1865: The Nottingham Forest Podcast

Rich Ferraro (Frank Clark)

Player, Manager, Chairman, and possibly even physio as well, Rich hosts the monthly deep dive discussion shows, and also presents and edits match reports. A veteran of the late Clough years, when Forest were at Wembley every season, the play-off final gave Rich a chance to reminisce about some of the glory years. Rich has written about Forest for the Observer and made appearances talking about Forest on 5live and TalkSport.

Steven Toplis (Andy Reid)

With experience of broadcast journalism, podding and vlogging, Steven is deputy editor and host of 1865, but he’s far more than just a supersub. With the depth of knowledge to back up his technical skills, Steven provides the optimistic voice of the pod, and his years of positive thinking finally paid off in 2022.

Baz (Radi Majewski)

Another veteran of the Cloughie glory years, Baz can finally believe in miracles again, after last season’s incredible run to Wembley. The architect of the original 1865 podcast back in 2008, Baz says that seeing Premier League football back at the City Ground is the best thing that’s happened to him in two decades – but only when his kids are out of earshot.

Tom Newton (Nigel Clough)

Tom is a real fans’ advocate, and brings his experience on and off the pitch to the task of analysing Forest matches. Having been instrumental in setting up the NFFC Supporters’ Trust he speaks with authority on the experiences of the match going fan; you have to trust him when he says Jack Colback meant it.

Maradona of the Midlands (Scot Gemmill)

Deceptively hard-working, and probably under-rated – so he’s probably more like Scot Gemmill than El Diego, but don’t tell him we said that. The Maradona Of The Midlands in 1865’s mystery man, but like his namesake, he injects some real quality into the podcast.

Adam (Chris Cohen)

The Morgan Gibbs-White of the podcast, Adam brings some youthful energy to the 1865 line-up, and loves following Forest home and away. Adam takes pleasure in the fine details, and is the most likely member of the 1865 team to have a notebook full of stats to hand.

Jeremy Davies (Stuart Pearce)

An armchair fan with a background in stand-up comedy, JD writes and performs the “1865 Sketch,” a light-hearted look at the more surreal aspects of life as a Forest fan. As a Southern-based correspondent, the fact that his son supports Spurs didn’t bother him that much until Forest made it to the Premier League.

George Edwards (Ryan Yates)

Now Brennan Johnson has gone, George can no longer be likened to his brother from another mother, with Anthony Elanga the closest comparison of the current crop. Youthful, pacey and unpredictable, even he doesn’t know what comes out of his mouth half of the time.

Ellie Molloson (Joe Worrall)

Ellie is Nottingham Forest’s Her Game Too ambassador and founder of Garibaldi Girls- Forest's first female focused fan group. She travels home and away and often appears on the news and radio giving her very optimistic take on the season.

Jamie Martin (Harry Toffolo)

Jamie Martin is first and foremost a Forest fan, but also football commentator and journalist covering the latest news as well as moonlighting on Nottingham Hospital Radio. As 1865’s resident newshound, Jamie provides the insights that contribute to our regular “Friday 5”, a roundup of everything you need to know at the City Ground each week.