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As some of you know, I have been a FIFA guy for years, but this year's game is just so bad that I went and picked up PES 2021. I love all of the stadiums and the presentation of FIA, but PES just seems to play a ton better. So, I have deceided to start up a franchise with Nottingham Forest of the Sky Bet Championship with the goal of bringing the club back to its glory days and a return to the Premier League and eventually European competition.

Nottingham Forest has not been in the Premier League since 1999 after a run of great success in the late 1970's and early 1980's that saw them win back-to-back European Cups.

We will begin on Regular level of difficulty but may move up to Professional if I deem it necessary.

If you have followed any of my dynasties they are basically just meat and potatoes recaps that help to keep me invested in the club. So just sit back and I hope that you enjoy.

2020-21 SEASON
The Down Low on Tricky Trees:

MANAGER: Mister Ninja
CAREER RECORD: (0-0-0)
STADIUM: City Ground (Capacity: 30,446)
RIVALS: Derby County, Leicester City
TRANSFER BUDGET: $13,999.370
WAGE BUDGET: $652,960
CLUB RANK: 178 out of 580
EXPECTATIONS: Earn Promotion to the Premier League

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST RIVALS:

2020-21 Championship Record: (3-1-0, 10 pts) 2nd

Home: (1-1-0)
Away: (2-0-0)
Neutral: (1-0-0)

Emirates FA Cup Record: (1-0-0)
Champions League Record: (0-0-0)
Europa League Record: (0-0-0)



BARNSLEY (0-1-0)
August 22, 2020: Nottingham Forest 0:0 Barnsley
January 24, 2021:



CRYSTAL PALACE (0-0-0)
October 17, 2020: (FA Cup)




MIDDLESBROUGH (1-0-0)
September 19, 2020: Nottingham Forest 3:1 Middlesbrough
February 1, 2021:



PRESTON NORTH END (1-0-0)
September 23, 2020: Preston North End 1:3 Nottingham Forest
February 4, 2021:



ROTHERHAM UNITED (1-0-0)
September, 12, 2020: Nottingham Forest 2:0 Rotherham United (FA Cup)
January 17, 2021:
June 1, 2021:



WYCOMBE WANDERERS (1-0-0)
August 29, 2020: Wycombe 0:1 Nottingham Forest
January 29, 2021:

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2020-21 Preseason Roster

FORMATION: 4-2-3-1

This is the preseason roster for Nottingham Forest. Manager Mister Ninja likes to attack through the midfield and will try to shape this side into a 4-2-3-1 side as we move forward. I am no expert on football formations, but I enjoy using this one.

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Nottingham Forest will open up the 2020-21 campaign at City Ground against Barnsley, a team that is expected to be near the bottom of the table in the Championship. They will face Derby County away on December 12th and home on May 2nd.

The Tricky Trees will face Rotherham UNited in the opening round of the FA Cup on September 12th.

They will close the campaign playing three of their final four at home, ending with Coventry City on June 11.

Here is how the Sky Bet Championship teams rank:

1. Watford (65)
2. AFC Bournemouth (75)
3. Norwich City (119)
4. Stoke City (151)
5. Nottingham Forest (178)
6. Brentford (184)
7. Cardiff City (217)
8. Huddersfield Town (232)
9. Swansea City (246)
10. Derby County (250)
11. Bristol City (265)
12. Preston North End (266)
13. Reading (267)
14. Birmingham City (270)
15. Black burn Rovers (289)
16. Middlesbrough (300)
17. Sheffield Wednesday (307)
18. Millwall (335)
19. Queens Park Rangers (424)
20. Luton Town (464)
21. Barnsley (502)
22. Rotherham United (516)
23. Coventry City (521)
24. Wycombe Wanderers (553)

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The youth academy is always an important part of the long term development of any club and that is no different here at Nottingham Forest. Here is a look at our current youth academy.

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Mister Ninja!

I agree with you, PES seems to be the way to go this year.

