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To all our readers:Thanks for joining us, but we have now moved! Please join us at our bigger and better website at www.eighteensixtyfive.co.uk, where we are carrying on with the same old nonsense, but will also be doing regular match reports and podcasts.Rish and Bazwww.eighteensixtyfive.co.uk

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-52304610086684489772008-07-14T11:39:00.002+01:002008-07-14T11:40:46.774+01:00

No surprise given the large payoffs we have had to make in the past. Would we cry if someone else snapped him up? However, my favourite bit is about Kris Commons: we wish him well with the team down the road

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Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-11882936450950857462008-07-09T10:32:00.005+01:002008-07-09T15:37:11.458+01:00

The new kit has been officially launched - I like the stars either side of the badge, and I like the wording around the badge, but unfortunately it does make it look as though it has been sewn-on. The official site features an arty photo gallery, featuring Messrs Wilson, Bennett, McGugan, Smith and Chambers. Apparently the shirt also features the wise words of Sir Brian: "How did we win it? We

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-29496401173358890522008-07-08T12:04:00.004+01:002008-07-08T12:09:32.941+01:00

I have no idea how much he is bothered by it, but he explicitly said eight years ago that he wanted to be referred to as "Andrew Cole". I found a vaguely amusing article from the time about what the possible implications of such a name change (and look out for the Jonathan Woodgate fact).Also, did you know that he had a brief assault on the pop charts? Or had you forgotten? Let me remind you (he

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-3332817179463939352008-07-08T09:18:00.002+01:002008-07-08T09:21:57.322+01:00

It seems that there is still more to come with the Agogo-Zamalek saga - this (unofficial) source suggests that it was all a publicity stunt.

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-65529087444456597852008-07-05T14:38:00.008+01:002008-07-05T15:31:21.493+01:00

So I go "off-blog" for one week and it happens to be the busiest week of transfer activity for the Reds! Taking things in chronological order:Guy "the Moose" Moussi has signed. He's big, and may well be bad, which aren't going to harm your cause if you are a midfield enforcer. Spotted by former Red David Friio, he almost signed for a couple of French Ligue 1 clubs, but when talks fell through,

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-63002203507191737502008-06-26T20:41:00.002+01:002008-06-26T21:21:29.866+01:00

Forest have made their second signing of the summer, with the season-long capture of Paul Anderson from Liverpool. The young winger spent last season at Swansea, who were apparently very keen to keep him for another year. The fact that Anderson is from Melton Mowbray cannot have hurt, although he had reportedly expressed an interest at staying at Swansea for another year - can it be that Nigel

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-11586827971269461152008-06-24T17:00:00.003+01:002008-06-24T17:10:37.337+01:00

Grant Holt has moved to Shrewsbury; according to the Official Site the fee was "undisclosed", but according to the BBC it was £170k - seems like a fair fee. The main surprise is that he has moved down to League Two - maybe he feels he can be the main striker for the Shrews, score plenty of goals and feel wanted again. Like many fans, I had mixed feelings about Grant, he was pretty good in the

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-22606755957461543162008-06-22T17:07:00.003+01:002008-06-22T17:14:01.173+01:00

I may very well be breaking copyright, but a sneak preview of the new home kit has emerged, with sleeves not quite long enough to cover Kelvin's left arm tattoo!So not radically different to the last few years; since the outcry over the introduction of black bits in the mid-to-late 1990s, and the pronouncement of "putting the Nottingham back on Nottingham Forest", I wouldn't expect any different.

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-44900097839506515022008-06-20T10:46:00.003+01:002008-06-20T11:09:29.422+01:00

News from Lancashire that Brett Dynorod may still make appearances in a Red shirt next season...Grant Holt may be moving to Shrewsbury - aside from the NEP, it has apparently also been reported on BBC local radio that a bid has been accepted.Rumours abound of moves for Leon Best and Paul Anderson - it is always difficult to assess the truthfulness of such tales ("my best mate's missus works with

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-24851601010015606722008-06-18T10:12:00.006+01:002008-06-18T10:46:45.718+01:00

So, Junior has Agonegone (sorry about the awful pun) to Egypt to - ahem - challenge himself at a higher level. The initial press photo did look rather as though he had just walked out of the airport and had the shirt unexpectedly thrust into his hands. The fee is reported to be close to £1m, which isn't bad business for a player who cost £250k two years ago and has only shown sporadic form.

