The story behind Nottingham Forest's postponed clash with Bournemouth as Reds fans left furious

It should have been a weekend where all the talk was about matters on the pitch and what had the makings of being a mouth-watering Championship clash.

Instead, confusion and frustration reigned for the best part of Friday, before confirmation that Nottingham Forest’s trip to Bournemouth had been postponed eventually came at about 4pm.

There are still unanswered questions. Chief among them why the call that it was “game off” came so late in the day, when plenty of Reds fans were either already on the south coast or well on the way.

And why there was a lack of communication to supporters in between the Cherries making a statement late on Thursday evening - which suggested the match could be in doubt - and the official postponement announcement.

Some would argue that as soon as Bournemouth was included in a Red Weather Warning on Friday, regardless of what time it was due to expire, the decision should have been made. Fans shouldn’t have been put in a situation where they had to contemplate whether or not to make a journey which potentially involved putting themselves at risk.

Forest had already made the trip. They travelled on Thursday, feeling refreshed after almost a full week to prepare, keen to make a statement in the race for promotion.

They are understood to have been eager to get the game played this weekend, mindful of the efforts supporters had made to get there and the fact there is little space in the calendar to squeeze in rearranged fixtures.

“We are extremely disappointed the match will not now take place this weekend. The club tried its very best to have the match played,” they said in a statement.

On Thursday night, there was some talk the match could be moved to Saturday - its originally scheduled date,