21 Oct 2026 17:26:27
I'm massively in favour of starting with Yates for the Ipswich game. Lets get a leader out there and get physical.

1.) 21 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 18:16:20
Love your posts lately cyclist, know we've had our past run ins. But everything your saying lately I agree with. But lately show me a leader from any of this lot. Not gonna go into the usual predictions posts from myself (most tongue in cheek btw) but I swear reds I could cry blood,from owner to backroom staff.

Don't you lot tell me this is forest football moving forward even if he does get a cpl of wins I'd probably drop off watching them. I just can't see light tbh from owner. Del boy will be selling the f kr holy water next.

2.) 21 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 18:39:20
Not the Yates card. hes crap hopefully gone January then we wont after talk about him again.

3.) 22 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 19:05:02
We need some grit in the team. Milenkovic and Yates should start. Sick of watching big lumps like Delap go down whenever someone breathes on them. It's pathetic.

4.) 22 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 21:03:52

Yes but we don't need s*** in the team ???

5.) 21 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 18:23:24
Glasner, I've heard more interesting posts on John Craven's countryfile. He couldn't herd 3 x sheep into a mile wide gate yet alone whistle when ya need it. Loser. Dark nights destroyer.

6.) 22 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 23:38:55
Love it Bowie and couldn't agree more.

7.) 22 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 23:50:19
Perko the tide will turn mate
Can't blame glasner for all those missed chances against palace and wood against arsenal ?
Results aren't what i wanted,i don't get mcatee in particular or n'doye
But we create alot of chances and very good ones at that
Like ive said many times,set piece delivery is so poor and has been since henry lansbury
Its such an important part of the modern game
I can't remember one goal we've scored from a free kick in five years
Thats shocking.

8.) 22 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 19:44:37
100% agree with you Cyclist. As we all know, Yates is far from perfect. However, I think when he does play his determination and natural leadership shines-through and he has a positive effect on the whole team.

I'm not a massive fan of those obsessed with formations. However, it is, obviously, an important subject. I'd love to see Forest try a 4-4-2 again - with the midfield in a diamond shape as King Billy excelled at (before he went totally mad.).

More attacking, dynamic and much more the 'Forest Way'.

Obviously, I realise change is impossible under OG - but worth dreaming about for a while..

9.) 22 Oct 2026
22 Oct 2026 01:42:59
When the chips are down, flexibility and spirit are massive. We need it to start from the boss!

10.) 22 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026 19:04:37
Yates definitely needs looking, McAtee, Sangare and Ndoye need a trip to the abattoir. ?.

11.) 22 Oct 2026
22 Oct 2026 10:59:25
I agree with you both Cyclist and Lego about Yates for the reasons you say. However, atm, he is down the pecking order for the one of the 2 holding midfielder spots. Obviously OG isn't going to drop his man Schlager ( who is doing very well anyway) which leaves McAtee alongside him, who he seems hellbent on playing there. Even against Arsenal he left him there with Dominquez playing further forward. I'd have thought McAtee is the natural replacement for MGW in the number 10 role should he be unavailable. On such decisions are the fates of £13 million managers decided.


ATM Yates is 3rd or 4th down the line behind Sanghere and Dominquez, clearly more technically gifted players But Yates brings graft, aggression, workrate and spirit to any team.
As Napoleon said, " Morale is more important than numbers in a proportion of 3 to 1”.
Nelson advised his Captains before battle " if the course of action is unclear, no Captain can do very wrong if he lays his ship alongside an enemy”
On that basis, with Skeggs record of always being wrong about everything he posts, I'd ignore his assessment of Yates and you won't go far wrong.???.