Official Europa League Quarter Final 2nd Leg Matchday Thread #14. Nottingham Forest v FC Porto 16/04/2026. 20:00 (UK time)

Forest v Porto

  • HOME WIN - Porto pummelled

    Votes: 30 83.3%
  • AWAY WIN - Pork and Cheese‘d

    Votes: 1 2.8%
  • Jose Mourinho

    Votes: 5 13.9%

  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
Just to make sure: yes, I'm proud of the team to reach the semis. Yes, we won against quite strong team with a history of being one of the greatest. Yes, we are as high in Europe as we haven't been for more than 30 years.
Yet at the same time I'm mentally exhausted to the point of not being able to feel anything similar to joy or happiness and it's not because of this game, it's because of this whole season of unbelievable chaos, our owner being almost up there with the orange clown when it comes to knee jerk reactions and unpredictable deeds, getting rid of Nuno, who is more and more likely to become West Ham saviour at our expense.
They say it's the hope that kills you and it's exactly how I feel watching most of our games, we start brightly, we turn to shit, we lose or draw when it's obvious we were perfectly capable of not being so utterly bad. We have a probably one of the most important games in recent history on Sunday, if we won't win we are as good as down in the Championship and VP runs MGW into the ground, the only player that can do some magic at times even though he can also be very frustrating sometimes. And we're without Anderson on Sunday too, this lad is devastated right now and he need time with his family, so we're probably bound to see the same pair of Sangare and Dominguez in the midfield. We're complaing about Sangare and how he slows play and how lacks any flair, well, I don't want to look for things that are not there but for the most part of the last season when we were good Sangare was injured, when he got back we were worse, I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it was an effect of our squad lacking depth to compete throughout the whole season, but I have my doubts about him and his role in our spectacular change for the worse.
So, yes, I'm not really able to celebrate as much as I should. VP looked for a moment like someone with some fresh ideas, but his decision border on stupidity and insanity at times, he seems to be using some kind of wheel of fortune to decide the starting tactics, starting eleven and the worst part of it, subs and game management.
 
Just to make sure: yes, I'm proud of the team to reach the semis. Yes, we won against quite strong team with a history of being one of the greatest. Yes, we are as high in Europe as we haven't been for more than 30 years.
Yet at the same time I'm mentally exhausted to the point of not being able to feel anything similar to joy or happiness and it's not because of this game, it's because of this whole season of unbelievable chaos, our owner being almost up there with the orange clown when it comes to knee jerk reactions and unpredictable deeds, getting rid of Nuno, who is more and more likely to become West Ham saviour at our expense.
They say it's the hope that kills you and it's exactly how I feel watching most of our games, we start brightly, we turn to shit, we lose or draw when it's obvious we were perfectly capable of not being so utterly bad. We have a probably one of the most important games in recent history on Sunday, if we won't win we are as good as down in the Championship and VP runs MGW into the ground, the only player that can do some magic at times even though he can also be very frustrating sometimes. And we're without Anderson on Sunday too, this lad is devastated right now and he need time with his family, so we're probably bound to see the same pair of Sangare and Dominguez in the midfield. We're complaing about Sangare and how he slows play and how lacks any flair, well, I don't want to look for things that are not there but for the most part of the last season when we were good Sangare was injured, when he got back we were worse, I don't know, maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it was an effect of our squad lacking depth to compete throughout the whole season, but I have my doubts about him and his role in our spectacular change for the worse.
So, yes, I'm not really able to celebrate as much as I should. VP looked for a moment like someone with some fresh ideas, but his decision border on stupidity and insanity at times, he seems to be using some kind of wheel of fortune to decide the starting tactics, starting eleven and the worst part of it, subs and game management.

What a load of nonsense, I think you need to snooze your alarm and when it goes off again get out of the other side of the bed.
 
