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05 Oct 2025 16:05:22
Stop blaming the players and start blaming our owner.
Marinakis met Postecoglu in July at a Greek awards/ draw ceremony i believe.
This is after he ran on pitch and berated Nuno at the end of last season.
This is after he hired Edu.
This is after Edu started sanctioning £200m of new signings, which one assumes Nuno had little say in. How are they working out?
No wonder Nuno got hacked off. Was he so wrong to say he didn't have the same relationship with Mr M as before?
This may go down as the worst managerial change in Prem history. Can anyone think of a worse one?
Mr M has to make a change and it needs to be a good one. But who knows what the players are thinking and who knows who comes next.
Mr M has done a lot of good in his time of course - but he now needs to step up and make a change and start a process of renewal at the club.
1.) 05 Oct 2025 21:17:09
With apologies I should have asked for that to go on Banter site.
2.) 06 Oct 2025 05:48:20
Marinakis is like Trumpty but without the dementia.
3.) 06 Oct 2025 12:58:33
ForestCAgen, quite remarkable turn around by Mr Marinakis, from giving Nuno a new contract, then a break down in communication between the two in 7 weeks, it may cost us a season fighting for our Premier league place?.
4.) 06 Oct 2025 17:48:33
The contract gave Nuno the opportunity to say what he actually thought knowing he, d be expensive to sack, but M with more money than sense decided he show who is Boss.
Act in haste repent at leisure.
5.) 08 Oct 2025 21:23:32
I blame the players who were already here and whoever didn't recruit sufficient cover in defence. The new manager and Nuno made mistakes (we've been sh14 since April 1st last season) but the form of our key players is nowhere (MGW, Wood, CHO and recently Sels) and the new boss doesn't even have half of the defence that Nuno was lucky didn't get injured last season.
SO who didn't sign what we need? Who is not capable of doing a job this season like put a ball in the net? Who gives the ball away all the time (I'll give you a clue: It definitely isn't Ange and is MGW). Who caused the injuries to our defence (CLUE: NOt Ange).
I'm sick of hearing the hate that is based on Tabloid BS. Grow a pair and admit what the real problems are at Forest!
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01 Jul 2026 21:16:24
What is success for our owner? If Glasner gets us top half by Xmas - does he sack him? Probably.
Is Glasner, on paper, better/much better than VP? Yes.
But I am totally fed up with how the owner chops and changes everything however huge wishes. That’s his prerogative as owner I guess (‘you put your money where your mouth is then’ I hear some of you cry) but there is a point at which it becomes and looks ridiculous.
We have made numerous mistakes. We have probably gone past that some time ago. VP was a success.
We need some stability, we need a plan, we need some transfer discipline and we need some leadership. Yes again, we’ve shown nothing of the sort. It’s slightly ridiculous.
1.) 01 Jul 2026 22:48:00
Chelsea have been sacking successful coaches for years.
If you're ambitious, then you are often ruthless but accountable.
2.) 01 Jul 2026 23:06:11
And in the last 2 years Chelsea have done more of it and been less and less successful. So, what is your point?
What is success? What does it take to get there? Is it even attainable in a league where most clubs have wages that are higher than our entire income?
I don't always want to do 'whatever it takes to be successful'.
Firstly, it often fails (look at our appointments, look at our signings), and secondly, I don't like the look of it... Be good to have some stability... Arguably the true pathway to success.
3.) 01 Jul 2026 23:20:13
The simple thing is, only one team can win a league.
My point is, you get very little stability in football management across all world leagues.
The average stay is less than 3 years.
Trying to keep a successful squad brings stability as well, but that's very difficult to achieve.
So, it is what it is. Just see how it pans out.
4.) 02 Jul 2026 09:06:40
By the way, in what way is Glasner more successful than VP? VP has won many more trophies than Glasner. Check it out.
5.) 02 Jul 2026 10:35:33
I'm thinking that "Stability" for us now is anyone lasting longer than 6 months.
