Forest v Blackburn Match Thread

I like a bit of order in my life.

Would be nice if we could reverse it and start the other way

BBC Report:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36021247

Highlights:

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/nottingham-forest/10250328/nottingham-forest-1-1-blackburn

Stress and Pie

FOREST 1 BLACKBum 1

5 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM BLAH BLAH

1. ALMOST NOTHING
Apart from the bleeding obvious, this match taught us virtually nothing new about Forest, except, perhaps, that sacking Mister Dug was a pointless exercise. Not right or wrong, for these are matters of opinion, but pointless, which is a matter of fact. The greater attacking intent has brought nothing in terms of greater success. Forest's problem in this game was precisely the same as Forest's problem throughout the season.

3. THIS LEAGUE IS CRAP
It really is. From the constipated efforts of the top teams to the slightly more constipated efforts of the bottom ones, the Championship has stubbornly refused to release much in the way of quality p00p. The fact that Granny Warlock believes he is the best manager in the Championship says it all, really, and the sentiment "this game does great credit to Championship football" has rarely been heard, except from the odd Sky lackey charged with generating revenue.

4. WE DON'T WANT LEICESTER TO WIN
Simply because it might shut the bandwaggoners up for a while, with their wearisome "It gives all teams hope" or "Better achievement than Forest's" hogwash. Beneath the faltering momentum, Leicester have some nasty pieces of work in their ranks, and hopefully the loss of Vardy and the dwindling form of Mahrez will give Spurs a chance. It's also about time that Huth was brought to book for his brutish and so far unpunished exploits.

5. FOREST'S AWAY SUPPORT IS BRILLIANT
Everybody knows this. The question is ... no, leave it, the season's done.

6. FIVE POINTS IS NEVER ENOUGH
"5 things we learned" is just a lazy journalistic trick to save time and work, so we're doing...

7. NEXT SEASON WILL BE DIFFERENT
Now that Forest are safe, thoughts turn to the summer, and the ongoing battle to convince everybody that your opinion is worth more than theirs. Will Mister Fazwaz sell the club to a Greek bloke? Will Mister Fazwaz capture O'Neill or end up with Evans? Will MIster Fazwaz appoint somebody who can run the club's finances properly? Will Forest actually come out of Umbongo? Which players will leave? Which players will arrive?

These questions will be fought out via the nation's keyboards over the coming months, generating the usual fog of cynicism, abuse, and blind faith. In this sense, nothing has changed. Perhaps next season won't be different after all. As Old Uncle Boff used to say: "Where there's a will, there's a way of falling out over it."

I like it that 'P00P is a banned word, but 'crap' isn't.

I bet crap is now!