Image source, Nottingham Forest FCNottingham Forest have unveiled their away kit for the upcoming season.
The Reds say "one of Nottingham's greatest exports, lace, will provide the base of our new look".
Nottingham's lace market is two miles away from the City Ground, and "was the heartbeat of the lace industry in the 1800s".
This week, we are asking you to share your stories and photos for why you fell in love with Nottingham Forest.
Here is a selection of your submissions:
Yann: I first saw Forest in Europe in the early 1980s. My next memories are as a young man, watching Stuart Pearce, Roy Keane and Stan Collymore (best player I've seen in the Garibaldi). And an increasingly elderly looking Clough in the dugout. This was with my mates, one passed around this time of year and he's with me every time I watch them. Following a personally horrible time, I started to follow Forest again, from the foot of the Championship, to promotion, to today. Forest mean a great deal to me. Here's a signed photo I found at Newark fleamarket of the 1959 FA Cup-winning side. It cost 20p!
Tim: As an Australian Forest fan through my father, watching from afar in the 1990s, it was on a Monday night TV highlights show where I could hope for a few minutes from the match.
Finally in 1996, when I was 13 years old, we made the trip back and were at the City Ground for the 1-1 draw with Derby.
Dean Saunders scored for the Reds and I will never forget the noise and passion (my dad was getting hugs from the guy next to him).
Compared with Australian sport, it was mind-blowing and I have been a fan ever since.
Rob: I've been a Forest fan since I was three when apparently I found a T-shirt in my room and really liked the design on it. I started wearing it without realising it was the Forest badge on the front. My mum's family are from Nottingham, so we would make the trip from Northern Ireland to Nottingham every summer so have always had that connection to the city. My favourite memory was watching the 1990 League Cup final at the airport while waiting to go to Mallorca on our first holiday abroad.
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Image source, Getty ImagesAlisson, Emi Martinez, Matz Sels and David Raya have been nominated for the 2025 Yashin Award.
The trophy - named after former Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper and Ballon d'Or winner Lev Yashin - is awarded to the best performing goalkeeper of the previous season.
Alisson won the maiden edition of the award in 2019, while Martinez is looking to pick up the trophy for a third time after winning in both 2023 and 2024. It is a first-time nomination for both David Raya and Matz Sels, who shared the Premier League Golden Glove in 2025.
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Image source, Danielle Sarver CoombsWhen it comes to our love for a football club, the answer to why we do lies in "both psychological and societal" reasons.
In the first part of her chat with BBC Sport, researcher and co-writer of the Routledge Handbook of Sport Fans and Fandom Danielle Sarver Coombs spoke about the part that identity and tradition play.
And yet when we are caught up in the emotions of a tough defeat or nerves of an important match, we can often ask why we put ourselves through it.
"There are psychological processes at work and physiological ones in terms of how we respond and engage," Sarver Coombs said.
"An example that I always give is when I take the train to work, I go past Arsenal's stadium and I feel literally nothing other than: 'Oh, that's a big building'. Whereas on a train to Manchester, I went by Villa Park and my heart started pounding. I got all excited and was trying to take pictures out the window.
"I had a visceral reaction to this place. We can't pretend we don't have that sort of physical reaction because we do.
"When someone is talking about a controversial decision and I feel myself getting wound up, even though I intellectually know that I can't control it and that it's just a game, my body doesn't know that.
"My gut doesn't know that and so I have this really emotional response and we can't control that."
A 2023 book titled 'Football on the brain: why minds love sport, external' suggests it comes down to 'an understandable and logical consequence of the human mind's natural inclination to find meaning through beliefs... It's a religion as far as the brain is concerned'.
But it not just about what is going on inside the mind but outside influences too.
"There is a sociological element to it because the community part is such a huge driver and benefit for us," Sarver Coombs explains.
"Sociologically, we are driven to be part of communities. We are driven to find our groups that we can be members of. Sport provides a way to do that - this sense that I was chosen to be part of this community and it's something bigger than I am."
As the game expands, unrest among supporters seems to be increasing, but how does that impact this ingrained love for a club?
"You always go through these cycles when the game is changing," Sarver Coombs said.
"Despite all the changes, the traditions remain so strong and it's such a huge draw that it becomes really hard to actually separate yourself from it. Even if you do, it tends to be a short-term separation. You get sucked back in because something happens.
"People don't want that change, but then we adapt to it and continue moving forward."
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Nottingham Forest are closing in on a deal to sign 27-year-old Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz from Juventus, who could make a move for Forest and Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare, 27. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
However, Everton are also interested in Douglas Luiz and, like Forest, could look at a loan with an option or obligation to buy. (Mail), external
Ipswich are set to snub a £35m offer from Nottingham Forest for England Under-21 winger Omari Hutchinson, with Brentford also still interested in the 21-year-old. (David Ornstein of The Athletic), external
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This week, we are asking you to share your stories and photos for why you fell in love with Nottingham Forest.
