• Are Forest too good to go down?

    Each year there is a team that is considered by many as ‘too good to go down’. Pundits and fans alike will look at the squad, the manager and even the size of a club and prematurely deem them safe. Do Nottingham Forest fall under this category, or, given...
  • Misfiring Villains far short of Premier League target

    Aston Villa are not a typical Championship club. Not many teams in the division average over 30,000 for home attendances and can boast of winning the European Cup, like the Villains did in 1982. Only Nottingham Forest have won that particular trophy (twice), but in contrast to our local...
  • How a year in the Championship has created a stronger Newcastle

    The last few years have been bleak for Newcastle United. One of the largest clubs in English football had been facing a period of gradual decline, before the horrific second half to the 2014/15 season saw them avoid relegation on the final day, only to then crash out of...
  • Will new signings be able to save decomposing Forest at the City Ground?

    After a turbulent start to the new year, with a manager, a captain, and a proposed new owner all cutting ties with the club, Nottingham Forest are in need of a sharp response if they are to successfully steady their rapidly sinking ship. The club needs to fill the...
  • Inspiration from Osborn offers hope for manager-less Forest

    A bitterly cold, overcast day on the banks of the River Trent last Saturday was somewhat emblematic of the current state of affairs at the City Ground. ‘Fawaz Out’ banners were hoisted into the air all around the stadium at kick-off after protests ensued outside of the Peter Taylor...
  • ‘We stand with Montanier’: The Forest managerial merry-go-round under owner Al-Hasawi

    ‘Let him build a legacy.’ ‘He’s only just beginning to embed his ideas.’ ‘Give him till the end of the season.’ ‘He needs time.’ Time. The issue that has split opinion among Forest fans since the early days of the tenure of current owner Fawaz Al-Hasawi. Back in 2012, in the third...
  • Impact’s EFL Championship predictor

    Ten games into a season is usually the first meaningful barometer of how a team will fare throughout the remainder of a season, so since ten games of the 2016/17 EFL Championship season have been played, it seemed like a good juncture to assess how things stand so far....