The big banner was unraveled by Crystal Palace fans in the Holmesdale at the end of the first half at the end of the first half made an impression.
There were strong cartoon similarities of the central characters, to begin with. The trembling figure of Morgan Gibbs-White unmistakably in his Nottingham Forest Kit and Evangelos Marinakis, in a predictable unflattering representation.
A few important words were fined in the top left corner with regard to the controversial forest owner and in the background spilling banknotes from bags and John Textor, whose co-ownership of Palace cost them a place in the Europa League in a technical way.
Full points for the Selhurst satirists. If the message was not clear enough, the banner was accompanied by the lustest chorus of the day of Palace's favorite protest song.
One with their sensing strength in this postcode in South Londs to UEFA, Textor and Marinakis. And at that time the raw emotion of 99 days since the jubilant day exploded when Palace won the FA Cup.
From the euphoria of Wembley and a first major trophy to the disappointment of their relegation from the Europa League to the Conference League while visitors Forest replace them.
This was exacerbated by losing Talisman Ebereechi, whose £ 67.5 million move to Arsenal was completed on Saturday. And here was Gibbs-White, a pity to be woven by Palace fans in the story as the most important creative power of Forest, who opposed an offer of £ 60 million from Tottenham and signed a newly improved contract on the city.
There are few stadiums in the Premier League that are still able to generate this visceral energy, but Selhurst Park is one and the Oliver Glasner team could use it.
From that moment on to the break, Palace dominated.
They took the lead by Ismaila Sarr, who wiped Daniel Munoz in a cross from the right and was almost a second when Marc Guehi went against a pole just before the interval.
Adam Wharton fell into the stands in the thomas tuchel stands. Wharton's vision and passing was central to the SARR goal.
First a slick pass left to launch a movement that did nothing. Then recycle the possession in midfield, change the angle and choose Munoz on the load on the right.
Wharton overshadowed Gibbs white, but his influence faded as Palace. They lost the impulse and could not keep it. The second half belonged to the visitors. They fought back and Callum Hudson-Odoi rushed Clear to score the equalizer shortly after the restart.
Elliot Anderson also produced quality flashes in midfield to send Tuchel home with food to think before he mentions the team for the World Cup qualifications of England next month against Andorra and Serbia.
Forest replacement Igor Jesus has made an attempt against a post. That would have been a goal to add a new layer of intrigues to the hostility in the air. Jesus is an attacker who was signed this summer from Botafogo, the Brazilian club in the Textor stable.
Crystal Palace, however, had made their point and Forest brought the theirs back to the midlands.
Maybe no surprise. The clubs have now met 11 times in the Premier League and has scored only once more of one of a single goal. That came back in 1995, scored for Forest by Stan Collymore.
Nuno Espirito Santo gave Gibbs-White a supportive hug on the field after the last whistle and the end of the road was getting up to ring their head coach that Sky Sports told in an interview before the competition he expected conversations with Marinakis during the week.
In contrast to his predecessor Steve Cooper, Nuno Loyale fans has on the side, even if his owner seems to lose confidence and patience, their relationship tense due to a tense summer and with names of potential replacements that swirl.
As soon as the dust is established on this draw, it is the Forest supporters who will continue with more confidence in the season. Gibbs-White is still with them and will have happier afternoons.
The team strengthened four signing sessions in the past week. Three of them, Omari Hutchinson, James McATee and Arnaud Kalimuendo came up to make their debut in Selhurst. And the power of Nuno of the bank was crucial for his team that momentum reversed.
Sterner -Tests wait for both teams when European competition comes into play and complicates the cycle of peace and preparation. Both Nuno and Glasner like to plan and drill their players tactically.
It is more difficult when dealing with international journeys and the mental fatigue associated with the Thursday-Sunday fixture pattern.
However, Palace has a team with very little depth. Glasner had few attacking options among his substitutes and had to be satisfied with the minimum limit of the forest.
Nuno entangled with his plate for more signing sessions and the palace boss seems to do the same, in his own way, with his own, completely different chairman.
First of all, they must complete the victory against Fredrikstad of Norway in the play-off of the Conference League and do what he can do to keep Guehi in the club.