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-11504314656460982412008-06-12T16:24:00.005+01:002008-06-12T16:57:03.034+01:00

An old story, but one worth repeating - Luis Felipe Scolari, current coach of Portugal, former coach of Brazil, and sonn-to-be manager of Chelsea, is a Forest supporter.

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-71790159488848107712008-06-09T13:43:00.002+01:002008-06-09T13:56:09.793+01:00

Apparently the Reds were interested in signing Lee Holmes from the Sheep, who spent much of last season on loan to Walsall, but has now gone to Southampton...I have no idea whether Brett Ormerod was going to sign permanently (I guess probably not), but it doesn't look like PNE want to let him go...What is definite is that Alan Power (pictured) has signed for Hartlepool. The news of Power's

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-6954339835966264912008-06-03T13:45:00.005+01:002008-06-03T14:06:06.036+01:00

I don't want to dwell too much on the transfer of self-proclaimed "Forest supporter" Kris Commons, but it was highly amusing to read Paul Jewell's thoughts:"When I met him I was also impressed with his hunger..."Fat lads think alike, I suppose... Interestingly, the picture on the Derby website shows Kris in a Forest shirt, so the Derby web team have made a rather cack-handed attempt to conceal

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-90777576270776813342008-06-02T16:37:00.001+01:002008-06-02T16:38:10.570+01:00

Or stinking Judas waddles to the sheep as I prefer to call it.

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I saw this article by a Swansea follower, and it makes an interesting comparison between the attitudes of Leeds United and their supporters, and the attitudes of Reds supporters after not achieving promotion twice in a row.Broadly speaking, most Reds fans learnt a few lessons in the first two seasons, we stopped bragging about how we are too big for League One, and as a result, many opposing fans

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-45332226672021783062008-05-22T11:16:00.005+01:002008-05-22T11:49:59.268+01:00

Let's get this straight; I like(d) Kris Commons. I thought he was the best player on the park when Stoke came to visit four years ago, I know that he was capable of doing great things in a Red shirt, and I also like the fact that he was one of many Forest fans in the squad.Throughout the whole "will-he, won't he?" speculation, I have actually been pretty confident he would stay; not just because

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-84902877108090076922008-05-22T11:00:00.003+01:002008-05-22T11:16:25.192+01:00

May 2009The manager of the McDonald's branch on Radcliffe Road has reported a sharp downturn in profits for the 2008-9 financial year.Nottingham Forest Blog overheard this telephone conversation with the East Midlands regional manager:"Unfortunately one of our regular customers disappeared in May last year. He said that he worked at the City Ground, but he would always drive in, as he couldn't be

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-19541815210958352072008-05-20T21:37:00.004+01:002008-05-20T21:47:29.315+01:00

Colin Fray has written an article on the criticism that CC faced during the season, and the post-promotion reaction of Messrs Calderwood and Arthur.As you might expect, CC shies away from sticking two fingers up at his detractors, but gently makes the point that achieving promotion should calm at least some of the criticism. Would Joe Kinnear have done the same?

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-79377424486399159732008-05-18T17:53:00.005+01:002008-06-03T15:54:04.454+01:00

After a couple of weeks of pfaffing about, I have finally managed to get my photos uploaded onto the computer, so you might want to save yourself the money on the commemorative DVD and just look at these instead!The photos are organised into two slideshows on Flickr: the match itself, and the post-match celebrations.If you hover your mouse over the picture, and click on the "i", then you will be

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-69181605696646171242008-05-09T22:08:00.004+01:002008-05-09T22:19:54.352+01:00

So much of last week seems almost like a dream; but one thing that I know I did not imagine was the wonderful reaction from the Yeovil supporters, who stayed long after the final whistle to applaud both the team and the fans. There are also reports of Yeovil fans standing outside of their supporters' coaches to shake hands and applaud the Reds' support. Nice one.I actually tried to email Yeovil

