Keegans Notes

F.A Cup Draw Produces The Tie Of The Round

So we beat Rotherham in the F.A Cup with youngsters but I will not be playing them in the next round because we have drew Stoke City ofcourse. Joleon Lescott has already said they he expects to beat us.


Lescott speaks out

We have the easier of the draws! I think we will see Forest crash and burn in the next few weeks because they squad is shit and although in the top 4 it is by fluke not skill. Not one of there players would merit a place in my team and that is why I got rid of Tommy Cotton because of that reason.

I however refused to get drawn into this fight just yet because I have better things to concentrate on.

Keegan Fined!

So I got fined £13,250 because of three times I have now spoke out about a referee and got it wrong. My board have told me to be more careful in future and this i will be.

Keegans Notes

Forest Sign Drogba

I said to myself that I will not buy loads of players this transfer window and I am going to stick to my word but with a few players leaving me I had to act.

With Pablo Avalo and Once Captain Damir Gajski leaving to Lyon and Shakhtar respectively for £7,500,000 and £2,700,000 and also Kwame Reid and Felipe to Olympiakos and Hertha Berlin on load respectively I decided that I needed a Centre Back because unfortunatly Tin Jedvaj just does not cut it anymore.

So I signed Drogba, Franck Drogba from Sampdoria for £19,750,000 and I am really happy with what I got.


Drogba is a well known name for football fans across both Africa and Europe. He made his Ivory Coast debut against Rwanda in March 2023 and has gone on to make 29 Ivory Coast appearances and score 7 goals for his country.

Franck Drogba was born in San Pedro in Ivory Coast and started his career at Sewe Sport de San Pedro in June 2014, breaking into the first team 4 years later and made 54 league appearances, scoring 4 goals. In 2019 he joined Parma F.C for £55,000 and made 2 appearances. During this time he spent time on loan at FC Gronigen and made 19 appearances and scored 1 goals.

In August 2021 he joined Sampdoria for £1,700,000 and made 159 appearances and scored 14 goals.

I loved my time in Italy but it is every players dream to play in the Premier League in England and with Forest they are in Champions League and also in the top3 in the Premier League so it was a no brainer.

Keegans Notes

Keegan: I could Leave

There are rumours today that Kevin Keegan could walk out on Nottingham Forest at the end of Next season because of his desire to go abroad to manage one more time.



It can be fair to say that although he has not won a trophy for The Reds yet, his work has not gone unnoticed. This has been backed up by Keegan turning down approaches from Bayern, Dortmund and Olympiakos.

ITVSport.com asked for a comment and we amazingly got one from the Forest Manager. I have said that I don't expect to be here that long but I said I would give any next manager a platform to take Forest to the next level. I mean you look at the Fans and the new stadium in the pipeline, we are now regarded as a title contender and when I took over 4 years ago we were considered no hopers who would get relegated! I am not saying I will quit tomorrow and I would love to win a trophy before I leave.

I think the Forest board will do everything in there power to keep there manager but as we know with Keegan, he knows when to leave and when to stay.

Authors Note

I had drew Stoke for the F.A Cup but my game restarted so it was actually QPR we played

Keegans Notes

In a month where we played NINE matches I always new it would be a tough ask to get so many points, I mean we were in the FA Cup, Capital One Cup had 2 legs and then also the Premier League has its busiest times over Christmas and New Year but we did well.

We only had one defeat and that was a costly one to Manchester United so we will start with the 2 legged COC Semi Final first.

Congia came back to haunt us in the first leg as he hit a hattrick but it did not stop us from fighting. They went into the half time interval 2-0 up but in the second half we got 2 goals in 2 minutes through Piero Palumbo's first goal for the club and ex United man Adam Williams the second but it was not enough as the impressing Congia got the third in the dying seconds which gave us a hard task at Old Trafford.

