Another transfer window slams shut. The cheque book sits untouched on Nigel Doughty’s desk. And after the summer’s spree, that’s perhaps unsurprising. Nicky Shorey’s loan to Fulham is frustrating. Martin O’Neill was clearly content to see him playing elsewhere for the rest of the season, but if Shorey harbours an ambition to represent his country again, Fulham may offer a better option. It will be interesting to see how frequently he starts for Roy Hodgson’s side.
By Through the seasons before us, Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:20 am
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I missed Mark Arthur’s interview on Radio Nottingham before the match, but caught Billy at the end. Apparently the gist of Mark Arthur’s comments were the very familiar soundbites around not being held to ransom on signings – and apparently that we only had three serious targets (Shorey, Moses and Pratley with a side-order of [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Saturday, February 6, 2010, 11:53 pm
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Nottingham Forest – 2
Sheffield Wednesday – 1
Interesting game today, as another very direct team did a good job at stifling an under-par Reds side. A shocking refereeing performance (clearly the Wednesday fans on the way out thought so too – chanting ‘two-one to the referee’ outside after the game) probably was the most notable thing, [...]
American author Napoleon Hill once wrote, “Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life”. As the aftermath of the latest game against our rivals plays out in the public, I have found myself wondering what has happened to Nigel Clough.
Son of the much loved and historic figure for both clubs, Brian Clough, his conduct of late has been nothing short of insulting to all connected to Forest. Sly backhanded comments to the press regarding the club, a failure to appreciate how much Forest have come on and how they play and you realise as each interview with him plays out, the bitterness towards a club that made him the great player he was.
By Through the seasons before us, Friday, February 5, 2010, 2:37 pm
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Okay, back from the wilds this afternoon – I should probably be trawling for post-mortems of both the match and post-match incidents from last weekend, but, d’you what? I can’t be bothered. Derby won in a poor spectacle and I think, from memory, it’s fair to say they wanted it more and once again it [...]
Nigel Clough has denied any wrongdoing following on from the handbags at the end of Saturday’s match, and appears to be asking for leniency as it is a local derby (not sure that this is an argument that will curry any favour with the FA). However, Billy Davies has continued with his claims and made [...]
Football’s a funny old game. If you’re old enough to remember ‘The Saint and Greavsie’, then you’ll know where the popularisation of that particular stock phrase originated. It wasn’t a great show in all honesty, but was as good as it got in an era when TV punditry was primarily about humour, albeit of the cheesy, Tarbuckesque variety, rather than slick Sky’s every-angle-covered gizmo-fest.
It was written. Football can be as predictable as it is manic, and today’s meltdown has been lurking in the shadows for some time.
A performance that would have satisfied Colin Calderwood only compounded the inevitability.
From the first whistle our opponents had the upper hand, and for the first time this season our players were guilty of believing their own publicity.[...]
By Through the seasons before us, Saturday, January 30, 2010, 4:42 pm
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Can’t have many complaints really. Derby worked hard and didn’t let us play, an unattractive game from both sides with the Rams creating the better chances.
Raddy made a mess of a great chance he’d created, and Bywater made an excellent double save – but the rest if the chances of note came for the home [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 10:22 pm
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In case you hadn’t realised, we’ve a football match on Saturday. Whilst it may not get much national recognition, games between these two sides are generally passionate affairs – and I’m really looking forward to it. Pride Park of course hasn’t been a remotely happy hunting ground for the Reds, never registering a win since [...]
By Alex Walker, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 1:05 pm
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Nottingham’s favourite Derby-baiting novelty punk band, the Red Dogs, have just relaunched their website and to celebrate they’ve given us one of their new t-shirts to give away. Featuring Nathan Tyson and his infamous flag waving incident, the shirts are guaranteed to wind up all Derby supporters. They can be ordered at £12 each from the website, or win one below.
My first midweek game in ages against an “ambitious” side with lots of money and love of merry-go-rounds saw 23500 at the City Ground – a decent attendance for a cold Tuesday night, especially as QPR didn’t bring that many.
Mr Davies saw one change from the team against Reading, with James Perchio replacing [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 11:41 pm
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Nottingham Forest – 5
Queens Park Rangers – 0
What a great warm up for Saturday’s visit to a certain place. The Reds took a wee while to warm up, but each graduation from first to second gear left our hapless visitors flailing as Forest helped themselves to goals galore seemingly whenever they felt like it. With [...]
By Alex Walker, Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 12:24 pm
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A bit of public service publishing:
The Sports Networking Club hosts its next event at Nottingham Forest for their fixture against Sheffield United. The event offers sports fans in business another opportunity to mix work and pleasure while raising money for good causes.
Organiser’s Nottinghamshire event management agency Six Degrees have confirmed ex Forest players Kenny Burns & Geoff Thomas will be attending the event as well as an appearance by the European Cup. The event will take place on Tuesday 16th February.
By Through the seasons before us, Friday, January 22, 2010, 10:17 pm
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Whilst all talk around the ‘net seems to fall into a few camps – the signing of players (in particular Victor Moses), whether or not we’ll loan out some players, lots of former Reds people proclaiming our credentials for promotion favourably, the small matter of playing Derby next saturday, whether you have been lucky enough [...]
With the news confirmed that Matt Thornhill has left for an initial month’s loan (possibly to be extended) at Cheltenham Town, Vital Forest report that combative-and-mardy-but-kind-of-likeable forgotten man Joe Garner could also be leaving the City Ground on loan, to either Carlisle or Millwall.
In the meantime, Colin Neil Warnock has said that Forest have not bid [...]
Some bloke called Stuart Pearce who says that he used to play for us is now saying that we are going to win the league as we have “spent a few bob in the summer”.
As we are planning on spending, not selling, Forest have rejected a “derisory” offer from Newcastle for James Perch, with Billy [...]
By Through the seasons before us, Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 9:15 am
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Rumours broke yesterday that Newcastle had made an offer for the versatile James Perch. Today Forest confirmed that was indeed the case, that the offer was derisory and had been rejected – and that James Perch is not for sale, particularly not to a promotion rival.
In his unique and highly repetitive style, Billy pointed out:
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American author Napoleon Hill once wrote, “Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of life”. As the aftermath of the latest game against our rivals plays out in the public, I have found myself wondering what has happened to Nigel Clough.