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-55948800582524097802008-05-07T13:30:00.016+01:002008-05-09T14:33:05.660+01:00

1. Promotion and getting out of this hellish league (obviously) 2. Pre-match optimism and atmosphere3. Jules's goal - crunching tackle, fine finish4. The atmosphere once the first goal went in; it was the loudest I have heard the City Ground in many a year5. More fine goals from Krissy and Lewis6. Every single player getting a good reception from the fans7. Perchio - he had a fine match until he

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-43156206557562314692008-05-04T11:01:00.003+01:002008-05-04T11:42:11.249+01:00

SmithChambers Morgan Wilson (c) BennettMcGugan Perchio CohenOrmerod Tyson CommonsI really haven't got time to write this - I know it's bank holiday Sunday but I have lots to do today; but I just cannot ignore this. I really don't think it has sunk in yet, it almost feels like a dream...It was a warm, sunkissed afternoon at the City Ground, and there

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Match report to follow soon, but in the meantime, Thank God for that!UUUUUU RRRRREEEEDDDDDSSSS!!!!!!!!

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-82269075272604750102008-05-01T23:25:00.002+01:002008-05-01T23:48:05.773+01:00

I don't want to harp on about it, but I think it is fair to say that everyone in football should be glad that the Leeds saga is over. I cannot see how it would be sustainable for Leeds to get the points returned, especially at this stage of the season - I personally think that Bates was trying to be clever, but was found out. I wonder if the Leeds fans will still defend him? I get the distinct

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-84298005136124565022008-04-29T21:53:00.002+01:002008-04-29T22:09:59.772+01:00

The best defensive record in all four divisions.Nathan Tyson, Kris Commons, Lewis McGugan, Kelvin Wilson, Julian Bennett, amongst others.The need to make amends for last season.The fact that Cheltenham and Bournemouth both definitely need results.I have seen people elsewhere report that they are praying to Sir Brian. 20-something thousand Reds will be at the City Ground, and many thousands more

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-18566473098209928982008-04-27T19:01:00.003+01:002008-04-27T19:57:06.455+01:00

Whatever your views of the manager, the players, even the chairman and the CEO, I would have thought that most people would want to concentrate their efforts on supporting the Reds on the pitch.Obviously the ball is in Donny's court, if they get a result then they are up. If they don't, then we must win. I would describe myself as cautiously optimistic, and certainly wouldn't want to have to go

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-18997274597736468282008-04-03T09:51:00.004+01:002008-04-03T10:12:32.549+01:00

After what must be regarded as an excellent victory at Carlisle, now comes the real test. Forest have been inconsistent all season, which is amazing for a team in the top few places in the league. They have not strung three wins together, and they really need to do that if they want to:a) Have a chance (however slim) of automatic promotion (for what it's worth, I think it is possible but highly

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-13682480343662983442008-03-28T22:16:00.005Z2008-03-28T22:38:31.041Z

Donny have just beaten Forest, it was apparently an inept performance and they didn't even manage a shot on target. To add injury to insult, Brett Ormerod has joined his fellow loanees in picking up a nasty injury.For the first time, I feel that maybe the honourable thing would be for CC to resign. I don't want to see the man lose his job, in some ways I quite like him, and I also think that he

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-80169808234898010892008-03-04T11:21:00.005Z2008-03-04T11:27:22.104Z

After a potentially damaging defeat, and the realisation that I have another long day of work ahead of me, I have resorted to using Derby's plight as a means of cheering me up:"I don't like losing. If you ask anyone who has been around me, I am probably one of the biggest losers."Alan Stubbs"For those standing up there will be free seats in a minute as many people will be leaving for Pride Park.

