiru, a central midfielder with a 13 million price tag, currently away with Nigeria at Afcon, i would imagine Aina knows him well. 🌳.
12 Jan 2026 22:54:06
So city are going to test our resolve with Ando, if he goes in this window it could jeopardise his place with England or even strengthen it. I would imagine we could probably buy a whole new midfield for his fee but the question would be spending it wisely and quickly, something that we failed miserably in the last transfer window. 🌳.
13 Jan 2026 08:34:13
I don't think Anderson will be that bothered about playing for England. If he goes to City he's only going for the money not to play regularly.
11 Jan 2026 15:20:47
RUMOUR:
“Nottingham Forest close to Youssef En-Nesyri signing: According to NTV Sport, Forest have had a bid accepted for the Morocco striker, although there are still some details to finalise before he can move to the Reds. ”
Linked with West Ham in just about all of the past five transfer windows, the prospect of Sevilla’s former striker from European Conference League days landing at our relegation rivals would hardly be welcome news.
11 Jan 2026 16:45:17
If Edu has anything to do with it he’s probably got one leg to stand on, no pace and a bad attitude to training.
11 Jan 2026 22:42:40
Since Mourinho got sacked at Fenerbahce En - Nesyri has lost his place to the ex- Villa player who went to Saudi, Duran. If he comes here very risky purchase.
12 Jan 2026 00:02:41
Risky but possibly a master stroke, En-Nesyri is a tall, powerful striker. Often praised for his heading abilities. Being quick he's great on the counter. Apparently his movement in the box is outstanding. If we can get a tune out of him maybe, just maybe cretaceous ball might work with someone like him leading the line. 🌳.
12 Jan 2026 20:20:04
I don't think this deal will ever happen
Every rumour that comes out of turkey has never turned into a signing since we got promoted.
08 Jan 2026 23:29:29
RUMOUR:
Apparently Napoli want Ndoye. They are interested in a swap deal for Lorenzo Lucca.
Lucca looks like a Wood replacement to me.
09 Jan 2026 00:16:16
For background, Napoli were trying to sign Ndoye from Bologna when we got him.
09 Jan 2026 02:48:21
If we must, rather have Lucca than Strand Larsen, more realistic owing to PSR.
09 Jan 2026 11:02:40
It states forest have told napoli that they don't intend to sell Ndoye
Lucca is only on loan at napoli from udinese so any deal would be complicated.
09 Jan 2026 18:30:29
IF Napoli want rid and Udinese want money, it won't be that hard. I saw a rumour he doesn't want to come to England at this stage of his career, but again, money talks.
He does look like a Wood type player to me. If Wood is going to get fit soon, we don't need him. If Wood is not coming back soon, we definitely need a player like this.
09 Jan 2026 18:53:44
Think there is more chance of signing larsson from wolves cyclist.
09 Jan 2026 19:44:35
If they aren't prepared to loan out Larsson, I don't think we have the money unless we sell.
Who are we selling this window? If nobody, then I'd expect a loan.
I don't think Larsson is going to take us to another level so why get lumbered with him permanently if we aren't in danger of going down?
09 Jan 2026 22:29:30
No striker will cyclist
The problem lies with tactics.
11 Jan 2026 09:15:41
Nobody edu brings in will help thus team not so much about tactics it's the rejects we bought in cheers edu 😁.
05 Jan 2026 15:16:04
Here you go gents, a new year gift for many of you. The Telegraph are reporting that Edu Gasper is in line for the chop. Apparently Mr M is completely and utterly disillusioned with his transfer policy. 🌳.
06 Jan 2026 10:30:58
Good news Robin but Mr M bears enormous responsibility for recruiting Edu which has put us in great danger of the drop. His decision caused Nuno to down tools and has landed SD with several mediocre players at enormous expense.
Along with the decision to appoint Postacoglau it’s a mess to sort out. The buck stops at the top……I bet the big man doesn’t run his shipping business like he runs Forest….
06 Jan 2026 10:43:25
How would you prefer Stokey? Sack the owner? The same owner who shows huge passion for our club and has sunk the best part of a billion into our coffers, not forgetting bringing us from bottom of the championship to the promised land. 🌳.
06 Jan 2026 11:48:10
Robin, I’ve consistently praised Mr M. s passion and commitment but he far from perfect and I call out his numerous and expensive gaffes as well. Obviously you can’t sack the owner but I’d prefer owners such as Villas for example as a well run club.
