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31 Jan 2025 19:55:25
I'm hearing rumours we've re signed Sam Surridge? Anybody else heard this or is it a windup?
I thought he did well for us by the way.
1.) 01 Feb 2025 01:26:44
Right now I'd take him over Taiwo and if Everton are serious about taking him off us its got to be win win.
23 May 2024 17:14:18
There's talk linking us with De Zerbi. So long as it's not his much less successful Championship brother De Derbi. ????.
14 Jan 2024 21:25:35
Paul Taylor of the Athletic says we are to be informed we are in breach of FFP tomorrow. He's not usually wrong. ???.
1.) 14 Jan 2024 22:12:34
50 quid fine ?.
2.) 15 Jan 2024 12:12:55
Wrist slap, after appeal. ?.
3.) 15 Jan 2024 12:23:23
I d add quite a few noughts to that Skegs if I were you mate! And that’s if we are lucky. It’s loss of points that will kill us…….
4.) 16 Jan 2024 01:50:21
“The name of the club doesn't matter. Every club should be treated equally under the rules set out.
“But the elephant in the room isn't being addressed. 115 charges, zero action. Why? ”.
5.) 16 Jan 2024 09:32:22
There's a cult developing In this fanbase. Some fans am have fallen for the clueless and wreckless owners nonesense about ambition while breaking rules he voted to make last year at the long term expenses of the club. Thankgod for ffp to protect the long term future of clubs from bad ownership. Show some real ambition Instead of being nodding dogs to mariankiss, he sells anyone good buys a team for the money he gets and says that ambition, the ground was announced five years ago nothing, we are a laughing stock under him. Get these out while we're prem and hope for proper owners from USA or suadi.
6.) 16 Jan 2024 18:27:39
My nonsense-meter is twitching!
Owners take a calculated risk to stay in the Prem. Get accused of being wreckless when it works. Fans like being in the Prem are called members of a cult.
The solution: Get owners like the ones at Man United (Glazers? ) or Man city (109 charges and run a country where women celebrate being ALLOWED to drive in 2018),
Forstphil, what team do you support?
7.) 16 Jan 2024 22:23:12
Forestphil1234 - what a load of tosh!
21 Dec 2023 11:18:06
I don't usually pay much credence to the comments of Jamie Carragher aka Spit the Punk Dog, but the NEP s reported conversation between him and SC is very interesting and worth a read. It's a good summation of SCs "nightmare"situation under Marinkinakos ( and presumably that situation will be continued under Nunez).
It would appear that SC had no idea of what players ( and in what numbers) would be arriving at the club, despite his oft repeated mantra that he, the owner and the recruitment team were all supposedly "reading off the same page"?
It might be a rare glimpse behind the scenes at our beloved club before the media gag is imposed as part of the terms of SCs payoff.
1.) 21 Dec 2023 12:21:52
Tough to see SC go and we have to remain positive about Nuno. Did a great job with Wolves so just got to see how the City ground welcomes him saturday.
Transfers wise, realistically, we sell McKenna and Worrall unless they are given a chance by Nuno. I think we cancel the loans for Montiel, Tavares, santos and origi - they have offered us nothing all season.
Maybe sell Boly as he hates Nuno from their time at wolves and maybe sell Felipe due to injuries (hard for me to say this) but he's a strong leader in the group.
We sign Nino from Fluminense (centre half linked with) and get Omobamidele involved more with 1st team squad
The midfield is sound and we cover - Yates and Mangala start.
We buy another winger who has PL experience to compete with Hudson-Odoi and Elanga (Sancho on loan but doubt that will happen! ) and then we buy a striker. Maybe try and get the lad Serhou Guirassy from Stuttgart for 17.5m release clause but he may go elsewhere. Keep Wood as a last minute backup ready for Awoniyi.
2.) 21 Dec 2023 14:12:18
I don't get why we keep going on about players coming in are not the managers choice, it been like that for years now thier is not one manager out their that has control over the players that come in.
A manager years ago would go and scout the player themselves and go back to the owner or chairman and say who they wanted, however we don't have managers anymore they are HEAD COACH who are just told to train the players and its done to the director or football who we bring in, and it's also a lot to do with agents who in my opinion have spoilt the game.
