It's just a pity that I missed what was probably their best performance of the season. I had snow problems of my own yesterday down here in Bedford. While Nottingham was getting away scot-free, we were inundated by the heaviest snowfall we've had in nearly twenty years. I was so worried about the possibility of being stuck on a train for hours that I simply could not take the risk. So I sat at home and listened on the internet. I felt really sad not to be there, but at the same time very relieved that I was at home in the warm and didn't have to catch a train afterwards.
The 3-0 scoreline didn't even come close to being an indicator of how much Forest dominated. It seemed like the only time a Palace player got a mention was when it was their goalkeeper Julian Speroni making a save.
By the time Forest got on the scoresheet in the 31st minute thanks to a Luke Chambers header, it was no exaggeration to say that they could have been three or four goals up. They were playing such good football that it was a surprise at half time that they only had a one-goal lead.
It's quite rare that Forest are able to keep up the tempo for a whole 90 minutes, but in the second half they were even better. Marcus Tudgay, who was making his first appearance since joining on loan from Sheffield Wednesday, made it 2-0 with a lob from thirty yards out just a minute after the restart, and substitute Gareth McCleary, who had only just joined the action, completed the rout five minutes from time to set Forest up for a Happy Christmas, and hopefully a very good 2011.
The players will no doubt have dedicated the victory to the memory of former reserve goalkeeper Dale Roberts, who tragically committed suicide earlier this week.
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