Matt

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If tonight's news doesn't breed any siege mentality then we may aswell give up. Now I don't want to see any pissing and whining like Everton fans but I want a massive "Fuck You" attitude to anyone in our way from here on in.

They were asleep at the wheel last season, why should they have awoken now?

Quite simply: "We don't want too many Leicester Citys." "**** the establishment"

Surrounded by a sea of people clapping.

I said it then, I said it during last season, I said it after relegation and i'm still saying it; Whether we spent money or not whilst Rodgers was in charge we were going down. The reason for not sacking Rodgers? "We couldn't afford too"; Could we afford relegation? What has it resulted in? Sacking Rodgers in the summer of 22/23 would have been the best £10m we could spent, nipping it in the bud early. It's all coming full circle.

Enzo, use your contacts with Man City and their lawyers.

Conclusion of the review last summer? Plenty of back slapping.

So there was no threat of further punishment on appeal yet now they’re moving the goalposts again and saying if Forest appeal the run the risk of further punishment. They are literally making it up as they go along.

I’m not sure how much difference it’ll make but it’s a start, the PL/EFL/FA clearly need independent governance and stranglehold took away from them.

If I were Forest i'd appeal whether I felt there was reason for appeal or not on the basis: You have nothing to lose; There is no threat of further punishment should an appeal be thrown out Just so that it makes the PL look even more of a farce than it already is, that relegation placings would be undecided after the season had finish. I believe Forest have 7 days to appeal? I'd leave it until the final hour of those 7 days also. I'll go back to when the Greedy Six escaped no real punishments, there was alot made of "you can't dock points, it just punishes the fans", "you can't put asterisks throughout the league", but it's ok now? Furthermore, alot is being made that charges, sentences and punishments are to be served in "real time", within the seasons, regardless of how many charges Man City have got against them they were the first to be flagged up, there is still no punishments against them. I'm all for punishments if there is wrongdoing but i'm also all for integrity and transparency across the board.

Bout' time the top level of the game went pop. Don't think i'd shed a tear. Non league is far more enjoyable anyway.

Fearless. More like fearful.

This weekend has been the anomaly of cup football.

Has anyone claimed its our biggest game in years, or that it's must win? Every season we get to this point.

Was just gonna ask this myself

Well, out of the four left, it whittles down to me wanting Man Utd to win it. Can't stand the other 3.

What a few games we've had this weekend! Amazing how exciting games can be when there's got to be a winner as opposed to 'top' teams playing tippy tappy*, dull as dishwater, 0-0's in the 'best league in the world'. *I didn't watch it because I can't watch them but going off a scoreline quelle surprise the Man City game looked the exception.

Also, what about the protests outside Filbert Street calling for MON's head?

Fair. Oh stop being negative and get your head stuck in this loveleh, loveleh sand!

Bang goes our taking the piss out of Tottenham chant ('Who came 3rd in a 2 horse race?') 'Who came 2nd in a 1 horse race?' or maybe even the unimaginable 'Who came 3rd in a 1 horse race?' I'm joking of course....I just hope I can joke come the end of the season.

"It's like an NBA match at this moment in time" And that's a bad thing because....? Credit: Sam Matterface.

I think football and fans in general are fatigued. I've had this conversation a few times in recent years and just football in general, there's too much of it. You go from one game to another to another. I come on here complaining modern day football is boring, and it is! It really it! Yet I find my switching from one game to another. Not really watching it, it's just on, for the sake of it. I've tried to become more aware and turn it off, watch something else or just generally do something.

In recent weeks I think there's been a change where we have been better in the first half then come out a shadow of ourselves in the second halves. Either way I feel we're yet to see a full performance this season.