3.) 21 Dec 2023 15:14:21
Lower BC, that’s why we willl never attract any great coaches. Can you imagine Klopp, Pep or Arteta putting up with the interference like SC has had to? Hence, the merry go round of new appointments.
4.) 21 Dec 2023 18:12:51
Do you really think they have that much say on who comes in aswell, good example kelvin Philips great prospect went to man city and has sat on the bench, he was not peps choice of player and it shows pep didn't want him, arteta never wanted ramesdale his first choice was alway raya.
We won't attract no big coach at the moment due to not finishing high enough in the league and no European football.
Who is a top class coach you would like to see though being our head coach, for me I would like Marco rose.
{Ed001's Note - neither of those examples are true, both Pep and Arteta have full control of recruitment.}
5.) 21 Dec 2023 19:40:32
Thought so Ed1. What’s the recruitment agreement at Liverpool with Klopp?
{Ed001's Note - he has final say.}
14 Mar 2023 18:08:56
Dennis also I guess before Ayew. Though, as I say, none of those replacements have pulled any trees up this season . ?.
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10 Nov 2025 19:16:11
Just a couple of tactical points from yesterday comrades, having re watched the game on Forest TV away from the emotion on the day.
Firstly, I loved SD's use of subs to change the course of a game. No penny packets and early with 30 plus injury time to work in. The managerial experience to read the game, see the flagging players and introduce 3 sets of fresh legs. At a decisive stage, a bit like Wellington at Waterloo ordering the Brigade of Guards to stand up from where they'd been hiding in a tall cornfield and fire a decisive mass volley into the advancing Imperial Guard.
"Now, Maitland ( the Commander) now's your time". Dyche is not a dithering coach and will never die wondering.
Secondly, he's got them all working hard. Particularly players like Ndoye who always seemed a bit idle under Ange. He covered young Savona, likewise Dominquez on the other side, tucking in, so out of possession we were 4 5, 1, difficult to break the lines, like Nuno at his best.
Thirdly, I was surprised there wasn't a ferocious pressing game when Leeds played out from the back, a Farke obsession. Brighton destroyed them doing that last week and could have been 4 nil up at half time ( they won 3 nil in the end). Perhaps SD recognised ( especially with no wholesale team lineup changes from Graz, injuries etc) they should eschew the full on press and save energy sitting back a bit. Forest certainly got stronger as the game went on. Malenkovic and Murillo looked much more comfortable again. Sels didn't have much to do overall ( and, come on guys, their goal wasn't his fault. The shot was well out of his reach. Who do some of you think he is, Inspector Gadget? ?
So, a long way to go. Liverpool next but before then, 2 weeks intensive coaching with a big chunk of the squad and a chance to get some injured players back in action ( Luiz, Wood, CHO etc) COYR!
1.) 10 Nov 2025 20:36:19
Meanwhile back at the ranch. ? nah stokey. , very good ish.
2.) 10 Nov 2025 21:30:46
Great post Stokey. You boring person.
3.) 11 Nov 2025 17:28:48
I’m trying to patent my posts as a cure for insomnia Lego. How was it for you mate? ???????.
4.) 11 Nov 2025 20:29:44
As usual, your post worked a treat Stokey. I've only just woken up.
09 Nov 2025 20:22:44
There's a long way to go but Captain Dyches ship is starting to stabilise and right itself. I keep my powder dry until tomorrow when the several celebratory whiskeys have worn off.
But I'll content myself with saying " who needs Starsky when you've got Hutch"
I'm working on a new version of Rhiannon's great song called " Sean Dyche is a diamond "
Lastly, a quiz question.
without googling which famous, based on a true story film has Sean Dyche appeared in as himself?
Uuuuuuuuu redddddssss! ?????.
1.) 09 Nov 2025 21:58:36
Sean of the dead?
2.) 10 Nov 2025 07:31:09
We hardly ever beat the teams we are "expected" to beat. Massive positive to me, even if it is a "relegation" dog-fight team.
Has the mighty Edu and Syrianos got something right? Is Hutchinson the type of player we need to beat these teams and give us the pace we have missed since Elanga?
3.) 10 Nov 2025 13:36:31
Oakham, in the words of Roy Walker, it’s a good answer but it’s not right mate. SD has a cameo role as himself in the film “Bank of Dave” starring Rory Kinnear and Hugh Bonneville in a scene set at Turf Moor along with Def Leoppard”. He’s a legend up there and deservedly so.
