Used to be if contact started outside the box it was always a free kick regardless of where the player eventually fell. That's the better way to judge it as it takes subjectivity out of the decision. 

Honestly thought any moment that var was going to intervene. Stevie Wonder would've overturned that one. 

Blatantly outside the box. I guess it's Arsenal's turn to win the league this season.

Contact was outside?

Our passing has been dreadful today. 

Second to the ball too often and wasteful in the final third. 

Hopefully we can hold it till half time and improve second half.

Mav had a slight momentary wobble but did well overall. We've just improved all over the pitch. Think we'll be OK . 

Anyone got  a stream that works?

Many thanks!

Should be ahead of guido and at least on equal terms with jwp. Can't think of any fans who would disagree with that. 

On that note I can't believe Guido is still here, I suppose he's been told by the interested club to stick it out here until at least January.

Just had a look at a few post match reactions on forest youtube channels. 

The barely disguised sense of entitlement from forest fans after one good season was hilarious to see. Doubt we'll play a bigger bunch of nigels this season (barring palace of course).

I always thought Fulkrug likes to go deep (ooh matron) and have runners go beyond him. Despite his height he's not a target man. More a Sheringham type?

Wilson had the luxury of Summerville also coming on and being on fire so the Forest defence were all over the place by that point.

Not sure why Freddie can't start this one,  probably knows more about Sunderland than anyone else at West Ham.

Yay

Or very own rodri in midfield ,  if he starts making his way out to the pitch now he might just make it there for kick off.

Not saying much but the England keeper's kicking is much better than Areola's to be fair.

By the way wb AI

I'm hijacking this thread to announce my comeback too.

Form an orderly queue and don't all try to reply at once ...

Ok, I think we are mixing what we want to happen with the actual reality of the situation. If it was up to me I'd want us to sack Potter and get in one of the best up and coming coaches in Europe and pay almost whatever it takes to prise them out of their current club in the summer. Not going to hap...

Absolutely pointless binning Potter. We'd only get Cooper or Gary O'Reilly in to replace them. The problem is the people picking the managers and running the club (into the ground).   So you are happy to entrust our transfer chest with Potter?  Not particularly, you're asking as if I have a choice....

Absolutely pointless binning Potter. We'd only get Cooper or Gary O'Reilly in to replace them. The problem is the people picking the managers and running the club (into the ground).

 

It's difficult to comprehend the changes made today, that completely turned the match out of our favour, at home, against one of the worst Premier league sides in history, the manager didn't have the balls or the faith in his players needed to kill the game. Utterly fucking deflating.

I thought had it been anyone else going down there it'd have been given.

Refs, just like everyone else know all too well Paquetas antics. He's a victim of his own theatrics.

Can't  understand why no free kick for the blatant push on Fulkrug. Whilst challenging for the ball fair enough but the ball had barely left Macallister's boot.

Home game for Liverpool = different rules.

A great shame, fantastic drummer.

RIP Clem

Manuel wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025, 15:08

Russ of the BML" wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025, 14:38

Playing 400 senior PL games is seriously good. 

He only made 340 senior appearances across all competitions to be fair.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tom ... ootballer)

When he was a first team regular at Palace my old boss, a Palace fan,at the time said he was decent. Had a lot of injury problems later on and never really recovered. Still played nigh on 400 senior games so not a bad career at all.