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SUMMER TEAM NEWS

West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest have made one move on the transfer market this summer, prior to their opening match, as they have signed free agent forward C. Summerville. The 19-year-old recently spent time with Leeds United. He is a speedy winger who likely will be used off of the bench.

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 1

vs.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0:0 BARNSLEY
City Ground (Capacity: 30,466)


Sammy Ameobi nearly put Nottingham Forest in front in the 34th minute.

SCORING:
NONE

DISCIPLINE:
NONE

8/22/20
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England (AP) - The much anticipated managerial debut of Mister Ninja did not go as expected, but Nottingham Forest did manage to salvage a point in a nil-nil draw against lightweight Barnsley. Despite controlling play for the majority of the match, Forest was unable to find a way to a goal in the scoreless draw.

Nottingham Forest outshot Barnsley 6-1 but Barnsley had three on target including one in the 90th minute that should have put them in front. Conor Chaplin got behind the Forest defense and was in alone on Brice Samba, but somehow Samba was able to get his right arm on Chaplin's shot to deflect it wide. Moments later Aapo Halme headed one just over the bar for Barnsley.

Nottingham Forest had a couple of good chances too. In the 34th minute, Sammy Ameobi got from on the right side and hit shot rolled just wide of the left post. In the 48th minute Guerrero hit the woodwork, and in the 80th minute Joe Lolley was stopped at point blank range by Brad Collins.

Aapo Halme earned Man of the Match honors for Barnsley.

Up next for Nottingham Forest is a trip to High Wycombe to take on another Championship featherweight in the Wycombe Wanderers next Saturday.

Matchday 1 Results:
Rotherham United 0:1 Wycombe Wanderers
Stoke City 2:2 Middlesbrough
Millwall 0:1 Preston North End
Reading 2:2 Huddersfield Town
Luton Town 1:0 AFC Bournesmouth
Swansea City 4:0 Cardiff City
Derby County 1:0 Brentford
Blackburn Rovers 1:4 Bristol City
Queens Park Rangers 0:4 Norwich City
Birmingham City 0:2 Watford
Coventry City 1:0 Sheffield Wednesday

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 2

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WYCOMBE WANDERERS 0:1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Adams Park (Capacity: 8,448)


Lyle Taylor's goal in injury time sent Nottingham Forest home with the full points.

SCORING:
90'+1 (NTF) - L. Taylor

DISCIPLINE:
24' - (WYC) - J. Jacobson (Yellow)

8/29/20
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest avoided a second straight scoreless draw with some late match heroics as Lyle Taylor scored in injury time to send Forest to a 1-nil victory over the Wycombe Wanders at Adams Park on Saturday afternoon.

This one was another match played mainly in the midfield with few true scoring chances. Nottingham Forest outshot Wycombe 7-4 but just five of those shots were on target. Forest held a possession advantage but it meant little until Taylor's late match heroics.

Forest had a chance late in the first half to take the lead but a Joe Lolley shot sailed over the bar at the whistle to end the opening half.

Wycombe's best scoring chance came late also. Scott Kashket got behind the back line of Forest in the 81st minute, but his shot was deflected just wide by Brice Samba.

Lyle Taylor picked up Man of the Match honors for scoring the match winning goal. Brice Samba made two saves as he picked up his second straight clean sheet to open the campaign.

Nottingham Forest (1-1-0, 4 pts) returns to action in two weeks for the first round of the Emirates FA Cup when they will host Rotherham United.

Matchday 2 Results:
Barnsley 0:0 Coventry City
Middlesbrough 0:2 Rotherham United
Preston North End 1:3 Stoke City
Huddersfield Town 1:4 Millwall
AFC Bournemouth 2:0 Reading
Cardiff City 0:0 Luton Town
Brentford 0:1 Swansea City
Bristol City 1:3 Derby County
Norwich City 1:0 Blackburn Rovers
Watford 2:0 Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday 0:1 Birmingham City

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TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY

Nottingham Forest made a couple of minor moves on deadline day, shipping out Lewis Grabban and George Shelvey. Shelvey, a 19-year-old keeper, was fourth on the squad's depth chart and transferred to QPR for $55,110. Grabban was a backup at center forward, and the 32-year-old transferred to Sheffield Wednesday for $1.1M.