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So the curse of Sky strikes again. Naturally there will be some questions asked, although I have not looked at any message boards (it would be futile, I can pretty much predict what they will say).I was at work until 9 last night, so can only really comment on the 25 minutes I saw, in which Clingan looked decent, Perchio and Jules were trying to get forward from full-back, although the two

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-64191609960084253742008-03-03T15:08:00.006Z2008-03-03T15:18:44.996Z

Scott Dobie has his say about his time at Forest. On the one hand, he has claimed that he has been fit and ready to play for the last year, just overlooked. On his form for the first team and reserves, I am not sure that you can blame CC. On the other hand, perhaps he would do well to remember that his career would be over if it were not for the massive investment by Forest (in terms of money

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-52393107979081855002008-02-16T11:02:00.002Z2008-02-16T11:44:05.100Z

I admit that I am not well-qualified to comment on the Reds' level of performance this season, purely because I haven't been to that many games. I went to the poor season-opener against Bournemouth, the decent-for-about-60-minutes daylight robbery against Leeds at home, and the frankly dire and uninspiring dirge of Walsall away.However, even a deaf, dumb and blind person would realise that

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-63603906180861648812008-02-07T16:54:00.001Z2008-02-16T11:01:30.426Z

I am writing this just before Ghana's semi-final with Cameroon - unfortunately I am unable to watch BBC Interactive when I am at work...Junior said this earlier in the week:"Over here football is the be-all and end-all, so when we play it helps people to forget about their worries in their life and it brings so many people together.It gives us that extra energy to go out and play hard. After

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-21641416296307457292008-02-06T20:42:00.000Z2008-02-06T20:44:26.945Z

I bet that headline got your attention!For the first time that I can remember, Mark Arthur has said something sensible: "When previous managers have come into the club and had their ideas about signing players, we ended up not having any structure or policy to what we were doing. So, looking to long-term acquisitions is far more strategic for us now than it has ever been before. Normally a

Bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540002478471101536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-60042177590308103922008-02-06T10:41:00.000Z2008-02-06T11:01:06.978Z

Lots to report upon, from being top (briefly) of the table at Christmas, to abject performances and a slide down to fourth place - I hope to post more on this soon.Firstly, Neil Lennon has left. I was disappointed, but not surprised. Of course it would have been fantastic to keep someone with his experience and ability to control the game; but he did walk out on the club with no notice, and let's

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-54704984806718951262008-01-26T18:14:00.000Z2008-01-26T18:19:44.203Z

As Rish says, apologies for not posting recently. Busy with work, yadda yadda - plus a few other things. Today I decided to check out my (almost) local team's web-site - to see: In recognition of the fact that there are now four home games in the space of 11 days the club is seeking to ease the financial burden on supporters. Those attending Saturdays (26 Jan) home game against Matlock Town

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Hi all. Just a quick note to say sorry for the lack of postings over the last six weeks or so. Both of us have been extremely busy with work and other commitments. But we will post again, hopefully sooner rather than later.Still following the Reds...

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-34128553880588738752007-12-12T11:44:00.001Z2007-12-12T11:58:52.294Z

Firstly, I should make clear that I was disappointed not to beat Luton, and even more disappointed that the Reds did not play well (hence Homer's contribution).I am also a little disappointed that the opportunity to play Liverpool has not come up. BUT: We would have got tanked. It would have been like Chelsea last year, where the Reds would most likely have been overawed by the occasion.

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Walsall 1-0 ForestUpdate: My full match report is now available to view on the Nottingham Forest website, along with another excellent report from Bridport Red.This one was a major disappointment. For all the beautiful passing football in the first half, we missed the chances we created (Messrs Tyson and Commons being most guilty), gave a goal away as soon as the second half started, and then

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-24317788865984214402007-12-04T09:04:00.000Z2007-12-05T16:22:18.606Z

I went to Walsall v Forest a couple of years ago, at what was then the Bescot Stadium. Forest took the lead just before half-time, before Rune Pedersen was sent off for an innocuous challenge, conceding a penalty in the process. It was right in front of us, and our point of view was vindicated when the red card was later rescinded. Cheating Matty Fryatt, who now plays for Cheating Leicester (the

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-63206967967494040582007-11-22T20:53:00.000Z2007-11-22T21:07:38.479Z

