Nottingham Forest 1-1 Sheffield United: The 1865 Match Report

What with one thing and another, it's been one heck of a year. With Christmas looming, we wanted to give you something to warm your cockles, and so we welcome Keith Harrison to the 1865 Forest Ramble Podcast. If you don't know Keith's name, you definitely need to know about his new book, Talking Reds. This is a real treasure trove, interviewing players from Forest's last great era in the 1990s, spanning the late Clough era all the way through Frank Clark and Dave Harry Bassett, through to David Platt. Ex-Reds from Ian Woan and Steve Chettle, through to Chris Bart-Williams and Bryan Roy, share their experiences and their warmth and love for Nottingham Forest FC. Yes, really - don't believe everything you have heard! The book supports the Nottingham Forest Powerchair Team, so get your orders in for the Reds fan in your life. Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com.  Get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865", or visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything to support the podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Nov 202037min

We all knew this would be a tough night for the Reds, and so it proved, with Bournemouth proving to be slick, composed and superior in many departments. Forest weren't entirely hopeless, but the concession of soft goals at the start of each half gave them too much to do, and even when Bournemouth took their foot off the gas, the Reds struggled to test Asmir Begovic in the Cherries' goal. The Maradona Of The Midlands reports on a harsh lesson for Chris Hughton's men, which only proved to demonstrate that there is a lot of work for the Reds' players and manager to do to make Forest a competitive force this season. Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Nov 20206min

A decent away performance from Forest, but they left with nothing after two late goals gave Barnsley the points. Both teams had plenty of opportunities to wrap up the game, with Barnsley hitting the woodwork three times and Jak Walton earning his money to outfox Miguel Guerrero and deny Lyle Taylor.  We are joined by Carlo from the Barnsley podcast The Reds Report (@RedsReport_), to look back over the key moments in the game, including missed chances, substitutions and teamwork. We also discuss both teams' prospects for the rest of the season, including Carlo's thoughts about Chris Hughton's Forest. Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Nov 20207min

Once again, we welcome football journalist, Forest correspondent and local boy George Harbey to the podcast. In part 2 of our conversation, George tells us more about the ups and downs of football journalism, and being embedded at Forest. What was it like reporting on the demise and departure of Sabri Lamouchi, and what it's like being at the City Ground without fans - is the job made even harder when no-one can see the game in person? Also, what difference does social media and 24/7 reporting make to the life of a football journalist? Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Nov 202032min

As it is an international break, we wanted to bring you something extra to keep you warm on those cold, dark nights. We welcome football journalist, Forest correspondent and local boy George Harbey to the podcast.  In part 1 of our conversation, we discuss how George got started as a football writer, and how this led to him reporting on his local team. We also hear about the difficulties of football journalism in an era of social media.  Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Nov 202030min

A tough first month for Chris Hughton, with no fewer than seven games; but the Reds' record has improved from P4 L4, with the new gaffer overseeing three wins, three draws and a solitary defeat at miserly Middlesbrough. Rich Ferraro is joined by Steven Toplis, Baz, the Maradona of the Midlands and new contributor Tom Newton; your intrepid podcast team discuss Hughton's impact, improvements at both ends of the pitch, and whether the Reds have missed having fans in the stadium. Wait, there's more - there is still time to cram in the unsuccessful pursuit of Kamil Grosicky (and whether So Solid Crew would have had something to say about it), the governance of Forest by the Greek ownership, and a special mention for new striker Lyle Taylor - what a guy! Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Nov 20201h 2min

Phew. Bloody hell. We didn't deserve that did we? Obviously Forest fans were concentrating more on the Reds' fortune than the Sky Blues' pain, but having taken a deserved first-half lead, Forest really played poorly in the second period, allowing Coventry to take control and almost take the points. A draw would have been more than we deserved, but luckily Forest had two players who kept playing until the very end - Joe Lolley's throughball set Lyle Taylor away, and he drew the foul. Of course, there are few cooler customers than Taylor when it comes to spot-kicks, and he duly ambled up to stroke the ball home from twelve yards with the very last kick of the match. Lucky lucky Forest, but now comes the hard part - building on the result and restoring fragile confidence. Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch for Christmas: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Nov 20205min

If Chris Hughton’s first job was to steady the ship, this match shows that there has been some progress but there is still a lot of work to do, especially in the opposition half.  There were never going to be too many chances in this match, but Forest really struggled in the second half against a Boro side with a four-month head start on them, in terms of organisation, playing culture and style. Hughton is obviously working on Forest’s soft centre, but there is still more to be done, and the next problem is to get the team to create chances.  Like what you hear? Subscribe via your podcast provider, and please leave a review, as it helps other Forest supporters find our content. Find us on Twitter, join us on Instagram and Facebook, or email info@forestramble.com. To support the podcast and get some Forest-inspired merch: visit flat-back-4.co.uk and mention "1865" when you buy anything, or get 10% off the Nottingham Forest embroidered range by quoting the discount code "1865". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 Nov 20205min