Glasner thrilled with coaching appointmentspublished at 14:01 BST 10 July
14:01 BST 10 July
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Nottingham Forest head coach Oliver Glasner says he is confident his newly appointed team of backroom staff will "make a hugely positive impact" at the City Ground.
The club has appointed assistant head coaches Emanuel Pogatetz and Michael Angerschmid, assistant coach Michael Berktold, transition coach James Holland and goalkeeping coach Michael Gspurning.
Glasner told club media: "I'm delighted that these outstanding coaches have joined me at Nottingham Forest.
"We've shared many successful moments together and, just as importantly, we share the same values, work ethic and determination to build a culture where every player is challenged to reach their highest level.
"I'm confident they'll make a hugely positive impact on this football club."
The backroom team, collectively, have worked with Glasner in Austria and Germany as well at with Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
Yates captaining Forest 'means everything to people of Nottingham'published at 12:03 BST 10 July
12:03 BST 10 July
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New Nottingham Forest Women head coach Tom Mallinson says he tries to instill a "Ryan Yates culture" throughout his coaching career because of the time he spent developing the now Forest captain in the club's academy.
Yates joined Forest as an eight-year-old and went out on loan four times before eventually breaking into the first team and becoming an integral part of the side that gained promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 23 years.
"It means everything to the academy and the people of Nottingham to see one of your own playing and captaining Forest," Mallinson told the Shut Up and Show More Football podcast.
"To be the smallest part of that journey means a lot to us all. I'm really fortunate to have worked with some fantastic players and fantastic people along their journeys. It means a lot to be a part of such a special club.
"There's always photos around of Ryan. I think at times he gets a little bit of a disservice because he's always such a hard-working player but he has so many good qualities as a player. The thing that comes through with him is how much of a fantastic person he is.
"He does carry that Nottingham Forest culture of the Forest family, he wants to sacrifice himself for other people, and that's one thing I would always say to young players - players can always be good players but can we develop really good people.
"Can we instil that Ryan Yates culture of sacrificing yourself for the team and the person next to you and caring deeply about what you do and what the person next to you does?
"What makes Ryan so successful is his personality and characteristics. He's been a great servant for the football club."
Forest's Williams eyed by Premier League clubspublished at 12:03 BST 10 July
12:03 BST 10 July
Nottingham Forest defender Neco Williams is attracting interest from several Premier League clubs, with Newcastle among the teams interested in the Wales international.
Williams is currently in talks over a new deal with Forest - but a number of top-flight rivals are keen on the 25-year-old.
It is understood Newcastle and Manchester United are among the clubs to have registered an interest in Williams while talks over a new contract continue.
Forest remain confident of securing a new deal but the interest in the full-back does create a potential obstacle to a successful conclusion of talks.
Williams still has three years to run on his current deal but Forest want to reward him for his impressive displays last season with an improved contract.
Williams joined Forest in July 2022 for a fee of £12m and has since gone on to make over 150 appearances for the club.
Will your club sign any World Cup breakout stars?published at 12:00 BST 10 July
12:00 BST 10 July
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Plenty of players have made names for themselves at this World Cup, from goalkeepers like Cape Verde's Vozinha and Paraguay's Orlando Gill to New Zealand midfielder Elijah Just.
But though they might not have been familiar to fans, the extent of modern scouting means clubs all over the world will already have known about many of them – so how have their heroics at the tournament affected their standing in the game, and their value in the transfer market?
More than the Score's Mani Djazmi is joined Ben Littlemore from Transfermarkt, one of the world's foremost football databases. Lutz Pfannenstiel, sporting director at Aberdeen, also shares his footballing knowledge in today's episode.
Gossip: Forest enquire about Readpublished at 07:51 BST 10 July
07:51 BST 10 July
Nottingham Forest have spoken to Feyenoord about Netherlands Under-21s right-back Givairo Read, 20, who is also on Manchester City's radar. (Mail, external)
'Long-term target' Glasner 'the right person to take us forward' - chairmanpublished at 17:44 BST 9 July
17:44 BST 9 July
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Nottingham Forest chairman Nicholas Randall KC says that despite the "fantastic job" done by Vitor Pereira, new head coach Oliver Glasner is the "right person" to take the club forward.
Forest appointed former Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner as their fifth head coach in less than a year on Monday.
He replaces Pereira, who guided the club to 16th - five points clear of the relegation zone - and the Europa League semi-finals after succeeding Sean Dyche in February. The Portuguese was sacked two minutes before an exit clause in his contract was due to expire.
Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham about Glasner, Randall said: "He's been a long-term target. One of the best young coaches in Europe - I think he's widely recognised as being that. I think the fans have said it all in their response to the appointment.
"Vitor did a fantastic job for us, as others have done, but Oliver seems like he has the right CV, the right experience and the right ambition to take us to the next level.
"We're all quietly excited with the appointment and look forward to the new season.
"We have to keep pushing. The ownership group and the board saw this as an opportunity we needed to take because, although Vitor did a great job for us, we see Oliver as the right person to take us forward.
"The ownership is very clear and always delivers if it promises something to a manager. It's a fantastic club, fantastic fans, room for growth.
"The core of the team is excellent. We can look towards the future with real conviction and justified optimism."
🎧 Mallinson on women's team, the academy and Yatespublished at 16:22 BST 9 July
16:22 BST 9 July
Another episode of BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast is now available.
New Nottingham Forest Women head coach Tom Mallinson talks to David Jackson about his roles throughout the years at the academy, Ryan Yates and what makes him so special, and taking on the new job in the women's game.
Listen below or on BBC Sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.
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Please note: This was recorded before Oliver Glasner became Nottingham Forest boss and Warren Joyce left his role as head coach of the B team.
'Fantastic' plans for redevelopment a 'must-do' - Randallpublished at 11:41 BST 9 July
11:41 BST 9 July
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Nottingham Forest chairman Nicholas Randall KC says all parties are "pretty close to being on the same page" in regards to the redevelopment of the Peter Taylor Stands at the City Ground.
Proposals to demolish the stand and replace it with a new 10,000-seater one that would increase the stadium's capacity to about 42,000 have been public since last year, but work is yet to begin.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis wants to eventually increase capacity to 50,000.
"We're very much hoping we're going to land planning permission in September," Randall told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"We seem to have everybody pretty close to being on the same page. Maybe some people are on the page before the page we want to be on, but I think it's going in the right direction.
"It's a must-do for us. It's quite clear that the developments at other clubs show you can't really be a sustainable Premier League team for the long term if you only have 30,000 capacity.
"You have to go through these processes, which are sometimes frustrating and difficult to understand - but we have to keep calm and keep moving forward.
"We know what the goal is and we think the plans are fantastic. We know the vast majority of people in the area and community want it to happen. We have to keep pushing and trust the process."
'Flabbergasted' by Glasner movepublished at 11:45 BST 8 July
11:45 BST 8 July
Nick Godwin BBC Radio London reporter
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Oliver Glasner is a very interesting guy. He comes across really well, speaks really well. As a journalist, I always found that he engaged with questions brilliantly and was full of insight.
He's a really interesting football person and the impact he has had at Palace in recent years really cannot be put into words - a breath-taking journey. This latest development makes him an even more fascinating figure I think.
When we read this news he was joining Forest, I was pretty flabbergasted to be honest with you. When he left , there was this real sense he had done what he needed to do at a club of that size in the Premier League and he was casting his eye further afield. There was talk of AC Milan and Liverpool. For him to appear at of all clubs, Nottingham Forest, it made my jaw hit the floor I have to say.
If you look at the players he had to sell at Palace, they are some of the outstanding figures at the World Cup. To have a club that would give him the resources to keep his best players and buy new ones, I would imagine it will be quite appealing to him.
I would imagine given this latest chapter in the Forest-Palace tale, the kind of rancour we have seen in games between these clubs in recent years is only going to continue in the new season.
Gossip: West Ham move for McAteepublished at 11:28 BST 8 July
11:28 BST 8 July
West Ham have opened talks to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder James McAtee, who only arrived at the City Ground from Manchester City for £30m last August. (Teamtalk), external
Free agents and who to avoidpublished at 13:51 BST 7 July
13:51 BST 7 July
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We asked for your views on which free agents Nottingham Forest could target this summer and whether there is one player they are linked with but you hope they never sign.
Here are some of your comments:
Matt: Kamada in centre midfield might be a start to filling the Anderson hole and Glasner likes him too. Constant talk of Fratessi - really bad fit for the Premier League and simply not good enough to stand out in Serie A.
Daniel: I didn't realise that Kamada was available on a free! In considering which players Glasner might bring with him to Forest, I'd thought that Kamada would suit as a realistic option. He played more often than not as one of the two deeper central midfielders in the 3-4-2-1 formation that Glasner employed at Palace, and could move to join his gaffer again, with the two having worked together at Eintracht Frankfurt previously.
