Presumably it's Jota, who as we have discussed previously on here is actually pretty effective at coming on for the last 20 or so minutes and being a pain in the arse for tired defenders.
Paul Taylor tweeted Forest leaving it as late as possible to decide on Wood and MGW tonight.
What this then?
I think he's brave to assume it's a long term trend. We turned over £190m last season - this season will be a bit more with our league finish and Cup semi-final (at least) but a lot of that is going to already be spent on bonuses and increased wages. Chelsea have the lowest turnover of the big six at £545m - so still miles clear (and will be signficantly so next year, even if we qualify for the CL and they don't).
Forest posted a 12M profit in the latest accounts.
I know it's funny money because of the way that contracts are amortized etc, but still that's not terrible news.
All of our sales hit in that period, so it's almost certainly an outlier.
Steve of this parish has a detailed take on this. Hope his natural modesty won’t be too offended by me sharing it
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjr741wgyn9o
‘But they’ve only moved up a place’.
"with an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Wembley." Think they need to correct that bit.
Yes that stuck out for me too, I'm not sure how much credibility you can give to any article with such an obvious error!
But I guess these days you don't need to report the truth, just FACTS.
You will be pleased to know that has been corrected. What they didn’t need to be corrected is the FACT they had a good a transfer window.
I was being a bit disingenous. Their need was greater than ours - they'd sold their backup striker and they were/are competing in three competitions. It feels like keeping our powder dry in January means we won't have to sell in June and probably sets us up well for summer strengthening. And we're probably still going to be in the champions league next year.
Rumours of Sels to Ajax Toilet Cleaner this summer.
Meanwhile, in Greece..
ANNOUNCEMENT BY EVANGELOS MARINAKIS: "
Athens, April 3 , 2025Under the regime of panic, the Prime Minister, together with the scandalously benefited and dependent media crutches of the Mitsotakis system, are attempting to blackmail me and hold me hostage , once again instrumentalizing Justice .
This is a coordinated effort to silence me, but it is hopeless . It is not, after all, the first time that something like this has been attempted. Political and economic interests have tried the same unsuccessfully in the past through fabricated cases and accusations that fell with a bang. The evidence is overwhelming and shows that the first victim in this case is Justice itself and its institutions.
The obvious target is me and Olympiacos. But what they really seek is to harm Freedom of the Press, the independence of the media and ultimately Democracy itself. Principles that are non-negotiable for the media of the Athens Stock Exchange-listed Alter Ego Media .
Criticism and control of power , the primary role of the press , the revelations of scandals and corruption prevalent in the leadership of the current government, obviously cannot be tolerated and are not forgiven by Maximos.
I am walking a different path from the government mouthpieces and I will insist on walking on it regardless of the price . I choose to follow the words of Nikos Kazantzakis: " Tell the truth and let whatever you want be done! Never admit to lying. Whoever lies is a slave. A free man always tells the truth ."
I fully understand how disturbing my choice is to a prime minister and a government that, feeling that they are losing power and popular legitimacy , are sliding into a situation that is - increasingly - reminiscent of a totalitarian regime.
I will not be an accomplice. I will remain opposed to the government practices that led the country to the last place among the EU states, in the World Press Freedom Index, and shook the trust of the Greek people in the institution of Justice. It is not by chance that within society the perception prevails that the government circumvented the independence of Justice in a series of cases, from the wiretapping , to the Tempi crime , in the latter without a trace of respect for the victims and their families. And all this is happening in a country that is in the penultimate place in the European Union , in terms of GDP per capita .
The message I send is one and clear: I am not afraid, I am not blackmailed, I am not negotiating, I am not giving in, I am not surrendering. The truth will shine again. Democracy will prevail . In the end, we will be (as always) victorious.
