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20 May 2018 21:06:38
Nottingham Post says that Brolly is going to "raid" us for Ward. Not so much a raid as an unmitigated surrender!
20 May 2018 23:30:59
They can have Wardy. How many Clubs are going to be stupid enough to employ McClown? How he does it is beyond me.
20 May 2018 02:14:08
Ross McCormack.
20 May 2018 13:21:17
Really hope not
20 May 2018 14:56:12
If he's the answer the question must be who we don't want.
18 May 2018 23:55:58
Apparently Dowell is refusing to sign a new Everton contract. One year left, so only compensation to pay. Any Reds fancy a punt or maybe not an AK player? Early season Dowell, yes please but properly went off the boil at the end. Thoughts?
19 May 2018 07:01:51
A talented player there is no doubt just needs a good manager to develop such as AK, and a sound investment. If he opted to stay that world say a lot for AK as he hardly played him
19 May 2018 07:37:33
Not for me, he needs to improve a lot on his physicality and mental side of the game. He has moments of class but we need consistent performers with some grit.
19 May 2018 10:37:01
Not tough enough for the Championship, doesn't run back and tackle, gives the ball away too much. Keep well away I'd say.
19 May 2018 11:15:21
Not surprised he has not signed. He needs to decide whether he wants to be playing relegation football with Neverton or promotion football as our playmaker next season?
19 May 2018 14:54:19
Reminds me too much of McGugan.
20 May 2018 01:00:03
He still has time to improve
20 May 2018 12:08:48
We have plenty of our own youngsters on whom we need to help improve and reap the benefits. I say he should seek improvement elsewhere.
20 May 2018 18:51:49
Sign Dowell up cracking youngster, will get better with more experience. The last year will have been a great learning curve.
17 May 2018 17:33:07
Man Utd fans seem to think Karanka is about be named as Jose's new assistant?!
17 May 2018 18:49:57
why go from being the main man to a side kick.
17 May 2018 20:19:16
Surprised Jose hasn’t contacted warbo so he can learn how to play tippy tally in there own half.
18 May 2018 17:02:46
Utd are welcome to him!
18 May 2018 18:07:01
Now i know the football world has gone mad qpr have now got the wally with the brolly !!!you couldn't make it up🙈🙈
18 May 2018 18:33:16
Got your bags packed kranky you could do with learning a bit more about being a manager bye 💼💼👋😆
18 May 2018 21:34:37
Your right skeg he could do with learning how to get a team to the prem,oops he’s already done that.maybe he should go to Man U and learn how to make a championship team the 5th best defensively in the league oops done that.
18 May 2018 22:01:58
Missed off relegation Sutton.
That was looming large and got him sacked? Whoops done that?
He could learn how to score goals?
Holds the record of longest spell in our history without scoring.
WHOOPS DONE THAT.
He's still got a lot to learn about management.☝☝☝
18 May 2018 23:32:31
Aps 1952 he's replacing a manager with a far better c.v than Karanka though.
People can laugh all they like about Holloway,but he has been succesfull.
At least the wally with the brolly walked away from us without a payoff when he knew he'd been duped along with along with the bin yin.
Got respect for those two for taking no compo and realising they were sold a dud.
18 May 2018 22:48:07
Did he get relegated? No
The other day you said mark Hughes does it again saying that he kept Southampton up so with this thinking he also sent stoke down.
19 May 2018 01:04:54
He didn't get sacked at Boro . .
19 May 2018 01:45:01
Karanka is not in the same league Sutton and that's just a plain fact.
He couldn't buy a goal in the prem and it's already happened here as well, is that coincidence?
19 May 2018 07:06:19
Nicely avoided ff.you keep contradicting yourself.
19 May 2018 07:56:24
I'm not convinced by Karanka at all. After 10 games if we are bottom with zero goals scored then he has to go! No way should a team go 7 games without a goal. And his january signings tho some were ok, some were awful
19 May 2018 08:24:27
Isn’t that the same with most managers?some signings are good some awful?was every player great who fergie signed maybe wengers signings were all top players.every manager signs duds even the great warbo dropped some in there.
19 May 2018 11:13:11
No manager scores goals its the players on the pitch! AK has inherited rubbish strikers at Forest and was not exactly backed by Gibson when they went up to buy top class goal scorers. He will get our goal ratio closer to 60:40 which will get us into the top half which is more than the last few managers have managed!
19 May 2018 23:52:33
So Gibson didn't back him red?
Stuani
Nugent
Negrado
Adomah
Sola
Kike
Nsue
And Rhoades.
That's a lot of strikers and better quality than we have,but Karanka couldn't get them scoring.
Just saying
20 May 2018 07:52:27
Adomah isn’t a striker.lol.hes a winger.
Kike Sola was on loan and played 50 mins of football.
Kike scored a goal every 2.6 games.
Nsue played right back for boro as well not up front.
So two of those “strikers” weren’t “strikers” one didn’t play,not sure if he was injured and one had a decent strike rate.
O and negredo which was a loan so didn’t cost a fee so not really backed with that one as such.
20 May 2018 13:39:18
Nsue is a forward or midfield or right back.
But essentially he can still be classed as a striker.
Adomah often plays as a striker,So still a striker.
10mill for Rhoades
6mill for Bamford
4mill for gestede
List goes on,and negrado the loan player ends up top scorer with ten.
So at the end of the day that not bad backing by a chairman in my opinion.
I'd be more than happy if marinakis says "heres 30 million plus" to spend
16 May 2018 22:17:04
All this talk of new players being bought in and then us being potential top six.
How about just one major signing and promotion on the cards?
Big Sam is available ? 😁😁😁
16 May 2018 22:56:00
Are you not interested in Moysie Ff ?