02 Nov 2025 18:06:34
For what it's worth, Sturm Graz lost 2 1 away at Rapid Vienna a short while ago after leading one nil at HT. SG were too of the table before kick off.
1.) 03 Nov 2025 14:42:49
Look at the rest of their results this season. They are not to be sniffed at.
2.) 03 Nov 2025 20:05:49
Poor league.
02 Nov 2025 13:27:44
Ooops, sausage fingers again. To continue
Firstly, what happened to the old custom ( it was never an enshrined law, just common sense) that, if in doubt, award the decision to the defending team. After all, a refused corner is far less likely to affect the outcome of a game than a goal scored from a wrongly allowed corner
As the great American Supreme Court judge Oliver Wendell Holmes Jnr said "The life of a law doesn't exist through logic but because of experience "
Secondly, the laws surrounding VAR use in football are far too prescriptive.
In Rugby Union and League the TMO can be called upon by an on field ref or on their own initiative to review decisions involving major events like try's and serious foul play ( even going back several phases).
The football authorities clearly prioritise keeping the game going even if catastrophically wrong decisions and injustices are allowed to stand.
02 Nov 2025 13:19:01
A couple of points.
If that's "Dyche ball, " bring it on! Very entertaining and a thrilling game. Mind you, Man Utd will generally not look to stifle the opposition and will give you room to counter attack. It's always been their tradition.
Like Porto when we also thrived. I don't know owt about Sturm Graz but I think Leeds will be much more conservative and difficult to break down.
So two wrong ref decisions have ( ok indirectly) cost us 2 goals. I make 2 comments Fu.
1.) 02 Nov 2025 17:36:19
Pleasantly suprised with the game yesterday and glad Dyche played to the squads strength
Only down side for me was sels flapping at corners again
The second was a great strike, but that came from sels palming a ball back into his own box and then a poor header out from milenkovic
We've got to defend corners better.
30 Oct 2025 19:05:52
As far as I’m concerned he can Farke off! ???.
09 Oct 2025 21:03:13
I thought Rafa has had heart problems in the past? The last thing you want as a Forest manager is a dodgy ticker……. ???.
12 Aug 2025 22:11:35
I agree Mossy. It’s an absolute shambles mate. Transfer window should end at least a fortnight before the action starts imo. Very unfair to the clubs who have to sell.
12 Aug 2025 10:15:01
I’d imagine Man City will insert a buy back clause Mossy to prevent a re occurrence of the Cole Palmer miscalculation. In other words we get the lad cheap but become a nursery club for the big boys. That’s just the way it is mate ….
05 Aug 2025 20:33:55
Very good! ???.
12 Nov 2025 20:23:09
On a lighter note Ed…… I’ve heard that Liverpool have turned down a massive sponsorship deal with a world famous dog food manufacturers…. apparently having “ Win A lot “ across their shirts wouldn’t have gone down well with the fans atm ……. ??.
12 Nov 2025 18:29:55
Lego, I m trying to ignore the 2 thumbs down appended to your worthy post by some moronic half wit (s).
Sometimes I despair mate ……….
12 Nov 2025 18:26:31
I’d be surprised if Aina didn’t have a clause in his contract that he be allowed to be given time away to play internationally. So preventing him going to AFCON becomes unenforceable.
Besides, personally, I wouldn’t want to play for any club that forbids playing for my country.
Also, I believe AFCON pay clubs reimbursement to cover absences of players taking part in the tournament. I understand the payments are commensurate with how many players from the club are affected, how long they are away etc.
12 Nov 2025 18:19:44
Interesting read Ed. I saw that the results had dropped off but put that down to European exhaustion, new signings bedding in and perhaps players ageing and getting past their best, like Virgil and Salah. I didn’t realise that things such as tactical incompetence and lack of motivation had made things so dire.
From a Forest point of view I’m very worried that, having been dismantled comprehensively by City, they will be stung into action against us.
{Ed001's Note - Slot wants to play this way, he went back to good football and won 2 so immediately went back to what had failed. Makes no sense, but it seems he is too stubborn to change.}
11 Nov 2025 17:31:23
Let’s hope he scores an “avalanche “ of goals! He’ll need some support and “alp” along the way though. ??.