Nottingham Forest Discussion Posts

08 Oct 2025 21:09:29
A point to ponder on the discussion thread fellow Reds. I know there's been a lot of talk about Trump on here and I don't want to labour the point about the lunatic.

However, I had a catch-up on the phone with my clinical psychologist today (yes, I've had him assigned to me for the last 5 years! ). The guy has been qualified as a clinical psychologist for 45 years and is renowned as being one of the best in the country.

I couldn't help asking him during our chat about the best way to deal with a chronic narcissist like Trump. His answer - simply ignore him. I totally get what he went on to explain - the mental condition of acute narcissism is obviously fuelled by attention. Deprive that individual of attention and the general reaction is anger and vindictiveness from the individual.

However, which I get, he explained the condition of chronic narcissism is apparently strongly linked with a very short attention-span. Show a narcissist no attention and they'll go off on one for a bit and then move quickly onto someone else to gain attention from. Trump's interaction with Putin springs to mind.

Something Starmer and all the European leaders should consider?

09 Oct 2025 05:15:31
Narcissism isn't Trumpty's only problem, Lego.

09 Oct 2025 06:01:55
TACO Trumputin should be sectioned under the mental health act. He's turning the US into a militarized dictatorship. Federal agents shot 2 protesters the other day killing one of them under his orders. The crackpot will cause a civil war but it won't be his fault (like the current government shutdown isn't his fault. But it actually is).

Anyway, we are provoking the wrath of Bowie as him and his missus are in love with the orange overlord.

09 Oct 2025 19:40:34
Based on my experience of working alongside every other NATO members' troops, including US troops in Bosnia, for tours totalling 3 years - I can confidently say that the military are the military worldwide. Always knowing that they are putting their lives on the line serving their respective countries, they take pride in their professionalism and devotion to their military careers serving their countries.

This takes me onto the recent debacle of Trump and Hegseth lecturing 1-4 star Generals of the US military on 'standards'. With the world watching, it was a massive public humiliation for those senior officers. With many having done 30-40 years of service - to be lectured by a failed ex-part time Major with alcohol-issues and a fat narcissist with all the signs of early dementia, must have taken the biscuit for the attendees. It's a simple fact within the military worldwide - we don't want our arses kissed but we just ask that our service is silently appreciated.

I guarantee you that this experience will be remembered with contempt for a long time amongst the US military and will be bourne-out in their actions. I notice that it has already started with the General of the Oregon National Guard stating that if he was ordered to deploy his troops he will have them focused on defending the native Oregon protesters, not ICE operatives.

Watch this space I say.

10 Oct 2025 10:34:38
In the history of the Noble Prizes I bet nobody else has ever advocated themselves before.

10 Oct 2025 13:08:07
Lego, the presence of Trump in the White House is the sole reason my wife and I have postponed planned trips to the US until he and his henchmen have gone. You may think that’s an over reaction but I read about the lad from Derby ( this is not a joke) who got a tattoo ( in the UK) not knowing it was a symbol of some Columbian Drugs Cartel. He (entirely innocently ) took his family to Disney world in Florida and was detained for a couple of days of his holiday whilst they checked him out, his family meanwhile being put at their own expense in some ropey hotel.
An orange Guantanamo Bay suit doesn’t suit my fashion sense…….
There is a massive cut in tourism from Europe to the US generally and with good reason.
Carlo, as for the Nobel Peace Prize, I’m reminded of the Roman historian Tacitus and his famous quote about his countrymen “ They create a desert and call it peace “. …. He was writing about Agricola’s campaign to suppress the Brits in the first century AD.
When the Romans finally captured Carthage ( in modern day Tunisia) they killed all the men, enslaved the women and children and destroyed the city brick by brick. They even dug salt into the surrounding fields so no crops could be grown there for years.
A century later the Romans rebuilt it lavishly as Roman City. A bit like Trumps plan to remove the Palestinians, bulldoze the bodies and create a tourist paradise a few years down the line…….

10 Oct 2025 13:14:31
Incidentally, Lego, numerous ex squaddies I’ve worked with in the Police were very disparaging about US troops. I remember comments such as “ US Marines? Rubbish! A ten year old could pass their fitness test”.
Another remarked how an exercise in Germany was abandoned because some American units went on strike because their mail hadn’t come through.
But I share your sentiments about the distinguished Generals being lectured by a convicted fraudster and adjudicated rapist and an alcoholic.
What were your views on the quality of US troops you came across mate?

