Jamie Martin thoughts

How a CAS decision kickstarted Forest's summer Amongst the Forest fanbase, despite the signigs of Dan Ndoye, Angus Gunn, Jair Cunha & Igor Jesus, was an underbelly of anxiety. However, following admission to the Europa league, transfer talk has ramped up, and Nottingham Forest are shocking the Premier League with their moves. Impressing a Premier League fanbase is not easy. Even with Forest achieving Europe, the "what if" of Champions League football still lingers in the air even today - but now, the club are writing a new chapter. Despite some worries, with the business being done, European football being sustained should absolutely be a target, either through league position, or winning a trophy.  Earlier this week, CAS (independent Court of Arbitration for Sport) decided that Crystal Palace had breached Multi-Club Ownership (MCO) rules - as stated in Article 5 of the UEFA European competitions rule book. Therefore with this ruling, Nottingham Forest were admitted t...

Morgan and Marinakis How a "quick conversation" secured one of the most crucial deals in the clubs recent history.  Ever since the window began, expectation on the Forest board has been high; a 7th place finish, which due to legal reasons could cause a Europa League finish, has Forest fans dreaming. Not only are they dreaming, but expecting -- a drop-off from this season perhaps wouldn't be necessarily unexpected, but the levels and standards now are far higher. Forest have to recruit well, keep hold of their stars, and build for a crucial, game-intense season. Talking of keeping their stars, that brings me on to one of the biggest talking points in the Premier League right now - how Forest someone kept Morgan Gibbs-White, despite a "triggered release clause" by Tottenham Hotspur, and a supposed agreement on personal terms. How on earth did Forest clinch Gibbs-White's signature in the midst of all the noise, which was seemingly out of their hands given the c...