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Good day fellow-Reds, today will see a sold-out crowd at the City ground as NP takes his team to his home town.

We will all remember what happened in the 90th and 91st minutes when we last faced them back in October at AG, in the pouring rain. If you can cope with the misery here are the highlights: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/highlights-bristol-city-1-2-nottingham-forest/

Be warned they are one of the leading late goal teams in the Championship!

Earlier in the campaign data-crunchers from the USA predicted they’d finish one place below us in 19th: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nigel-pearsons-bristol-city-predicted-6025959

Steve Cooper might have something to say about that! When Cooper arrived at the City Ground in September, Forest were rock bottom of the Championship after a dreadful start to the season under Chris Hughton. Since then the men in red have been in great form and are currently in tenth place on 48 points. Forest have gone from fearing relegation to targeting the play-offs under his leadership.

Last Saturday their game against Bournemouth was called off at short notice and on Tuesday they drew 0-0 away to PNE, managing just two shots on target. Their keeper Ethan Horvath was their standout player against Preston and he will get another chance to impress today.

Predicted Forest XI: Horvath; Worrall, Cook, McKenna; Spence, Yates, Garner, Lowe; Johnson, Davis, Zinckernagel.

One of their key players is Johnson who has started all 32 Championship games for the Forest this season, with a goal contribution of 15. The 20-year-old midfielder has eight goal contributions in his last 11 league games therefore he will be full of confidence that he can make a difference in the game against the Robins. The Welsh international enjoyed a very successful loan spell at Lincoln City last season where he contributed to 27 goals in 48 games earning him a place in Steve Cooper's side on a permanent basis.

Perhaps our most memorable game at the City Ground was the League Cup semi final played the evening of Wednesday February 15 1989 which finished 1-1. The EP coverage might bring back a few memories from that night 32 years ago which was watched by 8,000 traveling fans! https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-flashback-jordans-underdogs-4571059

Our head-to-head record, played 97 matches, we have:

Won: 22

Drawn: 33

Lost: 42

Their last six games = three wins, two draws and one defeat.

A flowing move led to this goal at their place back in 2019:

 

Forest facts

Formed: 1865

Stadium: City Ground

Nickname: Forest, The Reds

Manager: Steve Cooper

A really good watch is “I believe in miracles” on Netflix which tells the story of their rise from the second division to the then first division under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor - followed by two consecutive European Cups in 1979 and 1980. Some great interviews with the players then and now.

The man in charge today is Darren Bond who took up the whistle at 15, he progressed to the Select Group 2 referees list in 2016, having over 20 years of refereeing experience, which includes a year as an assistant referee in the Premier League. He made his EFL Championship debut in February 2013, taking charge of the Millwall v Peterborough United game. Despite his experience he has a Facebook page entitled Darren Bond is the worst Football League referee!  https://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/category/Public-Figure/Darren-Bond-is-the-worst-Football-League-referee-1716815508590411/

Nottingham nonsense

  • Two anti-pain devices, ibuprofen and shin-pads were both invented in Nottingham.
  • The world’s oldest guinea pig, Snowball, died in Nottingham in 1979. He was aged 14 years and 10 months.
  • The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot took place in 1764 over the price of food.
  • There are over 700 caves under the streets of Nottingham. The man who was in charge of cataloguing them had to have confined-space training before he could do the job. He's called Dave Strange-Walker. The Nottingham Inclosure Act of 1845 made it illegal for people to rent out caves in Nottingham. The law is still in force.
  • PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals - tried to get Nottingham to change its name to 'Not-Eating-Ham'.
  • In the 1950s David Frost was once offered a contract to play for Forest but said no because the maximum wage was £15 a week.
  • Every single Bramley apple is descended from the same tree in a Nottinghamshire garden in Southwell.

Pubs and grub

If you are looking for somewhere to drink prior to the game, there are a variety of pubs close to the City Ground but only one regularly welcomes away supporters, which is the Broken Wheelbarrow pub. This is located at Notts County FC’s Meadow Lane Stadium. It is less than a 10-minute walk from the City Ground and offers all pints at the price of £4. Otherwise, it is suggested to head to the City Centre to find an away-friendly place to drink.

Here’s to another good City performance and three points. Wherever you are supporting the Robins today enjoy the game and stay safe. COYR. 

 

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12 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

Good day fellow-Reds, today will see a sold-out crowd at the City ground as NP takes his team to his home town.

We will all remember what happened in the 90th and 91st minutes when we last faced them back in October at AG, in the pouring rain. If you can cope with the misery here are the highlights: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/highlights-bristol-city-1-2-nottingham-forest/

Be warned they are one of the leading late goal teams in the Championship!

Earlier in the campaign data-crunchers from the USA predicted they’d finish one place below us in 19th: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nigel-pearsons-bristol-city-predicted-6025959

Steve Cooper might have something to say about that! When Cooper arrived at the City Ground in September, Forest were rock bottom of the Championship after a dreadful start to the season under Chris Hughton. Since then the men in red have been in great form and are currently in tenth place on 48 points. Forest have gone from fearing relegation to targeting the play-offs under his leadership.

