And so the final team news of what has been a cluster fuck of a season for Forest landed. Still no Murilo. wtf was that Villa Europa semi all about? The dark recesses of the modern interweb has the rumour mill working overtime. It does sound like the Boy from Brazil is probably fit, and wanted to remain so before seeing what other options are out there ahead of the new contract signing.
Bournemouth are no mugs, They rocked up at the World Famous on a seventeen match unbeaten PL run. That’s quite some going. An unthinkable Champions League place was even within their grasp ahead of KO. Let’s sink them, along with their crappy Lego ground and embarrassing club badge.
Harry Hodge was on fine form on BBC Radio Nottingham ahead of KO:
“It’s been a good season and I’ve really enjoyed it.”
Blimey. Speak for yourself, fella.
KO came. My eyes were elsewhere. I had Forest on the telly, and then #lolspurs and West Ham across a couple of MacBooks. On the beach, on the settee, etc. The main action was elsewhere.
The tribute to Robbo just before KO was lovely. Forest may be a BONKERS club on and off the pitch, but they do seem to pull off these important occasions with class, showing the respect that is deserved for Robbo.
Out came the players, out came the kids. Awwww, isn’t it sweet? Erm… I’m sorry to sound all old school on you, but I can’t get my head around players' kids coming out for a bit of a family photo album moment ahead of KO. This is SERIOUS business. I do wish we could return to the old City Ground days of the away team running out first at 2:55pm, to be greeted with:
“WHO THE FUCKING HELL ARE YOU?”
The MGW chants started early. They were swiftly followed by the Trent End letting its collective voice air an opinion on Tuchel. Anderson aside, I have zero interest in what will be a crappy and increasingly corporate World Cup. Pre-season can’t come quick enough.
The game started at a killer pace. Both teams would struggle to keep this up under Mediterranean temperatures down on the banks of the Trent.
Cometh the hour, cometh MGW. UP YOURS, Tuchel, etc.
The second half was a little shaky for Forest. Bournemouth are a bloody good team. But we were on the beach, and tbh, I really didn’t give a shit. It was finally fun watching Forest after what has been a very painful season. The equaliser almost passed me by.
It was a smart move to sub Anderson after sixty minutes. It meant he was injury free ahead of the World Cup, which will only increase his price value. If he does miraculously decide to stay, then no doubt he will thank Forest for giving him a safe passage for what is to follow this summer.
Meanwhile, over in MacBook Land and #lolspurs were winning; likewise for West Ham. Imagine how bleak this could have been if we were still involved in a last day shoot out.
And so farewell season season four in the PL. Thank fuck that’s over. At least we didn’t get relegated wearing pinstripes again.
I felt a little sorry for Nuno, but only for a fleeting moment. If only he had kept his mouth shut back in August - which feels like an absolute age away.
A farewell to Anderson? Possibly. But we can cash in, and hopefully rebuild over the coming weeks, preferably starting ASAP. There’s a growing pile of deadwood that needs to go. My manta for the summer months is to not get sucked into the transfer hype machine that is FFTV.