Nottingham Forest banter 10

20 Sep 2025 13:37:58
Just seen the lineup i just don't get it sangare and savona have been horrendous yet still in the starting 11 got to be honest i'm struggling to get behind ange.

20 Sep 2025 14:51:35
What team ate you looking at mate.

20 Sep 2025 13:33:06
Team to beat Burnley

Sels

Williams
Milenkovic
Jair Cunha
Zinchenko

Luis

Bakwa
Anderson
Ndoye
Hutchinson

Jesus

😂😂👍👍.

20 Sep 2025 11:38:54
Dan Ndoye has a lot of talent and looks a good footballer and has shown he can score at the top level but his work-rate and playing intensity is a worry. One poster on here earlier posted 'I've seen more life in a trump's vest', he's right 😄. I watched Ndoye the other week playing for Switzerland - he wasn't out of this world but he did chase down every ball and was more involved than I've seen him in Forest matches. For me though Bakwa has to play and gas to be accommodated in the team. COYR.

20 Sep 2025 12:21:56
Ndoye can play on the left and Bakwa on the right if CHO is off form.

20 Sep 2025 13:40:46
Ndoye seems to get involved more when he is on the left, so do expect him to switch over sometimes, not sure where Hutchinson or Mcatee are going fit in yet but are suited more to Ange' proffered style so will have to wait and see.

20 Sep 2025 09:19:49
Sels

Williams
Milenkovic
Jair Cunha
Zinchenko

Luis

Bakwa
Anderson
Ndoye
Hutchinson

Jesus


Ndoye playing at 10 Forest to win 3-1

4-1-4-1 formation COYR.

20 Sep 2025 09:32:21
One day munmad one day 🤣.

20 Sep 2025 09:57:43
Isn't that the third eleven you've posted in three days? 🌳.

20 Sep 2025 10:31:59
Probably rrh. but he could pick 20 and still not get it right 🤣.

20 Sep 2025 11:03:51
We, ve had managers just the same, hope we ain’t got another one.

20 Sep 2025 11:16:26
I suppose if you have been handed a short term contract you will be ambivalent about the future. Hope that doesn't seep through to the players. Some of you think it already has!

20 Sep 2025 11:32:14
I'm interested to see what team he picks today carlo but at a guess he will play the same team that got a drubbing by arsenal.

20 Sep 2025 12:23:39
What, he's going to pick the same team Nuno did when he got a 3-0 drubbing at Arsenal last season. Oh yes, it was the same one, wasn't it?

No, Ange won't pick that team.

20 Sep 2025 12:42:51
Big Ange won't pick the same team if he's got any sense.
Expect Luiz and Jesus to play.
MGW and Sangare should be warming up the bench.

20 Sep 2025 13:53:20
Luiz and bakwa in. morato and gibbs still In what does he see in morato.

19 Sep 2025 22:50:24
It's simple for me tomorrow
We either play with eleven or ten?
Sangare plays and we won't win
Hope ange has seen enough of sangare to realise that, job is to protect back four not concede pens for starters
He plays and we won't win end of.

19 Sep 2025 22:59:44
MGW s a liability as well.

19 Sep 2025 23:12:42
We know. You've been foing the same post every day gor weeks.

The dilemma Ange has. Until Domingues is fit. He has four central midfielders.

Anderson, Luiz, Sangare snd Yates.

I think we all know who the preferred two are. But they won't be able to play every minute of every game.

We have 3 games coming up in 7 days. All huge IMO.

It's a big ask to expect Anderson and Luis to play 270 minutes.

20 Sep 2025 08:39:11
Why keep playing 2 holding midfielders?
We have a big squad and can. play different formations.

20 Sep 2025 08:57:47
I’m with you DTP. All that said I’m expecting another defeat today at Burnley. Were easy to beat and have no confidence.

20 Sep 2025 11:21:02
I'm very optimistic about getting a result today, team selection and formation will need to be right.

20 Sep 2025 11:30:09
Nice to see DTP you're saying what I've been saying about Sangare for weeks 🙂. If he plays we lose, especially away from home. I'm not really interested in other aggressive opinions about what I post but I've seen enough football and played midfield at Nottingham boys, County boys, Saturday morning, Sunday morning and semi-pro level in England and Germany and can judge a midfield player who is too slow, can't shoot, can't tackle and for a big lad, can't head! Hope McAtee also doesn't play - he is too much of a lightweight for this type of game with too many flicks.

