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BBC News
5 days ago
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'They've taken so many strides in so many areas'
The team at BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast looked back on a mixed season for Forest, after missing out on Champions League football by only two points. Host David Jackson asked Colin Fray for his reflection on the Premier League season at the City Ground and he said: "Overall you have to commend them for what's been an incredible season. "A totally unexpected challenge for anywhere near the top half of the table which ended up prolonging into a challenge for European football, and they've ended up getting European football."They doubled their points tally from last season, they've take so many strides in so many areas but at the same time, I'm sure that there is some regret about what's happened over the last few weeks of the season. "I'm sure there are very good reasons for it, I'm sure a lot of the players have just hit a brick wall in terms of fatigue, tiredness, injuries and I think some of them have been playing through injuries and I think that's affected them over the run-in."It's easy to say now if they had added a couple of players [in the January transfer window] then I'm fairly sure it gives them an extra couple of points."Listen to the full podcast on BBC Sounds here
BBC News
23-05-2025
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- BBC News
'The chances are low - but Forest only need it to happen once'
Sunday's visit of Chelsea "has the potential to be a defining moment" in Nottingham Forest's history, says Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray."Whatever happens, whatever the outcome is, you have to applaud what Forest have done this season because it has come out of nowhere," he told BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up and Show More Football podcast. "They are the first Premier League team to double their points tally from one season to the next. "They have taken so many strides in one short season. The opportunity if things go right on Sunday afternoon is to open up unthought-of potential in the space of 90 minutes."It has the potential to be a defining moment in the club's history."As illustrated in the graphic above, Forest know they need to win and rely on Newcastle or Aston Villa to drop points in order for them to reach the Champions League."It's possible because anything in football is," Fray said. "A rush of blood to the head because of tension or nerves, an early red card in a game, things can change. Everton could start to frustrate Newcastle a little bit - anything could happen. "The reason all the predictors and the Opta Supercomputer only has Forest on a percentage chance in the low 20s to reach the Champions League is because they have a tough task to beat Chelsea and rely on Everton or a poor Manchester United to take points off those other two sides, who have had great seasons. "Being realistic, you can see why the chances are so low. If you run the scenarios four or five times maybe, only once do Forest get into the Champions League. But it could be that once. They only need it to happen once."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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'In Forest's hands to keep European hopes alive'
BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray talked about Forest's European dreams on the latest Shut Up And Show More Football podcast: "It could feel different if Forest beat Leicester on Sunday, especially with West Ham away to follow, who are hardly firing on all cylinders at the moment. "There are a number of fans who are, quite rightly, looking up and others who are looking below them to make sure Forest are getting some European football. Advertisement "If they can keep Chelsea at arm's length then the last day could be a shoot-out. Chelsea have Newcastle and Manchester United to face compared with Forest who have Leicester and West Ham. You would think that it is in Forest's grasp to keep Chelsea within a couple of points, if not go past them. "From Forest's perspective, they have 19th and 17th-placed teams left to play so it is very much in their hands to keep things alive until the final day." Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'In Forest's hands to keep European hopes alive'
BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray talked about Forest's European dreams on the latest Shut Up And Show More Football podcast: "It could feel different if Forest beat Leicester on Sunday, especially with West Ham away to follow, who are hardly firing on all cylinders at the moment. "There are a number of fans who are, quite rightly, looking up and others who are looking below them to make sure Forest are getting some European football."If they can keep Chelsea at arm's length then the last day could be a shoot-out. Chelsea have Newcastle and Manchester United to face compared with Forest who have Leicester and West Ham. You would think that it is in Forest's grasp to keep Chelsea within a couple of points, if not go past them."From Forest's perspective, they have 19th and 17th-placed teams left to play so it is very much in their hands to keep things alive until the final day."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
BBC News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Can poor form be put 'down to nerves'?
BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray spoke on the latest Shut Up And Show More Football podcast about the reasons behind Nottingham Forest's recent poor form: "It's getting very nervy - you can tell that around the ground and in some of the performances. You're seeing players that have been absolutely outstanding all season now not reaching those levels. I think that's down to nerves."You look at some of the decision-making that has been going on on the pitch. You put it down to individual errors, but those individual errors haven't been happening over the course of the season so far. You start to wonder why they are happening now."Getting across the line, whatever the target you're aiming for, is always the most difficult time of a season. Nottingham Forest aren't used to challenging like this, certainly not in the Premier League. They haven't had too many promotion battles in all of those years either in the lower leagues."They are used to scrapping against teams who do slip up. Now they are finding themselves in battles with teams who don't."At the moment, I feel like we are being a bit left behind in that department."Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
