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Opposition View: Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest: Forest’s threat and Lampard’s big calls

Nottingham Forest are a team in transition, but one that has at least managed to get some points on the board.

17.09.26, 20:25 Updated 17.09.26, 20:25 4 Minute Read

Rich Chamberlain

Rich Chamberlain

Nottingham Forest are a team in transition, but one that has at least managed to get some points on the board.

That’s the view of Rich Ferraro, host of 1865: The Nottingham Forest Podcast.

Under new boss Oliver Glasner, Forest have won one, drawn two and lost one of their opening four Premier League matches. Given that the Sky Blues head to the City Ground with zero points, Forest’s start would be a dream come true. Rich, though, isn’t getting carried away.

‘It's been a fairly unspectacular start for Oliver Glasner's Nottingham Forest,’ he says. ‘Everyone on the red side of Nottingham certainly felt hugely relieved when we finally got three points against Aston Villa last weekend.

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Rich Chamberlain

Rich Chamberlain Rich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.

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