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31 Aug 2026 07:33:31
For the Everton deal for Armstrong - now called off - apparently Aina was part of the deal, with him possibly leaving Forest to Everton.
Would have been a real shame in my view, one of our best players and I’ve always felt like he has real quality (Munoz incoming of course).
27 Aug 2026 22:26:53
Rumour of £22m bid for Munoz... he is a quality player (and proven).
Not sure we are on Palace’s speed dial, but this would be a great signing (Nico off?)
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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19 Sep 2026 19:36:00
As I have said, the club is not - in my humble opinion - run well enough to become an established premiership club.
We've spent a lot of money, bought in a lot of players but where is this all going? How are we set up to achieve success longer term?
That was a woeful performance against a poor team, and we look shot of ideas and confidence. Diomande looked off it, and Murillo was a blend of chaos and greatness again.
Here are some points:
- we hired a new CEO (another one) after the window shut. Odd?
- we seemed to bid for about 6 players in the last week of the window. Once again the better ‘mid table clubs' like Brighton got their business done early
- other ‘emerging' clubs like Leeds got solid, quality recruitment done early
- The players have had 5 managers in 12 months (many of them). That will affect you. Would it not affect you at work? Even MGW - who always gives 100% - must be thinking, this is all ridiculous as he gets to know yet another manager and their - in this case - totally different ideas.
- I'm not going to talk overly about individual players but I have seen Delap Iive quite a lot and I dont see a lot of real quality there to be honest, but let's see
- Anderson was irreplaceable in quality I guess, but we had 6 months to prepare for his departure and we look light
- Do you see 60+ goals in that team this year? I dont
- we ended th transfer window in net profit I think, so we may have less money than we hope. If so, one could blame the recruitment of previous periods (which has been ‘mixed' at best)
We've had 3 relegation scraps in 4 years since being promoted and we will have another one this year in my view.
Hopefully it doesn't, but eventually your luck runs out.
1.) 19 Sep 2026 19:49:30
Very good analysis CAgen, was not impressed at all by this showing, no goals at home yet again.
2.) 19 Sep 2026 19:51:33
You have some valid points ForestCAgen, however don't you think it's a little bit to early in the season to write us off just yet.
3.) 19 Sep 2026 19:52:37
I'm beginning to think that Ollie doesn't really like Callum ???
He's not getting a sniff,and yet Ndoye continues to disappoint. ?♂️.
4.) 19 Sep 2026 20:01:49
KTF - a fair challenge and you may be right. But I've supported this club for 47 years and waited for this Premiership return for half of it. Glasner is a superb manager - hard to say not - but he starts slowly at clubs (See record at Palace) and I wouldn't be surprised if he is gone pre Xmas (look at M's record).
Mr M doesn't do patience based on what we have seen in the last 12 months especially. My complaint is partly that constant drumbeat of instability and party the lack of obvious planning. it catches you up in the end. I dont see that team and squad doing much this season. Bottom 6 or so (again).
5.) 19 Sep 2026 20:10:52
Total rubbish, from start to finish we thought we would roll than over. No wins , easy. Well it wasn’t was it, absolute s*** , didn’t even know that noyde or whatever his name is was even playing . Can’t see us getting anything this side of Xmas. Love the club but this is crap .
6.) 19 Sep 2026 20:18:34
I'm 56 myself and saw my first game in 1978 standing on a milk grate.
It wasn't great today and it doesn't seem we have a handle on the 3 at the back just yet. Let's see what happens if the players commit to the manager or maybe just maybe Glasner plays 4 at the back.
7.) 19 Sep 2026 20:25:41
160 odd years the club have been in existence and in my lifetime apart from the 66/67 season when we were runners up in the league and semi finals of the cup the clough years were the only years we have had good seasons well about 13 years anyway 78-91 and don't forget even mr clough got us relegated.
I've been sat on the steps in the Trent end pre clough with 6/7000
fans in the ground. So those 13 years were fantastic but they will never come again.
8.) 19 Sep 2026 21:09:20
Psssst 1956 bud, give taylor a mention plz.
9.) 19 Sep 2026 21:46:27
Sorry forgot Taylor.
Clough and Taylor better together not so good apart.
What happened to their friendship is a shame.
10.) 19 Sep 2026 22:04:32
Meltdown ?? every forest player was poor today williams especially. No midfield two of our best players come on to late one thing I have to say against glasner jesus and netz should be starters. but im still living the glasner or m dream early days ?.
11.) 20 Sep 2026 05:58:32
Agree skegs 3 at the back just ain't working, it's like 10 v 11 on the pitch.
05 Sep 2026 18:06:51
Glasner is a very good manager but he has a rigid system which takes time to gel. At Palace he took 8 matches for a win. As I have said before does Mr M have the stomach for that? Do we? Moreover, do we even have the players for his system?
Delap deserves a proper chance but I saw him live 3 or 4 times last year and I didn't see much I liked other than pure physicality. I don't think he is as good as Mateta and is similar to Fleming (bought by Ipswich, sold by Burnley, for way less than half Delap’s fee). Fleming scored 10+ goals in Prem last year and when I saw him live I thought h was effective.
