With the Al-Hasawi takeover seemingly on verge, new contributor The Shadow NFFC calls for patience and time for the new owners’ plans to come to fruition...

There seems to be major concern regarding Forests ability to compete in The Championship next season if the club isn't taken over from the Doughty Estate this summer. I believe we have little to fear. It's true that gone are the days of big name (and big bucks) signings, but Forest have sufficient resources (both playing and financial) to be able to survive both The Championship, and the fallout of the untimely death of Nigel Doughty [...]

With relegation comfortably brushed off as if it were never a worry (yeah right!) and nothing to play for but pride in tomorrow’s season-closer, this would normally be a time when fans start looking ahead to next season. But right now what can we really say for definite about next season [...]

In my last contribution to LTLF, a call for a bit of pragmatism from the fans in the face of difficult circumstances, I made the bold statement, ‘I don’t think Southampton will find us an easy game on Saturday.’ And what goes and happens? A pathetic 3-0 defeat at home, as easy as they come for the Saints. After that I haven’t dared write again for fear of jinxing things any more, but last night really was a worst-case-scenario result and nothing to do with my ramblings, so I think it’s safe to venture out into public again [...]