As expected, three of our youngsters have moved out on loan. The highest profile loanee (at least in terms of first-team experience) is young Emile Sinclair, who goes to Brentford for a month, with Alan Power going to Grays and Tom Sharpe moving to Bury.Amazingly, some fans on the forum have been moaning about this, as they say that it will stunt the kids' (OK, Emile's) chances of getting in the

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-63951331383444237782007-11-21T20:43:00.000Z2007-11-21T20:54:25.110Z

I'm writing this just before half time in the England Croatia match. Everyone went on about how Sven Goran Ericsson squandered England's "golden generation". Bollocks. I have defended his record before (2.6 points per game compared to Alf Ramsey's 2 per game) - but one thing he definitely did not do is squander those players. Look at the historical record: Fifties - crapSixties - win a

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Courtesy of Woody on the 606 forums:I was in Sainsbury's the other day buying some Oxo cubes.They had Chicken, Lamb, Beef, and Derby.'Whats the Derby for'? I asked the assistant.'Oh that's our new range' she replied, 'It's laughing stock'.

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-7614601750918728732007-11-17T13:48:00.000Z2007-11-17T14:01:27.397Z

It may have escaped some people's notice that the fans' group MyFootballClub have agreed to take over at Ebbsfleet.This is an interesting concept: on the one hand, it allows fans a vital say in how the club is run, it reconnects football with the grass roots, and it prevents the club from being run by "fat cat" directors, only seeking to line their own pocket.On the other hand, there is the

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-63777681595652543982007-11-07T14:45:00.000Z2007-11-07T15:01:36.068Z

Great result for Forest last night - I did harbour ambitions of trying to make the trek up for the match, but unfortunately work commitments got in the way. My Dad did go and said Southend were all right, but Forest were "great".The BBC Live Text commentary (hey, I was working, but I needed to know what was going on!) seemed a little confused by Leon Clarke's red card. It suggested that he was

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-43004527951735275052007-11-05T14:55:00.000Z2007-11-05T14:55:32.663Z

According to "Red_in_Ireland", CC had words with a couple of the idiots who regularly boo the team on Saturday:"When Commons came off and Cohen went to the left 2 numptys sitting beside me screamed at calderwood, CC told them rather loudly to F off, Then at the end of the game he shook Ronnie Moores hand then headed to the direction of the numptys and confronted them at the front of the stand.

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Nothing to do with Forest, but I like Reading's gesture of subsidising the travel of some of their hardcore fans to an away match.The club won't even miss £5,000, but as a gesture, it is a small step in the right direction.

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I have always thought that defensive midfield is the most important position on the pitch. Break up the opposition play, turn defence into attack with a pass to a player in space. The lack of one is why Paul 'Evo' Evans made such an impact when he first joined (shame he couldn't keep it up). I was excited when we signed Gary Holt (shame he couldn't run, tackle or pass). Even more excited when

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7066331.stm Colin Calderwood was "very angry" after a 2-1 defeat at Luton ended their unbeaten away record. "This is a real kick up the backside and a lesson for us," he fumed.

Bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540002478471101536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-13068300140646410722007-10-25T13:02:00.000+01:002007-10-25T13:08:41.462+01:00

Whoops! I think BBC Nottingham missed the "former" from this news item - put me back in time by about two years and left me in a cold sweat:Megson leaves Leicester (updated 08.34, 25/10)Forest boss Gary Megson is expected to become the new Bolton manager after leaving Leicester City yesterday. He should take charge of the club in time for their premier league match against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-47922041778112022562007-10-23T13:29:00.000+01:002007-10-23T13:54:08.492+01:00

Nottingham Forest have published their accounts for the 2006-7 period. I am not going to run through the minutiae here, there are other people far more qualified than me to do so, and the commentary provided on the official website seems to cover most things that we would want to know. In addition, "Through the Seasons Before Us" has it's own, fans-eye opinion on the matter.Obviously I don't want

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That Neil Lennon suffers from depression?That Junior's real name is Manuel?

