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It’s the day football fans all over have been waiting for, at least since the fixtures were released in mid-June.

The opening day of the new football season is upon us, and just about all 72 of the clubs in the Football League will wake up this morning with a huge sense of excitement and anticipation about what’s to come over the next nine months.

For Nottingham Forest, there’s a renewed sense of optimism surrounding the club after a summer which has seen the Reds make 11 new signings.

Boss Aitor Karanka has been backed with funds to reshape his squad into one which can challenge at the top end of the Championship and hope to end an almost 20-year wait for Premier League football.

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It all begins at Bristol City this afternoon for the Reds when they take on Lee Johnson’s Robins at Ashton Gate, a ground at which they don’t have too many fond memories in recent times.

On the eve of the new campaign, the Post went down to the City Ground which has proved to be a hive of activity all summer, to speak to Reds fans and see how they’re feeling ahead of the big kick-off.

Here's what they've been saying...