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Nottingham Forest 2-0 Portsmouth: But what next?
The ‘season from hell’ ends 10 points above the relegation zone as Forest put two past Portsmouth. James Bolton reports from the City Ground. Before the match got underway, there was some awards to be handed out. Adlene Guedioura’s brilliant strike against Leeds United earned him the Goal of the Season award, while Garath McCleary [...]
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Blackpool: Another point closer to safety
Another point puts Forest seven points clear of relegation with just three games to go. James Bolton reports from the City Ground. Steve Cotterill was forced into one change for the visit of Blackpool. The suspended Garath McCleary was replaced by Paul Anderson, who was making his first start since January.
The new owners quiz
Following weeks of speculation and rumours about billionaires, takeovers and consortiums, Seat Pitch has discovered a foolproof way to identify the new owners of Nottingham Forest…
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Bristol City: Smash and grab
A frustrating game in front of the TV cameras saw Forest’s four match unbeaten run come to an end against a resilient Bristol City. James Bolton reports from the City Ground. Steve Cotterill unsurprisingly named an unchanged starting XI to the one that beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at Selhurst Park last weekend. They had reason [...]
Steve Cotterill — Credit where credit’s due
Forest’s turnaround in recent weeks has transformed a season that looked set to be one of the worst in living memories. Kyle Prometheus believes there’s one man who deserves some credit — Steve Cotterill Just two months ago, after a horrible 2-0 loss to Burnley at home, many fans called for Steve Cotterill’s head. Well, [...]
The green shoots of recovery
Following a remarkable change in fortunes, Peter Blackburn takes a look at the reasons behind a resurgent Nottingham Forest rising from the flames of likely relegation and gives credit to a man that few like to praise. Just weeks ago I was wandering the streets in football melancholia, with Radiohead’s The Bends ringing through my [...]
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion: Just rewards
Following up the 7-3 victory over Leeds United was never going to be easy but a dominating performance saw Forest unlucky not to take all three points against Brighton. James Bolton reports from the City Ground. Steve Cotterill named an unchanged team from the one that produced the special win at Elland Road, which meant [...]
10 of the best: Nottingham Forest books
It’s hard to talk about Nottingham Forest without talking about Brian Clough, no more so when it comes to books. Inevitably, Clough dominates the past four decades of the club so, with a heavy slant towards ‘the greatest manager who ever lived’, Seat Pitch brings you another 10 of the best…
Survival technique
Following a deeply inconsistent few weeks and a disappointing derby day defeat, Peter Blackburn considers the route to survival for Nottingham Forest. The famous author of the American Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, once wrote ‘on matters of style, swim with the current – on matters of principal, stand like a rock.’ Recent results and [...]
Derby County 1-0 Nottingham Forest: An ugly affair
Forest lost another Tuesday game but other matters overshadowed the result. James Bolton reports from Pride Park. Forest were forced into one change from the team that won 3-1 at home against Millwall as they travelled to Pride Park to face Derby County in the rearrangement of the original league fixture that was victim of [...]




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