02 Feb 2026 13:14:36
A strange game yesterday. At half time, I thought the second half was going to be long and painful but, oddly, by the end of the game, I was disappointed we hadn’t won it. That was the feeling I heard expressed several times amongst the shuffling crowd caught between the back of the Trent End and the risen river.
Even against 10, I think Palace had problems, especially up top. Hopefully ( for us) they will continue their descent. A lot will depend on who they get in today ( and subsequently on loan).
I said in a post before the game that it was a great time to play them but that we were quite capable of “‘ucking” it up, which we did.
The fact that it was Mr Reliable” himself, Nico, was even more frustrating. With 11 on the pitch I think we’d have been much too much for them, and gone on to win comfortably.
As it was, we “Dyched” a point with a man down, increased the safety margin to 6 ( from minus 4 when SD arrived). To look at it another way, an average of a point a game from here takes us to 40 points, more than enough I think.
A draw at Leeds and a win against Wolves should settle any remaining nerves COYR.
02 Feb 2026 20:04:17
Totally agree Stokey, was a really good first half to watch and still looked most likely to score 2nd half.
We were really out of the blocks quick, same performance please Friday!
02 Feb 2026 20:30:38
Inwas hoping for 4 points from Leeds and palace ginger - it would be typical of Forest to do it the hard way. I think it’s a tough ask to get much at Leeds though. Tough game.