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  1. 🎧 Delap, a chat with Sels and the future of 'the system'published at 16:24 BST

    A fresh episode of BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast has dropped on BBC Sounds.

    David Jackson and Colin Fray discuss Liam Delap's £50m move to the City Ground - plus hear an interview with Reds goalkeeper Matz Sels

    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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  2. The Glasner effect could transform Delappublished at 12:32 BST

    Matthew Hobbs
    BBC Sport journalist

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    In a summer of staggering transfer fees, Liam Delap's move to Nottingham Forest stands out.

    An outlay of £50m for a striker who scored one league goal last season - at a £20m profit to Chelsea - has caught the eye.

    But Delap is only 23 years old and has scored goals in the Premier League before.

    The overriding positive for Forest fans digesting Delap's inflated fee - which can be partly explained by Ipswich Town reportedly receiving 20% of any profit made on their £30m sale to Chelsea last summer - is that Oliver Glasner's man-management and tactical set-up are both likely to suit the new arrival.

    Glasner tends to prefer playing without the ball - his Crystal Palace team averaged 46% possession last season - while the Austrian also likes to attack directly at pace, suiting Delap's natural assets.

    Glasner also has recent form for turning around a centre-forward's career after transforming Jean-Philippe Mateta at Selhurst Park.

    A table of Jean-Philippe Mateta's performance metrics before Oliver Glasner and after Oliver Glasner

    Mateta improved his shot conversion rate and halved the number of minutes it took to score goals under Glasner, operating in the same type of targetman role that Delap is set to fulfil at Forest.

    Delap also remains a valuable commodity in the sense that he is one of only 10 English forwards aged 23 or under regularly playing in Europe's top five leagues.

    On Match of the Day in November 2024, former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy said: "I would probably go as far as to say he is the obvious long-term successor to Harry Kane. He is the best young English striker out there.

    "I just don't see a weakness for him. He has that lovely balance between physical and technical [ability] - and rarely do you get both. He is a super talent."

    Delap's international ambitions may have to wait for the time being but Glasner improved Mateta to the point of him playing for France at the 2026 World Cup.

    Significant interest will surround how far he can take Delap.

    Read the full article here

  3. 'We can build something really strong' - Delap completes Forest switchpublished at 10:42 BST

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    Nottingham Forest record signing Liam Delap believes Oliver Glasner can be the coach to "really help me develop and get to that next step".

    Delap has completed a £50m transfer from Chelsea and signed a five-year deal at the City Ground after just one season at Stamford Bridge.

    The 23-year-old striker struggled in west London, scoring just one league goal, but was convinced of the Forest project by new head coach Glasner, who himself arrived earlier this summer.

    "I'm buzzing," Delap said on the move.

    "I really can't wait to get started, it's a massive club with a big history so I can't wait.

    "I spoke with the head coach and I really like his way. I think he can be the one to really help me develop and get to that next step. There're some top players here as well and I'm looking forward to playing alongside them."

    Delap scored 12 goals for Ipswich Town in his first Premier League campaign in 2024-25 in a side that only won four games all season and were relegated in 19th place.

    "It was probably the time when I've enjoyed playing football the most and I think that was when I played my best football as well," he added.

    "Hopefully I can recreate that here.

    "I'm aggressive and I play with a lot of speed and aggression. Hopefully I can bring some goals here as well.

    "With the new head coach I think we can build something really strong. The main aim is to challenge and be a top club in the Premier League."

  4. What do Nottingham Forest still need in the transfer window?published at 14:27 BST 26 August

    Nick Mashiter
    Football reporter

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    Nottingham Forest are still working on deals after only bringing in three new faces so far this summer.

    A striker and a full-back would be ideal with the club in talks for Chelsea's Liam Delap, while Fiorentina right-back Dodo is of interest.

    Boss Oliver Glasner has played down the need for midfield reinforcements, despite Elliot Anderson's departure to Manchester City.

    What business do you think still needs to get done before 23:00 BST on 1 September?

    Get in touch with your views

  5. Bakwa joins Lille on season-long loanpublished at 14:19 BST 26 August

    Nick Mashiter
    Football reporter

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    Nottingham Forest winger Dilane Bakwa has joined Lille on loan for the season.

    The forward, who turned 24 on Wednesday, cost £30m when he arrived from Ligue 1 club Strasbourg last summer.

    But he only made six Premier League starts as Forest went through four managers and finished 16th in the table last season. In total, he made 24 appearances and contributed two assists but did not score a goal.

    Lille finished third in Ligue 1 last season, securing Champions League football for 2026-27.

  6. Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds - the fans' verdictpublished at 12:42 BST 26 August

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    We asked for your thoughts after Tuesday's Carabao Cup second-round game between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Forest fans

    Ian: A much worse performance than Saturday's, I'm not sure Liam Delap will solve the problem. Not pretty to watch, no identity, lack of ideas, feels like a rebuild is needed rather than tweaking.

    Graham: Nothing positive to come from last night, that was plainly obvious. Wood, Ousmane Diomande, Dan Ndoye, Xaver Schlager and James McAtee are not good enough. Oliver Glasner's tactics don't suit the players. We were too narrow and no bite up front.

    David: The smiles have gone and the tactics of passing back, passing back and passing back to Matz Sels, before he boots it to the centre circle where our lone striker is outnumbered and no one else is there to fight for the second ball is simply not good enough.

    Andrew: The worst Forest performance in over a year. Clueless players with little idea of what the playing plan should be.

    Leeds fans

    Bryan: The sleeping giant is starting to wake up. Never get enough credit from the pundits or press. This is great, they are creeping under the radar and will surprise all the experts this season. Will be classed as one of the strongest in defence in the Premier League and once they sign another striker, watch out top six, one of you will be losing your place.

    Peter: This Leeds side could be really good with just a couple of quality additions in the forward areas as they are so wasteful. Dan James created so much and the players around him didn't anticipate his crosses.

    Ali: Solid performances against Forest, but let's not get carried away. Still light in a number of areas (striker, left-back, winger, goalkeeper and attacking midfield) and these need reinforcing to be productive over a long season.

    Alan: Excellent defensive display, the attack needs to sharpen up, James Justin's goal is a great advert to scrap VAR, in the league it would have been disallowed. Yet again, there is a great buzz around the club, but it's early days. Let's not get carried away.

  7. Why has Delap's value increased?published at 10:54 BST 26 August

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    Dave: Why is Liam Delap worth £20m more now than one year ago after a dreadful season, is this just down to inflation of fees?

    It's a fair point that there may be some inflationary impact on this. However, it will be a small one.

    The main reason is that Chelsea's £30m deal to sign Liam Delap from Ipswich last summer was widely regarded as being below market value.

    That was due to the relegation release clause in his contract being active last summer, and Delap was arguably a £45m to £50m player at the time.

    Some might argue Chelsea received a good fee, given Delap scored only one Premier League goal last season. Again, that is subjective and depends on whether you believe he can rediscover his best form at Nottingham Forest this season.

  8. Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds: What Glasner saidpublished at 23:09 BST 25 August

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    Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham: "Tough, tough night. Tough defeat. Of course, a start where we that we wished differently but on the other side and this is what we have to accept. It's the reality where we are right now. If you lose both games against Leeds in three days, we have to accept they were better.

    "They are together now two or three years and are adding one or two or three players and this is what we could see. It's much more stability in the team, whereas we were struggling in a few moments today. We made too many mistakes. It was really playing with the pressure, we knew but we took many wrong decisions and gave them the chances."

    Listen to the full interview here or on BBC Sounds