20 Sep 2025 13:19:18
Agree with you RHR, I never saw Sangare as a good signing overpaid for him massively, also played for many a year at a decent level and know a good player when I see one, sangare might suit a different league but definitely not the PL, not sure about the new guys yet but Bakwa does look the most suited to do well in PL. Hopefully Dominguez back soon and he can help out in midfield as Elliott and MGW played better when dominguez was in the team doing a lot of the unnoticed hard work.

19 Sep 2025 21:39:04
Something to discuss.
Who do you think was the best LOAN we had in the Cooper/ Nuno eras.
I think the worst was probably Lingard but not sure about the best. We've had some very good ones. Thoughts?

19 Sep 2025 21:59:13
You in your local and its quuz night and need a quick answer? 😁😂😂.

19 Sep 2025 22:00:12
Lingard wasn't a loan.

19 Sep 2025 22:04:35
Cant think of one that impressed recently Gazz, think I'd go all the way back to Kris Boyd. 🌳.

19 Sep 2025 22:08:03
Wait hang on i forgot Zinckernagel, loved him🌳.

19 Sep 2025 22:13:41
Spence would be a fair shout I think, lingard wasn’t a loan by the way,

19 Sep 2025 22:38:59
Was Felipe a loan? He was brilliant for us in the second half of that first season, him and the goalie who won all those champions league's probably kept us up that season.

19 Sep 2025 22:39:09
Lodi by miles.

20 Sep 2025 01:10:27
Sorry. Was thinking premier.

Forgot about Spence. He was brilliant for us.

We could do with him now especially as he has proved he is ambidextrous.

20 Sep 2025 10:20:21
Keylor Navas and Lodi kept us up in a way.

20 Sep 2025 10:29:58
James Garner. Unforgettable performance in Up Periscope!

20 Sep 2025 11:39:43
Nice one Fred.

20 Sep 2025 12:36:20
And The Rockford Files too Fred!

19 Sep 2025 17:51:44
Right folks Bakwa and McAtee or Hudson and Gibbs White

For me Bakwa and McAter

Sels

Williams
Milenkovic
Jair/ Murrilo
Zinchenko

Luis
Anderson
Bakwa
McAtee
Ndoye

Jesus.

19 Sep 2025 18:39:14
One day munmad one day 🤣.

19 Sep 2025 19:21:58
I think he'll go
Sels
Williams
Milenkovic
Morata
Zinchenko
Luiz
Anderson
Bakwa
MGW
Ndoye
Wood.

19 Sep 2025 20:15:35
No Morato. Gibbs White or Wood imo.

19 Sep 2025 20:54:26
Munmad I'd like to see players given a chance, I'm saying I believe that will be the side?
But then again ange will be angry with one or two.
Looking forward to it and we also have to bear in mind that it's Thursday and Sunday to take into account, can't expect same players to play all three games.

19 Sep 2025 21:43:47
Your both right lol you know nothing that's why nuno won games got us to European football and you 2 didn't with your predictions long live nuno 🤣🤣.

19 Sep 2025 21:50:46
Lads get on U Tube and watch "Des Walker, playing for Cloughie/ Italia 90"
Absolutely brilliant. get him signed up you lot at Sky, BBC, Prime. whoever, this guy is pure Box Office!

19 Sep 2025 22:07:38
Stop crying skeggs, he's gone get over it
And if your a forest fan then show it instead of predicting and whollowing in doom and gloom, and wanting it so you can say I told you so
That's always been your angle on forest my little fester friend😁.

20 Sep 2025 06:00:16
I've always told you so🤣 my little sheep.

20 Sep 2025 07:49:46
Here Skeggs!
Get your mate "Dougie"back in the Hot Seat!
😂😂😂😂.

20 Sep 2025 08:33:55
I wanted Nuno to stay. however in a weird sort of way, at least it will stop Skegsjay from saying "I told you so! " Over and over again!
🤣🤣🤣.

20 Sep 2025 10:06:11
No it won't Rogie. He's only got about 20 words in his boring vocabulary so those 4 you mention will get an airing. No doubt.

20 Sep 2025 10:33:13
Hey up baldi how's it going 🤣.

19 Sep 2025 17:17:59
I’d bring in Abbott for Murillo. Moratorium has no pace to get back. Save Murillo for next Wednesday.

19 Sep 2025 18:51:07
Cunha for me as he has more composure on the ball
But I know it will be morata that starts.

19 Sep 2025 19:06:02
Cuhna for Murrillo, thought he did well against Swansea.

19 Sep 2025 20:27:40
Same here mate.

19 Sep 2025 13:31:07
What I couldn't understand about the other night was why the changes at 0-2. That is a crucial score, next goal changes the complexity of the game. We go 3 up and it's game over. 1-2 and it's game on. What a stupid decision and I thought that immediately.

