The word doughty means brave and courageous, an ironic fact given our soon-to-be-erstwhile chairman’s alleged timidity in the transfer market. Of course it’s easy to be so flippant when it’s not your own millions being frittered away on fees and wages, but Nigel Doughty’s chairmanship will be remembered for those times when a little more bravery might have seen him achieve his ambitions of Premier League status for the club [...]

First blood was drawn and the board took the hit... Pleat went down without a fight. Then the retaliation: Beswick was sacked, ending 15 years with McClaren. Would it help? The first test was at home against Birmingham [...]

There is an old song that goes along the lines of “Nottingham, is full of fun. Oh Nottingham is full of fun! It’s full of tits, fanny and Forest, Nottingham is full of fun.” But it’s not that fun being a Nottingham Forest fan at the moment [...]

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before: ambitious manager seeks to resurrect reputation and career at second tier club, also with aspirations to restore former glory; a short while into this apparently made-in-heaven match, ambitious manager discovers that the club might not be prepared to bleed cash in order to bolster the squad to the extent he deems necessary to secure promotion. Sound familiar? [...]