Tricky Tourist
Viv Anderson
That name elicited an immediate ptsd response. My old man also read the Mail, and I always dreaded seeing a Forest report written by that tool Powell. I don't think he ever penned a single positive line about Forest.
Matchday 7 - Chelsea v NFFC (6/10/24, 1400) - Official Matchday Thread
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Ian Moore Gone Little
Viv Anderson
I remember when we won at Arsenal for the first time in years/decades in the 1980s and he was clearly annoyed by it and gave us no credit whatsoever. No idea how he ever got to write for a purportedly national newspaper (nor why my dad bought the rag).
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I'm still here Crewton
Forest are as exciting as cold fish and chips oŕ something along those lines, another clueless reporter.
Cloughie1975
Stuart Pearce
Yes,I went to that game for an early kick-off on Boxing Day 1987 and Forest gave a resilient performance to
win 2-0 but received criticism in the press from some quarters.
Luckily things got even better as we beat Arsenal at Highbury in the FA Cup later that season and won there 3-1
in the league the following campaign.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Remember The Full Monty, when their dance routine training was modelled on boring boring Arsenals synchronised off-side trap step up routine?
Steve B
Jack Burkitt
Apparently we’ve got Axl Rose to thank for our set piece improvements.
It’s clearly taken a little Patience.
adam09
Bob McKinlay
Ironically using the blocking tactics others have used on us for the past two seasons
Nottingham "Dark Arts" Forest FC.
Mcbeth99
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, Don't Cry Chelsea!!!!! ;-)
Steve B
Jack Burkitt
They’re just pissed off that we cracked the codeIronically using the blocking tactics others have used on us for the past two seasons
enlightened
Viv Anderson
Both clubs charged. Jackson gets away with it. We'll get the bigger fine as we have previous and they hate us.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Punching Forest players = acceptable according to the mighty PGMOL and FA.
Maddison got away with last year, Jackson this year.
Maddison got away with last year, Jackson this year.
PlayedOnGrass
Geoff Thomas
I just don’t get that
Jackson had been substituted - he illegally entered the field of play and hit a player.
How can that not be punished?
"Mr Puddle", as Brian Clough used to call him
Munich and Madrid
Youth Team
I also went and remember the article well because I wrote to Brian Glanville after and contrasted his report which was very balanced with Powells. I was surprised to receive a great reply from BG(who I considered to be a great football reporter) which I only found a few months ago.He wrote:
“ Certainly I thought Forest much the more effective team at Highbury, which was the more impressive in that the loss of Nigel Clough had colossal consequences; as indeed, alas, it still has.”
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I'm still here Crewton
Lunchtime Boxing Day 87 and walking home after watching a local game with no idea of the score. Found a phone box and rang clubcall to find out the score. Money ran out after hearing Terry Wilson had scored so still had no idea if we'd won.
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Cole Palmer will never be as good as his dad, and Forest legend, Carlton.
Eddie Yates
Ian Bowyer
He'll never be as good a musician as his Dad Robert
He’ll never be as suave as his Grandad, intelligence operative Harry.
Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.
Fulchester United
Or his country cousin...
Bohinens_chip
First Team Squad
I agree he should be but f*** it, it doesn't benefit us for him to be banned. if anything having him available for Newcastle and Man united means he can play against our rivals for a conference league spot
Chelsea (unused) subs warmed up on the pitch while the ball was in play down the other end.
Small cramped pitch. But still.
Doesn't appear to be illegal. But don't recollect seeing it before.
Maybe more noticeable because 5 players can now warm up together
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This game was delayed by twenty three hours, not for broadcast, but to allow Chelsea players to recover from their European game in midweek. Interesting they had an entirely different starting eleven in midweek from Sunday.
We must look after the overworked players at ‘elite’ clubs!!
We must look after the overworked players at ‘elite’ clubs!!
PlayedOnGrass
Geoff Thomas
Why was he warming up? he had come off and was sat down