Don't have a lot of time for the cocky Andy Goldstein, however.
I really can't argue with him when he regards our club as a "Basket Case". ?♂️
6.) 02 Jul 2026 11:55:35
Great post, Rogie.
We can only, in our wildest dreams, have a manager who stays for 3 years, mate.
7.) 02 Jul 2026 12:18:57
Arteta, the longest serving since 2019.
Followed by Howe, 2021.
Emery, 2022.
Farke, 2024.
So not much stability at any club in the Premier.
So they are all basket cases.
8.) 02 Jul 2026 15:19:57
But still a million miles from 4 in one season and a fifth incoming eh, DTP?
9.) 02 Jul 2026 19:00:37
Spurs, Chelsea weren't far behind us, Stokey
End of the day, like I've told you, hardly any club keeps a manager for long, and if they are any good, they move on.
How many years does Jose get at the clubs he manages, even with his record?
Slot wins for Liverpool then dismissed a season later, that's modern day football.
10.) 02 Jul 2026 21:57:33
Depends what you mean by "not far behind us", mate. We hold the record for managers in a season, comfortably and embarrassingly.
24 Jun 2026 16:58:45
Wouldn’t it be lovely if we actually got organised and sorted some early transfer business.
Wilson to Leeds, Charles from Southampton too (v good player).
But you know we are going to sell Anderson and buy a load of scattergun players from around Europe.
To be established in this league - and we aren’t given our relegation scraps - in my view we need more proven prem talent and earlier business with more - wait for it - structure and a plan.
We can but live in hope….
1.) 24 Jun 2026 20:17:28
It's the premier agen, or to the common man, the mad hatters tea party. F*** knows what happened with the Toon and Anderson. Especially, taken the Greek keeper with a German surname, no hands, and no sell on clause. Tell ya, matey, you wave your wand, coz they all might sit pretty in their countries and otherwise teams.
We all know flying the nest, or getting here without a dinghy, can mean anything. It's the determination in a player, my priority, not always skill when ya fancy turning up.
2.) 24 Jun 2026 22:08:39
Have you not heard? All 8 of our signings are flying back halfway through the World Cup to sign, when their value might still increase during the World Cup.
16 Jun 2026 14:13:51
Contract talks with VP suspended for the foreseeable future... Here we go again.
Can’t we just try + have a few months of stability? Rather than leaving a cloud of doubt over him (and staff, players) through summer and the start of the season?
Of course not! Mental.
1.) 16 Jun 2026 17:17:06
I've just read that it's VP who doesn't want to sign a new contract this summer. He's turned down Saudi offers and is currently happy to stay put. I'm guessing he wants to see how our summer transfer business goes before committing long term. Can't blame him, really. Our transfer business over the last couple of seasons has been very much hit and miss. ?
2.) 16 Jun 2026 17:22:43
If he gets a squad he wants, he'll sign. He's a good coach. I'm happy if he's happy!
3.) 16 Jun 2026 19:40:32
Lead by example, either sign or do one. What's that saying to players? Apparently they're all happy with him, but he won't sign a new contract.
4.) 16 Jun 2026 20:12:30
Welcome back, Skeggs. Hope you enjoyed being with your Dad, mate.
5.) 16 Jun 2026 20:28:59
Cheers, Rogie. Just grabbing 5 minutes of normality, if you can call it that. Not seen any of the World Cup really, but some weird results so far.
6.) 16 Jun 2026 20:56:24
Gotta love the underdogs...
Cape Verde's keeper was superb.
Senegal doing great too.
7.) 16 Jun 2026 20:58:32
See Leeds look like snapping up Harry Wilson.
Get in there, Forest!!!
8.) 16 Jun 2026 21:29:35
Hey Skegs, hope you are doing well, mate. Dunno what to say really, as im s***e at this sort of thing, so im just sending you some love. ❤️?
