It all comes down to this. When the fixtures came out for this season, a home tie against Chelsea on the final day had all the hallmarks of a Forest ‘must-win’ in order to preserve Premier League their status. Afterall, the context of two seasons of struggle and inconsistency whilst trying to become a stable top flight team was for many, going to be too much for The Reds and relegation was a fore gone conclusion. Us optimists here at Talking Reds had pinned hopes on the mighty heights of twelfth as a possible league position in this third season but, even that felt quite hopeful to say the very least.
But here we are. And what a transformational season it has truly been for Nottingham Forest who now finds themselves in a straight shoot-out with Chelsea for a ChampionsLeague place. Yes, we know we need favour from elsewhere to get over the line but anyone who says they wouldn’t have taken this situation 10 months ago – well they’d be lying to you.
Forest need to first and foremost, take care of their own business. Any helping hand from Everton or Manchester United will be obviously gratefully received but whateverhappens, we’re in Europe next season and this magnificent club is on the up.
On the panel to preview the big game at The City Ground we have resident lothario, Paul Morley and the force ghost - Raf the Random Pundit!
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