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FOREST AWAY: Sheffield Wednesday, Saturday 14th March
“It is a strange paradox that while the grief of football fans (and it is real grief) is private – we each have an individual relationship with our clubs. We are secretly convinced that none of the other fans understands quite why we have been hit harder than anyone else.” (Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch) Just […]
FOREST AWAY: Middlesbrough, Monday 2nd March
These games only get bigger and more important. For a team that has developed a nasty habit of careering off the rails when optimism it at its peak, the task in Middlesbrough is simple. Win. (Albeit a draw would hardly be a disaster). The top two is a stretch but still in our grasp if […]
FOREST AWAY: Cardiff, Tuesday 25th February
I’m going to be honest, I’ve not been looking forward to this one. I just know at about 2am on Wednesday morning a car full of us is going to be stuck on the M6 navigating our way around the 14th set of roadworks. Still, 3 points always sooths the pain. Here’s hoping. It’s also […]
A Week In The Life
If asked to define Nottingham Forest’s 2019-20 campaign so far in one sentence I would answer as follows: ‘A side full of spirit and resilience, capable of swift attacking football mixed with a new found desire to fight to the very end and grind out a result.’ Footnote: ‘Also have an inexplicable knack of floundering […]
Forest Away – West Brom, Saturday 15th February
Even with the best of intentions to avoid such things, there is always the potential to be greeted with a pothole, or Mario Kart style banana skin when cruising on the road. Leaving the opportunity there to be given a little bump or even nudged off the carriageway slightly. Tuesday night was just that. There’s […]
The Sequel
Déjà vu – The feeling that one has lived through the present situation before. The phrase translates literally as “already seen” You’d be forgiven for having flashbacks to the events of the week before last on your approach to the ground alone last night. Quite possibly joking ‘couldn’t happen again could it?’. There’s no doubt […]
‘Football, eh?’
Saturday. It summed up exactly everything that we all love and occasionally hate about football. It’s a metaphorical drug creating a huge blend of emotion, leaving us constantly craving for more time after time. A sold out away end witnessed what will undoubtedly be one of the most discussed games of the season. A classic […]
FOREST AWAY: Reading, Saturday 11th January 2020
Almost a year to the date, I sat down to write the away guide for last season’s trip to Reading, and for me, there is one very important change this season. We haven’t sacked our manager. There is a certain element of predictability as we head into the festive period; with Montanier, Warburton and Karanka all […]
The Foresters Who Played and Fought
In the 154 years of Nottingham Forest the two world wars were understandably dark times. In the context of football each conflict created huge turmoil on the game and sizemic financial and personal suffering. Forest faced massive uncertainty and a great difficulty just to survive but the commitment of some truly magnificent individuals kept the […]
Pit Stop
The vast majority of journeys we make in our lives are short, along with being stress and relatively risk free. Lengthier journeys require a solid plan, patience and occasionally a bit of good old fashioned luck. For the thrill seekers amongst us, some journeys are a race. As the team bus rolls into the second […]
