What’s going on at Nottingham Forest?
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Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) discuss United's fantastic win away against Athletic Club in the semi-final of the Europa League.
They also pick out the positives of United's 4-3 loss away at Brentford, and Nik reviews a day out at Old Trafford watching Manchester United Women qualify for the Champions League.
OK Perfecto. You never make a mistake while posting?
No. Casemiro, Ronaldo, Varane won multiple Champions League medals and didn’t transform us that much.
I don't think we need to go that route. I've wondered what Maguire's status and United journey would be like if he hadn't gone to Greece that one summer. Awful and traumatic trip for him and his family and I link his drop on form directly to it. Seems like he's just starting to get some confidence back that was lost then
I mean we’re all aware that this Forest’s ‘Leicester-like fairytale’ moment? I’m pretty sure they’d be mid-table again next year whilst balancing CL commitments. Their ascendancy has been somewhat dramatic and given the style of football they play, I can’t see this season being the pivotal moment that marks their rise as a top club. Too fast and too soon.
57 points with 8 games to go. They'll get to at least 70 and it should be enough for CL. You'd expect that to result in weaker league campaign next season but still a great achivement.
Not that I'd want us to play the way Forest do, but I am impressed with them. Most of the times they're able to restrict opponent from goals and are also effective in attack. Not to talk about the whole commitment and desire of their players. Would be nice seeing them win the Fa Cup. Nuno doing great job.
Not that I'd want us to play the way Forest do, but I am impressed with them. Most of the times they're able to restrict opponent from goals and are also effective in attack. Not to talk about the whole commitment and desire of their players. Would be nice seeing them win the Fa Cup. Nuno doing great job.
What an enormously expensive 2 points dropped those will prove to be. Maybe the counter attacking football isn't sustainable over the course of a season.
Those underlying stats catching up with them a bit, aren't they?
That said, even the point at Palace midweek was an outlier in their favour.
That said, even the point at Palace midweek was an outlier in their favour.
Confirmed in Europe for next season though right with that point?
I don’t think they were ever getting Cl but feck me their deluded fans sure thought they were. They were always gonna drop off when the pressure was on and teams clocked onto them but they’ve guaranteed a top seven finish and likely a conference league place, which they’d have taken start of the season.
I don’t think they were ever getting Cl but feck me their deluded fans sure thought they were. They were always gonna drop off when the pressure was on and teams clocked onto them but they’ve guaranteed a top seven finish and likely a conference league place, which they’d have taken start of the season.
Oh dear
He's not going to sack him is he?
Been through more managers than I've had hot dinners at Olympiacos. Here's the list, took over in 2010.
Been through more managers than I've had hot dinners at Olympiacos. Here's the list, took over in 2010.
He was less upset when his ghost ship was caught.
Marinakis must've started going down the stairs at half-time.
On a side note, it's sad to see Forest implode when it matters the most.
There was a mad rush for the pie stall when he was on the pitch.
He's a nasty piece of work isn't he. The way he behaves in public, imagine what he must be like behind closed doors.
How old is his iPhone? It’s got wired headphones!
Can't you buy a converter? The charger jack to wired headphones or something.
I'm a peasant who has only ever had androids.
He could have done a couple of laps while he was down there, he sure looks like he need it.
Imagine being a disciplined and professional athlete, busting your arse all season and exceeding everyone's expectations. And then suddenly you see this silver spooned motherfecker, who wouldn't even have 1% of what he has without his rich parents, waddling across the pitch and criticising you as pie crusts fall out of his gob.
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He's a very much hands-on owner, he demonstrated it with how he handled Cooper, who had a connection with Forest fans. He's certainly not your usual PL owner in terms of temperament. The context is different, but the last time he was changing managers like shirts at Olympiacos, he changed the club's fortunes from having a disastrous season to winning the biggest trophy in their history. He definitely likes high stakes with high rewards.
You don't know the half of it. You don't have to see what he does behind closed doors. Some of us are unfortunate enough to see how he behaves daily in an environment where he's, by far, the biggest bully.
A team overachieves and it gets to their heads. Obviously a disappointing result but to have the owner behaving like that is disgraceful.
What annoyed him was Forest taking off Elliot Anderson and using their final allocated sub slot when Awoniyi had just collided with a post and could barely walk.
There was still eight minutes of injury time when that happened but Leicester were just running through at will and should've won it.
In that scenario I do think as owner you are justified to ask the coach what on earth happened but behind closed doors, not out on the pitch infront of all the cameras.
There was still eight minutes of injury time when that happened but Leicester were just running through at will and should've won it.
In that scenario I do think as owner you are justified to ask the coach what on earth happened but behind closed doors, not out on the pitch infront of all the cameras.
I disagree tbh, don’t think owners should be getting involved with things like that in any scenario.
The only thing the owner should be judging on is the performance in the grand scheme of things.
He’s also called the medical staff out online. It seems like it is their fault but again, this needs to be handled behind closed doors.
Owner made a total show of himself.
Yes Forest may well miss out on Champions League football but today with the draw they qualified for European football for the first time in 29 years.
Yes Forest may well miss out on Champions League football but today with the draw they qualified for European football for the first time in 29 years.
Think Nuno handled himself well in his post match interview.
Imagine having to go through that in front of thousands of people with someone who doesn't have 1% of the experience and knowledge you have in professional football.
Imagine having to go through that in front of thousands of people with someone who doesn't have 1% of the experience and knowledge you have in professional football.
Least psychotic Greek owner
Some of the fat jokes I've seen in here are gold 
first time I've laughed today. Cheers everyone.
first time I've laughed today. Cheers everyone.How can the forest owner be unhappy with the job Nuno as done? He’s getting you into Europe anyway.
Expecting Marinakis to be more polite seems funny to me. He's Greek mafia and involved in the shadiest things.
It ain't over till the fat owner signs.
Large inflatable floats onto pitch
I hate how everything remotely human in football now is made into such a massive fecking drama.
From the reports on this I was expecting him to be shouting in the manager's face and possibly giving him a public lashing and setting fire to his shoes.
Instead it just looks like someone having a random rant/moan/tantrum about something to a friend or colleague, and then them being like "yeah I know what you mean mate" while not actually caring. Just a nothing incident.
How did Carragher and Neville ever survive as footballers with how offended they get by stuff like this?
Get Bonnie Blue in to sort them all out.
..another random 30 players
Elephant seal spotted in the Trent, immigration getting further out of control.
Nuno should just listen to what Marinakis has to say...... He's twice the man that Nuno is.
This will backfire horribly when/if they dont get Champions League.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cvgq980rndpo
"You don't understand thickos, he wasn't publicly making a show of a staff member, he was publicly making a show of other, less important staff members".