We knew Anderson was leaving 6 months ago? Yet we end the transfer window in net profit… do we have less money than we thought? No idea.
But time and time again we end up bidding - entirely predictably - in a manner of no obvious structure in the last week or so. I think we look light in midfield post Anderson (of course) yet are like for like replacement is an Austrian who is a good player but has a terrible injury record.
We have a new CEO - who arrived after the window shut.
Murillo looks perhaps overweight? MGW must be missing his midfield friend.
It’s a tough gig and it requires patience but the reality is we are going to be relying on MGW again and this time without his buddy in midfield. If Sels gets injured or MGW, I don't want to consider the back up.
I rate OG, I really do but on £13.5m a year he is not going to get given much time, especially with our Chairman.
What I can say, is that yet again the more stabilised mid-table clubs (we are not one yet) did their business pretty early. As did Leeds. We did not, and I don't rate that as an approach.
Time will tell, but on the basis that we have had 3 relegation scraps in 4 years, having a 4th in 5 seems remarkably likely, especially given how so many teams have spent a lot of money and recruited (probably) quite well.
1.) 05 Sep 2026 18:37:46
Very good read, mate.
2.) 05 Sep 2026 19:23:35
Well, Skeggs?
What did you make of today, mate?
Not provoking you, just want your opinion.
3.) 05 Sep 2026 20:13:14
Rogie, 3 games in, lost 1 game. Wasn't great, but too early to get as depressed as you lot. Spurs spent over 300 million and can't score a goal and can't win a game, but for them it's early days. Like us, Schlager was best man on pitch again. Glasner's man. We're building around a good manager, im happy to sit back and wait.
Anyway, im watching Sons of Anarchy, bloody great series, and im still living the Glasner Maranakis Forest dream. Im sure everyone will be happy if im proved wrong. Just 1 thing before I leave, I remember a lot who are moaning now were the same ones moaning about Nuno; bet you're missing him now. ? ???
4.) 05 Sep 2026 20:17:00
I think the team will settle, and the results will come. Today’s match, although no goals, was a case of two forward-playing teams. When you think what Spurs spent compared to us, yet we equalled them today. Delap was bereft of supply except over the top. MGW and he will gel, as when Delap sent MGW through at one point.
With Ipswich, did he net so many goals as he played with Hutchinson? Neither Ainia, Williams, nor Munoz hit the byline, although Munoz sent over a few good crosses. Both McAtee and Schlager had very good games. A draw was a fair result, and it appears no one on the pitch seemed to dispute the VAR handball, especially Williams.
5.) 05 Sep 2026 20:48:14
Skeggs, I do hope he improves our team.
With Nuno we all knew the drill.
Let them have the ball, and God help them when they didn't.
Pace both wings, attacking in an instant.
Similarly with Vito, too.
As I said, mate.
I'm not too sure what our style is atm.
6.) 05 Sep 2026 20:54:47
Only time will tell, Rogie.
7.) 05 Sep 2026 21:19:36
Carabao Cup debacle conveniently forgotten... still to record a win. It's going well...
SD and VP beat this shower 3 nil.
Just saying... tick tock tick tock...
8.) 05 Sep 2026 21:27:43
Skegs, I bought the SOA boxset a good few years ago.
First few seasons OK. Then downhill. Never finished it.
As for OG. Hope your optimism bears fruit. But so far not so good.
Shlager did get better in the second half. But we lost the midfield battle today.
9.) 05 Sep 2026 21:29:55
You missing me, Stokie. Must be a long day for you, sitting by the phone waiting for me to post. ?? Why I'm sitting back watching a good series, Sons of Anarchy. I bet you were like Wayne in that series, Stokie. ??
10.) 05 Sep 2026 22:47:26
Skegs, great summary. Sons of Anarchy rocks. ? ?
11.) 06 Sep 2026 08:18:00
Never heard of it... Reading "H for Hawk" by Helen MacDonald, having just finished "Traitors Circle" by Jonathon Freedland. Both excellent.
Life's too short to be sat waiting by a phone, Skeggs. You need to get out more, mate. Shake off that Dds. ???
12.) 06 Sep 2026 09:23:37
Got to admit I didn't see much to inspire me today, lots of kick and run ( hope someone gets on the end of it) Delap juries out for me, didn't do anything wrong but just didn't do anything to excite me. We're going to play BETTER sides so we have to improve.
05 Sep 2026 17:08:18
My fear with Glasner is we don't look like scoring. Everything is going to be on MGW’s shoulders again, but he doesn’t have his buddy alongside him any more. I saw Delap 3 or 4 times live last year and I didn't see a lot I liked but Chelsea was a different set up/place to thrive.
OG’s teams always take time to adapt to his style - think he was winless at CP for 8 matches - but I won't lie, I expected more. I hope Mr M is ready to show more patience than his normal.
All that said, are those people who predicted top 6-8 still feeling that way?