The reserves were working well enough and starting to gel. The time to rest legs and experiment was when we put the game to bed.
That was poor game management.

I liked McAtee his calmness and vision with drive was excellent, unlike the manic panic that is MGW. I THOUGHT Yates was decent and loved that move when he dropped his shoulder and ghosted past the defender. Made me smile as I thought it was a Brazilian.

That result was devastating, trust me. We should have been set up for going to Burnley with renewed vigour and confidence. That defeat was a massive blow and the spiral will continue if Burnley get a foot in the game and score early.

19 Sep 2025 15:59:12
Rutland I love yatesy but he was shocking at Swansea, he couldn’t even manage a 2 yard pass from the kick off, the drop of the shoulder was the one decent think he did, but even messed up the end of that move, I don’t agree the result was ‘ devastating’ as the team we play at Burnley will be nothing like that team, the defence totally different, we made 10 changes, so I expect a different performance.

19 Sep 2025 16:02:32
Good to see ya rutters, and apologies to dtp and munmad. Just getting to me a bit this whole change. Off to granddaughters birthday party now. Yup Friday night. This retirement is spiralling 🤣 COYR.

19 Sep 2025 16:19:24
The changes were to keep Jesus fresh for Saturday, to look at Kalimuendo, and give minutes to some full internationals who should start Saturday.

But trying to blame the manager for us losing when he sent out two full England Internationla players (MGW and CHO), Zinchenko (who was Man City player of the year, an experienced international, 40odd Champs League apprearances and has 4 League titles) and a £30M striker is nuts. We were winning when they went on and NOBODY would have expected us to lose with those subs.

The decision was not stupid.

19 Sep 2025 17:32:59
Red cyclist sorry the result says it was a stupid decision. Btw what was Boly doing on the pitch?

19 Sep 2025 17:47:24
Can't win being a Forest manager.
Nuno got lambasted for not making changes whilst Ange gets criticised for making them 😅.

19 Sep 2025 18:51:58
Ain't that the truth Fred 😂😂.

19 Sep 2025 19:32:09
Fred gets it. 😂

The boss learned that Boly is not match fit and maybe isn't going to be fit enough to play 90 mins. I wouldn't have started Boly, he'd be better suited to Europe than against a Championship side but he's 5th choice at CB for me.

The decision to bring on international players was a poor one? Righty oh! 🙄

I guess you forgot your password 9 times because you're mind is as sharp as a pin too? 😂


NOTE: That's called a joke. I don't actually mean it.

19 Sep 2025 21:03:06
That's a bit harsh cyclist 😂.

19 Sep 2025 23:13:05
When we are all watching one game ange had to remember the next three games in ten days
I'd say he was impressed with bakwa and jesus and saved them for those games and decided to have a look at the rest the result might have backfired, but he learned a lot about his squad.

19 Sep 2025 13:17:21
I read with interest the different opinions of Yates. Yes he bleeds Forest and he's Forest through and through. But aren't most Forest fans.
Some times Yates is good other times he's very poor. But whether he's very poor or very good he always gives 100%. I wish a few of the other members of the team would do the same. We all know who they are. We all have our own opinions. that's the beauty of being a football fan.
My feelings at the moment we have been let down by Maranaskas who I believe has ripped apart the good feeling that was running through the club.
What happened with Nuno and him we will never no.
But my view is I really think the new coach is the wrong man for this club. I know it's only 2 games but he doesn't inspire me one bit.
If he succeeds I will be the first to own up I was wrong. Not really looking forward to this coming season at all. But I will still be there every game as I said I bleed Forest through and through/.

19 Sep 2025 13:49:53
Yates is not the most technically gifted of players but like you say he leaves nothing on the pitch. Always gives his all and always fully committed.

19 Sep 2025 14:08:43
That's why when it comes to Forest you have to enjoy the good moments, last season was mega to stay in the prem with all the recent upheaval will do for me I've seen and had some wonderful times since the 60s but fully understand the younger fans want more and they have every right to ask for it but this is Forest and their way is the hard way ENJOY BEING A FAN OF THE GREATEST TEAM I OUR WORLD 🤡🤡🤡🌍🌍.

19 Sep 2025 14:15:42
Who would be a right man for the job. Would they want it whilst being publicly scrutinised and micro managed by the owner?

