07 Sep 2026 15:33:44
Well I listened to the whole game on Saturday and now I've watched the whole game on Forest TV.
So my observations:
Cunha, McAtee and Schlager were good.
Ndoye was ineffective but Jesus was miles better. Delap was ok but Kalimuendo rather than Wood would have made more sense from a thrust and speed point of view. MGW never got into the game.
In general terms both sides were poor. Forest had no fire and got no rhythm going at all especially in midfield since McAtee was asked to be defensive - Sangare can do much better there and push McAtee further forward.
If there was a Glasner plan I failed to see it at all. Much of the game seemed aimless on both sides, perhaps because they don't know what to do or can't yet combine with each other.


We wasted corners and failed to keep any possession except in the last 15 minutes.
Distribution by Sels and Murillo was poor, and we kept failing to get any second balls.
Munoz is ok and Delap will get better with more minutes and harder training.
All in all a nothing game and hard to predict what we might be like ten games in, but if we fail to improve it looks like a bottom of the table scrap again.
Not sure Williams scored but not sure on this showing that we deserved it. Peter Bankes is anathema to us.

1.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 15:51:35
It simply has to be the manager, mate?
Most of the first 11 have been together for nearly 3 years now.
They must know how each other plays.

2.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 16:14:36
Thanks, Bse... I'm missing my Forest fix atm and need a catch up. Interesting analysis, and much appreciated. ?

3.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 16:50:28
Cheerio, Edu!!!!.
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4.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 16:57:08
Bsered, here's my observation, but a much shorter analysis.
Before slipping into a coma with acute boredom on 65 mins, I witnessed the biggest pile of disjointed garbage in a long time. Another bang-average season at best unfolded.

5.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 20:30:08
Reading your posts, Larry, I slip into a coma long before that, mate. ? ?

6.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 21:11:41
Fishing rod time, another defeat, Stokie. Is Dyche managing you?. ??

7.) 07 Sep 2026
07 Sep 2026 20:52:02
Have you actually read your own posts stokie.by the time you've read them you slip into a coma die come back as a zombie.and slip into a coma again ????

8.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 08:15:18
Talking of zombies, how are things in Skegmess?

9.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 09:00:56
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This fishing rod really winds you up doesn’t it Larry. Is that why you failed as a prison officer ?….
“Boo hoo, the lags on my wing keep laughing at me and wont follow my rules…..Boo hoo” ???????

10.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 09:19:04
You clearly don’t read your own posts Skegs ……….epic fails on repetition, punctuation, spelling and it’s often pure gobbledegook when you’re agitated…..
By the way, did anyone on here ever bring you that bottle of water you asked for ? ……
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11.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 10:29:37
It's the old justify the fishing rods chestnut because I've been sussed & made a fool of myself. ?

12.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 10:55:09
Well, it's very generous of you to admit that, Larry. As welcome as it was, unexpected. ???

13.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 11:04:01
You must have had a good holiday. Spent 90% of it on your phone posting. I bet the Saturday nights fly by in your house.

14.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 11:30:40
Still having a great holiday, Larry. The sun continues to shine, the cold drinks continue to arrive, mate. But I prefer a more active, yomping type holiday like our cruise around the Mediterranean earlier in the summer. The only exercise I get poolside is running rings around you ... Gotta go, another cocktail ? and snack arriving.
Cheers. ? ??

15.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 12:15:03
What's the cocktail you're drinking, Stokie? Over the rainbow. ? ?

16.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 12:37:54
Just as we suspected, Skegs. Stokie goes cruising. ? It's all falling into place now. ??

17.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 12:51:03
Meanwhile, whilst sunning myself on Brighton seafront, the waiter appears 'Another Over Rainbow, Stokey?', with a cheeky wink and slap of his backside, 'Of course, Tarquin.' ?

18.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 13:09:32
It's all getting a bit creepy and stalker-ish, to be honest, lads. I'm out of here...
Before I go, I remember Julian Cleary fantasising (for comedic purposes, obviously not genuine acolytes like you lot) to Ian Hislop on HIGNFY about tying him up and having his way with him...
Hislop's reply was superb. "Tie me down? Yes, you'd have to, Julian". ????

19.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 14:13:31
Stalker-ish? Or close to home? lol, so we're right then. ??

20.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 14:13:44
I'll take your word for it, Stokie, it's your world. ? ? Hislop & Cleary were superb, eh? Bless ya. Glad you enjoyed it. ??

21.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 15:15:34
I did enjoy it, Larry, thank you. They are very, very funny in a way that you can only dream of, mate. You are to wit what (your icon) Larry Grayson was to Rugby League. ? ?

22.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 16:20:25
Wow, that's told me. My, however, will I recover from that put down. ???

23.) 08 Sep 2026
08 Sep 2026 16:58:31
Please feel free to come back at me, Larry. Just hope I don't bust another rib laughing, mate. ? ?