9.) 16 Jun 2026 21:39:50
Nothing anyone can say. And to be honest, I just come on here to forget a bit of abnormality and a bit of banter, but cheers. Anyway, have we sold that Judas Anderson yet. ?
10.) 16 Jun 2026 21:55:22
Nah, tight ?'s need to dip a little deeper into those deep pockets of theirs. ?
11.) 16 Jun 2026 22:02:15
What a goal, "He gets the ball and says Mbaye to the defence." As type Mbappe hits a banger. ??
12.) 17 Jun 2026 10:29:45
Jay! ??
13.) 17 Jun 2026 11:28:35
I'd prefer it if VP doesn't sign a deal, then get himself the sack because he doesn't like the transfer business like Nuno Yawnfest!
07 Jun 2026 09:29:59
The best thing that could happen this summer for Forest would be stability and a plan. After years of change - and I don’t mean just the manager, I mean several board and below board positions - this is what the club needs. That team/squad last year, whilst unbalanced, should have been mid table. Instability and - if you want to call it that - chaos, affects everyone, from the top to the bottom and it does affect players. Change can be fun of course as there is ‘never a dull moment’ but Forest needs a dull period - stable manager, lower profile Chair, fewer transfers, CEO/Sporting Director etc. If it doesn’t happen - and there’s basically zero evidence to suggest it will - we are most likely to continue to see lots of rumours and the prospect of another relegation battle in my view.
Furthermore, putting Anderson to one side as he is going, eventually the ‘chaos’ becomes less fun and players will want to leave - MGW, perhaps Murillo, Williams etc. We have been chronically dependent on Morgan and my own personal view is that if he leaves and the chaos continues, we will be in a very bad situation. Hopefully, against the odds, we plum for a period of stability and decent, limited but higher quality recruitment.
1.) 07 Jun 2026 12:40:38
Great post! My thoughts exactly, mate. ???????
2.) 07 Jun 2026 21:16:05
Tbh iv've got more faith.
Just remember the previous 20 odd years is all I will say.
09 May 2026 10:07:57
Not posted for a while but I wish people would calm down after the result the other night. The performance was poor, and the line up a little odd from VP despite so many key players missing.
For me, VP has exceeded all expectations and if we stay up (which we will) he has done much better than I feared.
What the result highlights is that the squad was nowhere near good enough for Europe really. We did well to get to the Semis, but the other teams were quite weak, and against the best team in it (Villa) we were played off the park when we had to play lesser players.
But the overall message is we need stability and planning. Anderson will leave (good luck to him) and I suspect Murillo, but how we redeploy those funds and actually sign with some logic, is all that really matters (and keeping Morgan).
That, together with proper support for VP, is what he deserves, what we need and - also - what we deserve in many respects.
The problem is this has zero chance of happening without owner, I assume. VP may or may not stay and any player arriving will have seen the turmoil of last 12 months (longer?) and have concerns.
That team. squad as it is an 8th-10th place team and it has chronically underperformed (albeit without Wood it is harder to tell). With some stability etc we can stay at that level and get rid of the annual relegation drama. I hope that happens but I very much doubt it will.
1.) 09 May 2026 12:09:38
Great post, Agen! ???
2.) 09 May 2026 12:41:00
Good post, Agen.
In VP we trust.
COYR.
24 Jan 2026 20:46:10
Why would Silva go to Forest? Genuinely. Zero chance.
We have the 9th highest wage bill and the 17th team. Brentford tomorrow have the lowest wage bill in the league by the way. Just over half of ours.
05 Oct 2025 21:17:09
With apologies I should have asked for that to go on Banter site.
03 Jul 2026 13:21:42
So DTP, let me just get this right, "there is no point having a go at Mr M, as he owns us and he puts the money in."
Well, if we follow that through, let's close this site.
I don't understand this cult of Mr M. I genuinely don't. Nobody in any walk of life is above criticism. Me, you, Mr M. This is a guy who has helped get us back to the Premier League. 100%. This is a guy who has spent a lot of money to get us here. 100%.