I for one was looking forward to a mouth watering season ahead and am still hopeful. Personally I thought Nuno earned another season after last season and looking at the fixtures ahead I feel he made good choices not making wholesale changes to unsettled and untested new players at the club.

19 Sep 2025 16:14:53
I'd give 100% for Forest, can shoot better than Gibbs-White and wouldn't try crazy flicks on the edge of the penalty area. I'd also be able to make a tackle without holding onto the other player in front of the ref and I wouldn't give the ball to the opposition 2 seconds into a cup game. But I'm still not good enough to play for Forest.

Hopefully, Gibbs-White and Yates have the character to prove their critics wrong.

Just saying.

19 Sep 2025 17:29:48
A wee ambitious evaluation of yourself there cyclist, peddling is a bit different from this football lark. 🤣🌳.

19 Sep 2025 18:31:11
Makes me laugh when fans say who would want the job with marinakis?
Trust me they will be queuing up
Do you think mourinho ever controlled what went on at chelsea or anchalotti at Madrid, it's modern football and they are coaches not managers and if it doesn't work out they know they get a golden handshake.

19 Sep 2025 18:34:23
DTP Mr M is the best owner in the prem, his ambition is absolute. Long live the King. 🌳.

19 Sep 2025 18:53:11
I might have ambition but he needs leaving the coaching to the coaches. I wonder what clough would of made of him 🤔 🤣🤣.

19 Sep 2025 18:55:50
All I know winter is that he's the only owner we've had with any ambitions
Pays our debts, no loans, trying to buy the freehold and build a bigger stadium and got us to the premier abd Europe, if anyone is pissed off with that, then you'll never be happy as a forest fan.

19 Sep 2025 19:40:43
Look around us DTP, i think we're in the minority on this subject. Must be those magic mushrooms you've been growing, were bloody good though, a week later and my dogs still got a Spanish accent🤣🤣🌳.

19 Sep 2025 19:43:19
Yeah, what ambitious coach would want to coach the 14th most valuable squad in World football?

Seriously? 🙄😂.

19 Sep 2025 20:07:34
Some really don't have a clue cyclist, its better to just laugh and smile. 👍🌳.

19 Sep 2025 20:24:32
Winter been growing tobacco plants this year, got them all over the garden front and back
They look stunning and easy to grow outdoors, all different colours.

19 Sep 2025 20:57:59
Fair enough, looking forward to this rain that's incoming, should finally put out the wildfires up on the moors. Up there on Tuesday morning and the peat is still smouldering, fooking unexploded WW2 shells dumped up there. Literally shat me pants when one went and was a mile away🤣🌳.

19 Sep 2025 22:30:45
It's not stopped coming this month winter, my captive fish are loving it
I'll send you a picture on how well they've done, lawns like bowling greens, water barrels all connected time for a water meter 😁😂😂.

19 Sep 2025 23:02:46
Nah been dryer than a nuns crotch up this way, planted about 200 saplings along upper tees over the summer most are struggling atm, bring on the monsoon🌳.

19 Sep 2025 12:41:10
I've been reading down some of the comments regarding the manager and his ' start" 2 games, one away at Arsenal where we got exactly the same result as last year, and suffered the same fate as most teams will there, and an away league cup tie at Swansea where he made 10 changes like we did last season and ultimately suffered the same fate as last season, I thought we played some decent football at times, and some garbage at others, should we have won? of course but performances by Bakwa, Luiz, zinchenko, Jesus and Hutchinson give cause for optimism, I also think jair cunha will be a star, I'm not sold on Ange, but he needs to be given a run of games before he gets slaughtered,

19 Sep 2025 13:49:28
Exactly mate👍🌳.

19 Sep 2025 13:54:09
I agree, Stevie. Give the bloke a chance. I know some think that Nuno was trying to get sacked (I'm not totally sure that's the case) but I don't think he should've been sacked for answering a question. Like yourself I'm not inspired by the appointment but we need to see how it'll pan out in terms of results and performances before jumping on his back. COYR.

19 Sep 2025 16:11:07
Yes, I agree. And I also think that Jair Cuhna is exactly the right kind f signing and will be good for Forest. But young players will make mistakes so give him and Savona time.

Picture a team with two Brazilian ball playing CBs both completely settled in a couple of years playing for the title. Cuhna and Murillo could be that pairing. They could also win the world cup with Brazil if things go right for them both.