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First time in my Dad's seat in the Brian Clough Lower. So instead of hearing chanting, singing, swearing and moaning, it was mainly overhearing tales about grandchildren. Definitely a different experience to normal. CC had us lining up in a 4-3-3: Smith Chambers Morgan Wilson Bennett Clingan Lennon (c) Cohen Tyson Agogo Commons The game started

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I think we can safely conclude that the fifteen point penalty has galvanised Leeds, and they really have made an extraordinarily good start to the season. Dennis Wise has today been charged by the FA for abusing a ref; he was apparently incensed by the fact that the ref allegedly used bad language towards him. While the ref should not react like that, I laughed out loud when Wise appeared on the

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So, unbeaten for a number of matches, and CC is a contender for Manager of the Month. He has bravely tried a 4-3-3, knowing that he has the option to change things around. Those who muttered about how no-one arrived before the transfer window shut are now conspicuously quiet.Last night was a bit of a test. I don't think the Galpharm Stadium is an easy place to go, so am not too unhappy with a

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Kelvin Wilson wins the Vital Forest poll for player of the season so far. Certainly fits with my first impressions of him.

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Bye Bye Mourinho. The only manager that has kept my attention over the last few years loses his job. I really really really want Chelsea to fail now. Hello Gary Megson Does anyone else find it embarrasing that they gifted us a goal and we still lost? No news is indifferent newsSorry I've not been updating recently - partly this is because I've got a new job (so have to work extra hard to

Bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540002478471101536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-68048270705540413042007-09-18T20:31:00.001+01:002007-09-18T20:31:44.993+01:00

Just turned on the computer and see the following from the BBC's Live Text commentary:0:23 GOAL - Paul SmithNottm Forest 1 - Leicester 0 Goal by Paul Smith (Nottm Forest) right-footed (low centre of goal) from right side of six-yard box (6 yards).Nottm Forest 1-0 Leicester.Huh?

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In the absence of any news, good or bad, I have two things to say. One - well done to Heskey - I always thought he did alright for England and it was nice to see him do well (yeah yeah, Leicester). Second, I've added an extremely ugly Google Calendar to the bottom of the page - showing upcoming fixtures. I will forget to keep it up to date so give me a shout when you notice stuff. It was

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So apparently many fans are unhappy that there was no deadline day transfer activity for the Reds, despite suggestions that there would be. This has prompted a fresh wave of "more Forest spin", "CC is a liar" and "do the club have no respect for the fans?" type comments.In response to that, I don't think I saw anything directly from the club to suggest that McGoldrick or Hartson would be coming

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-5422174957351294202007-08-31T08:03:00.000+01:002007-08-31T08:06:41.975+01:00

On a completely different subject - the Save Sherwood campaign draws to a juddering halt this weekend. I will not accept any more signatures after Sunday.I am disappointed that we did not get more signatures, but it was fun while it lasted. Click here to see the petition.Save Sherwood - over and out.

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After the shocking news about the near-death of Clive Clarke on Tuesday, there was a lot floating about on the messageboards about the reaction of players, officials and supporters. I was following the match on the Internet, so all I saw was that the second half didn't start, a little later reports filtered through via the BBC website and Radio 5Live.However, my Dad was there, and this is his

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The line upSmith, Chambers, Morgan, Wilson, Bennett, Clingan, Lennon, Perchio, Commons, Agogo, HoltThe First HalfShit. In a word. No effort at all from the players. A gentle stroll in the sun. No, that's not fair - for the first fifteen minutes it was a half-hearted jog in the sun. Which then turned into a gentle stroll in the sun. Worst was Commons. For someone who was supposed to be

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So Graham Poll has gone on record as saying that John Terry's behaviour on the pitch has eroded his status, to the extent that he should not be captain of England anymore. Maybe Poll has a point; the trouble is that all the senior England players are just the same - Gerrard, Neville, Ferdinand and Terry all lead the charge against officials when a decision goes against them - so who would be

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-81622542734432758272007-08-24T13:42:00.000+01:002007-08-24T13:50:56.906+01:00

Obviously this is a big match. The fans are getting excited. Someone has already suggested a chant of "How cold is it in Leeds?" (the answer being -9).Adding further spice to the occasion will be the return of David Prutton - I would imagine that he will be greeted by a mixture of boos and indifference. What odds him getting sent off?In other news, Nathan Tyson has played and scored for the

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How long have we been waiting to say that?