The club had eyes on Igor Gomes, the 21-year old forward from Sao Paulo, but negotiations broke down as the sides could not come to terms on a new three-year deal.

The biggest moves in the summer transfer window were:
CF Gabriel Jesus moving from Manchester City to Barcelona for $79.2M
DMF Jorginho moving from Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur for $44.5M
CMF Adrien Rabiot moving from Juventus to Barcelona for $42.5M
CMF Emre Can moving from Borussia DOrtmund to Liverpool for $37.1M
LB Reguilon moving from Tottenham Hotspur to Athletico Madrid for $37.5M

The biggest Championship deals were:
DMF Han-Noah Massengo moving from Bristol City to Bordeaux for $6.1M
CF Lewis Grabban moving from Nottingham Forest to Sheffield Wednesday for $1.1M
CB Max Kilman moving from Wolverhampton to AFC Bournemouth for $965k
CF Fabio Ceravolo moving from Cremonese to Blackburn Rovers for $500k
GK Jed Steer loaned from Aston Villa to AFC Bournemouth for $184K

Nottingham Forest now has a transfer budget of $15.2M and Salary Budget of $1.3M moving forward.

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EMIRATES FA CUP: ROUND 1



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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2:0 ROTHERHAM UNITED
Old Trafford (Capacity: 75,140)


Joe Lolley scored on a spot kick and Nottingham Forest advanced in the FA Cup.

SCORING:
11' - (NTF) - J. Lolley (PEN)
58' - (NTF) - Guerrero

DISCIPLINE:
NONE

9/12/20
Manchester, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest opened Emirates FA Cup play with a decisive 2-nil defeat of Rotherham United at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. An early penalty converted by Joe Lolley put Nottingham Forest ahead and they would keep their third consecutive clean sheet, earning a spot in the second round in mid-October.

Wes Harding pulled down Guerrero in the box in the 10th minute for an easy call. That set up Joe Lolley to convert on teh spot kick to give Nottingham Forest the early lead. They would dominate the opening half, but only went to the locker room up 1-nil. Their best chance to add to the lead came in the 32nd minute when Sammy Ameobi got behind the Rotherham defense, but he sent a shot high and wide.

Early in the second half, Forest would double it's lead on a nifty play from Luke Freeman. He dribbled up the left side and sent in a cross to Guerrero. He trapped it on his first touch and then tapped it over keeper Jamal Blackman to make it 2-nil.

Both teams would have some decent chances late but Forest kept the clean sheet and will move on to the second round. Guerrero was the Man of the Match with the goal on his only shot of the night. Nottingham Forest outshot Rotherham United 8-6 and held a huge advantage in possession, 61-39%.

The Tricky Trees will return to Championship play next Saturday as they will host Middlesbrough at City Ground.

Emirates FA Cup Round 1 Results:
Reading 0:1 Swansea City
Wycombe Wanderers 2:2 Watford (Wycombe advances 7-6 on penalties)
Huddersfield Town 4:2 Millwall
Luton Town 4:2 (A.E.T.) Brentford
Bristol City 4:2 Middlesbrough
Derby County 0:4 Sheffield Wednesday
Barnsley 1:2 (A.E.T.) Norwich City
Stoke City 0:1 Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers 0:2 Birmingham City
West Bromwich Albion 2:4 (A.E.T.) Coventry City
Cardiff City 2:0 Blackburn Rovers

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 3

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3:1 MIDDLESBROUGH
City Ground (Capacity: 30,466)


Luke Freeman's tally leveled the match just after halftime.

SCORING:
4' - (MID) - G. Saville
48' - (NTF) - L. Freeman
56' - (NTF) - S. Ameobi
76' - (NTF) - Guerrero

DISCIPLINE:
NONE

9/19/20
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest surrendered their first goal on the campaign, then stormed back to defeat Middlesbrough 3-1 at City Ground on Saturday evening. Three second half goals paced Forest in arguably their best performance so far under Mister Ninja.