Here is a selection of your submissions:
Ryan: My first game was Sheffield Wednesday away with my grandad, a staunch SWFC fan. I sided with my parental side of the family and chose Forest. Back in 1991 he turned up, said he used to work at the ground and asked if we could have a look around pre-match.
Then Forest turned up. Mr Clough jumped off the bus. I asked for his autograph. He told me to come in the dressing room, meet all the players then posed for pics and kissed my grandad on his bald head. We lost 2-1 but what a memory!
Tony: It was January 1975 and Brian Clough arrived. I was a disgusted Derby supporter turned into a delighted Forest fan. The 30th May 1979? A honeymoon drive to Munich. Perfect!
Robert: I've been a lifelong Forest supporter, watching them play in the glory days of Brian Clough. I first started to go down the City Ground when I was about 11, which was in the mid Sixties. I wasn't that tall in those days and had to use a stool to stand on to see over the wall at the Bridgford end.
That stool is still in the family and received a bit of a makeover when Forest were promoted to the Premier League. My son and grandson both support Forest.
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Image source, Getty ImagesAngus Gunn says he "can't wait to get going" after signing for Nottingham Forest as a free agent.
The 29-year-old Scotland goalkeeper has joined Forest one a one-year deal after departing hometown club Norwich City at the end of last season.
Gunn played in all his country's matches at Euro 2024 and made 35 appearances for the Canaries in the Championship across the 2024-25 campaign.
"I am really happy to be here," he told Forest's official website.
"This is a historic club on an exciting journey and I'm looking forward to being a part of it and getting to work.
"I'm joining a good group of keepers, and I believe my experience will add something to the team."
Opta's Supercomputer has once again predicted the upcoming 2025-26 Premier League season by using a model to simulate every match 10,000 times.
Image source, OptaIt is not yet clear if the team that finishes fifth in this season's Premier League will secure a Champions League spot again as that outcome depends on how representatives performance in Europe this season.
Therefore, based on needing a top-four finish to reach the Champions League and fifth getting the Europa League, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are favourites again, but there is still plenty of hope for others.
Aston Villa agonisingly missed out on Champions League qualification on the final day, but in almost a third of simulations they do force their way into a top-four spot this time around.
Newcastle's focus may be on trying to keep star striker Alexander Isak, but currently the Supercomputer predicts the Magpies to finish sixth most often, and a top-four finish in 29.9% of simulations.
Meanwhile, after Crystal Palace's strong end to last season brought a first major trophy, the Eagles are given more than a one-in-five chance of a top-four finish. They manage that achievement in 21.6% of sims, ahead of rivals Brighton (16.8%).
In their second season under Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton are predicted an eight-placed finish in the majority of sims.
The Supercomputer ranks Bournemouth (10.1%) and Nottingham Forest (8.9%) as outside shouts for European football this season.
Perhaps surprisingly, Brentford are predicted to have a strong season despite losing Thomas Frank and key players Bryan Mbuemo and Christian Norgaard - with Yoanne Wissa also looking likely to exit.
If as many as seven or eight Premier League clubs can qualify for Europe next season, the door could be open for a surprise team to sneak in.
Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest continued their pre-season preparations with a goalless draw against Serie A side Fiorentina at the City Ground on Wednesday evening.
Both sides enjoyed moments of promise, with Forest going close through summer signing Dan Ndoye, whose low effort was saved well by David de Gea after a smart pass from Neco Williams.
At the other end, Matz Sels was sharp to deny a close-range chance before keeping out Moise Kean late in the half. Fiorentina right-back Dodo clipped the crossbar with his follow-up.
In a quiet second half, both sides rotated their squads to get minutes into players before the new season.
Forest's final friendly is on Saturday when Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah visit the City Ground (17:30 BST).
Nottingham Forest will hold talks with the agent of Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz as they attempt to complete a deal for the 27-year-old. (Football Italia), external
Meanwhile, RB Salzburg's Danish midfielder Mads Bidstrup, 24, tops Nottingham Forest's transfer targets. (Florian Plettenberg), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest have announced Bally's Corporation, an American gambling, betting and interactive entertainment company, as the new front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2025-26 season.
It comes despite Premier League clubs collectively agreeing in 2023 to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts by the end of the 2025-26 season.
Clubs have been allowed to secure new shirt-front deals before the deadline and will still be able to continue featuring gambling brands in areas such as shirt sleeves and LED advertising afterwards.
Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis said: "We are on a special journey - we are determined to keep achieving incredible things and strengthening our global partnerships is an important part of this.
"As our club continues to thrive both on and off the pitch, we're looking forward to working with Bally's on a number of exciting initiatives, helping us to engage with our growing fanbase within Nottinghamshire and around the world."
Home shirts with the new sponsor will be worn for the first time in Tuesday's friendly against Serie A side Fiorentina at the City Ground.
In the 2024-25 campaign, 11 top-flight teams had a gambling sponsor on the front of their shirts, an increase of three from the previous campaign.
The ban from next season follows a consultation between the league, its clubs and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as part of the government's ongoing review of current gambling legislation.
