Derby County and Nottingham Forest have been fined a total of £45,000 each for failing to control their players in a league match earlier this season.

The charge relates the the Coca-Cola Championship fixture between the east midlands rivals at Shame Park on January 30.

Forest boss Billy Davies accused his opposite number Nigel Clough of deliberately kneeing him in the back of the leg following a stoppage-time melee involving players and staff from both clubs.

The reverse fixture at the City Ground in August also ended amid scenes of mass confrontation.

A Football Association Commission Statement read: "At an Independent Regulatory Commission earlier today both D**by County and Nottingham Forest were fined for failing to control their players.

"Both clubs accepted the charge following an incident of mass confrontation in the fixture at Shame Park on 30 January 2010.

"The clubs were fined £35,000 and warned as to their future conduct, whilst a further £10,000 suspended penalty imposed on the clubs from a case earlier in the season was also activated."

Nottingham Forest are delighted to announce that Victor Chandler is to continue to be the club's official sponsor until the summer of 2012.
The online bookmaker and gaming company has agreed a new two-year deal after a successful first season as the club's sponsor.

Peterborough United Captain and Midfielder George Boyd is set to join Forest on loan until the end of the season.

A permanent deal has apparently already been agreed for the player who has scored 12 goals this season for Posh.

Boyd has been a key player for Posh since signing from Stevenage in 2007, but his current contract will run out in the summer of 2011.

Nottingham Forest defender Julian Bennett returns to action for the reserves on Tuesday after more than 14 months out with a knee injury.

The left-back damaged ligaments in a league fixture against Doncaster Rovers on Boxing Day 2008.

But the 25-year-old will play in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Coventry City at the City Ground on this afternoon (02/03/10).

Bennett joined the Reds from Walsall in January 2006.

He has started 99 games for the club and was the first-choice left-back at the time of the injury.

Forest have struggled to cope in Bennett's absence with Joel Lynch, Chris Cohen, James Perch and loan signing Nicky Shorey all used in that position this season.

Cardiff City's Championship match at Nottingham Forest on Easter Monday, April 5, will be televised live on BBC. Kick-off time has been switched from 3pm to 5.15pm. The corresponding match, a 1-1 draw at Cardiff City Stadium on November 1 last year, was also shown live on BBC.

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Each week, the Official Football League website brings you the Team of the Week. Produced by the Press Association, the Team of the Week features the eleven top performing players from each division from this weekend's matches. This week, the Coca-Cola Championship Team of the Week features three Nottingham Forest players following their 3-0 win over Preston North End.  Former PNE midfielder and now Forest captain Paul McKenna opened the scoring on 16 minutes and earns his place, while goalkeeper Lee Camp and defender Nicky Shorey join him.
The full team of the week can be found on The Football League website – http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/championship-team-of-the-week-20091221_2248204_1911706

Forest's away fixture at West Bromwich Albion has been moved to Friday 8th January 2010 at 19:45 as this top-of-the-table clash will now be screened on Sky TV

Nottingham Forest are marking Remembrance Sunday by making a
special offer to members of the armed forces to attend the
Championship game with Bristol City on Saturday November 7.

The game comes a day before Remembrance Day and Forest are
making it possible for serving members of the Army, Navy, RAF and
the TA to attend the game for just £5.

They can also bring a guest for £5.

Forest have had strong links with the Worcestershire and Sherwood
Foresters Mercian Regiment, who will be special guests at The
City Ground for the game against Leicester City on Saturday
December 5, but it was thought that the Bristol game was a timely
opportunity to make a gesture to servicemen and women.

Said a Forest spokesman: "We thought it would be a good idea with
Remembrance Sunday falling a day after the game and we are
hoping that the offer is well received."

Any regiment or service base wanting to take advantage of the
offer should contact daniel.huson@nottinghamforest.co.uk
or call the Marketing Department on 0115 9824400.

The BBC have moved the kick off of the televised game at Cardiff on November 1st to be 1700 instead of 1400.

Travelling fans click here to see local information for Cardiff

Check out our fabulous new away grounds feature - an essential guide for travelling Reds [ click here ]

As the new season kicks off today at Reading, don’t forget to add even more excitement to the game by placing your bets with our sponsor Victor Chandler using the following link: Click Here

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Online bookmaker and Nottingham Forest sponsor Victor Chandler has announced it will pay for 2010/11 Premier League adult season tickets if Nottingham Forest win the Championship title this season, in a move that could cost Victor Chandler in excess of £6million

The offer is open to all Nottingham Forest season ticket holders who open an online account with Victor Chandler, place a bet of only £5 or more (for age verification purposes), and register for the offer before 20th August.

Victor Chandler, Chairman, commented “I wanted to make an offer to the supporters which they could really associate with, and with the cost of Premier League tickets so high, the offer of a free season ticket next season seemed appropriate.  It’s a big risk to the business but I made my name taking risks and I have no intention of stopping now!”

If Forest win the Championship Victor Chandler will make a direct payment to the club to cover all the season tickets for those customers who have registered for the scheme.

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Dexter Blackstock is joining Nottingham Forest on a four-year deal.

The QPR striker, 23, had a medical with Championship rivals Forest yesterday.

Rangers have accepted a seven-figure undisclosed fee as Blackstock would be out of contract next year.

Blackstock, who was on loan at Forest last term, will become the club's seventh summer signing.
 

Tags: Signings, Dexter Blackstock

It’s all gone mad Trentside today!



