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SEASON 2025/26   game 23   January 25th 2026
Bentford 0
Nottingham Forest 2Jesus 12, Awoniyi 80
All we took away from this match was a bunch of questions.
1.   Did we win this match, or were we suffering another psychotic episode?
2.   Did this match change our view of Sean Dyche for the better, or did we still think he was an unimaginative snotwipe?
3.   Did Forest play brilliantly for twenty minutes because the players ignored everything Dyche told them? Or because Dyche had insisted that they played with flair, fluency and attacking intent? Or because the whole thing was a hallucination? By the way, it's a hallucination, not an hallucination. An Hallusi Nation is an Arabic pop group named after an extinct desert tribe.
4.   Was most of the match a form of cruel and unusual punishment, or the most exquisite example of low-block game management you'll ever see?
5.   Was Igor's goal an absolute blinder, or were we still cursing Aina for jigging all that way and lofting in a powder puff cross and then saying stuff like 'what the [expletive deleted]'?
6.   Was Taiwo's goal an absolute blinder made possible by the irresistible strength of The Almighty? Will it stop people dismissing him as 'not a footballer', or is the world stuffed so full of miserable smartarses that we're all heading for the devil's macerator?
7.   Were Bentford disappointing, or did they just come up against the best defence in the league? Or were Forest lucky, like the gold prospector who worked hard his whole life digging for gold and finally by sheer luck found some gold?
8.   Can Forest now build on this result and move towards league safety, or will the Ferencvaros match bugger up morale for the Palearse encounter?
9.   Does anybody genuinely give a donkey's bollocks about the Europa League? Maybe at first it was an exciting and nostalgic reminder of the glory days, but now it just gets in the way. Or does it? Yes it does. Are you sure? Quite sure. Only quite? Shut up.
10.   Has it not dawned on you that Forest find themselves in some weird limbo land where expectations are as fragile as moths' wings? Or are you so sure about the way things are that you're willing to bet your mortal soul on the certainty of your convictions? Or are you a 'wait and see' merchant who watches but pretends not to engage? Or has your Forest experience turned your brain to Pot Noodle?
11.   We like Pot Noodle. We gave it up at one point because Missis Wife said it was bad for both one's health and the environment. But an aggressive advertising campaign and the fact that they de-plasticised the pots drove us back to the noodly treat. But only the chicken and mushroom one. And the small pots, not the giant ones. The giant ones lurk inside you for too long looking for trouble.
12.   The point is, we won, but only God (and possibly his mate Taiwo) knows how. As Old Uncle Boff used to say "The only people who are certain about stuff are politicians, salesmen and idiots." And he should know.
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| 01 |
17.08.25 |
FOREST
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3 |
BENTFORD |
1 |
| 02 |
24.08.25 |
PALEARSE
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1 |
FOREST |
1 |
| 03 |
31.08.25 |
FOREST |
0 |
WET HAMS |
3 |
| |
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  nuno out |
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  pog in |
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| 04 |
13.09.25 |
THE ARSE |
3 |
FOREST |
0 |
| 05 |
20.09.25 |
SHYMOORFOLK |
1 |
FOREST |
1 |
| E1 |
24.09.25 |
REAL BETTYS |
2 |
FOREST |
2 |
| 06 |
27.09.25 |
FOREST |
0 |
SNDRLND |
1 |
| E2 |
02.10.25 |
FOREST |
2 |
MIDGETYLAND |
3 |
| 07 |
05.10.25 |
SPIFFS |
2 |
FOREST |
0 |
| 08 |
18.10.25 |
FOREST |
0 |
CHELSEA |
3 |
| |
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  pog out |
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  dyche in |
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| E3 |
23.10.25 |
FOREST |
2 |
PORTO |
0 |
| 09 |
26.10.25 |
AFC MUFFS |
2 |
FOREST |
0 |
| 10 |
01.11.25 |
FOREST |
2 |
MANURE |
2 |
| E4 |
06.11.25 |
STURM GRAZ |
0 |
FOREST |
0 |
| 11 |
09.11.25 |
FOREST |
3 |
LEED |
1 |
| 12 |
22.11.25 |
THE POO |
0 |
FOREST |
3 |
| E5 |
27.11.25 |
FOREST |
3 |
MALMO |
0 |
| 13 |
30.11.25 |
FOREST |
0 |
HOVE |
2 |
| 14 |
03.12.25 |
WONDERBRAS |
0 |
FOREST |
1 |
| 15 |
06.12.25 |
EVERTON |
3 |
FOREST |
0 |
| E6 |
11.12.25 |
UTRECHT |
1 |
FOREST |
2 |
| 16 |
14.12.25 |
FOREST |
3 |
TOSSPOTS |
0 |
| 17 |
22.12.25 |
COTTAGERS |
1 |
FOREST |
0 |
| 18 |
27.12.25 |
FOREST |
1 |
MANCITY |
2 |
| 19 |
30.12.25 |
FOREST |
0 |
EVERTON |
2 |
| 20 |
03.01.26 |
VILLA |
3 |
FOREST |
1 |
| 21 |
06.01.26 |
WET HAMS |
1 |
FOREST |
2 |
| 22 |
17.01.26 |
FOREST |
0 |
ARSENAL |
0 |
| E7 |
22.01.26 |
BRAGA |
1 |
FOREST |
0 |
| 23 |
25.01.26 |
BENTFORD |
0 |
FOREST |
2 |
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