Videos of Nottingham Forest fans sending off the team coach in their hundreds on Monday drew predictable reactions from supporters of rival clubs.
Flags waving, red smoke filling the air and men, women and children of all ages gathering at the training ground clearly meant a lot to the players as they uploaded footage from inside the coach to Bournemouth to their Instagram stories. It obviously meant a lot to those who went down to the Nigel Doughty Academy as well, yet outside of Nottingham there was predictable derision.
'A rubbish version of Liverpool' or 'they think they've won the Champions League' was followed by 'don't they have a job?' and Bournemouth fans saying 'look what our little club has done to them'. Firstly, it was a Bank Holiday so people were off work, but more pressingly, it's not about Bournemouth and what they have done to Forest. It could have been any other Championship club. This high-charged game is not Forest's cup final.