10 Oct 2025 14:37:21
Two most talked about subjects on discussions:dead people and trump, it's people like you guys who feed his narcissistic ego, always debating his pros and cons. 🌳.

10 Oct 2025 17:21:22
What pros?

10 Oct 2025 18:02:11
Winter - this is the discussion thread mate. As far as I'm aware, we can discuss most things on here. To talk about a lunatic and his antics, who just happens to be the most powerful man in the world, I think is justified when his irrational decisions can affect the UK immensely.

Trump also has a devoted follower of his beliefs in Farage. If Reform gets in here at the next election god help us all. Personally, I'll be off to live in the Southern Spanish mountains with Mrs Legolas if that happens.

10 Oct 2025 18:19:29
His pros are a non starter because he hasn't got any. 🤣🤣🤣.

10 Oct 2025 19:12:26
Pros-he keeps cosmetic companies in business with his huge fake tan orders!

It wasn't necessarily a dig at anyone more an observation and think about what i wrote, feed a narcissist and egg him on, everyone complains about Trump especially in the media yet the papers and news channels can't get enough of him.
I suppose you guys are just falling in line😉🌳.

10 Oct 2025 19:33:36
Good question Stokey - I found the majority of the US troops that I served alongside for 3 years absolutely awful. Us Brits used to take over from them to make up for their deficiencies. I always thought the Yanks we 'triers' yet when their technology went down we referred to them as having 'all the gear, with no idea'. (Most of their 'advanced technology' failed in the operational environment of Bosnia).

They did have some brilliant middle/ high ranking Officers though, whom I really respected. I remember having a meal in a tent in Sarajevo sat opposite a 1 star US General. OK, he wasn't that talkative - but the fact that he wanted to eat with his troops meant a lot to me. That would never have happened in the British Army.

The best foreign Army I have served with? - without doubt the French Army. I found even their 'regulars' on a par with us Brits. They probably saved my life on 'Snipers Alley' in 1995. However, I found the French Foreign Legion something else to serve alongside. They seemed to be full of ex-Irish who were total pissheads in the evening. However, they would wake in the morning and be the ultimate soldiers the next day. All 3 factions in Bosnia were afraid of them.

10 Oct 2025 20:46:51
I like trump and I hope farage gets in. the country definitely can't get any worse than it is now.

10 Oct 2025 20:48:15
He has no pros and he is a con! 😂😂😂😂
Red Robin I don’t think we feed his “narcissistic ego” mate. Unless you think the Orange Man Baby has his morning briefing from the Heads of the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon, the State Department etc then says to the assembled staff “ Hang on, let’s find out what those crazy guys on the Forest Banter site have to say”! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
You are right though my friend …. Beethoven, Bach, Vivaldi, Vaughn Williams, Corelli, Dickens, Hardy, Tolstoy, TS Elliott, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Satre, Plato, Brunel, Stephenson, Archimedes, Turing, Mandela, Churchill and Le Corbusier are all dead…. so what’s the point? 😂😂😂😂😂.

10 Oct 2025 21:41:28
Point being your all joining his narrative just by talking about him, i know he doesn't fooking read here.
If you all hate him so much why does his name come up on here more often than most of our clubs players?
We all know there's several on here with a man crush on him. All they post about and reference is the Tango Tyrant.

And if i'm brutally honest i love a good whinge🤣

Skegs your better at pushing buttons than me, i gracefully leave the floor to you🤣

🌳🌳🌳.

11 Oct 2025 05:58:13
It's got nothing to do with a man crush its the fact of how dangerous he is in an increasingly dangerous world. You'd expect the leader of the world's most powerful country to be a calming influence but he's just making things more volatile. He doesn't know what day of the week it is most of the time.

11 Oct 2025 10:53:20
🎶"As soon as I wake up
Every night, every day
I know that it's you I need
To take the blues away

It must be love, love, love
It must be love, love, love
Nothing more
Nothing less
Love is the best"🎶

👉👌🤣🌳.