While I think that Nico Dominguez can fill the gap that Anderson vacates in our midfield, the club will want another body to replace him, so it could be a very sensible bit of business for Glasner to bring Kamada with him - a player who knows just what our soon-to-be new manager wants. A low-key, low-risk option to save us splurging an inflated transfer fee on another up-and-comer.
Kris: Of those 15 players listed as free agents, I wouldn't sign any of them. They're either too old, too injury prone or too expensive to make their signing worthwhile. We've been linked with just about everyone, but one name that crops up a lot is Davide Frattesi. Not for me, our history with Italian players isn't great (Silenzi anyone?!) and we don't need him - we have MGW and McAtee who both play in his position.
Jonathan: Stones on a free maybe if his wage demands were realistic. Salah...nope.
Lufbrarunner: James Rodriguez, Luka Modric and John Stones, would be formidable, but unlikely signings. We just have to trust that the management team get it right and stabilise the club's position in the Premier League.
'Marinakis has long been an admirer of Glasner'published at 09:55 BST 7 July
09:55 BST 7 July
Colin Fray BBC Radio Nottingham reporter
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Nottingham Forest don't want to be FA Cup semi-final losers like they were under Nuno Espirito Santo, League Cup semi-final losers like they were under Steve Cooper, or Europa League semi-final losers like they were under Vitor Pereira.
They want the next thing and Oliver Glasner clearly has shown he is capable of doing that by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final and going on to win the Community Shield.
Then after the controversy between Forest and Crystal Palace about which European competition each would be in, going on to win the Conference League last season despite halfway through it having expressed his kind of upset with the hierarchy. That was a bit like Nuno did with Evangelos Marinakis at Forest and that cost him his job.
So as we go through the years - because we're talking about long-term according to the quotes from Glasner - it might not all be harmonious, because clearly this is a guy that is prepared to speak his mind. But, what it might do, is bring some silverware.
They've had their eye on him for a little while. They almost appointed him at one stage after Steve Cooper but went with Nuno instead. So Marinakis has long been an admirer of Glasner and it's felt that now is the right time both for him and for Forest to, as it says in the statement, take the club to the next level.
Hear the conversation in full below or on BBC Sounds
David: We need a good back-up goalkeeper, a quality midfielder to replace the departing Elliot Anderson and a new striker. Spend the money wisely as we have a good squad ready for the next steps in our journey.
Nick: The highest priority should be identifying which players fit his system and which ones do not. I hope he comes with a list of players he wants to sign also. There's only seven weeks until the season starts and the players need to adapt.
Tim: We need a new key midfielder to replace Anderson. Another goalkeeper, probably a first-choice one if Matz Sels leaves. Hopefully replace Morato too.
John: Number one - secure the commitment of Morgan Gibbs-White. Two - attract a proven goalscorer. Three - buy a couple of young midfielders with potential. Four - see if we can get back Anthony Elanga at a discount. Happy new season!
As the fifth head coach at Nottingham Forest since September, his decision to walk into the managerial graveyard that is the City Ground, can be viewed as risky.
Having won the Conference League and FA Cup with Crystal Palace, Glasner's stock is high - but given the changes in the past year, how long will that give him if results and performances do not meet owner Evangelos Marinakis' expectations?
There is no European football at Forest next season so fewer distractions will enable Glasner to settle and mould the squad, but that does not mean there is no pressure.
Predecessor Vitor Pereira lasted 133 days. Before him, Sean Dyche was in charge for 114 days - and he came after Ange Postecoglou had managed just 39.
Nuno Espirito Santo was dismissed just three games into last season after falling out with the club's hierarchy following a successful 21-month reign.
Nuno criticised the speed of their transfer business last summer, fell out with global sporting director Edu and revealed his relationship with Marinakis had deteriorated.
Glasner himself is no stranger to disagreements with ownership, saying he felt he and his squad were "abandoned completely" by Palace's hierarchy in January, which came after he revealed he would leave Selhurst Park.
This new relationship, therefore, could also be combustible.
Marinakis will demand Glasner repeats his Palace success at Forest, but the Austrian also has to bring the stability they desperately need.
'Proven winner' joins 'box office' Forestpublished at 12:41 BST 6 July
12:41 BST 6 July
Pat Riddell Fan writer
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If anybody thought it was going to be a normal summer at Nottingham Forest, then they weren't really paying attention. It turns out Vitor Pereira, who arrived in February with a contract until next summer, had a clause allowing either party to end it before the end of June.