Forest have agreed a £1.75 million transfer fee for Chris Gunter, who has agreed personal terms with The Reds.

Tags: Signings, Chris Gunter

The Reds have been trailing McKenna for some time and had seen three approaches knocked back by the “Lilywhites” before finally reaching an agreement.

An offer lodged on Wednesday has been deemed acceptable by North End and they have granted McKenna permission to discuss personal terms.

The 31-year-old has spent his entire professional career to date at Deepdale, and is club captain at the Lancashire club.
However, he could now be set to take on a new challenge at the City Ground under former Preston boss Billy Davies.

A statement from Preston said: "Preston North End can confirm they have reluctantly reached an agreement with Nottingham Forest over the terms of a possible transfer of club captain Paul McKenna from Deepdale to the City Ground.

"The 31-year-old has been coveted by Billy Davies for much of the summer but the Lilywhites have turned down three approaches for the midfielder, however, an agreeable offer was finally made late on Wednesday and permission has now been granted for talks to take place between the player and Forest.

"The club believes McKenna will travel to the East Midlands on Thursday to have talks with his former manager and no further comment will be made by PNE until after these discussions have taken place."

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Nottingham Forest are delighted to announce they have made another major close season signing - the world's foremost online bookmaker and gaming company.

Victor Chandler is to become the official sponsor of the club for an initial one-year term for a significant six-figure sum.

The deal will see the Victor Chandler name displayed on the front of Forest's first team and reserve shirts, as well as being available on adult replica shirts.

In addition to the sponsorship deal, Victor Chandler have also announced the appointment of Viv Anderson MBE as the company's Football Ambassador.

Anderson made 328 appearances for Nottingham Forest between 1974 and 1984 and was a key member of their double European Cup winning team.

Chairman Victor Chandler commented: "I am delighted with the agreement to sponsor Nottingham Forest and to welcome on board someone steeped in Nottingham Forest history as Viv Anderson is.

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Lee Camp has finalised his return to Nottingham Forest.

The former England Under 21 international today signed a four-year City Ground contract after Forest paid Queens Park Rangers an undisclosed fee for his services. Camp, who spent three month of last season on loan with The Reds, completed the formalities of the deal this morning after undergoing a medical last night.

The 24 year old is Forest's fourth signing of the week, which kicked-off with the £1million acquisition of David McGoldrick from Southampton, followed by confirmation of Dele Adebola's free transfer switch from Bristol City and then Paul Anderson's £250,000 move from Liverpool. Camp made 15 appearances for Forest while on loan last season and is relishing the prospect of a return to his native East Midlands.

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Nottingham Forest have today completed the signing of striker David McGoldrick from Southampton.



The Reds have paid a seven-figure fee for the 21 year old Nottingham-born star.

McGoldrick, who hails from the Wollaton area of the city, started his career with Notts County's youth set-up.

He made just 10 first team appearances for The Magpies before Southampton spotted his potential.

They snapped him up in the summer of 2004 and after loan spells with Bournemouth and Port Vale he established himself in the Saints' first team.

McGoldrick appeared in every one of Southampton's Championship games last season and topped their scoring charts with 12 league goals and two Carling Cup strikes.

This website is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring David for the coming season!

David’s Playing Career

David was originally with Notts County’s youth squad and made four appearances in League Two for the club's first team at the end of the 2003–04 season.

He was snapped up by Southampton and joined their academy in the summer of 2004.

He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town.

A powerfully built youngster with an assured touch he can finish and create chances, and forms an excellent link between the midfield and forwards.

At the start of the 2005–06 season he made his Saints debut as a substitute in the 1–0 Carling cup defeat against Mansfield, and also returned to Notts County for a brief spell to gain more first team experience. Although he failed to score in that stay, this was a mere blip in what was otherwise a phenomenal season, which saw him score 44 goals for the Saints’ Reserves and Under-18 teams, including a hat-trick in the Under-18s play-off final in which Saints beat Aston Villa 3-2.

He also netted three goals over the two legs of the FA Youth Cup semi-final against Liverpool to earn a call-up to the first team, making his club league debut at home to Millwall.

On 16 February 2007, he joined Football League One team Bournemouth on a one-month loan and scored his first goal against Oldham Athletic in a 2–1 victory.

On 23 March the loan was extended until the end of the season, but on 23 April Southampton recalled McGoldrick as cover following several injuries to first team players.

On 31 August 2007, he joined Port Vale on loan until January.

After an impressive pre-season, which included two goals against Premier League side West Ham United,[4] McGoldrick scored his first league goal for the Saints in the 2–1 defeat to Cardiff City on 9 August 2008. This was followed three days later by another two goals in the League Cup victory over Exeter City.

He spent the start of the season playing mainly on the right wing, but is now playing mostly as an attacking midfielder.

On 17 September 2008, he signed a new three–year contract with Southampton keeping him at the club until 2011. However, on 29 June 2009, he was signed by Nottingham Forest F.C. for £1,000,000.

Tags: David McGoldrick, Signings

The Screwfix Central Masters Cup 2009 returns to the Trent FM Arena, Nottingham on Saturday 11th July 2009.

Clubs represented include Forest – Notts County – Derby – Leicester

For full details of this event, please visit http://www.mastersfootball.com/masterscup2009_central.htm

COMPETITION!!!

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Your email addresses have been forwarded to the organisers and you will be notified by mail if you are one of the five lucky winners!

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