“The biggest factor here is the lack of journalism from the Nottingham Evening Post. Commnets on these forums indicate the groundswell against the current predicament.

If this was Manchester or Birmingham the local papers would be demanding answers for fans or providing editorials to voice the fans dismay!”

“So Doughty's cheap and cheerful approach to life in general has failed. His lacl of vision, and ability to make quality signings, or attract quality players is now into Forest folklaw.

Time to Go nige, take marthur with you, he's a boat anchor too

As for signings or the lack of I saw this article on BBC football, on Free Agents see attached link. So before i get binned by the nay sayers here. Some of these players will be good and as Doughty doesnt like spending our money some of these players could be the gems we so desperately need.
http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-transfer-list

If the link doesn't work, go the PFA website and look for the current list of players on the transfer list....all 31 pages. Some good players there too”

“There is only one explanation that makes any sence to me. ND is actually out of cash but cant say so because of his business interests. Its the only thing I can think of other than he just dont want us in the prem.”

“I'm always disturbed to read the kind of nasty hostility some football fans have towards the people that run football clubs. So I feel I have to voice my support in their defence.
Forest are now, apparently, in a healthy financial state and yet are not owned by someone who is an oil sheik, a US multinational or some dodgy mafia guy from Russia.
Having said that, the complete absence of a single full signing for twelve months is very odd indeed for a club that supposedly had ambitions to return to the top flight.
"Odd" - in fact - is a gross understatement. It might help calm fans down and allay fears if the club at least tried to give some kind of credible explanation for this bizarre episode.

Algis Kuliukas”

“1998-the club shafted dave bassett after he got us up,
2003-the club shafted paul hart after he got us into the play-offs,
2010-the club are shafting billy davies after he got us 3rd in the championship.
only managers who do good at this club get shafted by the board,why?”

“This is ridiculous. We spend all our hard earned money to be treated like this. I was going to buy the new Forest home shirt but don't think i will bother unless we get in some quality loan players. I am not putting any more of my money into this football club for those b**tards to not invest any of it into improving the team which is the most important thing.

I feel like they have just stabbed us and Billy in the back. He has done wonders at Forest, saving us from relegation and getting us to 3rd in the Championship and they have not supported him whatsoever with signings. I don't give a s**t what they invested last summer and all the players they brought in. That was then, this is now. The squad is not strong enough, we know it, Billy knows it but ND, MA and the AP can't seem to see that. How many years do we have to wait before we actually sign another player.

One six-month loan in 3-4 months is an absolute joke. I know for certain that Whittingham and Pratley were not the only players Billy recommended to the AP so why didn't they try to get the other targets in?

I would also like to hear from the people who a few weeks ago were saying: 'I am not worried, signings will come eventually'. Have they? You still not worried?

There is certainly going to be a big reaction from fans for the Millwall game. If we lose that game imagine the reaction? How come QPR and Cardiff are serious about promotion and we're not?”

“neill from birming responding 2 ur commen on billy if he decides 2 walk just 3 words MARTIN O NEILL”

“look all u who blame the manger shud be shamed its that cheapskate nigel who wont open his wallet nd david pleat f off”

“Now I know how a forgotten child feels after the Christmas holidays!

First day back at school.
Excited stories about what we all got.
And even though none of the kids come from a rich family, Mum and Dad were at least showing you they cared.

Little Roy got a Jason Scotland.
Annoying Neil got a Rob Hulse.
Cheeky David got an Andy Keogh, Jason Koumas AND (trumping everyone) a Craig Bellamy - but then everyone knows that David's Daddy knows his way around the authorities!

At least the forgotten child can pretend that he got something nice for Christmas to save face!

Mark Arthur is like the wayward father who brags daahn't pub about how much he loves his kids. He tells anyone who cares to listen about the presents he will spoil them with and how great life is. And then on Christmas morning, all the kids find is Dad sleeping half-naked on the sofa covered in tinsel and pieces of mistletoe; stinking of Pot-Noodle, Tennants Super and broken promises.

Can someone call Social Services please?”

“IN DONCASTER IM LAUGHING MY SOCKS OFF YOU FINISHED 3RD FROM TOP THIS YEAR IT COULD BE 3RD AGAIN FROM BOTTOM HA HA HA”