But this is also a guy who has hired 5 managers in less than 12 months, had 3 relegation fights in 4 seasons, seen numerous (and I mean numerous) senior people hired and leave, spent gazillions on transfers, sometimes using his son, sometimes using others, and wasted a whole chunk of it.
He hired Clattenberg, he spat at/near a referee, he raced onto the pitch, etc.
The culture of the club - owned by him and funded by him - appears to be hiring/firing/knocking out emails to managers at 11.58pm to get around bigger payoffs.
Is it actually working? That's an interesting question. For sure, we are here in the Premier League, but the approach so far has resulted in all of the above. We underperformed last season.
But, no, let's have it your way, and never ever criticise.
02 Jul 2026 08:06:49
I will say two things.
1) VP was apparently sacked by email (no phone call) at 11.58pm, 2 mins before his clause expired end June. There is so little class and gratitude in that, assuming those press reports are true, it doesn't even need further discussion. Zero class, none.
2) Glasner is unlikely to last. Putting aside, (somehow), our Chair's ridiculous track record of hiring and sackings, Glasner can speak up and will go public against Boards when he wants to. So that's not going to land well.
A lot of people talk about Mr M being some 'win at all costs' merchant who 'will do nothing until we get to the top table'. To be honest, we've been back 4 seasons and battled relegation 3 times. Sacked numerous staff, numerous managers and bought a load of poor players amongst some better players. Is there a 'plan' to be regularly challenging the top 8 beyond just saying this stuff and sacking and hiring? Changing the manager every time you prefer a new one, does not a strategy make.
01 Jul 2026 23:06:11
And in the last 2 years Chelsea have done more of it and been less and less successful. So, what is your point?
What is success? What does it take to get there? Is it even attainable in a league where most clubs have wages that are higher than our entire income?
I don't always want to do 'whatever it takes to be successful'.
Firstly, it often fails (look at our appointments, look at our signings), and secondly, I don't like the look of it... Be good to have some stability... Arguably the true pathway to success.
17 Mar 2026 02:49:41
You both make good points, but I think the situation is even worse than that, and the repercussions worse:
1) We have apparently signed 72 players, permanent or on loan, in 3.5 years in Prem. Most have been a failure. It is too high a number, and it indicates just how chaotic everything probably is. Ange, SD and VP basically have been unable to sign anyone.
2) We spent so much on our woeful recruitment in the summer that we had nothing left in Jan, so we bought Luca and Netz. West Ham, for example, spent properly and got 2 or 3 quality additions.
3) When we first got promoted, Mr M’s 21 (?) year old son appeared to take a lead on some deals.
4) I would disagree on our prior ability to buy one or two v good players/strikers. Maybe not £80m, but it could have been £50m for sure, but we wasted it (look what Hutchison cost alone, McAtee).
4) I read somewhere, and this is my big fear, that our salary is over 90% of our Premier League revenue. Wages as a % of turnover are much more important than PSR going forward, so selling our good players if relegated won't save us.
This should be a proper wake up call as a stat, and has me very worried.
5) If we do get relegated, and I have thought we would once Nuno left, the situation financially could be very, very tough. People underestimate this, I think, and who do we have in the club beyond Mr M to sort that out? Sticking us back in the cycle of finger-crossing.
6) We are on our multiple CEOs since being promoted too (I forget the number), but could be 4th.
7) Assuming we do get relegated (I realise that hasn’t happened, may not happen), the change required in personnel will be huge, and the wages of our second tier players probably atrocious. Wolves are already building for the Championship, and look way ahead of us in that regard.
Mr M controls and wants to control almost everything. Without a plan or proper structure, you cannot succeed. What is our plan? Will he/we ever really change? Doubt it. This is the season our luck may run out and then what happens?
01 Mar 2026 16:05:24
I'm not totally defending the players, and we can all see the recruitment has been diabolical, but the owner is the cause here. 100%.