Nottingham Forest banter 10

03 May 2026 19:53:55
Will the Premier League investigate the Villa team selection? I was under the impression you play your strongest team in the League games!!! Shocking from Villa, a disgrace really! I think West Ham will be putting in a complaint!

03 May 2026 20:00:32
Honestly, Villa look to be deliberately losing this match. Is that to put more pressure on Forest ahead of Chelsea with team selection? Villa need to be careful, as losing becomes habitual!

03 May 2026 20:07:51
Unfortunately there's not a lot that will be done about it, lads....

03 May 2026 20:12:44
Dick Emery has a squad and is allowed to use it at the end of the day.
I suspect West Ham are fuming.

03 May 2026 20:14:05
We would probably have done the same... only with a helluva lot more effort!!!!!

03 May 2026 20:16:12
What I will say, Rogie, is Villa have a massive weakness at left back, Matson and Digne can't defend, so play on it.
Not worried about us staying up.
West Ham fans will be now, though.
Shows he's thrown the game with no subs.

03 May 2026 21:54:25
"Not worried about us staying up," DTP.
"West Ham fans will be worried."
Yes, mate, that one point makes all the difference, doesn't it?
. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

03 May 2026 22:06:06
It basically sends West Ham down with their remaining fixtures, Stokey.

03 May 2026 22:16:01
I thought you said Spurs were definitely going down. Make your mind up, dtp, you're sending me dizzy. 🤣🤣

03 May 2026 22:37:20
Thats before dick emery took the game for granted skegs and plated reserves, i thought he might, but hoped he wouldn't
Thats life in football
Hopefully comes to hurt him
Spurs got a get out of jail card
Over to west ham now and doubtful they get anything against Arsenal

04 May 2026 09:59:03
Hope you are right DTP. I also think we will stay up, as I've said before on here.
The key to Emery's selection was the replacement of his two trusted centre backs Konsa and Torres with Lindelof and Mings. He removed any bite in the midfield by resting McGinn too. Hence, defensively, they were all over the place.
I'm guessing he sacrificed this one because they play Burnley after us. But they've also got to play Liverpool and Man City.

They may have underestimated Bournemouth...
But, it is what it is. Emery has now subjected us to a spot of "scoreboard pressure", to use the cricketing term. Also to field our full strength team today (which I think we would have done anyway).
I'll leave it there, still puzzled. Again, to use a cricketing term, "just look in Wisden. The scores are there for all time".

03 May 2026 19:22:24
Absolute nonsense to suggest we're safe at this stage! We need another 4 points at least. With Premier League refereeing as it is, we could easily get a red card in any of our remaining games which would make getting a result difficult or impossible. The team Villa have put out against Spurs looks rubbish. Added to all that, we have a striker who has only scored 3/4 league goal and we have to score to acquire more points.

Essential also that everyone keeps fit. Another superhuman performance required by Gibbs-White at Chelsea. Pleased with Hutchinson's performances and confidence at the moment, and hope he saves us and justifies his £37 million. He looks to be the best of the signings all things considered.

03 May 2026 20:26:35
What? You think West Ham and Spurs will win all their games? I don't think so. 3 points would make it less stressful, but West Ham's fixtures are not easy. We're nearly there.

03 May 2026 21:02:36
Think, if you put your finger in a live wire, you'd find a negative rhr.

03 May 2026 21:05:56
Are a few on here not looking at the correct league table?
Spurs and West Ham don't need to win all their games if we remain pointless in our last 4 (difficult) matches.
I'm just hoping West Ham lose their next 2, then it's over.

03 May 2026 21:46:17
Another worrying one.
Points are difficult to come by, especially when your next game is Arsenal.

03 May 2026 18:19:28
Shows the depth of quality in the squad too, to be fair. Come on Villa. 👍👍

03 May 2026 18:51:27
Here, Shepp???
I sure "Wham" reached the Top Ten on many occasions, mate???
🕺🕺🕺
. 🤭🤭🤭

03 May 2026 19:14:16
The curse of dtp. 🤣🤣

03 May 2026 19:27:47
Villa fans on way home now W T F.

03 May 2026 19:30:41
Absolute joke they are, mate...

03 May 2026 19:30:52
You couldn't bloody write it. The site's very own Jonah strikes again. 😔🌳

03 May 2026 19:36:36
"Dracula" can have no excuses if we knock them out !!!!
COYRS!!!!

03 May 2026 19:49:34
7 shots to nil in first half.

Villa don't even look like they're trying. They're making Sours look top class.

03 May 2026 19:49:32
Not my fault dick emery picks the likes of sancho throwing the game
West hans oroblem not ours

03 May 2026 20:10:33
"Ooooh, you are awful, DTP!!... but I do like you!!!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣

03 May 2026 20:02:06
I did say villa would put a crap side out.you need to listen to people that know about football like ed told you Liverpool have been leaking goals to.maybe you should wait for the end results before predicting them thought you'd learned your lesson after the failing of your predictions over the last few years 🤣🤣🤣

03 May 2026 20:33:57
And so do United Skeggs.

03 May 2026 20:37:45
It's not exactly a "Crap Side", Skeggs???
They just aren't bloody well trying!!!
Even you can see that???

