Amid all the hubbub surrounding Reading’s magnificent promotion, I was more than quietly impressed by the performance of Nottingham Forest at the Madejski Stadium last night. However, if you are trying to tell me that the smooth operators that graced the Mad Stad turf are piloted according to Steve Cotterill’s instructions while a certain Sean O’Driscoll is stationed behind the scenes, then you’ll be telling me that Bruce Rioch laid the groundwork for Arsène Wenger at the Arsenal. Forest uncannily resembled the Doncaster Rovers of 2006-2011, albeit at less of a cut price – the astonishing entry into the action of Andy…
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Conversations with Steve Wright (Nottingham Forest)
Saturday brought the shattering news of the death of Nigel Doughty, owner of Nottingham Forest. In our latest conversation piece, we talk to Steve Wright of the website Mist Rolling in from the Trent about the past few years at the City Ground and the atmosphere of turmoil that has enveloped the club. Our discussions started prior to the weekend and we extend our condolences to the family of Nigel Doughty. LR: In mid-December, Steve Cotterill stated that Forest might have to bring more players in before selling them in order to preserve the club’s Championship status but, having finished in the…
Sean O’Driscoll: a Primer
Nottingham Forest fans read on, for we are very pleased to welcome back Glen Wilson, steward of Doncaster Rovers’ Popular STAND Fanzine and late of award winning blog, Viva Rovers. Here Glen provides us with an insight into Sean O’Driscoll, recently installed in a supporting role to Steve Cotterill at the City Ground. ‘The natural state of the football fan is bitter disappointment’ wrote Nick Hornby and for the most part of course he is right. We are dreamers who specialise in crushing our own dream with pessimistic realism. We could win this… but we’ll probably chuck it away in…
Kicking the ball out of play: a defence
The reaction of Nottingham Forest fans to last weekend’s frankly apocalyptic defeat at the hands of Derby County has for the most part been extraordinarily fair minded. The game possessed controversy of course – but the absence of those twin firebrands Savage and Davies calmed the mood and the City Ground faithful have turned inward in an attempt to explain the defeat.Despite a spirited midweek performance against Newcastle United, Steve McLaren is walking on eggshells. The spirit seems to be sapping from the Tricky Trees and there is the kind of open advocation of regime change that would make even Steve Kean…
The Thursday Preview: Millwall Vs. Nottingham Forest
Although Paul Lambert richly deserved the Football League Manager of the Season award that we allocated a month or two back, Kenny Jackett was another among those uppermost in our thinking. It was only in April that Millwall’s chances of a second promotion on the trot were extinguished and the New Den boss’s achievement in re-establishing the South Londoners’ rock like imperviousness should not go un-noticed.Last saturday at Reading, the resilience of the Lions’ hides was immediately apparent. Shorn of their leading marksman, the Norwich-bound Steve Morison, many outside South Bermondsey have written Millwall off this year, but a new striking combination paid off with…
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