You would have to go some to get Spurs relegated. Which fair play to him, Levy gave it a right old try last season.
September 5, 2025 at 6:36 AM
You would have to go some to get Spurs relegated. Which fair play to him, Levy gave it a right old try last season.
Levy may have delivered a fantastic stadium but not an exceptional (winning) team. Despite the most prime position near to central London + heritage of all, Arsenal aside.
September 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Levy may have delivered a fantastic stadium but not an exceptional (winning) team. Despite the most prime position near to central London + heritage of all, Arsenal aside.
Worse is always possible yes! But 25 years ago has you said which two teams in England would by now have shiny, big, revenue generating stadiums I don’t think you’d look past (London based) Spurs and Arsenal.
September 5, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Worse is always possible yes! But 25 years ago has you said which two teams in England would by now have shiny, big, revenue generating stadiums I don’t think you’d look past (London based) Spurs and Arsenal.
I believe he looked at you first. You had an advantage over Chelsea, pre-Abramovich there were only 2 big London clubs (vis-a-vis Man U/Liverpool) prior to him. There were other routes to be competitive against them, but you never really have been under Levy.
September 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I believe he looked at you first. You had an advantage over Chelsea, pre-Abramovich there were only 2 big London clubs (vis-a-vis Man U/Liverpool) prior to him. There were other routes to be competitive against them, but you never really have been under Levy.
I don’t think that’s right though. Provincial clubs are going to be perpetually at risk of one or two bad decisions causing catastrophe (we’ve also been abysmally managed at times). The economic advantages and player attraction benefits of London (+ Spurs heritage) inure you to a much of that risk.
September 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I don’t think that’s right though. Provincial clubs are going to be perpetually at risk of one or two bad decisions causing catastrophe (we’ve also been abysmally managed at times). The economic advantages and player attraction benefits of London (+ Spurs heritage) inure you to a much of that risk.
Even if we could build a 70K stadium, the government isn’t stumping up the cash for the associated travel infrastructure and the New England Patriots and Beyoncé ain’t going to be rocking up any time soon to NG2…
September 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Even if we could build a 70K stadium, the government isn’t stumping up the cash for the associated travel infrastructure and the New England Patriots and Beyoncé ain’t going to be rocking up any time soon to NG2…
I’m not sure that’s a fair comparison with my club (Forest) or indeed Leeds or Sunderland. We are not a club slap bang in London, we are a provincial East Midlands club. Like Spurs we have our heritage, but not the inherent London-centric advantages. Your comparisons should be Arsenal and Chelsea.
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’m not sure that’s a fair comparison with my club (Forest) or indeed Leeds or Sunderland. We are not a club slap bang in London, we are a provincial East Midlands club. Like Spurs we have our heritage, but not the inherent London-centric advantages. Your comparisons should be Arsenal and Chelsea.
On what basis do ‘[you] have beef with Maranakis’?
August 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
On what basis do ‘[you] have beef with Maranakis’?
Maybe they will come to light when the full findings are shared. Maybe not. Even if Forest have said the worst things you can possibly imagine - it will not have impacted the outcome. That is not how rules work.
August 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Maybe they will come to light when the full findings are shared. Maybe not. Even if Forest have said the worst things you can possibly imagine - it will not have impacted the outcome. That is not how rules work.
Palace have just cause to be upset by UEFA (the rules are a farce) and Textor. The ire at Forest is nonsense, at best naive and at worst just succumbing to rage bait. A world where people just want a means to be (ever more) angry, however tenuous.
August 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Palace have just cause to be upset by UEFA (the rules are a farce) and Textor. The ire at Forest is nonsense, at best naive and at worst just succumbing to rage bait. A world where people just want a means to be (ever more) angry, however tenuous.
Forest were unambiguously directly impacted, our whole pre-season and transfers prefixed by it. Of course we got in touch with UEFA seeking clarity. If you think that altered the outcome (even if we worded it in the manner of the most fevered Palace fan imagination), I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
August 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Forest were unambiguously directly impacted, our whole pre-season and transfers prefixed by it. Of course we got in touch with UEFA seeking clarity. If you think that altered the outcome (even if we worded it in the manner of the most fevered Palace fan imagination), I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
To me it looks more like ensuring that we have 3 options that can play up top and also enabling combinations of those players can be used in one game. So more about positive options than concerns.
August 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
To me it looks more like ensuring that we have 3 options that can play up top and also enabling combinations of those players can be used in one game. So more about positive options than concerns.
I don’t think this is unreasonable, albeit I am a bit more optimistic at finishing between 9-12. Just as a note, Maranakis is not quite the lunatic he’s painted. He’s never pulled the trigger on mgrs too quick at Forest and has built recruitment up over time with expertise, depth of coverage and £.
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I don’t think this is unreasonable, albeit I am a bit more optimistic at finishing between 9-12. Just as a note, Maranakis is not quite the lunatic he’s painted. He’s never pulled the trigger on mgrs too quick at Forest and has built recruitment up over time with expertise, depth of coverage and £.
Slightly surprised Palace fans haven’t jumped on here claiming MCO given your links…
August 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Slightly surprised Palace fans haven’t jumped on here claiming MCO given your links…
The rules are a farce but what you are getting confused about here is very simple. In neither the Europa League or Conference are Forest in the same competition as their ‘sister’ club. That’s before you even get into the other details. MCO in those competitions is irrelevant to Forest.
August 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The rules are a farce but what you are getting confused about here is very simple. In neither the Europa League or Conference are Forest in the same competition as their ‘sister’ club. That’s before you even get into the other details. MCO in those competitions is irrelevant to Forest.
‘Unprecedented opportunities’
August 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
‘Unprecedented opportunities’
Depends on who is ‘them’ in that statement!
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Depends on who is ‘them’ in that statement!
No chance that Maranakis will allow green. No chance whatsoever.
August 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
No chance that Maranakis will allow green. No chance whatsoever.
‘Mortal enemies’ of Palace… You seem very overwrought mate and susceptible to conspiracy theories. I hope that you get the love and support that you need ❤️
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
‘Mortal enemies’ of Palace… You seem very overwrought mate and susceptible to conspiracy theories. I hope that you get the love and support that you need ❤️
Even if you don’t like the aesthetic I can never understand why even more air, land, water pollution of other energy solutions would be the preference. It makes no sense to me.
July 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Even if you don’t like the aesthetic I can never understand why even more air, land, water pollution of other energy solutions would be the preference. It makes no sense to me.
I’m still willing myself to ‘trust the process’ on Recruitment but needing the sugar rush of a couple more signings by this point.
July 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I’m still willing myself to ‘trust the process’ on Recruitment but needing the sugar rush of a couple more signings by this point.
Quietly confident your side, or quietly stressed re transfers?
July 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Quietly confident your side, or quietly stressed re transfers?