02 Sep 2026 16:25:17
Had big fallout with a poster on here the other day over Sels. Won't mention him. Long Forest fan. Saying he was unhappy with Sels, and I replied getting shot down.
Well again I played the position number of years. At a half decent level.
As for Sels on here.
He's another player who pulls us out the s****. Has amazing season and the odd bad play.
Gets descended into also ran.
Typical for me on a lot of Forest fans.
The good old conveyer of thank you see ya later. Just had enough lately.
1.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 17:28:20
Totally agree with you, my friend. After the opening game of the season, I was at the bus stop in Snention when two supporters came up and asked for my opinion on Sels and the goal he let in. I replied to them by asking if they saw the two excellent saves he'd made earlier in the game. They said nothing and walked off.
2.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 17:39:04
Sels has been a quality keeper for us, Bowie. He shared the Golden Glove a season ago for us, and he's a decent keeper at this level.
3.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 17:42:37
Thank you Vale, my friend. ?
4.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 17:51:16
Well said, Ginger, bud.
5.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 18:00:24
Great post, Bowie, mate.
6.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 18:27:45
Sels has been unbelievable. When we signed him, he was about 2/3rd choice in the window, if I remember.
Great goalie... Been arguably our best value signing.
7.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 18:46:38
He owes us nothing, earns his wages, goes home after matches. I'm sure, self criticising his game, he comes and gives his best in the next match. I for one hope he stays fit, don't you!!!. ? ? ? ?
8.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 18:59:37
Hey, Bowie, you know I love big Matty. One of the best shot stoppers in Europe. Unfortunately, fans watch the likes of Pep and his sweeper-keepers and decide they want one. Clearly naive thinking, because you giants between the posts usually have the first touch of a T-Rex on testosterone replacement pills.
Matty is the best keeper we've had since Mark 'I love Pies' Crossley imo, who wasn't the greatest with the ball at his feet either. ?
9.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 19:19:20
Brilliant reply, Cyclist. Love it. ?
10.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 19:32:47
Navas was God, Henderson was Jesus, but Sels is a great option if you can't have either of the other two.
11.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 19:53:14
Got to agree, two gold stars. Love Sels, but Navas and Henderson are a class above.
12.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 20:32:55
All goalkeepers make mistakes, and all this b******* of playing out from the back puts unnecessary pressure on the keeper. Sels has been tremendous for us. Navas let in some very saveable shots. Great keeper and mover of the ball. But we should be very grateful for Sels. Well put, btw, Bowie.
13.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 20:48:09
Missed ya rutters. Hope the golf and fishing doing well, my friend. Btw ty. ?
14.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 20:49:02
We move with the times. Playing out from the back is what it is now. You can't do it, you're not good enough. Same as playing Glasner formation, you can't play it, you're out. It's all about money now, it's a business, get used to it.
15.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 21:20:39
Sels, arguably the best goalkeeper in the Premier League and one of the reasons we are still in it. Fantastic player and a fundamental part of the dressing room. Highly respected by fellow professionals.
16.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 21:24:43
ForestCAgen, if you're talking value (as in players), Anderson and Wood would be for me well above, bud?
17.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 21:45:35
Murillo, Melinkovic and Williams for me as value for money.
18.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 21:57:47
Keyler Navas was better than Crossley and Sels put together. Sorry, but it's the truth.
19.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 22:04:47
Stan Collymore was £2.2M from Southend, and everyone was moaning that we'd overpaid for an unknown. ?
20.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 22:14:26
Milenkovic, Murillo and Williams, 45 million for the 3? Where else would you see a bargain like that. ?
21.) 02 Sep 2026
02 Sep 2026 22:24:12
Blasphemer, how can you say such things about the 'Lord of Pies'. Crossley was our round caped crusader. ?
22.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 07:00:53
Oh, to have Stan Collymore at number 9 now, what a player and goal scorer! I remember a game at Peterborough, Forest could be promoted with a win - 0-2 down after about 10 minutes! But the team rallied and won 3-2, with big Stan scoring a belter to win it!
Matt Sels is a fabulous keeper and has saved us numerous times.
Outfield players make mistakes, but they go unnoticed much of the time. A keeper makes a mistake, and it's highlighted forever!
Playing out from the back is, without doubt, the biggest load of crock ever, and it causes complete panic when closed down. Stop it now, Forest, please!
COYR.
23.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 07:58:43
Agreed, Keeff. I think it's like the story of the Emperor's clothes. A myth, and it becomes an embarrassment when it gets exposed. Even if you beat the press, you are still a long way from the opponent's goal.
Look at Sels' long ball for Ndoye's goal against Liverpool. Long ball can be an attacking option, and the worst that can happen is you lose the ball near their penalty area, not ours.
24.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 11:33:14
The best teams (and keepers) hoof it up when it makes sense, throw to the midfield when there is an opening, and play from the back when a defender has decent space and options up the field.
Good movement and a goalie who knows is the key.
Only doing one is stupidity. A lot of the recent complaints were that Sels was just hoofing it up for a lot of the game.
25.) 03 Sep 2026
03 Sep 2026 15:00:32
I'm hoping OG will be a pragmatic manager like VP. If it's on, pass it out, if it's not, hoof it!
Cloughie always said he never asked a player to do anything he technically couldn't do.
A goalkeeper's core function should be saving goals.
Sels saved us at least 20 last season and the season before. Some saves were just miraculous.
It's like my mate who bought a racing pigeon and tried to get a discount because it only had one leg... He was asked, "What do you want, a flyer or a dancer?" ??