Your final return will not diminish
And you can be the cream of the crop;
It's not where you start,
It's where you finish,
And you're gonna finish on top.....of Wolves, Burnley, Spurs and West Ham plus win a Euro Trophy. COYR
 
Villa play the Sunday night against Spurs too. Hope they don’t rest a couple.
They went more or less full strength in every game this week, and it didn’t seem to bother them much. However, I suspect they might rest some players for the Spurs match. They’re clearly going all in to win this, and their top-five position in the Premier League looks pretty safe, so they can afford to field a weaker side against Spurs.
 
First things first that was for Elliot Junior Anderson. As someone who lost a parent at 21 I know what he is going through and assume I echo the thoughts of everyone here in sending our thoughts to him and his family. ♥️

Right the game - 1st 10 mins were great red card, goal the CG was bouncing - the other 80 mins.... Porto banked up and sat in and Forest continued their inability to be able to break teams down with a lot of slow side ways passes leading to an aimless cross into the box that the keeper caught.

2nd half Porto were always gonna have to come out and try and nick a goal and we were unable to capitalise on this and wasted a few decent chances and the keeper made a few decent stops - and our MOTM "Woodwork" saved us a few times.

But ultimately we got the job done Via an OG a Red Card and a Deflected goal - guess it was just our time!

A few points - Being a European game you get a lot of people there that don't go week in week out and the few blokes behind us I wonder why you bother coming to Forest? Spent the ENTIRE game moaning, calling all the players shit and useless constantly telling us to "Gerrit forward" and then when we did and it ultimately broke down they then went "What the f*** was that!? What did you do that for you are shit!" And repeat - and then they left 5 mins before the end!?? They weren't young either were blokes in their 50's!

And then the 11:03 train home was cancelled so had to pay £30 for an Uber! Good job we won or that would have been a grim trip.

Anyway we are in a European semi-final for the 1st time since 1984 (f*** Anderlecht)

Hope Wood, CHO and Murillo are okay.
 
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This pub is 500 yards away from St Andrews.

I think we should ask for it to be a fan zone so we can have the poundland of all poundland away trips.

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Right the game - 1st 10 mins were great red card, goal the CG was bouncing - the other 80 mins.... Porto banked up and sat in and Forest continued their inability to be able to break teams down with a lot of slow side ways passes leading to an aimless cross into the box that the keeper caught.
I think that summary is correct for the second half. First half we created a number of clear chances, just couldn't quite put them away. Off the top of my head, Hutchinson into the side netting, Murillo slotting inches wide, Dominguez header again a whisper away. I'm forgetting some I'm sure.
 
It was odd. For some reason he lacks any willingness to do the final bit, always looking for another to help him. That’s a fundamental problem and god knows why that’s not being dealt with. He can carry the ball, and starting to find areas to run with the ball.. funny enough though, I’d keep playing him. He can’t hide then can he
Some good points, particularly about not taking responsibility for the final bit. This though was the defining feature of our entire team's attacking play last night, especially around tge Porto penalty box.
 
I think that summary is correct for the second half. First half we created a number of clear chances, just couldn't quite put them away. Off the top of my head, Hutchinson into the side netting, Murillo slotting inches wide, Dominguez header again a whisper away. I'm forgetting some I'm sure.
Fair - I am Trent End so sometimes difficult to really tell what's happening down the other end!
 
Great result last night & my head still hurts, damn that Jaipur. Too pedestrian in the 2nd half for my liking, won't get away with that against Villa. 4points minimum from the next two and then full strength against Villa for the 1st leg
 
Well that was nerve wracking last night! Got home about half midnight too as the M42 was shut (thank you HS2).

We really should have put that to bed in the first half with the chances missed. Certainly rode our luck second half.

The Porto fans megaphone was broken last night so it sounded like R2D2 was in the lower Bridgford
 
i don't know how anyone can neg on that game. the city ground is absolutely made for nights like that one and for a couple of hours the result was the only thing that mattered. i wasn't sure how to feel ahead of the game but i got totally swept up in it as soon as i got to trent bridge and the atmosphere in ground was electric. last time i watched us in a european quarter final i was 14 years old so i'm gonna make the most of this run as who knows if i'll ever see another one. yoooooooou reddddddddds.
 
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