Given that the rumoured new contract for Pereira in May hadn't emerged, with further rumours of a move to Saudi Arabia, it did beg the question: what's going on?
Well, Oliver Glasner was the answer. In some ways it's understandable - numerous top managers were available this summer and while it seemed as though Forest had accidentally found themselves a head coach for the near-future, but it was not a long-term plan by design.
Who's to know what would have happened with Pereira - he certainly earned his chance at a full season. Picking up the pieces of two disastrous managerial appointments, the Portuguese steered us to Premier League safety and a Europa League semi-final. And he did it with grace, charm and humility.
However, Glasner is a proven winner and took Crystal Palace to hitherto unseen heights. A Europa League trophy with Eintracht Frankfurt, an FA Cup with Palace and last season's Conference League is quite the record.
The strange beef between the two clubs will no doubt continue now, although ultimately Palace's Uefa demotion saw them clinch a European trophy and we haven't exactly poached an incumbent manager.
There is a fear that Glasner has a habit of falling out with club hierarchies - and Evangelos Marinakis will not take kindly to a manager who thinks he calls the shots. But equally, the owner wants the club to have a winning mentality - which is precisely why he's brought in Glasner.
As usual, Forest are box office - even if it's just for the controversy.
You're the scout! Which World Cup players do you want at your club?published at 12:32 BST 6 July
12:32 BST 6 July
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We're now well into the knockout rounds of the biggest World Cup ever and we want to know who has grabbed your attention - especially with the summer transfer window open since 15 June.
Which player has raised your eyebrows? Who has exceeded your expectations? Has there been a player you had no knowledge of consistently impress you?
Ultimately, who would you realistically like to see lining up for your team in the Premier League next season?
This is your opportunity to show off your talent-spotting skills - the floor (pitch) is yours...
And there's more - the BBC has launched live match updates so you can see the score directly on your lock screen through the full 90 minutes and beyond.
This means you can keep track of every game wherever you are - whether you're on the move, at work, or away from a TV. With live match updates on your lock screen, the score is always just a glance away.
This feature will also extend into the 2026-27 Premier League season, so you're never out of the loop.
He has said his "immediate focus" is on meeting the players and staff and "getting to work" as pre-season begins but added that his aim is to take the Reds "to the next level", and owner Evangelos Marinakis has described the Austrian as "the right person to lead us into this next chapter".
What should Glasner's top priorities be as he takes charge at the City Ground? What is most important if he is to succeed in his aim?
'Oliver is a winner' - Marinakis on Glasner appointmentpublished at 10:57 BST 6 July
10:57 BST 6 July
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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis believes the Reds share the same desire for success as Oliver Glasner and that he is the right person to lead them into their "next chapter".
Glasner arrives at the City Ground having won both the FA Cup and Conference League with Crystal Palace.
Marinakis told the club's website: "In our discussions with Oliver, it was clear that we share the same vision, the same ambition and the same relentless desire to succeed.
"He has consistently demonstrated throughout his career that he can build outstanding teams and deliver success against the strongest competition.
"It has always been our goal to establish Nottingham Forest once again among the leading clubs in England and Europe. Our ambition is not simply to compete – our ambition is to win, to challenge for major honours and to create a football club that our supporters can be proud of for many years to come.
"Oliver is a winner. He has earned success through his leadership, his personality and the style of football his teams play. We believe he is the right person to lead us into this next chapter."
We want to hear from you - what are the main things in Glasner's in-tray as he takes charge at the City Ground?
'Excited' Glasner aims to take Forest 'to the next level' published at 10:52 BST 6 July
10:52 BST 6 July
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Nottingham Forest head coach Oliver Glasner says the "trust and shared commitment" with the club's hierarchy and "potential within the squad" were key factors in taking the job.
Glasner told the club's website: "From my very first conversations with the owner and the leadership team, it was evident to me that they have a clear vision for this football club and complete trust and belief in me and my staff to build a strong future together over the long term.
"That trust and shared commitment, together with the potential I see within the squad, were key factors for me and I am excited about what we can achieve together.
"Nottingham Forest is a club with incredible prestige and history, a two-time European champion with one of the most passionate fanbases in football. Our aim is to build a team that can help take the club to the next level in the years ahead and that our supporters can be proud of.
"My immediate focus is on meeting the players and staff and getting to work as we begin pre-season.
"I'm excited for the future and will work tirelessly to represent this great club with pride and to bring success on the pitch. I can't wait to get started."
What are the key priorities in Glasner's in-tray at Forest?
