http://forest.theoffside.com News from Nottingham Forest English League One football team Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:30:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the Euros over and done with, and while the message boards are awash with transfer rumours, it seems like a good time to take a look at Forest’s chances for next season. Well, like the last hour on the Titanic, key players are jumping ship. If Setanta Sports are ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/will-the-forest-be-sustainable-this-season.html Following my club's fustrating failure to make any big signings during the transfer window, I'm pleased to be able to say that we have managed to sign a young fellow who looks very promising for the future. His name is Gareth McCleary, and he was bought for peanuts from Bromley, where ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/mccleary-the-wonderkid.html Nottingham Forest go into tomorrow's massive game with Leyton Orient looking very weak up front. Nathan Tyson is still injured, while top-scorer Junior Agogo is away playing for Ghana in the African Cup of Nations. Colin Calderwood said at the start of the transfer window that he intened to make new ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/33.html Rumours have been circulating on messageboards that Forest boss Colin Calderwood played a weakened team against Luton last night because he didn't want the FA Cup to interfere with his promotion plans. Wingers Kris Commons and Arron Davies were left on the bench for the game and Forest clearly lacked pace ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/did-colin-want-the-cup.html Last night I experienced football commentary for the first time, and oh how much fun it was! I'd been denied a press pass by Forest, but went along anyway to record my commentary from right at the top of the Sir Brian Clough Stand. O.k, it wasn't live, it was ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/tyson-kills-off-plucky-imps.html There's not been much going on with Forest recently. We haven't played for a couple of weeks so I've been using this time to try - and fail - to get lots of uni work done. However, since I lack enthusiasm for university life now that I'm so ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/forest-v-crewe.html Today is a day I would quickly like to forget. Forest were held to a 1-1 draw away at Lincoln City in the FA Cup 1st round, and although the match report on the website says they played all right, I can assure you they didn't. Lincoln had been hyping ... http://forest.theoffside.com/misc/a-bad-day-on-and-off-the-pitch.html A staggering crowd of 26,094 watched as Forest had to come from behind tonight to beat Southend, but did so with style. A goal in the third minute from Mark Gower gave the visitors the lead, the first goal Forest had conceded at home for exactly a month. The Reds ... http://forest.theoffside.com/matches/not-top-but-second-isnt-bad.html Forest could end tonight top of League One on goal difference should they beat Southend at the City Ground, and Carlisle and Leyton Orient lose. Nathan Tyson looks set to start having capped an impressive substitute performance with his first league goal of the campaign against Tranmere on Saturday. His ... http://forest.theoffside.com/matches/top-by-tonight.html What a difference a few days can make. Sitting in the (Sir) Brian Clough Stand on Tuesday night I witnessed an utterly fustrating performance as Forest failed to overcome Oldham Athletic despite a bucket-load of chances. The players tried to do too much, when they should have just stuck to ... http://forest.theoffside.com/matches/jules-redemption.html