11 Oct 2025 14:30:21
Not from a military background but do admire our Forces. From going within a day of entering Basra in Iraq going straight to soft power with caps and minimum protection, and interacting with the local community.
But I remember one night in the 80s when the programme was interrupted, and live footage was shown of the Iranian hostage was shown, these men in black showed up and went into Action, it was mesmerising what they did that night. The next day the Worlds press was saying who are they!, and the SAS become into public domain, Foreign powers wanted there own, the Americans sent a unit over to Hereford to train with the SAS, ( this next bit is from a tabloid of the time). The Americans looked like quarter backs massive! , buzz cut hair they went into the mess to see men lounging about, long hair and beards and a passing regard to rank, next day the Americans went on a general assault course and march, by the end, all the American soldiers had threw up!. The Americans went on to form Delta Forse and a bond was formed with the SAS, as even today they work closely together.
I don't half miss the Premier during these international breaks🤷.

12 Oct 2025 15:25:58
Lego, your comments on the French Foreign Legion are very interesting. I don’t know whether it’s the same nowadays but back in Thatcher's days ( of high UK unemployment) many Brits signed up for that unit.

I remember the story of how the IDF in the Lebanon would routinely smash through UN checkpoints without stopping. Then the Foreign Legion arrived and put the French tricolour on the road in front of one of their check points.

The Israeli convoy drove over it but were stopped further down the road by a FFL tank blocking the road. A massive fist fight ensued as a result of the ( deliberately engineered) insult to the flag. Guess which side won ( and which side always made a point of stopping at FFL checkpoints thereafter)?

12 Oct 2025 21:50:11
And what about all these wars he said he's ended. Just lies, lies and damned lies.

13 Oct 2025 13:46:59
Silk, one of the wars Trump said he’d ended was between Armenia and Albania, which must have come as a complete surprise to both countries mate! India Pakistan, a border clash sorted out ( until next time anyway) by local military senior commanders, the others he mentioned are still going on at low level.
Incidentally, the Middle East war in Gaza will still go on when Iran has re armed and reorganised Hamas. No Israeli will rest easy. It’s a tragic situation wrapped up in centuries of historical conflict. Still, miracles do happen. If Tony Blair did nothing else ever his resolution of the Northern Ireland conflict with Clinton is still remarkable. Whoever would have imagined Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness sitting down together and getting on very very well. Incredible really, helped by exhaustion on all sides.

13 Oct 2025 17:31:23
Stokey - something else that impressed me, aside from their soldiering skills, was their ability to speak absolutely fluent French. That must take some effort in itself for people from all over the world to learn a new language from scratch.

The Legion were also very respectful to me personally. I wasn't there to match them in terms of soldiering-skills, but they respected my advice in terms of the security of where they were staying and also during the few Int briefings that I gave to their Officers and SNCO's when the stuff was about to hit the fan in Bosnia.

Very impressive soldiers in every respect.

13 Oct 2025 19:25:21
Looking back, I suppose that I have been quite 'privileged' at what I experienced during my Army service. I was in the vast minority in those days to say the least! I earned that privilege through bloody hard work though. Put it like this - when I joined the Intelligence Corps in 1990 we were no.2 in the Army league table of what they coldly called in those days as 'wastage rates' (ie. those who failed trade training within the various Regiments/ Corps of the British Army). Only the SAS were ranked above the Int Corps in those terms back then.

I met some superb, and unique, soldiers in those days. I want to tell you all about the most impressive soldier that I ever met during my service. I've got to be a bit careful about what I say here - but I suppose if the MOD charges me with a breach of the Official Secrets Act at least I'll get a free room and food for the next 7 years!

When I was serving alongside a very 'specialist unit' in Northern Ireland in 1993/ 4 providing their Intelligence-support I met a very 'average' looking bloke within the unit. I now hate myself for judging him on my first-impressions, but I suppose we all do that to a degree. To me, he looked like some average factory worker (as I was previously) and I found him very standoffish.

Then, bizarrely, one night he came over to me in the unit bar and sat by me. Neither of us were drunk - he was drinking orange juice and I had just started on my 2nd beer. He then totally opened-up to me and we chatted for about 2 hours. Why he felt the need to do this I'll never know, but we got on like a house on fire.

It transpired that this 'average' looking bloke had initially joined the Parachute Regiment of the British Army. Tough enough. He then, in his words, 'got bored' after a few years and left to join the French Foreign Legion. He told me many stories of that time - including where as recruits they would not get fed if their singing of traditional Legion songs wasn't deemed good enough by the instructors.

