Amid a Suffolk squall, winds whipping, a constant drum of rain, an encounter full of half-chances, mistakes, the obligatory refereeing controversy and searching questions. Do Ipswich possess the stones to deal with the big league? How long can Nottingham Forest’s dip sustain before their president, Evangelos Marinakis, takes his usual course of action.
Ipswich’s Gary O’Neil was the happier manager, Forest had created the cleaner opportunities, only for familiar failings to cost them. Further adding to Forest’s disappointment, Ipswich’s Issa Diop escaped what looked, on first glance, a red card for a last-man foul. A first-half exchange of goals, both owing much to defensive laxness, determined the result.
Ipswich’s aim is to establish themselves as Forest have in the Premier League. Though Forest and their manager cannot be presumptive of their statuses. Forest have six points from eight matches, just a single win.
Glasner admitted he is still “waiting for this click” while saying: “I see great togetherness. The spirit I start to feel … I loved everything I saw today, just not the result.” A record of starting slow only to flourish at previous clubs offers partial protection, though Forest’s ownership is not like other clubs’. Wednesday was the anniversary of Sean Dyche’s appointment.
That tenure lasted just 100 days. Liam Delap’s presence in the Forest ranks, the striker barracked at every touch by home fans, served as a reminder of Ipswich’s failed mission two seasons ago. Unloved in Ipswich for decamping to Chelsea, Delap continues to be short of the confidence he showed back then.
Forest kicked off as lowest scorers in the division; no side had drawn a blank more often. Their drought did not take long to break but no flood followed. Neco Williams’s goal came via an overlap and then a looping cross from Daniel Muñoz.
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