I just don't know whether people think sometimes. Brazil U20 International and World Club Cup playing players (Cuhna and Jesus) are unlikely to be useless. If some of the so-called fans destroy their confidence and they go and have a great career elsewhere, how ridiculous would it be?

19 Sep 2025 12:35:17
Last week you lot were all saying Jesus looked like he'd be no good. I wish people would stop writing off players based a the odd game or two.

Players have times off form. Some players take longer to settle than others.

Good signings according to people not so long ago:

Callum Huddson-Odoi: Off form now.

Morgan Gibbs-White: Mrs had a tough pregnancy with health issues. Has a new-born at home who mauy have health issues for all we know or his Mrs might not be recovered. Probably not able to sleep much. Off form. IS IT SURPRISING?

Aina: Looks like he over-trained to get back to fitness this summer and looked leggy. Now he's injured.

New players:

Igor Jesus: Loads of you were writing him off. He's OBVIOUSLY A GOOD PLAYER based on what he has done previously. Learning English as we speak. Now you've all seen what he can do he's flavour of the month again.

Written off by some on here previously:

Wood: People thought he was a waste of money and too old. Nearly won the Golden Boot!

Dominguez: People were saying he was a headless chicken with no end product. In fact he had by far the best stats for a number of key metrics of a midfield player IF PEOPLE BOTHERED TO LOOK.


Now Bowie and others are saying a lot of our new signings were panic buys or waste of money or whatever. Well how can you know at this stage? Wood had a couple of poor games and everyone wrote him off. Jesus was written off before he even started a game.

Next people are blaming Ange for results. He hasn't even picked his own first 11 yet and has only had 3 full days with the whole squad before Swansea.

Ange started against Swansea the players who needed minutes or to look at them (like most Prem bosses do in the cup) and we were 2-0 up with them so obviously wasn't an issue.

Was it Ange's substitutions that made us lose? Well he did actually bring on TWO FULL ENGLAND INTERNATIONALS and then we conceded 3 goals. AND ZINCHENKO who was player of the year at Man City and has 40 Champions League appearances and about 4 League titles to his name.

CHO and MGW are full internationals. Is anyone really criticising the boss for bringing of England internationals to see out a game against Championship opposition? Or for bringing on a title winning international with 40 champions league appearances?

REALLY?

And if the signings are so bad, then why were we winning with mostly new players, then went down when we brought in Nuno regulars?

GET REAL PEOPLE!

19 Sep 2025 13:50:43
Great post Cyclist as Stevies above👍🌳.

19 Sep 2025 14:36:55
Cyclist I admit I am of that opinion about Jesus, BUT he took his goals well the other night, and he was in the right place at the right time, I don’t think him and woody can play together though. But I watch with interest to see how the team progresses, it’s going to be a period of transition of styles,

19 Sep 2025 16:31:43
Mgw full international, with lego?

19 Sep 2025 16:59:40
Cracking post Cyclist.
I'm of the " Nuno wanted out " opinion and prepared to Ange time to first, stabilise and then build on what we have.
Good luck to him.

19 Sep 2025 18:51:20
Mgw should be given some time off to sort his home life out, if the rumours are true, and I sincerely hope they're not, a new born child is quite enough to get your head around let alone a sick wife as well. As things are he's not helping his self nor Nottingham forest, we need 11 focused players on the pitch tomorrow not 10.

19 Sep 2025 18:57:07
Ange has more chance of winning the lottery than being in tge job by xmas. has for nuno wanting the sack he wanted what was best to build a team for Europe and do well in the league. Good on him for having his say and earning a decent pay off all the forest fans should be singing his name next week when they play I'm Europe his doing 😁.

19 Sep 2025 19:17:20
I still think sangare is the real problem, he sits to deep is totally mobile and doesn't criss the halfway line, sliws the whole team down and I believe that to be also a factor in MGW having to play deeper to get on the ball where he's less effective
Anderson and luiz will create more freedom for MGW or anyone else playing 10 role, if we persist with sangare then results won't improve.

19 Sep 2025 19:45:13
Hooydonk that’s exactly the opposite to want nuno wanted, he said he wanted a small squad, well you can’t compete in Europe with a small squad,

19 Sep 2025 19:47:29
I love these predictions, Jay. Ange is bound to be here after Xmas after that one.

I remember you lot clamouring for Wilder when I suggested we should go for Cooper. The rest is history.

NOTE; Yes, that was a smug post. I meant that one. 😆.

19 Sep 2025 19:51:32
And why do you only seem to pop up when I'm right? Bit weird! 😂.

19 Sep 2025 07:39:20
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