Forest Round-Up, Friday 30th October: Glasner Facing Five Absentees as Forest Prepare for Crucial Brentford Test
Nottingham Forest are preparing for a big Premier League trip to Brentford this weekend, and the Nottingham Post have been busy previewing the game with team news and a predicted line-up, featuring the likes of Jair, Hudson-Odoi and Delap among those tipped to feature (Nottingham Post). Sports Mole have also run the rule over the injury and suspension situation for both sides ahead of Saturday's clash (Sports Mole).
The team news isn't all positive for Oliver Glasner, though, with the Nottingham Post reporting that five players will be unavailable for the trip to west London as the head coach puts his plans together (Nottingham Post). Despite a difficult recent run of results, the Post note that Glasner's response has summed up a sense of calm around the camp as the Reds head to the capital to take on the Bees (Nottingham Post).
Away from results, there's a worrying story off the pitch, with the Nottingham Post reporting that Morgan Gibbs-White's home was recently burgled, and that Glasner has publicly shown his support for the midfielder in the wake of the break-in (Nottingham Post).
There's a heart-warming story involving the club's academy, too. The Nottingham Post report that a Nottingham Forest starlet, turning out for England's Under-15s, helped protect a referee during an extraordinary incident at their World Cup clash with Bolivia, which followed a contentious penalty decision (Nottingham Post).
Elsewhere in the wider football world, Forest Green Rovers have been in the news after their squad reacted to a unique changing room makeover, as covered by Sky Sports (Sky Sports), while the BBC report that Forest Green chairman Dale Vince has announced legal action against Peterborough United over an approach for Savage (BBC Sport). Neither story concerns Nottingham Forest directly, but they're mentioned here for completeness given the shared name.
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