Nottingham Forest – 1 Blackpool – 1 We finally got to see some progressive, passing, flowing, attacking football today at the City Ground. Unfortunately for the fans in Red, it was Blackpool who were really showing Forest how it’s done, marshalled by the excellent Hoolahan in midfield, the Lancashire side – in all honesty – [...]
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The manager is preparing to face the media after a disappointing defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion. His side dominated the first half without ever finishing their chances, he had a striker sent off, took the lead before throwing the game away in a matter of 9o seconds. He takes a deep breath and faces [...]
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Maybe it’s a good thing that Forest won’t have long to dwell on their disappointing (understatement!) showing down at Brighton at the weekend. The Tangerines are our visitors tomorrow. Forests’ form, as we are painfully aware, isn’t good – although our last City Ground outing was a win over Northampton. Blackpool visit us on the [...]
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Where is it all going wrong for Nathan right now? Only a matter of weeks ago I was eulogising about his consummate professionalism, his brilliant attitude both on and off the pitch, his dedicated bid to return from injury earlier than we ever could have hoped – and now look, a booking against Northampton for [...]
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Brighton and Hove Albion – 2 Nottingham Forest – 1 Oh dear. I’ve decided not to dwell on this at all. First half – lots of possession, lots of chances – sitters missed, still level at half time. Tyson sent off for – as yet – unknown off-the-ball reasons, Lester scores a great goal, Grant [...]
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Although perhaps not in the way many Forest fans would hope, because rather than concentrate on his more famous times as Derby County or, more crucially, Nottingham Forest manager – the film is to be based on the excellent “The Damned United” – a semi-fictional book by David Peace detailing Clough’s ill-fated 44 day stint [...]
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With no away win for two months, it’s pretty obvious that if we are – to coin a popular phrase – serious about promotion that we should be looking up to pick up all the points at the Withdean “stadium” on saturday. We’ve claimed 4 points from 6, and were unfortunate to only claim a [...]
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I imagine it will take more than a raised eyebrow of acknowledgement, a bronzen face just starting to line like a favourite Geography teacher, or any other charm offensive that Smoulders unleashed on Guardian journalist Georgina Turner. Football fans are generally less susceptible to such things, and deal very much in the realm of quality [...]
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Nottingham Forest – 1 Northampton Town – 0 In stating the Cobblers goalkeeper as being man of the match would perhaps make you think Forest were in some way dominant in this game. In truth, it was a scrappy game which I think the Reds did just about deserve three points. Northampton did have some [...]
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As if January wasn’t bad enough, Smoulds is teasing us with talk of loan signings, that aren’t due to be made for more than two weeks time! He’s been characteristically quiet on who he is targeting, the Nottingham Evening Post – bastion of knowledge that it is – suggests a right sided midfielder might be [...]
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