I’m pretty sure the first time I saw Wes Morgan play for Forest was in a pre-season friendly at the City Ground whilst he was still a youngster. He put in a thunderous tackle on a similar-unfamiliar Rafael Van Der Vaart which left the Dutch midfielder without his boot on one foot. I think this [...]
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Westley worked his way up from a youngster in the organisation, his reputation for a great work ethic showed from an early age. Rarely unable to work through illness or injury, he established himself as a key member of the staff over many years. Always modest, and never one of the shining stars – he [...]
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After hitting the deck in the Derby match and eventually hobbling off (once the Rams had equalised), it transpires that Chris Cohen has sustained the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Think Julian Bennett, think Dexter Blackstock – think up to a year out. It’s absolutely shit news for Chris and for Forest alike. Naturally I [...]
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It’s an unfortunate surname for a Forest striker to sport, but a few goals will soon see that ignored! The move to sign Derbyshire from Olympiakos been widely speculated about for a couple of days now, culminating in sightings of him at the ground for the game yesterday. Of course, the official website is yet [...]
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It’s been talked about for some time, but the blessed relief (okay, I might stop with the tenuous Jesus references before I get started…) of Forest actually completing the signing of Jonathan Greening from Fulham arrived today. After the departure of Paul McKenna he very much looks like the ‘experienced head’ in midfield – and, [...]
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It’s always exciting when we make a signing, and the return of Andy Reid to Forest is a great coup I think. Those people making jibes about his fluctuating weight overlook his undoubted talent on the ball, delivery and passing ability – not to mention the fact that he appears to be in good shape [...]
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There’s been lots of talk of signings needed, and the gossip from yesterday seems to have had legs as Kris Boyd has joined the Reds on loan from Middlesbrough. He’s immediately available for Billy to use in tonight’s game against Sheffield United which is great, although the striker hasn’t had much game time for Boro [...]
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Anybody with a rudimentary knowledge of William Golding’s excellent novel ‘The Lord of the Flies’ will know that – initially at least – the person that holds the conch has the right to speech. It feels like a good analogy, as now Forest have loaned Konchesky for 93 days we have addressed the imbalance in [...]
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I’m a bit late in the day thanks to the rude awakening of coming back to work, but I’m really chuffed that Forest did the not-entirely-unexpected and made Marcus Tudgay’s signing from Sheffield Wednesday permanent yesterday. He’s now on board with a two-and-a-half year contract after impressing in his loan spell, in which he notched [...]
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I wondered whether I’d posted too early on the subject of Ryan Bertrand – but it turns out it was right, because he’s signed a six month loan agreement today, which is also his 21st birthday. Despite his tender years, he’s had plenty of experience at this level and in League One with long term [...]
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