Alex McLeish refuses to hide from Birmingham fans, but does duck questions on his Forest future

“I'm not bitter or twisted Redozz,
Just taking my turn at the banter and **ss take that normally arrives on our site the moment we're struggling.

Sorry for any offence chap.”

“blacknwhite yes many of us long suffering fans wish we could have done things the slow and steady way but tough thats not the way its turning out and good luck to nigel and derby as things appear to be coming together, you sunshine need to get a bit of a life for yourself ,what made you so bitter and twisted towards us ?”

“Evening Chaps,

is everything okay lately at your fantastic world famous club?
I really hope so but I've been away for awhile.
Are you still on for automatic, did those iconic players sign?

How far above Derby are you sitting now?

Bloody Sheep with their sensible approach, even daring to get their finances under control and paying off the mortgage on their ground before splashing out.

They'll learn when you're winning the European Cup again.

KTF, In SOD we trust, 2 yellow, (yep 2 yellow stars), FTID.”

“redseastar forgive me if I seem a bit sceptical but how could you possibly know the intricacies of the relationship between MA, ND and BD.”

“Oh and by the way, Billy could not have scrapped the youth teams, or anything else without the owners say so. I know ND regretted that decision which is why he spent his cash to put that right, hence the academy fittingly bearing his name. I just think Billy felt it was a waste of resources, too much money for too little reward. I disagree, but he did have a point of view and the owner went along with it.”

“Really NP? when you grow up in Glasgow your hardly afraid of a few irate brummies are you?”

“Firstly, on the football side I don't think we were too bad yesterday. I thought we were good for a draw and but for some wasteful finishing we could have come away with at least a point. The only snag is we're nearly 3/4 through the season but we're yet to see a real pattern of play coming in and with constant changes to the starting 11 we've just not had any consistency. Moussi is clearly not up to playing at this level, amazing considering how complete he looked initially. It will be good to see Adlene back in that deep role. Cox has been showing why a premiership side got rid and Collins has gone from being efficient and steady to looking lost and nervous. I'd concur with most that brooding some of the youngsters might be a good idea.
In terms of off the pitch, its wrong to say that the Al Hasawi's were the only potential suitors, I recall there were 3 or 4 interested parties. What I'd like to see and think is necessary, is some investigative journalism into these guys. What exactly is their wealth, how did they run the Kuwaiti club, did Fawaz manage this club or was it lost in translation, what do Clarke, Burke and Arthur have to say about the running of the club? These are only a few of the questions I'd like answering and, which you'd hope a journalist would have done. At the moment all we have is conjecture and gossip and the statements of the owner. This creates instability, anxiety and factions which we are already starting to see.
I hope for some transparency over the next few months but doubt we'll get it. That means someone should look into it, contact some of the managers and players from their ex club, speak to people who have had involvement, try to build up a picture for us fans. There are vastly different reports of their wealth for example, surely this shouldn't be a difficult question to answer.
In the meantime we'll all continue to support our fractious, turning into a joke of a club, but we will start to demand answers to our questions, that is only fair. The Hasawi's are custodians of our club, I do not agree with the comments about it being their club to do what they will. We have stakes in this club, financially and emotionally and as much as we might be screwed without them, they'd also be screwed without us. We have some power, don't forget that. The apathy which is prevalent in all aspects of the 21st century, governments, prices, religions, should not become the norm. People have stood up in the past and made stands against things they disagree with, we are not powerless, it's about deciding what sort of stand you make that I'm struggling with.
Anyhow, I've rambled on there, apologies.”

“Also Mark arthur turned doughty againts Davies with his twisted mind. Doughty wanted to Billy but never got the chance because arthur was there like a vampire. So before you call him poison dwarf and such names take a minute or two to think the whole story through as to why Billy left in the first place?”

“Let's get one thing straight here! The only man to turn Forest around at the minute is Billy Davies. I know some people hate him but under Billy we had a leader,we played fast exciting flowing football. teams were afraid of us,look how we destroyed west Brom and Derby . We got to two play off's and regardless of the outcome we can still say we was there. Now where are we. We are stuck in limbo and until Fawaz employs Mr Davies i am afraid we shall be dragging our heels for some time to come !”

“@ kmwt-2
By far the best post from an opposition fan I have ever read. Thank you.”