The former Tottenham boss has taken over at the City Ground and a Europa League showdown with the Hoops is possible
20:01, 09 Sep 2025
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Ange Postecoglou is in at Nottingham Forest and a Celtic reunion could be on the cards.
The big Aussie is the man demanding Forest owner Angelos Marinakis has picked to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked on Monday night.
The club have moved quickly to appoint the former Celtic boss as his replacement, and there's the chance they he could find himself up against his former club in the Europa League.
Brendan Rodgers' men suffered Champions League heartbreak after being dumped out in the playoff round thanks to a shock penalty shootout defeat to Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan.
Forest qualified for the Conference League, but were bumped up after Crystal Palace were sent down to replace them after falling foul of UEFA's dual ownership rules.
And bookmaker Betfair are offering 6/1 on an Ange vs Brodge showdown.
Meanwhile, Celtic favourite Chris Sutton has told Forest fans what to expect under the new boss and it will be quite the change from what they were used to under Nuno.
Chris Sutton
"Last season at Tottenham, you can't get away from the fact that it was disastrous Premier League-wise," he told BBC 5 Live.
"People are quick to forget that when he first went in at Tottenham, he really improved them and got a fifth place finish in the Premier League.
"Then he won a trophy. Tottenham do not win trophies. So he's given Tottenham fans a night they will stick in their memories absolutely forever, so it was job done at Spurs.
"In terms of the way he'll go about it at Nottingham Forest, he's taken over a successful Nottingham Forest team.
"The job that Nuno did last last season, seventh place in the Premier League, it's about building on that and possibly winning a trophy.
"In regard to the way that they play, he did tweak things last season at Tottenham and it certainly wasn't Angeball. It was quite turgid to watch some of the football towards the end of the season.
"But he does have his principles and I think if you're a Nottingham Forest fan you might be slightly nervous because of the way that Nuno played and the way that Nottingham Forest fans bought into that. The sort of low/medium block and more counter-attack football.
"I think it will be different under Ange in that they'll play with greater intensity and press higher.
"i think everybody's focusing too much in this high line thing."
Betfair: Ange Postecoglou Nottingham Forest Specials
Nottingham Forest to win a trophy in the 2025/26 or 2026/27 season 3/1
Nottingham Forest to win a trophy in the 2025/26 season 9/2
Ange Postecoglou to leave Nottingham Forest as manager before 01/01/2026 11/2
Nottingham Forest to be relegated from the Premier League in 2025/26 6/1
Nottingham Forest to play against Celtic in the Europa League knockout stages 6/1
Nottingham Forest to win a trophy in the 2026/27 season 7/1
Nottingham Forest to beat Tottenham home and away in the 2025/26 season 10/1
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Nottingham Forest to win a trophy & Ange Postecoglou to be sacked 28/1
Nottingham Forest to win two or more trophies in 2025/26 season 66/1
Nottingham Forest to win the 2026/27 Premier League title with Ange Postecoglou as manager 66/1