It was one we almost pulled off though as Adam Williams gave us the lead in the 25th minute and things looked even better on the 40th minute when Williams was fouled in the box. Ross Barkley stepped up but skied it over the bar. Things got tetchy though in the 78th minute when Congia, who definately dived won a penalty and put it away himself. My brave team miss out on Wembley but we are still in the F.A Cup and we could still do a job in the League.
The F.A Cup also kicked off for us and after trouncing Rotherham 5-0. I was full of praise for my youngsters. Sam Goold and Oddgar Nygard put themselves in the selection picture and I actually had Nygard in the team for the first leg of the COC! We then played Queens Park Rangers and they amazingly went 2-0 up inside 20 minutes but we soon rectified that with goals from Darmian and Ghedin before half time and then Barkley got a brace along with Thomas striking in a sexy free kick to make it a 5-2 comfortable win.

The Premier League was a mixed bag though and we started by beating Reading 2-1. Barkley got the ball rooling on 39 minutes with a incisive finish and then Piter finished the rout off on 81 minutes. there was still time to get one back for Reading but it was too little too late.

We then claimed 3 Premier League draws in a row starting at Watford. The disappointing thing was we were 3-0 up after 29 minutes with goals from Kyle, Keegan and Piter but they got 3 back and it was 2 points dropped and also a match that if we are going to win the League we need to win.

We then got good draws against Stoke and Fulham before beating Bolton 2-0 thanks to Piter. Piter has been magnificent this month.

F.A Cup Draw

We have the tie of the round against Derby County in an East Midlands Derby. The only other stand out tie is the potential clash between Arsenal and Newcastle aslong as they get through the replay against Leeds.

McDonald's Premier League Table

It is tight at the top and we are 4 points off the leaders Man City and we are also 1 point off second. Fulham and West Brom continue to be ahead of Man Utd and Liverpool are still in the relegation zone again.

Forest Player Of The Month

Piter scored 5 goals this month and has an average rating of 8.70 so wins this months player of the month.

Upcoming Fixtures

The Champion League First Leg stands out doesn't it. I mean its against Atletico and we want 10 points out of 12 in the Premier League although I think they are all winnable. Then the small matter of a East Midlands Derby against Derby will be fantastic viewing.

Keegans Notes

Transfer Deadline Day

I made just one purchase this deadline day and it was a 23 year old Brazilian called Nahuel Allegrini. He has signed a 5 year deal worth in excess of £85,000 a week from Barcelona for £30,000,000 plus an extra £10,000,000 in add ons if he performs for us.


Alleggrini is a well-known name across South America and Europe and joins from Barcelona for £30,000,000.

He started his career at Velez Sarsfield in January 2017, breaking into the first team in 2021 and mde 26 appearances scoring 4 goals. In June of 2022 he joined PSG for £1,500,000 and made 9 appearances where he scored 3 goals. During this time he was loaned back to Velez and also loaned to River Plate, making a combined total of 29 appearances and scoring 1 goals. During this time he won the Olympic Games with Argentina in Egypt and the Coupe de la Ligue in 2025 and the South American U20 Championship in 2023.

In July 2025 the uncapped Brazilian joined Barcelona for £5,500,000 and made 47 appearances where he knocked in 7 goals and won the Uefa Europa League and La Liga in 2026.

I am delighted to make the move to Nottingham to play for Nottingham Forest and I look forward to winning titles here just like I did in Spain.

Keegans Notes

East Midlands Delight For The Nottingham Side

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Derby featured a lot of exceptionally quick players on a breezy but bright afternoon in the F.A Cup 5th Round tie but were unable to use them to full effect at The City Ground.

New signing and flamboyant midfielder Nahuel Allegrini got Nottingham Forest Forest off to a flyer by scoring a shot which owed an assist to the woodwork on 6 minutes. It was a superb solo effort and Allegrini looked delighted. Explosive striker Colin Kyle doubled Forest's lead with a close range finish which was timed impeccably.

Kyle was deservedly pleased with the strike and it was easily one of the highlights of the match. An error from Derby County's Jose Martinez allowed Kyle to score his second goal with a simple finish.

Colin has been on the fringes of the side of late but with the injury to Gabriele Ghedin, he might now get a chance to push on from this as he also picked up the man of the match award. I hope Gabriele gets fit quickly but as long as he is injured I will be hoping to nail down this place in the team and make it difficult for the boss to not pick me.



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The Draw For The Sixth Round is now on.

5. Vs 2.

6. / Vs 1. /

4. Vs 7.

3. or Vs

We got Manchester City and it is will be a tight match, so lets see how the matches pan out but I was hoping to avoid them but oh well.