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An Average Fans views – Why Ben Watson should stay at Forest
As we approach the business end of season after what seems an age waiting in lockdown, it feels right to talk about all things Forest once more. The lockdown has provided me with plenty of time to reminisce about better times in years gone by but also the...
read moreHomework: Forest 0 – Millwall 3 – Matchday 36
I’ve got a sinking feeling this morning thats going to take some shifting. I hate Friday night football. It shouldn’t be allowed particularly when I’ve got to spend the rest of the weekend sat under a dark cloud. Last night’s thoroughly depressing...
read morePants – Boro 2 – Forest 2 – Matchday 35
Over the length of the season, there are always going to be days where things don’t go to plan and last night's draw was a stark warning to the manager and players of just how bad a side Forest can look when as a collective, they fail to do the basic things in trying...
read moreSacrifice: Cardiff 0 – Forest 1 – Matchday 34
Another big away win for The Reds keeps the pendulum swinging on our promotion push from automatic contenders to handing onto a play off place. Although the performance wasn’t champagne football, it was another stark reminder that when our forward players...
read moreFine Margins: Forest 0 – QPR 0 – Matchday 33
Unfortunately, it was another Forest home game, with another disappointing outcome as we lost ground on the automatic places at the top end of The Championship. It wasn't for the lack of effort yesterday that we couldn't get that all important goal but Forest simply...
read moreHe’s one of our own (honorary) – A farewell interview with Robin Chipperfield – Part 3
CURRENT SET UP With the club now in a much better place under its current ownership, there were parallels drawn from Billy Davies first stint to the current squad. Chippers highlighted the likes of Matty Cash, Michael Dawson, Joe Worrall, Joe Lolley and...
read moreHe’s one of our own (honorary) – A farewell interview with Robin Chipperfield – Part 2
MANAGERS – THERE'S BEEN A FEW… With so many managers to talk about, there really wasn’t enough time to go into greater detail. I'd be sitting next to Chippers at Sydney Harbour if we went proper in-depth! I wasn’t even counting caretaker roles when it was...
read moreHe’s one of our own (honorary) – A farewell interview with Robin Chipperfield – Part 1
In my lifetime, I’ve been blessed that BBC Radio Nottingham’s coverage of Forest has been pretty much exceptional for the past 30 years or so. Andrew James and Martin Fisher were the voices synonymous with Forests success in the early 90’s and left big boots to fill....
read moreAway Q&A: QPR – Matchday 33
it’s been a long time since Forest went into the business end of the season having consistently been in the top six up until this point. After a tough run of games, it feels quite timely that Mark Warburton brings his QPR team to Forest tomorrow. We know one thing for...
read moreRollercoaster – WBA 2 Forest 2 – Matchday 32
Despite the wheels coming off last Tuesday night at The City Ground; I'd already had my West Brom tickets through the post and was very much looking forward to a first visit to The Hawthorns on Saturday. Yes, the defeat at Charlton had knocked us back but for the...
read moreBad Taste – Forest 0 Charlton 1 -Matchday 31
I remember as a kid, a mildly poorly one at the time, my mum trying to get me to take a paracetamol to help with feeling rubbish. Not having a drink of water to hand, the taste of the tablet in my mouth was horrible. In the struggle of my resistance to swallow, I...
read moreBrothers in arms – Forest 2 Leeds 0 – Matchday 30
Magnificent. What I witnessed on Saturday teatime was quite emotional as we battered Marco Bielsa's Leeds United into submission. From the players, manager and fans in the stands; the effort from all concerned brought it's just rewards. This was the very best of...
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