When you look at the recent history of Nottingham Forest, there barely ever seems time to catch your breath before the next crisis takes hold or the next exciting opportunity presents itself. Over the last 6 summers we've had to get over 3 play off failures, 3 managerial appointments (one of which lasted only weeks before a forth manager arrived) & a turnover in players that sees only Lewis McGugan survive from the squad that started the 2006/07 League One campaign.
If ever a club was screaming out for a period of stability it is Nottingham Forest.
You can't suspect for a minute we're going to get it though. A takeover of the clubs seems to be edging closer by the day, a new owner often indicates a change in team management & our squad is so unbalanced that a monumental overhaul of playing staff is unavoidable. So it would seem it's going to be all change once more & our season will probably start with optimism and despair in equal measure around the City Ground. The only constant being a set of supporters who are loyal in the extreme clinging onto a hope.
The front runner in the takeover seems to be a Mr Fawaz Al Hasawi of Kuwait, although he could only be part of a consortium and if we're honest it wouldn't come as a shock if a new name comes right out of left-field minutes before being named as the new owner of Nottingham Forest.
Whoever the new owners of our great club turn out to be, one thing they can be sure of is an excessively loyal (if occasionally demanding) fan base & if there is one thing that loyal fan base can be certain of it's that you better have your safety harness locked down & fastened tightly because the NFFC Roller Coaster is about to reach another seasons apex.
So raise your hands, brace yourself for the excitement & be prepared for another loop the loopy season in the life of a Forest supporter. Scream if you wanna go faster, because supporting Forest is for adrenaline junkies only.
A Brief History Of Nottingham Forest Terror
2002/03 Play Off Defeat
2003/04 Survived With 1 Game To Spare (though quite comfortably in the end)
2004/05 Relegated With One Game Remaining
2005/06 Missed Out On Play Off Place On Final Day
2006/07 Play Off Defeat
2007/08 Final Day Automatic Promotion
2008/09 Survived with 1 game to spare
2009/10 Play Off Defeat
2010/11 Play Off Defeat
2011/12 Survived with 2 games to spare
2012/13 ?
It's been over a decade since Forest fans had a stress free season, but I don't see that changing any time soon, do you?