Last Saturday their game against Bournemouth was called off at short notice and on Tuesday they drew 0-0 away to PNE, managing just two shots on target. Their keeper Ethan Horvath was their standout player against Preston and he will get another chance to impress today.

Predicted Forest XI: Horvath; Worrall, Cook, McKenna; Spence, Yates, Garner, Lowe; Johnson, Davis, Zinckernagel.

One of their key players is Johnson who has started all 32 Championship games for the Forest this season, with a goal contribution of 15. The 20-year-old midfielder has eight goal contributions in his last 11 league games therefore he will be full of confidence that he can make a difference in the game against the Robins. The Welsh international enjoyed a very successful loan spell at Lincoln City last season where he contributed to 27 goals in 48 games earning him a place in Steve Cooper's side on a permanent basis.

Perhaps our most memorable game at the City Ground was the League Cup semi final played the evening of Wednesday February 15 1989 which finished 1-1. The EP coverage might bring back a few memories from that night 32 years ago which was watched by 8,000 traveling fans! https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-flashback-jordans-underdogs-4571059

Our head-to-head record, played 97 matches, we have:

Won: 22

Drawn: 33

Lost: 42

Their last six games = three wins, two draws and one defeat.

A flowing move led to this goal at their place back in 2019:

 

Forest facts

Formed: 1865

Stadium: City Ground

Nickname: Forest, The Reds

Manager: Steve Cooper

A really good watch is “I believe in miracles” on Netflix which tells the story of their rise from the second division to the then first division under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor - followed by two consecutive European Cups in 1979 and 1980. Some great interviews with the players then and now.

The man in charge today is Darren Bond who took up the whistle at 15, he progressed to the Select Group 2 referees list in 2016, having over 20 years of refereeing experience, which includes a year as an assistant referee in the Premier League. He made his EFL Championship debut in February 2013, taking charge of the Millwall v Peterborough United game. Despite his experience he has a Facebook page entitled Darren Bond is the worst Football League referee!  https://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/category/Public-Figure/Darren-Bond-is-the-worst-Football-League-referee-1716815508590411/

Nottingham nonsense

  • Two anti-pain devices, ibuprofen and shin-pads were both invented in Nottingham.
  • The world’s oldest guinea pig, Snowball, died in Nottingham in 1979. He was aged 14 years and 10 months.
  • The Great Nottingham Cheese Riot took place in 1764 over the price of food.
  • There are over 700 caves under the streets of Nottingham. The man who was in charge of cataloguing them had to have confined-space training before he could do the job. He's called Dave Strange-Walker. The Nottingham Inclosure Act of 1845 made it illegal for people to rent out caves in Nottingham. The law is still in force.
  • PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals - tried to get Nottingham to change its name to 'Not-Eating-Ham'.
  • In the 1950s David Frost was once offered a contract to play for Forest but said no because the maximum wage was £15 a week.
  • Every single Bramley apple is descended from the same tree in a Nottinghamshire garden in Southwell.

Pubs and grub

If you are looking for somewhere to drink prior to the game, there are a variety of pubs close to the City Ground but only one regularly welcomes away supporters, which is the Broken Wheelbarrow pub. This is located at Notts County FC’s Meadow Lane Stadium. It is less than a 10-minute walk from the City Ground and offers all pints at the price of £4. Otherwise, it is suggested to head to the City Centre to find an away-friendly place to drink.

Here’s to another good City performance and three points. Wherever you are supporting the Robins today enjoy the game and stay safe. COYR. 

 

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My ex-wife’s parents lived near Melton Mowbray so I used to organise visits to coincide with City fixtures. I can’t remember seeing them lose there . My son is up there today so maybe that little omen will continue. 
Always got a chance if they can reproduce recent performances. 

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What do we reckon:

                      Bentley

Dasilva | Kalas | Klose | Pring

                        Williams

                Scott | Massengo

                    Weimann

        Semenyo | Martin

(Bell and Benarous dropping out)

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15 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

What do we reckon:

                      Bentley

Dasilva | Kalas | Klose | Pring

                        Williams

                Scott | Massengo

                    Weimann

        Semenyo | Martin

(Bell and Benarous dropping out)

 

That would be my guess, assume all are available and there aren't some late fitness worries.

It'll be tough, but Forest certainly showed some weakness when we played them here - and they are a bit patchy at present. So always believe. 

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19 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

What do we reckon:

                      Bentley

Dasilva | Kalas | Klose | Pring

                        Williams

                Scott | Massengo

                    Weimann

        Semenyo | Martin

(Bell and Benarous dropping out)

I think this is about right, I hope it’s not too long before we see Bell or Benarous again though, I really liked the look of Bell, looks comfortable on the ball and if he’s learnt anything off his dad maybe we’ll have a decent free kick taker at last.

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