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Guinless says we don't hate Leicester City. But I definitely disapprove of Gary Lineker. That "nice guy" image is totally undeserved.

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The last week of August will now see two big matches - after Leeds at home in the League, we have now been drawn to play the bin robbers at home in the Mickey Mouse Cup!

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As the Sherwood campaign has taken over this page a little bit, I have handed over all campaigning duties to the dedicated site www.savesherwood.talktalk.net. This includes a summary of why the campaign is running, some correspondence from the club's marketing department, Robin Hood, and the Great Bear himself, and of course the online petition. Please do keep signing up, I will leave the

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Updated 2nd August 2007:I was interviewed on Radio Nottingham's breakfast show this morning to discuss the campaign to Save Sherwood the Bear. You can listen to the interview on the BBC Radio Player; this link will take you to the start of the show, so you will need to forward by about 1 hour 45 minutes.The BBC Nottingham website is also hosting the campaign.To show your support, email

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Apparently Sergeant Major Megson is having trouble getting any potential employers to trust him. I very much doubt that we are the club that is giving him bad references, but then he has wound a lot of people up over the years...This is an interesting argument - West Brom fans don't seem to be particularly fond of his tactics on and off the pitch, but still seem to hold him in high regard; we all

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The campaign to save Sherwood starts here!If you want to save Sherwood, let us know in the comments box. I will continue my campaign and will be writing to the club to save our talismanic mascot.Watch this space.

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Excellent write-up by the occasional "I love 1865".

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More money to the Football League. About a player's worth for us.

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Kelvin Wilson is now a Forest player, as well as a fan (but still has a tattoo on his neck).The squad numbers have been announced - you can never be sure how much to read into these things, but Perchio now has number 7 - is he going to play right-wing? Wilson has number 2 - is he going to play right-back? Dobie moves to number 11 - does that mean CC sees him as a winger, more than a

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According to the official website, Forest have agreed a fee to sign Kelvin Wilson, and hope to agree personal terms soon. However, this is not the whole story - the Preston site reports that PNE have also accepted a bid from Doncaster Rovers. Hopefully the fact that Wilson is a Nottingham boy will help swing him our way...Aside from his playing ability, I am instantly suspicious of Wilson as he

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Can someone please explain?Man Utd are trying to sign Carlos Tevez. West Ham say they have had no contact from Man Utd. Man Utd seem to be negotiating with Kia Joorabchian. West Ham must own Carlos Tevez as it was part of the terms of the court case that any third-party agreements must be terminated and West Ham should wholly own the player.So: Either West Ham don't own him, have lied to the

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Off and on and on and off. I'm sure that if things aren't going too well at Christmas Grant's impending transfer will resurface.

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I've made the decision. No season ticket for me this year. First I said if they lower prices. They did. Then it would take some great signings. They appeared. But my car was due a service, that cost me a fortune. Coupled with the fact that my renewal pack arrived on the day that tickets went on general sale (a week after the deadline for renewals). So, with a lot of regret but an empty wallet

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As reported by the official website, Didier Agathe will not be joining us; this is because he failed to show up for the training camp.I don't know much about Agathe, but I have heard various stories suggesting that attitude, rather than ability, are the problem. He left Celtic because he felt he deserved to be amongst the top brass at the club (presumably in terms of £); the fact that his mentor

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OK, we have signed the two Yeovil boys, and on the messageboards, there were warnings that Davies, in particular, does not respond well when people get on his back (mind you, who does?).Speaking on the Yeovil official site, the boys state how much they appreciated the support of the fans (who, if the play-offs were anything to go by, were brilliant):Davies: "I'd like to thank the fans massively,

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The rumours are rife that Yeovil duo Chris Cohen and Aaron Davies are likely to sign. Through the seasons before us reports that this is unsubstantiated, but also that Yeovil fans seem resigned to losing the pair.Cohen is a decent central midfielder, and it has been said that he has carried the Yeovil midfield in the past; we all saw what Davies can do, although Yeovil fans suggest that he is