Middlesbrough grabbed a stunning early lead in just the fourth minute. A foul near the edge of the box gave the visitors a free kick and George Saville bent it over the wall and into the top right corner to put Middlesbrough up 1-nil.

The first half was wide open with both teams have great chances to score but neither side would add to the scoreline. Guerrerp was stopped at point blank range by Dejan Stojanovic in the 16th minute with Joe Lolley following with a shot over the bar. Cyrus Christie was stopped in the 30th minute and Fouad Bachirou sailed one just over the bar in first half injury time.

Nottingham Forest outshot Middlesbrough 9-5 in the wildly entertaining opening half.

But after halftime, Nottingham Forest did not miss its opportunities. In the 48th minute, Luke Freeman equalized as he one-timed a cross from Joe Lolley. Then just seven minutes later, Luke Freeman made a perfect pass into Sammy Ameobi at the top of the six and he tapped the ball with the outside of his foot over Stojanovic, who had no chance, and Forest led 2-1.

Guerrero would knock one off of the woodwork in the 65th minute after a beautiful cross from Joe Lolley. Guerrero would get his goal in the 76th minute on a nice feel from Sammy Ameobi to give Nottingham Forest a cushion at 3-1.

Forest would outshoot Middlesbrough 19-8 in the match with 12 shots on target. Luke Freeman was your Man of the Match with a goal and an assist. he completed 88% of his passes and was outstanding.

The win moves Nottingham Forest (3-1-0, 7 pts) up into fourth position in the Championship, while Middlesbrough (0-1-2, 1 pt) slides into 19th position. Up next for Forest is a trip to Deepdale where they will face Preston North End (2-0-1, 6 pts) in a midweek tilt on Wednesday afternoon.

Matchday 3 Results:
Barnsley 1:0 Wycombe Wanderers
Rotherham United 1:3 Preston North End
Stoke City 1:0 Huddersfield Town
Millwall 0:1 AFC Bournemouth
Reading 1:0 Cardiff City
Luton Town 1:0 Brentford
Swansea City 0:2 Bristol City
Derby County 1:0 Norwich City
Blackburn Rovers 0:2 Watford
Queens Park Rangers 0:4 Sheffield Wednesday
Coventry City 0:2 Birmingham City

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 4

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PRESTON NORTH END 1:3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Deepdale (Capacity: 23,404)


Lyle Taylor scored twice in Nottingham Forest's victory.

SCORING:
2' - (PNE) - B. Potts
9' - (NFT) - L. Taylor
17' - (NFT) - H. Arter
40' - (NFT) - L. Taylor

DISCIPLINE:
42' - (NFT) - S. Ameobi (Yellow)

9/23/20
Preston, Lancashire, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest ran their unbeaten streak to four to open up Championship play with an impressive 3-1 away victory over Preston North End on Wednesday afternoon at Deepdale. Lyle Taylor scored twice for the visitors as they once again rallied after allowing a goal in the opening five minutes.

Brad Potts got Preston North End on the scoreboard just 87 seconds into the match. He split the Forest defense and rang one off of the woodwork, but the rebound cam back to him and all he had to do was tap it in to put the home side up 1-nil.

Nottingham Forest wasted no time finding an equalizer as Lyle Taylor scored in the ninth minute. Harry Arter setup Taylor with a nice pass in the box and Taylor made no mistake.

In the 17th minute, it would be Arter's turn. Taylor squeezed a nice pass into Arter and he pushed a left footed kick past Connor Ripley to put Nottingham Forest in front.

in the 40th minute, Taylor deflected one in off of Preston keeper Connor Ripley to mak eit 3-1. Carl Jenkinson setup the goal with a nice move past a defender along the touchline. He then found an unmarked Taylor in the box and Taylor calmly knocked it in.

