Notts Forest

[ForestBlue]

Just fully grown men getting upset by innocuous abbreviations.

Bet they voted for Brexit too.

Yes both the City of Nottingham and the County as a whole voted for Brexit. The only exception was the borough of Rushcliffe (Where the City Ground is situated)

Soz!

 

[perth_blue]

I called them Chazwozzers

 

[barneygumble]

Their fans don’t like being called Notts Forest, did anyone else know this?

I did indeed.

Once had a very stern word said to me as I referred to them as “Notts”. Pretty petty if you ask me.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Call them Leicester Forest, see how that goes down?

 

[DualityNSNO]

Call them Leicester Forest, see how that goes down?

Not Leics Forest or something?

 

[DualityNSNO]

You're right it is weird, and its also a bit complicated.

Its on multiple levels but its first and foremost to distinguish between Nottingham Forest and Notts County. Locals refer to Notts County as just Notts so Forest didn't want that word association of their nearest rivals. It would be somewhat like having the word Liverpool in the Everton name somewhere. The same for County as their fans dont want to be known as Nottingham County although very few ever calls them that.

Geographically it doesn't help matters that Forest now play in Notts at the City Ground, and County play in Nottingham at Meadow Lane, so their names are actually the wrong way round.

Note:
Nottingham Forest did originally play within the City of Nottingham when they were first formed

Further Note:
Derby are sheep shaggers though .. that is indisputable!

So you're saying we should call them Notts Forest then?

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Not Leics Forest or something?

They might be alright with that, the wrong uns.

Y'know I've never heard Nottingham County fans call Leicester City fans 'Fox Shaggers'.

Dunno why Derby get all the bestiality themed insults.

@ForestBlue got any insight on this pressing mystery?

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Forget me Notts.

 

[ForestBlue]

Call them Leicester Forest, see how that goes down?

I dont know of any club named after a motorway service station but it could catch on I guess.

Hooters FC is probably a better alternative for Forest (or Notts)

 

[john jako]

I say Notts based on pure laziness and nothing else. I’ve heard it annoys them but my laziness outweighs any of their feelings

 

[ForestBlue]

I say Notts based on pure laziness and nothing else. I’ve heard it annoys them but my laziness outweighs any of their feelings

Cant fault you there!

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I dont know of any club named after a motorway service station but it could catch on I guess.

Hooters FC is probably a better alternative for Forest (or Notts)

Arsepain FC could be the nickname for Leicester Forest East FC, because it is driving southbound past those services. One seriously badly thought-out confluence of roads and junctions.

 

[ForestBlue]

Arsepain FC could be the nickname for Leicester Forest East FC, because it is driving southbound past those services. One seriously badly thought-out confluence of roads and junctions.

Yes its almost as if the planners had never heard of cars and were designing a horse bridleway on tarmac. Welcome to the East Midlands as a whole!

 

[roydo]

Yes its almost as if the planners had never heard of cars and were designing a horse bridleway on tarmac. Welcome to the East Midlands as a whole!

I heard a theory about why the roads round your way are a bit odd. Apparently after WW2, and they were rebuilding Coventry in particular, the engineers had to configure the new roads and junctions to be capable of left and right side driving, in case the UK switched. No idea if true, but driving on the main roads in Cov is a bit weird.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I heard a theory about why the roads round your way are a bit odd. Apparently after WW2, and they were rebuilding Coventry in particular, the engineers had to configure the new roads and junctions to be capable of left and right side driving, in case the UK switched. No idea if true, but driving on the main roads in Cov is a bit weird.

The ring road in Coventry is my favourite regular driving experience. Literally no one knows how to drive on it and the junctions are a blindspot lottery.

It's not bad for traffic actually. Leicester on the other hand is the stuff of nightmares.