Nottingham Forest fans fear relegation as ‘serious’ issue is exposed in Fenerbahce clash
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MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES This was evident last week as they blew away Fenerbahce 3-0 in Turkey to get Pereira off to a winning start.However, that quality was completely amiss at the City Ground on Thursday, as they were completely undone for large periods.As a result, many Forest fans have now pointed to this reason as to why the club are still in serious danger of being relegated from the Premier League.#nffc First XI top half PL team, Second XI relegation certs.— Matthew Swallow (@TheSwallow7) February 26, 2026 I genuinely fear relegation now. Hope I’m wrong #nffc @NFFC— WJ (@TheCityGround1) February 26, 2026 3 of the last 4 seasons we’ve been fighting relegation in the PL, 2 of them it felt like we had a fighting chance even with a points deducion, this season definitely feels like we’re relying on other teams being worse than us. #NFFC— RichardM8422 (@RichardM8422) February 26, 2026 Our first 11 is prem quality, but we lack goals.
We lack serious quality off the bench and that will be what relegates us.That first half against a crap fenerbache just shows how we lack depth #NFFC— Karl Booth (@get_your_knives) February 26, 2026 Tonight has shown why we will go down. You can’t trust our subs if we’re 1-0 up against Brighton.
You can’t trust Lucca, McAtee anyone else, which means we’ll lose games. #nffc— Nathan (@Nathan_NFFC06) February 26, 2026 Another reminder of the lack of depth tonight. What awful recruitment!— Just a 54 year old from Nottinghamshire (@ENG2Stars1Day) February 26, 2026 Read more: Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahce ref watch: Three decisions Maurizio Mariani got wrongAndy Reid: It was a tough watch in the first halfAs a result of their poor first-half display, Pereira made four changes at half-time to bring Forest back into the game.While they did concede again shortly after the break through a contentious penalty, this did help regain a foothold on the match.However, this does not eradicate just how poor the hosts were in the first half, as they struggled to lay a glove on the Turkish side.Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live on 26 February, Andy Reid was quick to point out just how poor the Reds were in the first half.He said: “It was a tough watch at times, particularly in the first half, but the changes were good changes – although Fenerbache got the second goal, they started to regain control and Hudson-Odoi scored a really good goal.