Nottingham Forest News Now (2024)

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How much debt does Nottingham Forest have? ›

That said, Forest's £117m transfer debt was ninth highest in the Premier League. In addition, Forest have £46m contingent liabilities potentially payable, arising from player purchases and (intriguingly) first team management changes.

The motto “VIVIT POST FUNERA VIRTUS” translates as, Virtue Outlives Death. Forest later adapted the arms by replacing the castle with the letters NFFC.

The history of Nottingham Forest Football Club covers the complete history of the club since its formation in 1865. Forest have won 11 major honours during their history: one league title, two FA Cups, four League Cups, one FA Charity Shield, two European Cups and one UEFA Super Cup.

The ground's all-time record attendance of 49,946 was set in October 1967 when Forest beat Manchester United 3–1 in a First Division fixture, five months after Forest had finished second to United in the league. In December 1967 the City Ground was host to an England U23 match against Italy.

Pre-tax losses have widened to almost £70m at the parent company of Nottingham Forest despite generating record revenues. Accounts for NF Football Investments show pre-tax losses of £69.2m for the year to 30 June 2023, widening from losses of £47.7m in 2022.

The deduction drops Forest into the Premier League's relegation zone, leaving them 18th with nine games to play. The Premier League said Forest admitted breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) by UK£34.5 million (US$43.9 million) above their permitted threshold of UK£61 million (US$77.6 million).

The majority of Nottingham Forest Football Club players live in Rushcliffe and have included Stuart Pearce, Andy Cole and Ian Wright. Former Manager Frank Clark lived in Keyworth. A number of ex-Nottingham Forest Players remain in the Rushcliffe area.

Nottingham Forest are widely known simply as Forest, but the fans will cheer their team on using the nicknames The Garibaldis, The Reds and even The Tricky Trees.

Shin guards for football were invented in Nottingham in the late 19th Century. In 1865 a group of youngsters attached to St. Andrew's Church on Mansfield Road, Nottingham, formed a football club and since they played on the Forest Recreation Ground, the town's racecourse, they called themselves Nottingham Forest.

Football matches held between Derby County F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. are often referred to as an 'East Midlands Derby' and are the focus of a lengthy and intense rivalry.

Why does Nottingham Forest wear red? ›

Forest, Arsenal and Independiente can all trace their colours back to a day in 1865. A meeting at the Clinton Arms public house in Nottingham. The fifteen founders of Nottingham Forest were inspired by Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary, and his legions of Red Shirts.

Also, the EFL have stated that Nottingham Forest are the oldest current League club (1865). Date given by club 10 March 1905.

In the accounts, 'media-related activity' earned £12.3m in 2021-22 — compared to £125m in 2022-23. Forest also doubled their commercial revenue from £5.6m to £11.8m, but it could have been even more had the club found a front-of-shirt sponsor for the entirety of the season.

The Nottingham Forest Case

Nottingham Forest's losses of £95.5 million therefore exceeded the maximum permitted loss by c. £34.5 million. Nottingham Forest accepted there had been a breach but sought to reduce any sanction on the basis of six grounds of mitigation.

The value of Nottingham Forest's squad has risen to almost £320 million after heavy recruitment in recent transfer windows. Forest signed 23 players after they were promoted to the Premier League in 2022, and another seven additions followed in January.

But Forest's need to sign so many players is part of the reason they can afford to spend so much. While their spending in the Championship in the past few seasons was higher than average, it was a drop in the ocean by Premier League standards.