You know the saying that ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me’?
You should try telling that to Nottingham Forest fans, because it appears as though names can indeed hurt, even if it’s just a slip of the tongue, because that’s what happened to large swathes of them last night.
Speaking on Monday Night Football, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville were in the process of discussing the greatest English football team of all time, and just for the record, Nottingham Forest’s famous side under Brian Clough in the late 1970s came 5th on that list.
Should the Forest team have been higher on the list?
Yes
No
However, it wasn’t the ranking that caused so much anger in the Forest fanbase, it was the fact that Carragher had the audacity to refer to the club as ‘Notts Forest’ rather than ‘Nottingham Forest’, something which touched a nerve given the rivalry with fellow Trentside dwellers Notts County.
And Forest fans weren’t willing to let that little faux pas slide as they tore into the pundit for what some people found was an ignorant comment.
Jamie if you call us “Notts Forest” tonight I’m gunna find out where you live
— Freddie Heathcote (@Fred_Heathcote) February 24, 2020
Currently filing an Ofcom complaint due to Carragher constantly referring to us as “Notts Forest” all night. Despite knowing it will rub people up the wrong way. #nffc #alwaysthevictim pic.twitter.com/sNFIgmLIsT
— Freddie Heathcote (@Fred_Heathcote) February 24, 2020
Jamie Carragher just said it on Sky Sports… I mean I don’t expect much from a man that spits at people from inside his car, but surely he’s been in and around football long enough to know it’s not Notts Forest… I swear some people do it to annoy us
— Haych Parker (@Haych_Pea) February 24, 2020
Carragher saying “Notts Forest” #NFFC pic.twitter.com/nsCKbpmbW3
— JimBob ⚽️ (@Hughr3ds) February 24, 2020
@SkySportsMNF tell Jamie it is Nottingham Forest not Notts forest!!!!!
— U2 Fans Tour Group (@U2_Fans_Tour) February 24, 2020
@Carra23 tried to ruin it by calling us Notts Forest twice
— Jack (@nffc_jackx) February 24, 2020
It’s bewildering isn’t it. I’ve corrected bosses and strangers in the past on this because it’s so frustrating. The other is on here when people spell it Forrest. It’s literally spelt the same as a forest full of trees.
At least they said some nice things tonight
— Rhys Cooper (@dizzee_rhyscal) February 24, 2020
Let’s hope that he’s learned his lesson and it doesn’t happen again.
What do you expect from a cowardly Liverpoolian?