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-23943911743810160182007-07-05T16:53:00.000+01:002007-07-06T10:23:42.813+01:00

It has been a good week in the transfer market - following on from capturing Krissy's signature, we now have a bona-fide left flank!Matt Lockwood has signed from Leyton Orient. A bit of a surprise, as he only signed a new contract there a few weeks ago, when the season ended. However, it seems that there was a release clause in this deal, which Forest triggered, presumably linked to their bid of

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So, Krissy is staying. Good. It is on a "one-year contract extension". Bad.As I understand it, this means that, next season, when he is 24, he could walk for nothing. Still, I suppose that proves that it is promotion or bust - he is a good enough player to play in the Championship, and I fully expect him to do so, whether it is in a red shirt or not. Hopefully, he will be able to recreate his

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As reported by BBC News - apparently this is the reason that there will be a news conference later today (Wednesday).UPDATE (10.30):The new stadium plans are announced, alongside the A453. Not sure how I feel about it, as it might be a bit weird going somewhere other than the CG for home games. However, parking near the CG is increasingly a problem, and it is a little bit laborious getting from

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Commons leaving or Baggio signing?East European takeover or ground-share with Notts?

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...Forest to play Bournemouth at home on the opening day of the season......Jason Crowe turns down the Reds to remain with the Cobblers...Also: If you look at the Nottingham Evening Post website, you will find that there are a lot of people moaning on the comments board. This is nothing unusual, but bearing in mind recent revelations about "signings on their way", it might be worth reminding the

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Neil Lennon has signed! I'm impressed with that one (especially as Roy Keane was in the hunt) ... now who's next Colin?

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Many of you will be familiar with the online resource Wikipedia, which is essentially an encyclopedia that "anyone can edit". Unfortunately it seems as though a malicious Derby fan has decided to edit the entry for Nottingham Forest (warning: fans of Andy Reid may get offended!); if you scroll through the full entry, you will also see that they have made some reference to Derby's ground being

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-65230740518674389762007-06-07T17:00:00.001+01:002007-06-07T17:10:38.681+01:00

I wanted to echo the thoughts of many other Forest supporters re: Jack. He has signed for Chesterfield, so it seems as though he has decided to remain in the area, possibly at the expense of continuing his career at League One level. Let's not forget that he is from Sheffield, and lives in Nottingham - so Chesterfield is probably quite a good location.I was sorry to see Jack leave, but I agree

Rishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14431388658677465879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5630127.post-19741249646842723122007-06-06T09:18:00.000+01:002007-06-06T09:21:19.849+01:00

Stan was great. Fantastic talent. Thrown away (along with some serious mental health issues). But this is pretty good stuff. Found via Through the Seasons before Us

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After my mini-rant about the lack of communication from the club regarding the current speculation, we are now finally told that Grant has submitted a written transfer request, which has been rejected.

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According to BBC Sport, Forest are the favourites to sign Neil Lennon, as a player-coach. Can't say I predicted that one. Might explain the reports (still unconfirmed) about Charlie having left the club. Even at 35, I would imagine that Lennon could be the man to boss the midfield that we have been sorely lacking - League One is about equivalent to SPL, no? :-)

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Further to the speculation over Grant Holt's future, the Evening Post are reporting that Charlie McParland has left the club: "Both McParland and Reds chief executive Mark Arthur declined to comment". And the NEP comments board attached to this story suggests that Gary Fleming has also left.No confirmation from the club as yet regarding the futures of any of the above three - the longer there is

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I'm not normally one for slating the manager, especially when he has only been in place for a single season, but with our fantastic form and even better PR over the last ten years, the club has pretty much exhausted my patience. Which is why I'm amazed (but ultimately not surprised) to hear that the only one of our players I actually like and one of the few with the talent to make it in the

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Yesterday I had a kickabout with my work colleagues for the first time in a couple of months*. As you can imagine, living in the West Midlands, I am surrounded by Villa and Liverpool fans (I work within sight of Villa Park, as for the scousers, don't ask!). So I am used to the "why don't you support a good team?" type of comments - all good-natured stuff I should add.But when I was packing my kit

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