Draxel727

Hello so since earlier today I have tried everything to figure out the problem is from discord servers, to reddit posts, to YouTube videos, to articles and nothing has worked. When I download 1.8.9 forge it does not pop up in versions. I tried reinstalling it and opening a vanilla world first, but it still did not work. I know this is an older version but I have tried everything I could and nothing has worked, and I am praying you guys could help me! :D