Forest issue club statement…

The Royal Charter for Press Regulation
by order of King Billy

by Red Hughes, December 5, 2013

Thou shalt not do an interview
before or after games
and if you want to chat with us
you’re gonna have to pay

That shalt not take a photograph
– no, not a single one –
without making it very clear
exactly where you’re form [...]

Forest injury crises worsens

LTLF Exclusive by Our Health Correspondent, Colin Sick
Monday, December 2, 2013

Nottingham Forest are facing a bleak winter as even more names are added to their injury list. Forest’s recent form has been hampered by key members of the squad dropping out, but a series of bizarre injuries and diseases have left the manager with even fewer options. It is already known that Kelvin Wilson will [...]

Black Friday

The Periodic Table: Brian Clough style

November 29, 2013

A lot of elements went to make up the natural wonder that was Brian Clough, but they had never been catalogued scientifically before… until now.

From On a Sixpence comes ‘Elements of a Forest Legend’, a beautiful piece of art featuring every single player to represent Forest during Clough’s 18 years as manager rendered as a chemical element.

We think it’s inspired and are pleased to be able to offer LTLF readers an exclusive discount: simply enter the code ‘LTLF’ on checkout to get free shipping on your order. Click the picture above to see more images and order your limited edition print in time for Christmas.

Field Notes

Dispatches from the front line of following Forest...

Typical. We go down to Millwall and it’s the manager who ends up in a fight. While the players were looking disjointed and tactically inert during the 2-2 draw, Billy Davies found time to have a sideline barney with a photographer. Freelance Dan Westwell posted on his Facebook account that the Forest boss has accosted him, demanding to know where he was from and then sending substitutes to block his view of the dug out.

Billy brushed the incident off in the post match press conference, but it inevitably led to more negative headlines the following day. Photos of the incident suggest Westwell’s claim the ‘Millwall fans were going mad’ was a bit of an exaggeration. LTLF also notes that this isn’t the first time Westwell has fallen foul of club officials, having been ejected from Mansfield Town after snapping a controversial banner and then giving the finger to the directors’ box as he was led away. He subsequently became an ironic poster boy for Notts County fans who set up a Facebook campaign for him.

It seems unlikely that Billy was aware of this last night, but even if he was, he has no right to demand an accredited photographer tell him anything, nor to prevent him from going about his business. Nevertheless, the club have now issued a statement accusing Westwell of unprofessional conduct, so County fans might be resurrecting that Facebook page again. Meanwhile, it’s Billy’s conduct Forest fans are becoming increasingly concerned about…
In potentially more serious news, the club have confirmed reports that loanee Nathaniel Chalobah thinks he might have been racially abused by home supporters. Looks like the fall-out from this match is going to be even uglier than the Forest performance.

Update: Millwall have responded with their own statement, saying that no complaint was made to the police at the time of the alleged incident meaning the chances of proving any wrongdoing are slim.

December 4, 2013

LTLF is saddened to learn that Kev Finnegan, long-time steward of the Vital Forest website, died at the weekend. Mr Finnegan was one of the online Forest community’s strongest voices and was never shy of criticising the way the club was being run. Not everyone agreed with him and his methods, but difference of opinion is an important part of following a football club – Vital Forest and several internet forums will be poorer places for his absence. We offer our condolences to his family.
Forest take on Millwall tonight, hoping to bounce back from another damaging home defeat at the hands of Reading on Friday. The Lions are currently just outside the relegation zone, which wasn’t in the plan when Steve Lomas took over from Kenny Jackett in the summer, leading some fans to ask whether there is something wrong behind the scenes. Millwall, like Forest, are looking to bounce back after defeat at the weekend, losing 3-0 to Leicester City.
In yet another ironic twist, Bristol City have appointed Steve Cotterill as their manager, replacing the man who took his job at Forest, Sean O’Driscoll. O’Driscoll’s dismissal last week was not altogether surprising given their results since he took over in January, but it has alienated some fans, much as it did when he was sacked from Forest. We wonder if Bristol fans will soon come to have similar feelings about Cotterill as well.

December 3, 2013

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