Forest Focus

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Forest Focus episodes

June 30 Curtis Jones verdict | Why he would be a great signing for Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest have been linked with a move for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, who is reportedly valued at up to £40m with a year left on his contract. The transfer talk has received a mixed response from Forest fans online so we're joined by Liverpool fan and writer/podcaster Josh Williams to give his take on the England international, plus Forest's apparent midfield recruitment plan as they're also linked with Lucas Bergvall and Jack Hinshlewood. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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32 min
June 29 Curtis Jones to Nottingham Forest? | How Forest should spend Anderson money
Matt Davies is joined by Emily Williamson, Mikey Clarke and former Nottingham Forest star James Perch as we discuss the latest Forest transfer news revolving around Elliot Anderson and his replacement. Forest have been linked with moves for Tottenham's Lucas Bergvall, Jack Hinshlewood of Brighton, Trabzonspor's Christ Inao Oulai and most recently Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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57 min
June 28 Knives out already for Elliot Anderson over £116m fee?
Matt Davies is joined by the i paper's chief football writer Daniel Storey for the third of his World Cup diaries as we reflect on England's 0-0 draw with Panama. We discuss what we learned from the group stage as England showed promise but plenty of weakness. We also look at the narrative shift around Elliot Anderson as blue tick X/Twitter, including Piers Morgan, plus elements of the national media start to question the Nottingham Forest man ahead of his move to Manchester City. We also touch on the latest transfer talk around Liverpool's Curtis Jones and Brighton's Jack Hinshlewood. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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42 min
June 26 Forest agree Elliot Anderson to Man City fee | Inao Oulai interest | Spurs stadium developers hired
Nottingham Forest have agreed a deal well beyond £100m to sell Elliot Anderson to Manchester City, with the reported fee being £116m guaranteed with no bonuses in the deal. It's a huge transfer for Forest and we'll discuss it in full as Matt Davies is joined by Pete Blackburn and Steve Battlemuch. We also discuss a report by John Percy in The Telegraph saying Forest are interested in Ivory Coast midfielder Chris Inao Oulai, plus we'll have news on the company hired to develop the City Ground once planning permission is secured. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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🏡 Our second sponsor for this show is The Nottingham Window Company. If you're looking for new windows or doors at home go to: https://www.thenottinghamwindowcompany.co.uk/
To contact Rushcliffe Council on Forest's planning application go to: https://members.nffctrust.org/back-the-city-ground-7597
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00:00 Intro
02:01 Elliot Anderson
14:47 Christ Inao Oulai
28:50 Mace Construct
36:43 Final thoughts

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48 min
June 25 23 full-backs for Nottingham Forest to sign ahead of the 2026/27 Premier League season
Matt Davies to joined by Dan Cook and Pete Blackburn for their final scouting report of the summer as they put together a 24 man shortlist of full backs Nottingham Forest could consider this summer. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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🪟 Thank you to the second sponsors of this episode, Vesta Blinds. If you are looking for made to measure blinds across Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire and Leicestershire go to: https://vestablinds.com/
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00:00 Intro
01:49 Top tier
13:11 More realistic
27:01 Attacking options
39:36 Development and hipster
48:26 Top picks

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1 hr
June 24 A game that showed Gibbs-White should have been picked? | England 0 Ghana 0
Matt Davies is joined by the i paper's chief football writer Daniel Storey for the second of his World Cup diaries as we discuss England's 0-0 draw with Ghana in Boston. We discuss Elliot Anderson's performance and whether the game showed Nottingham Forest teammate Morgan Gibbs-White should have been picked by Thomas Tuchel. We also touch on the latest Forest transfer news as they are linked with another Brazilian goalkeeper. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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35 min
June 22 Forest join race for Lucas Bergvall | Scouting report
Nottingham Forest have been linked with a move for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall. Multiple outlets, including The Athletic, say the 20-year-old wants out of Spurs despite winning their Player of the Season award in 2024/25. Matt Davies and Pete Blackburn discuss Forest's interest in the Sweden World Cup star before Spurs fan guest Baker gives us his take on the player who once looked set to join Barcelona. We also discuss Forest announcing three pre-season friendlies and David Carmo looking set to join Olympiacos. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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51 min
June 22 Vitor Pereira's huge tactical decisions | Reason for worry over contract talks pause?
Matt Davies is joined by Mark Sutherns and former Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan for our latest listener Q&A. We discuss Vitor Pereira's contract situation as talks pause and the huge tactical domino effect that could cascade from Elliot Anderson's future and how the Reds choose to use Morgan Gibbs-White next season. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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00:00 Intro
01:38 Pereira talks
13:18 Anderson fee rise?
20:12 No Europe impact
29:26 Ndoye second chance
33:55 Pereira's tactical dilemma
43:32 Best Jan signing
47:22 Tea
50:58 Final thoughts

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1 hr
June 20 Quiz battle last 16 | Michael Temple vs Simon Bristow
We're holding a Forest Focus summer quiz classic as 16 podcast friends and regulars go head to head for the title in one v battles starting with Michael Temple vs Simon Bristow in a last 16 tie.
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16 min
June 19 Nottingham Forest Premier League fixtures released! | Elliot Anderson transfer close
Matt Davies is joined by Matt Davies-Adams and Mikey Clarke to react to Nottingham Forest's Premier League fixture list for the 2026/27 season, plus we discuss the latest on Elliot Anderson as Fabrizio Romano says a deal is close. #nffc #nottinghamforest
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30 min

About Forest Focus

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Forest Focus is the Nottingham Forest podcast hosted by Matt Davies featuring ex-players including Jack Colback, James Perch, Lewis McGugan, Kelvin Wilson and David Prutton, broadcaster Darren Fletcher and fans including Emily Anderson, Greg Mitchell, Mark Sutherns, Mikey Clarke, Michael Temple and Pete Blackburn.