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Football Weekly Forest ditch Dyche and Manchester City look ominous: Football Weekly Extra
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Feb 12, 2026 
Jonathan Liew, columnist and tactician, gives cultural and managerial critique. Will Unwin, match reporter, brings on-the-ground detail from Nottingham Forest. Barry Glendenning, seasoned journalist, supplies stats and anecdotes. They cover Forest sacking and managerial churn, a six-on-one miss and finishing woes, Tottenham turmoil and replacement debates, and Manchester City's ominous title push.
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Owner Shapes Forest's Identity
- Nottingham Forest reflect an owner-driven identity rather than a coherent footballing philosophy under Evangelos Marinakis.
- Frequent managerial changes and heavy recruitment make coherent progress and player integration nearly impossible.
Six-On-One Miss Like 'Battle Of The Bastards'
- Jonathan Liew described a moment when Forest had a six-on-one chance and somehow missed, likening it to Jon Snow facing an army in Game of Thrones.
- The miss summed up Forest's season of creating chances but failing to finish.
Spurs Lacked Brentford's Supporting Machine
- Thomas Frank struggled because Spurs lacked the clear supporting structure he enjoyed at Brentford.
- Spurs' boardroom chaos and unclear lines of authority made the role larger and less defined than Frank could handle.