Official Europa League Matchday Thread #8. Nottingham Forest v Ferencvárosi TC. 29/01/2026. 20:00

[Locadoodledoo]

Good opportunity to hand out the Europa League Peace Prize...

To Donald Trump?.....

 

[Notcher]

Potential pathway:

Panathanaikos/Fenerbahce
Midtylland/Betis
Porto/Braga
Lyon/Villa
Final

Gonna have to do it the hard way to win it unlike Spurs

 

[siforest65]

We've done really well overall

We've had to play Midtjylland, Porto, Betis and Braga, all of which have finished top eight

Who have Villa had to play? None of them have finished in the top eight, in fact most of them like Basel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Go Ahead Eagles haven't even made the playoffs

It's ridiculous the easy run they've had compared to us

and hammered the team occupying 7th spot at the start of the game tonight.

Please Forest, carry this momentum into the game on Sunday

 

[sammy the snake]

TV getting kicked in by the big man if we get Panathinaikos and lose

Lol

There’s a possibility that Sd would have to field his strongest line up regardless of the prem

 

[TrickyTree101]

TV getting kicked in by the big man if we get Panathinaikos and lose

That won't be the only thing being kicked in....

 

[king_congo_red]

and hammered the team occupying 7th spot at the start of the game tonight.

They might have been 7th, but they looked like a tortoise on a fence pole- no idea how they got there and no idea what to do now they were.

 

[Yoghurt Slice]

Ferencvaros were toss, pretty much just as bad as Malmo were. They had an opportunity to break into our box but just passed back to their goalie instead. But that was a good, pro performance from Forest. Much more space available in midfield and it was good to see Dyche using it towards the end. Great to see McAtee looking hungry. Sangare and Milenkovic both looked far too good for the opposition. Igor Jesus arguably man of the match, although Yates went from a cack 1st half to outstanding 2nd half and might have shaded it.

Said earlier in the thread we need pace. I'm not changing that opinion. When it's Dom or McAtee running through there's not much point playing the pass in the PL. Having said that Igor showed some pace and strength for his first goal.

 

[Indored]

Why wouldn't it?

Have an easy little kick around at the end of a game you're dominating 3-0. It's a nice game to play in for 10-15 min.

The way some of the manginas are crying about the subs on here you'd think we were fielding newborn babies as whiney as they are.

Alf, I had to google “manginas” had no idea what it meant, sorry w**ker that I am.
We had already seen them off at 3-0, sub whoever you want at that stage, makes no difference apart from the Palace game which we will win , so not an issue.

 

[incapable hulk]

Oh yeah - Dan N'Doye. I thought he had a better game too. He looked more of a threat and props to him.

 

[uptight9]

TV getting kicked in by the big man if we get Panathinaikos and lose

Oh you have no idea how many things or people's backsides he'll kick if we get knocked out by Pana.

 

[incapable hulk]

I really hope we do get Panathinaikos. This Europa League run of ours is crying out for a really spicey European tie.

 

[Notcher]

Why wouldn't it?

Have an easy little kick around at the end of a game you're dominating 3-0. It's a nice game to play in for 10-15 min.

The way some of the manginas are crying about the subs on here you'd think we were fielding newborn babies as whiney as they are.

The only criticism of the subs I had was actually different to the others. I would've brought Bakwa on soon after we went 3-0 up. It was the perfect opportunity to give him a confidence boost and have a go at them in a team that was purring.

Other than that I can understand the thinking in the subs Dyche made and it's not like Ferencvaros were flying in with tackles. They barely put one in all night.

 

[Statto]

The only criticism of the subs I had was actually different to the others. I would've brought Bakwa on soon after we went 3-0 up. It was the perfect opportunity to give him a confidence boost and have a go at them in a team that was purring.

Other than that I can understand the thinking in the subs Dyche made and it's not like Ferencvaros were flying in with tackles. They barely put one in all night.

They were probably too goulashed to care by that stage

 

[Project Zeus]

Is there a draw for the play-offs or do we already know who we play?

 

[Notcher]

Is there a draw for the play-offs or do we already know who we play?

Panathinaikos or Fenerbache.

Either way it's hot and hostile

 

[Indored]

Abbott looked a bit iffy tonight, thought he started well but ebbed off after that.
Think he needs a loan to a Championship side to figure out he can be actually decent.

 

[I'm Red Till Dead]

Yates did well for 20 minutes but then seemed to become incapable of even basic passes.

According to the stats on the BBC web site Yatesy made 63 passes (more than anyone else) and had a success rate of almost 86%. That equates to 8 failed passes so it looks like that's a bit of an exageration.

 

[Indored]

Panathinaikos or Fenerbache.

Either way it's hot and hostile

Bring it on.

We should have enough to compete with either of these with no major injuries on our side.

 

[Farmer Jack]

Both difficult to spell

Yeah, 'oh' and 'sake' are tricky

 

[Steve B]

I plan on taking us all the way to Istanbul.
Hungarys finest visit the World Famous City Ground for the first time ever….

Told you I’d get us to Istanbul

 

[TrentEndDr]

Sangare was fantastic again.
McAtee performed really well and was rightly prasied by SD post-match.
Yates was forgettable first half and then very good second half
Ndoye had a good game, though how he was advertised as 'just as quick as Elanga' was clearly a lie.

I would have liked to have seen one of the academy boys get a run out instead of our first teamers - felt like an unnecessary risk at 3-0

 

[Wes' Organ]

What a brilliant night for football, despite the opposition Forest haven't played like that even against worse sides and also thank you Forest

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The young lad next to me won £1200 on an 11 fold tonight, he was pretty happy!

 

[Flaggers]

f***ing hell that was cold

 

[Flaggers]

Abbott looked a bit iffy tonight, thought he started well but ebbed off after that.
Think he needs a loan to a Championship side to figure out he can be actually decent.

Abbott tonight was like Abbott at the FA Cup semi - in all the right places and open, but nobody wanted to give him the ball much. Pity

 

[I'm Red Till Dead]

Sangare was fantastic again.
McAtee performed really well and was rightly prasied by SD post-match.
Yates was forgettable first half and then very good second half
Ndoye had a good game, though how he was advertised as 'just as quick as Elanga' was clearly a lie.

I would have liked to have seen one of the academy boys get a run out instead of our first teamers - felt like an unnecessary risk at 3-0

I'd hoped that Sinclair would get a run out during the game.