03 May 2026 20:55:28
How many touches did Sancho have?
But still remained on the pitch?
Not one shot on target all game.
Dick is trying to prioritise winning a trophy.
Could come back to haunt him.

03 May 2026 21:03:53
Come on DTP, predict that West Ham and Spurs will win all their remaining matches, come on, mate, do it for us, for the club we all support. 🙏🤣🌳

03 May 2026 18:03:05
So, Villa make 7 changes tonight v Spurs. Thanks a bunch! 👍 They must be worried about us on Thursday…….

03 May 2026 18:41:31
Shows that Thursday night has them bricking it. 🧱 🌳

03 May 2026 17:14:10
Ignore all the "mean girls" posts dtp; you make a lot of good points, mate. I think we're safe too - Wham can only get 42 pts with crap goal diff if they lose to Arsenal nxt.

So we'll need just 3 pts from 4 games to stay up. Spurs need to win 3 out of 4. Good luck with that! Then there's the Man City decision that has to come soon. Villa is the big game for us.

03 May 2026 18:08:14
So you said you (think) were safe too. That's not exactly saying we're definitely safe, is it, Shepp? 😂😂 And no, crap, that Villa is the big game for us Thursday, but that won't be the case if Spurs win tonight, will it? Just saying.

03 May 2026 18:08:58
Shepp, I'm never here to correct dtp, bud, or his thoughts, just to put mine over. Btw, be careful with that name, had to auto correct Shepp. 2 x times. For me, like all the old timers, we will judge.
Saying that, can anyone update on old Carlo? Plz.
And Froggy or Redfrog and Rutland.
Miss ya all Reds x.

03 May 2026 18:16:31
And Stevie F.

03 May 2026 18:27:48
We aren't safe yet if Spurs beat Villa. Kick off in 30 mins.

03 May 2026 18:29:52
I agree with Skegs. He clearly hit the panda pops again last night. Now he'll hang his head in shame for a few days. Usual dribble from him. Anyways, who actually cares?
And yeah, Bowie, where has Frog disappeared to?. 🐸🌳

03 May 2026 16:53:03
Strange one 7.30 pm Sunday or is it just me, thank taylor I've done my church prayer run. And helped with my skegness aid duties.

03 May 2026 17:04:59
Oops, 7pm, sorry. 🤣👍

03 May 2026 17:43:01
Middle of the bank holiday, 7pm kick off. They really think of the fans travelling! It's the TV rights that does! A bit like Forest playing Chelski on Monday, 3pm, with a European Semi Final to play on Thursday!

03 May 2026 18:35:51
Does it interfere with the start time of 'Last of the Summer Wine' or 'Corrie'? 🤭🌳

03 May 2026 18:46:43
🤣🤣🤣 Remember playing in my younger days in winter. All the lads went on the drink after the game. I couldn't wait to see Last of the Summer Wine etc. 👍

03 May 2026 19:01:50
Lol, yeah, was a regular watch for me on a Sunday teatime. 🤣🌳

03 May 2026 11:33:05
A tough contest and a few red cards for Manchester United this afternoon might be nice? 🙂. Yes Bowie, Chris Wood is a model professional and a vital asset to the team. Hope he's back to full match fitness for Monday.

03 May 2026 09:25:57
I don't understand all this "we are safe" talk. It might turn out that way but I'm sure today Villa will play a second string today. They are going to qualify for the Champions League in 5th anyway so they're going to save everyone for us on Thursday.

Depending on the Spurs result today, we might not be able to rest many. Plus our squad is paper thin with injuries at the moment so in my opinion, we are not safe yet. Almost but not quite.

03 May 2026 12:12:50
Agreed, mate.

03 May 2026 12:38:46
Sensible post, Gazzi.

03 May 2026 12:58:19
Spot on Gazz, all that talk is coming from one particular poster, who is never wrong though. 🌳

03 May 2026 13:07:26
We won't be safe for a couple of games yet. This will go down to the wire.

03 May 2026 13:16:40
Someone was on the old UB40 last night. But I'm guessing most posters just switch off now to comments from that poster after 7 at night. 🤣

03 May 2026 15:46:29
Looks like dtp as put the curse on ed 1 Liverpool 🤣🤣

03 May 2026 16:14:27
Reasons to be worried, Skegs.
DTP's predictions are amongst the worst I've ever known, and he's tipped us to stay up.
Wolves will break the Sheep's record.
Bayern will beat PSG.
Liverpool will beat UTD easily, to name a few.

03 May 2026 16:28:23
You forgot Nuno going after 5 games, and Sels is a crap keeper. 🤣 🤣

03 May 2026 01:04:59
Brilliant Anderson interview. Bless the Wallsend boys. Hope this one gets on tomorrow.

03 May 2026 08:33:44
Yeah it was really good mate. 🌳

02 May 2026 23:22:50
So ta bed.
I'd like to thank two legends this week. Chris Woods for just his game, always believing and tracking back. Just never stops working for the badge. Causes more problems to any defence, and Anderson.

Again told ya all he'd put a show on against Makems. Hates em. Reds. You build teams around these players. Bless ya son. Remember ya as a golden egg. Proud as FTID.

03 May 2026 09:42:13
He's simply irreplaceable. Hope he doesn't go to that corrupt shower, City.