After some years in the Legion he then rejoined the British Army and passed selection with the SAS. He then went on to pass other very 'specialist training' - leading to our paths crossing in 1993.

Occasionally, I still wonder to this day what I perceived initially to be this scrawny, dull man is doing now. The ultimate soldier I have ever met.

14 Oct 2025 14:32:05
An interesting read Lego. It’s odd how the people who have done extraordinary things are often quite dull and look, at first glance, ordinary.
I have a good friend called Diane who now lives in Leamington Spa. When I first met her parents, her Mum, a lovely lady and ex Army nurse, talked me to death. Her husband, Dick, a very quiet, even taciturn, man used to absent himself and do some gardening ( they had a magnificent and huge garden). It was only when I used to impose on his solitary nature and got to chat to him that his incredible WW2 stories came out.
Joined the Leicesters as radio operator ( carrying those huge backpacks with the infantry) he was involved in France, ended up at Dunkirk, was evacuated, his ship was sunk and he made it to shore further down the coast where he was picked up by a small boat to safety. Then 8th Army in the desert rats, across to Sicily and up to Monte Casino and eventually into Rome, then sent to the Far East to fight the Japanese in Burma where he caught malaria and was invalided home ( and nursed by his future wife).
All these stories came out over a period of months over many many cups of tea.
On a lighter note I watched a documentary on Channel 4 I think entitled “ The Mets own serial killer”. I forget his name but he was a Police marksman who had shot dead 3 or 4, violent criminals in the course of several operations. He had a huge bounty on his head from the underworld.
Interviewed, he spoke very quietly with a boring delivery, wore glasses and looked the double of Sean Lock without the gags …….

14 Oct 2025 17:18:36
Yep, watch out for those grey-men! Following on with this theme Stokey and Mossy - I never served alongside anyone from the US Delta Force. However, I have seen a photo of the guy who formed Delta Force under the guidance of the SAS. The bloke looks like he would fit in better in a library environment than on the battlefield! Never judge a book by it's cover as they say.

06 Oct 2025 13:10:34
Gary Neville 🇧🇬🇨🇬🇨🇿🇪🇷🇩🇴🇨🇲 what flag do you prefer 🤔🤷🤦🤦.

07 Oct 2025 06:16:35
Put the flag of St. George up or the flag of Palestine up. Afterall, St. George was Palestinian, if he existed.

07 Oct 2025 17:32:58
St George was born in Cappadocia (Central Turkey) that's like calling a native Glaswegian a cockney. 🤣
Talk about spending fake news. 🌳.

07 Oct 2025 17:46:46
**spreading.

07 Oct 2025 18:06:24
Born in Cappadocia to a Palestinian mother and raised in Lydda which was in Palestine at the time. He was half Palestinian. Ravers is part correct. I was born in Cardiff and raised in Eastwood and my mum is Spanish but I'm English.

07 Oct 2025 18:10:03
It wasn't called Turkey in the 3rd century though.

07 Oct 2025 19:01:59
The mind boggles🤣. You pair again, the Chuckle brothers. Considering that Palestine never existed in the 3rd century as it was part of the Roman empire i reckon there's no argument to be had🤭🌳.

07 Oct 2025 19:16:39
And to be more accurate the Byzantine Roman Empire (Eastern Romans) capital being Constantinople or its modern day name Istanbul.
Their Empire lasted until the early medieval period and began to decline at during the Crusades after being attacked by Latin Christian armies in 1204. One did a lot of history coursework on the matter. 🌳.

07 Oct 2025 19:32:21
Syria Palaestina to be more precise. He was more Palestinian than he was English that is for sure.

07 Oct 2025 19:55:00
Yeah i'm not arguing with that ravers, we should have St Cuthbert as our patron saint at least he was actually born here. He even went on tour in his coffin after his death, top fella🤣🌳.

07 Oct 2025 20:51:06
Should've kept Saint Edmund as patron saint. He had a place named after him and he was English.

08 Oct 2025 15:05:40
Some very good and interesting history there Red Robin mate! Ravers, at least we know where St Edmund is buried. I know it’s somewhere in Suffolk I think ……. 🤔 🙄😂😂.

08 Oct 2025 16:42:12
Only posted it to show that Neville was a tw*t, didn't think it would start a discussion about the Holy wars.

