Some half decent thoughts on Forest from Matt Forde on the latest Forest Focus.
I can’t say I’m a fan of the centrist political bollocks he usually comes out with - and yep, he even manages to get a dig in at Corbyn on a Forest pod, ffs.
But he is the voice of reason when it comes to our current situation, with talk of the “Forest family.”
“I don’t really care what anyone else thinks about it.”
The point is that he doesn’t give a shit what other clubs and mainstream media are saying about us. We’re a family and we stick together.
Plus also it’s better that we are being talked about, rather than being Championship fodder and an irrelevance.
Forde then adds to his theory, referencing that underneath all the current mainstream madness, many fans of other clubs are still rooting for us.
I think this is true, but it’s not high on my agenda.
There was a patronising feeling when we were first promoted that it was good to have little old Forest back in the PL.
And then when we started to sign up twenty three players, this soon switched to wtf are Forest doing?
We’re here to compete, mate, not make up the numbers.
Yes, there is a constant noise around the WFCG, largely due to an ‘enthusiastic’ owner. But I would rather have my owner on the pitch after a game than being on the other side of the world, not giving a shit.
There’s still a nostalgia for us and the Glory Days amongst a certain strand of football supporters. We’ll never lose that, and nor would we want to.
But I’m warming to the “I don’t really care what anyone else thinks about it” perspective, as long as we are doing our thing and winning.
Have I become a bloody centrist in the course of one podcast listening?
Send help.