The second half saw Nottingham Forest sit back and Preston North End had no answers as they could not break through. PNE outshot Nottingham 3-0 in the second half as both teams managed six shots in the match. Nottingham Forest held a 63-37% advantage in possession, frustrating the home side and their fans, especially in the second half.

Lyle Taylor earned Man of the Match honors with his two goals and one assist.

The win moved Nottingham Forest (3-1-0, 10 pts) into second place in the Championship with Preston North End (2-0-2, 6 pts) falling two spots to 12th. Up next is a home match on Saturday against Huddersfield Town (0-1-3, 1pt).

Matchday 4 Results:
Middlesbrough 1:0 Barnsley
Wycombe Wanderers 0:1 Coventry City
Huddersfield Town 0:2 Rotherham United
AFC Bournemouth 0:1 Stoke City
Cardiff City 2:0 Millwall
Brentford 0:2 Reading
Bristol City 1:0 Luton Town
Norwich City 0:0 Swansea City
Watford 1:0 Derby County
Sheffield Wednesday 1:3 Blackburn Rovers
Birmingham City 1:1 Queens Park Rangers

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CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHDAY 5

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST 4:1 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
City Ground (Capacity: 30,466)


Guerrero lofts one over the Huddersfield keeper to seal this one.

SCORING:
8' - (NTF) - Guerrero
19' - (HUD) - A. Diakhaby
20' - (NTF) - L. Freeman
29' - (NFT) - R. Yates
56' - (NFT) - Guerrero

DISCIPLINE:
22' - (NTF) - R. Yates (Yellow)
43' - (NFT) - S. Ameobi (Yellow)
84' - (NFT) - R. Yates (Yellow/Red)

9/26/20
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest continued its torrid start to their EFL Championship campaign on Saturday afternoon with a dominating 4-1 victory over Hudderfield Town at City Ground. Guerrero scored twice to keep Forest unbeaten in league play.

Guerrero got things started early with a goal in the eighth minute off of a pass from Sammy Ameobi. Guerrero took the pass and slipped it by the keeper to put Nottingham Forest up 1-nil

Huddersfield Town would get an equalizer in the 19th minute on a great individual effort by Adama Diakhaby. He dribbled from the right sideline to the top of the box and lifted a left footed strike into the top right corner.

Nottingham Forest wasted no time regaining the lead. Just one minute later, Luke Freeman took a pass from Joe Lolley, dribbled to the top of the box and unleashed a howitzer into the lower left corner to put Nottingham Forest back in front.

Ryan Yates would make it 3-1 in teh 29th minute. He took a pass from Guerrero in the box and slipped it just inside the right corner.

The teams went to halftime with Nottingham Forest up 3-1. Forest outshot Huddersfield 6-4 in the opening half despite losing the possession battle.

Nottingham Forest would ice it in the 56th minute on a pretty goal. Guerrero stole the ball at midfield and then caught Huddersfield's keeper in no mans land, lofting the ball over his head and into the goal from about 30 yards out to make it 4-1.

The match would end that way with Guerrero earning Man of the Match honors with his two goals and one assist. Sammy Ameobi was sent off in teh 83rd minute after receiving a second yellow card in the match.

Hudderfield Town (0-1-4, 1 pt) held a 55-45% advantage in possesion but was outshot 9-8 by the hosts.

Nottingham Forest (4-1-0, 13pts) will travel to Boscombe next Saturday to take on one of the Championship favorites in AFC Bournemouth (3-0-2, 9 pts).

Matchday 5 Results:
Barnsley 0:0 Preston North End
Wycombe Wanderers 2:0 Middlesbrough
Rotherham United 0:2 AFC Bournemouth
Stoke CIty 0:4 Cardiff City
Millwall 0:1 Brentford
Reading 1:1 Bristol City
Luton Town 0:3 Norwich City
Swansea City 0:1 Watford
Derby County 2:0 Sheffield Wednesday
Blackburn Rovers 4:2 Birmingham City
Coventry City 2:4 Queens Park Rangers