Surely, even with your rose tinted glasses you can see that he’s made us a laughing stock and a basket case of a club? Edus appointment is one of a long line of really p’ss poor decisions.
06 Jan 2026 12:06:10
I know mate, i'm just being awkward🌳.
06 Jan 2026 13:07:40
Me too mate. It’s a select club…. 😂😂😂😂😂.
07 Jan 2026 19:03:20
I have supported Forest for nearly sixty years I can't remember when my dad first took me to a match but many times I wasn't old enough to understand but my mum's family were all magpies so he instilled it into me and my brothers before anyone else could change our minds. I can't remember when we had a chairman that weren't complained about.
Unless we have a pocket deeper than EM we can't affect that. I see the amount of money and effort EM has given as pretty unique. He will make mistakes like Ange but he put his hand up to that and paid from his own pocket, I can't understand the constant criticism this is our most successful period post BC.
08 Jan 2026 18:08:50
Great post Cyprus and totally agree
It's not the clubs money or ours, but the constant whinging bellies belief.
Best owner the club has ever had and will deliver a new stadium aswell
But all they are interested in is edu out, top of page says it all
I want to be first? 🤣🤣🤣.
11 Jan 2026 09:14:39
Your right Cyprus thanks to nuno it his our most successful period and we all should be enjoying this season. Cheers edu 😁.
05 Jan 2026 15:02:46
Has anyone actually seen anything concrete as to us being linked with a decent Striker in this window? As far as I've seen we're not even being linked to anyone which is extremely concerning as Kali has his medical booked with Eintracht.
If Taiwo or Jesus picks up a knock we're fooked and just looking back on that statement is even more concerning. Let's rely on two players that couldn't score in the Amsterdam red light district. 🌳.
05 Jan 2026 23:09:12
Lorenzo Lucca.
06 Jan 2026 00:14:42
Bingo, you win Cyclist. Please tell me something exciting about him to get all our hopes up. i'm holding out for his Peter Crouch robot celebration🤣🌳.
06 Jan 2026 10:40:23
It was obvious in pre season that we couldn’t score goals and foolish to rely on a 34 year old striker in the twilight of his career, excellent though Woody has been for us. It was also obvious that Taiwo was fading fast with his serious injury problems. I never rated Kilimuendo except perhaps as a squad player for the Europa ( he never looked fit to me).
Jesus is a grafter and will come good but a bit light weight for our style. We need a big lad up top to give us options and put away some of those crosses like Woody used to ( although the latter was a superb all round finisher on the ground as well.
07 Jan 2026 20:03:39
Lorenzo Lucca looks like a pretty good prospect 6'7" and looks good with the ball at his feet, his arial threat is something we are really missing. His stats aren't great but looking at some of his videos he seems far more capable than anything we have at the moment.
02 Jan 2026 13:48:54
Kali has left on loan!
That leaves Jesus and Awonyi?
Hmmmmm 🤔.
02 Jan 2026 14:01:36
See below.
02 Jan 2026 14:03:29
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal with Eintracht Frankfurt for striker Arnaud Kalimuendo to leave the club just months after he joined, according to Sky Sports Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg.
02 Jan 2026 14:43:53
Sean Dyche seems to take against certain player's and doesn't give em a far chance, did the same to O'Brien at Everton. If Kalimuendo has left can only think someone's lined up to come to us.
02 Jan 2026 20:43:00
Rumour has it that Kalimuendo was not a great trainer which, on 40 grand a week, would get up my nose as well Mossy! ☹️.
02 Jan 2026 21:58:05
The problem is Stokey, John Robertson wasn't great at training, the great players usually had an adversion to it, mentioned a few in a previous post, not saying Kalimuendo would be anywhere near there greatness, but Sean Dyches mantra is a player has to do the "Hard Yards" yet the team looked shattered against Everton.
03 Jan 2026 11:38:45
Kalimuendo on the bench today, seems he can be in two places at once🤣🌳.
07 Jan 2026 18:55:30
Clough was a one off and allowed players to have a cigarette at half time let the go out on the pi55 so long as they performed when needed so Robbo was also a one off over weight and unfit but his performance on the pitch didn't suffer.
07 Jan 2026 20:20:18
Fair enough but Kalimuendo is no John Robertson. He was in a League of his own mate!
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