08 Oct 2025 16:47:25
Bury St Edmunds? Hence, why it was named as such.

08 Oct 2025 16:49:47
Isn't Edmund buried in Beodricsworth? 😋🌳.

08 Oct 2025 18:32:32
It was a clunky Stokey type joke mate…… like most types of seed, fell on stoney ground 😔😔.

08 Oct 2025 21:01:30
I know what you were getting at mate😉, for my part i was just being a d@@k 😁🌳.

04 Oct 2025 09:07:59
I've no other way of contacting you Bowie, mate, to express my deepest sadness for the passing of your sister Christine. I lost my sister Julie aged 56 to breast cancer 10 years ago. Loved and missed every day. She was on the top corridor of M and S having worked her way up from the shop floor. She married a Mackem and lived in a big house outside Newton Aycliffe. They flew her from Newcastle to board meetings at HQ in Baker St and put her up in a huge flat near Marble Arch. At the end of every meeting Sir Michael Rose and his successors would take her aside and ask " Right Julie, never mind what they tell me, what's really happening in my stores".
She traveled the world. Any time you go into an M and S anywhere the layout and design is created by her. So very proud of her and light a candle for my her and my Dad in any Church on my own travels. Lit 2 candles in Estepona yesterday, my wife likewise. Stay strong mate. Grief is the reverse side of love.
Skeggs, I'm sorry for your troubles my friend. I know your Dads time hasn't come yet but I hope his passing is peaceful. I lost my Dad 5 years ago, aged 85, and he remains the finest man I've ever known or will ever know
Some things just keep events on here in perspective don't they?

04 Oct 2025 11:04:30
My youngest son would have been at those meetings Stokie, used to say that Rose always used to F it and blind it.
Good to have you back mate.

04 Oct 2025 11:55:48
Just wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to Bowie, mate. When we next meet I’ll pass you my sisters full name. Your son and her could well have met?

04 Oct 2025 12:51:05
Sure they would have Stokie, his office was on Baker St.

04 Oct 2025 14:39:28
Thanks stokie and get back on here mate.

04 Oct 2025 23:18:42
Bless ya stokey, cannot tell ya how good it is to see ya my good friend.
Strange thing losing a loved one. You automatically look to the younger years bud. Music, basic loving and caring. We were a very poor family younger days tbh. And love was the greatest piece on the table. Along with Brussel sprouts. promise me your back sir 👍.

01 Oct 2025 13:47:14
🎶🎶"All the dentists in Hartlepool are full, so I flies from teesside airport to Istanbul. I got turkey teeth to impress a wife, now I look like Esther Ranston off her last life. Wouldn't look out of place in his pants on Love Island, a mouth like the child of P. Diddy and Ryland. Some people say I look like Lewis Capaldi, but I got the most expensive teeth in Aldi. I only ever brush my teeth twice a week and now I sound Chinese on a whistle when I speak. And it's twice as much that you'll have to pay to get teeth like these done in the UK. These turkey teeth will only last a few years, so I got to start saving for new veneers. Walked into the pub and was greeted with cheers, it was kinda bittersweet now I can't afford the beers. Dripping my tits up from my trainers to my head, with my Instagram incisors I got from the med, brighter than the sun. Every time I smile it's cause I got a mouth full of Tesco value tiles. I look immense when the moon hits my smirk, you'll be seeing the after image two days later in work. And I've signed an autograph down the local shop, cause everyone thought I was Jurgen Klopp"🎶🎶.

25 Sep 2025 19:55:53
Massive congratulations to Notts for winning the Cricket county championship.
I'm going to give myself loads of " thumbs up" in celebration.
Well done lads!

26 Sep 2025 12:27:43
We are the Champions my friend!
CARLO, member!

23 Sep 2025 13:03:15
RIP Dickie, great man with an infectious personality. 🌳.

23 Sep 2025 23:09:14
Up there with, tony greig. Two amazing ambassadors to the sport. 😇.

25 Sep 2025 20:14:10
Met Dickie a few times when i was umpiring at Premier league and minor county level.
Always a good word and encouragement. A bit quirky but genuinely nice with it.

28 Sep 2025 15:37:43
Dickie Bird didn't like standing next to Jack Russell at the wicket, found him a bit snappy🐕.