Without Anderson, we are weaker than last year and other teams have arguably overall strengthened.
As expected, we were bidding for loads of players in the final few days of the window. Mid table established clubs like Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford (and even Leeds, who aren’t) did much of their business in the first few weeks.
I believe we will stay up but I’m ready for another bottom 6 finish….just the way it is.
02 Sep 2026 20:53:55
We have a new CEO.
Theodore Giannikos
Just finished close to 10 years at FIFA.
1.) 02 Sep 2026 21:44:11
Seriously, mate?
Haven't seen him in years!!!
???
2.) 03 Sep 2026 00:37:57
Can he play striker or goalkeeper, or are we gonna loan him straight out to Olympiacos. ?
01 Sep 2026 20:46:14
Anyone else a little non plussed by our transfer window? Assuming nobody else arrives that is. We leave it in net profit (do we need the money?) and we’d known Anderson was leaving for months.
Personally still think we are lightweight up front (Delap does not have a good injury record) and in midfield too.
We seem to have bid for about 10 players in the last 2 weeks... We've landed very few.
1.) 01 Sep 2026 21:27:49
Typical Marinakas, all wind & bluster. Sign a few players, send em to Olympiacos. Then we get a couple of duds to see us through another season of failure. The Deadwood stage rolled into Nottingham again.
2.) 01 Sep 2026 21:47:33
Maybe, because all the fans have been moaning over the last few seasons about how many we've bought in and how many were duds, so maybe he's thought, f*** it. Good window, only 3 signed. ??
3.) 01 Sep 2026 23:14:34
Fleming to Ipswich for 17m and 3m add ons seems almost cheap to me. Surprised we didn't go for him.
Scored as many Prem goals last year as Delap did 2 years ago.
I also saw Fleming live 3 times last year and he was far better than I expected.
4.) 02 Sep 2026 07:37:48
Well, that's got to be the quietest deadline day for at least 4 seasons. ?? At least we won't have to worry about how much we've spent today.
19 Sep 2026 19:37:23
Whatever you are drinking Munmad, I'll have 3 of them.
05 Sep 2026 17:12:14
I hope you are right. The other take would be we have less money than we think. No idea. We left the window net transfer positive in £.
03 Sep 2026 15:02:34
Unlike the seemingly better run clubs, we left a lot until the end of the window, and got nobody we wanted in that last week (as Munoz was already done).
M prob felt confident given Og's more upbeat view in press conferences that there would be 2/3 arriving.
Anyhow, it didn't happen and we are in a strange position. Weaker as a team yet with a stronger (probably) manager. But that's not a squad that's going to do well in much.
MGW may be next off. Hope not.
03 Sep 2026 12:55:21
Ed - good point made. Not thought of it like this. Goalkeeper looks strong for sure.
03 Sep 2026 12:28:39
It's not something any of us should feel comfortable with, really. It's a get around for clubs. We may benefit financially from it ultimately, but it's all noise and I wish they were banned.
RC, on another post you said we were stronger than pre the window and Anderson was irreplaceable. A great player (we've had 4-6 months to plan for his departure), but we've tried to replace him with an Austrian on a free who has a terrible injury record and McAtee who doesn't naturally play there but has talent. Both are unproven.
OG obviously expected more than Munoz - see his comments in the last week - and we went around bidding for players like anyone's business (and failed).
We obviously thought we needed more (which I agree with).
A lot rests on Delap, but if he doesn't score 10/12 goals, we can't be top half. The most likely scenario is we scrap around in the bottom half but don't get relegated. But I wouldn't rule out a relegation scrap. What if Sels or MGW get injured?
OG is here for the 13.5m a year. A truly mammoth package. He's a great manager, but I suspect he thought we'd get more (hence the numerous bids).
19 Sep 2026 20:01:49
KTF - a fair challenge and you may be right. But I've supported this club for 47 years and waited for this Premiership return for half of it. Glasner is a superb manager - hard to say not - but he starts slowly at clubs (See record at Palace) and I wouldn't be surprised if he is gone pre Xmas (look at M's record).
Mr M doesn't do patience based on what we have seen in the last 12 months especially. My complaint is partly that constant drumbeat of instability and party the lack of obvious planning. it catches you up in the end. I dont see that team and squad doing much this season. Bottom 6 or so (again).
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.
02 Sep 2026 14:17:23
Let's see where we end up. I know you are very pro M, and all that, which is totally your call and not unfair.
I feel differently, and can't really say the squad looks this half.
A lot rests on Delap, I think, as MGW can't replicate his feats of last season again (or is unlikely to).
I just want a stress free season. Mid table obscurity, please!
02 Sep 2026 13:26:04
That's a helpful side by side.
We aren't stronger, though, in my view, and we knew Anderson was leaving c6 months ago. We appear to have bid for loads of players.
We possibly/probably have a stronger manager, but that's about it.
We were in a relegation scrap last year, and unless MGW and Delap hit 25+ goals between them, we will be again, I suspect.
02 Sep 2026 11:13:41
That is a fair point!