16 May 2018 23:44:34
Really? You bang on from your box seat in the BC Stand about being entertained and attacking football and then offer us Big Sam!!!
Well at least you are getting over your Warbo phobia?
Or maybe you now are coming around to the Karanka way of mixing experience with youth, strong defence and putting results ahead of flair having moulded his team?
Big Sam's wages would put us into FFP trouble whereas AK is young enough to do a Big Sam Bolton and give us success and stability?
Come on join the AK Fan Club you know it makes sense?
17 May 2018 10:28:21
Am pretty sure that Ff799 is being a bit mischievous Rie .
17 May 2018 11:07:07
Who me???😁😁😁
17 May 2018 12:51:01
the thing is with ff79 you just can't tell.
17 May 2018 13:11:08
Just putting in out there 2 tone.
😎😎😎
17 May 2018 13:31:30
FF79 has told me he was a big fan of Megson as well, and wouldn't mind seeing him come back to finish the work he started. . 😋
17 May 2018 13:57:21
The work he started would have seen us in the conference
17 May 2018 13:35:51
Red, can Karanka can come up with a c.v like Sam's?
17 May 2018 16:20:40
ff Talking about cv’s yet he was warbos biggest fan.you couldn’t make it up.
17 May 2018 18:00:46
And your point is Sutton? 🤔🤔
17 May 2018 18:46:32
Cvs don’t matter do they?apparently there pasts don’t mean a thing or maybe they do now?depends on which way the wind is blowing
16 May 2018 18:23:12
We are supposed to be looking at Edwards of Peterborough, so their owner has said.
So Marriot, Maddison, and now Edwards, if they were to happen our owner should offer their owner some of our shares.
Would we become Forestborough, or PeterForest.
16 May 2018 19:01:21
Sounds very posh.
16 May 2018 23:53:44
Its all smoke and mirrors maybe we are really after Andrew Hughes the left back or the return of the young Mr Doughty?
13 May 2018 20:19:17
What I don't understand is why doesn't karanka use his Spanish connections and and bring in a few hidden gems which I would of thought is the main reason the fat Greek guy employed him for yet all we ever get linked with is middle aged journeymen. we all know Spanish footballers are better then english yet it seems dean marney and michael Dawson are going put fuel in are fire . Sort us out karanka.
13 May 2018 22:20:04
I am hoping he has a few more gems like Toby Fig up his sleeve.
13 May 2018 22:59:12
Toby is Portuguese.
Just saying.
Maybe that was gift from Jose??🤔🤔
13 May 2018 23:01:16
Hopefully he is but he's just not publicising the targets so nobody beats us to them.
13 May 2018 23:10:20
The fat Greek has eaten everybody
14 May 2018 03:08:04
Italians are supposed to be better than English players, that went well when Platt was Forest manager.
The players a club are linked to and the players they get are not always the same, some choose different clubs, and some are just fiction from the media.
Karanka will only want players based on experience of the Championship, or their play is suited to the Championship.
14 May 2018 03:11:35
I thought he preferred toilet paper.
14 May 2018 09:17:10
Hey 2star how about showing our owner a bit of respect we do not want to go down the same road as fawaz with the abuse no need my friend
14 May 2018 12:08:02
Because if he bought them in and they failed the moaners would moan asking why we havnt bought in experiencesd players that have played in the English leagues.its a no win.as long as he doesn’t start raiding key sports management players we shouldn’t be ok 😉
14 May 2018 12:50:30
That's "Juan" good post mate!!! 😂😂😂😎😎
14 May 2018 15:11:09
To keep you all happy here is a list of the "published targets" for Forest
Reina
De Vrij
Chiellini.
Mirada
Shaw
Can
Meyer
Balotelli
As they are all available on freebies management is going to offer them 10 year contracts to stay within FFP so we can do a Wolves next season.
COYR's
16 May 2018 11:29:56
apparently derby may be wanting to cash in on vydta to cut back their wage bill bext season, and would want 8mil for him. of everyone we've been linked with i'd prefer vydra to them all, especially at 8mil which i think is a good price for him. would they want to sell to us though?
16 May 2018 16:08:32
NFFC99 glad it's not my money your spending
16 May 2018 20:00:51
fair enough 1978, i just think 8mil for a proven 20 championship goals a season, 26 year old striker is a good deal
16 May 2018 20:27:35
That's all well and good but we aren't party to available funds. Splashing out 8mil would leave how much in the Greek warchest I wonder?
13 May 2018 12:41:55
Carlo and Sutton make a good point over Evtimovs lack of opportunity at Forest. If memory serves me well he made one mistake v Wednesday in a game that he had otherwise done well in and that was him done, banished never to return. Think back how many mistakes Smith was making fairly regularly and it does seem tough on the lad to never be given another chance imo. Having said that Pants is by far the best option out of the current bunch and I hope AK can land him for next season.
Danny Fox as had an excellent season beside Figueiredo and was my choice for POY but we still need a big strong kick and head it centre half at the side of Fig if we are ever going to stop the set piece mayhem that as cost us dear all season. Why not push Foxy forward into the midfield anchor role were his lack of height would not matter as much and his good passing range could be a plus with his natural defensive instincts covering the back four. It could also save the club a lot of dosh, eg Colback. U REDS.
14 May 2018 12:10:06
People say look how jl is now at Newcastle and say we should of kept him.maybe he’s grown into that player because of the Newcastle staff and more importantly playing with better players.the same will happen to Worrall he will go to a better club and the staff will bring him in better than what the forest staff will.jl looked shocking and times for it and at best average
12 May 2018 21:48:50
Carlo and Sutton make a very valid point about Evtimov. I have often thought the lad deserves a better chance to prove himself considering how long he as been at the club. If memory serves me he made one mistake against Sheffield Wednesday and gone, discarded to be forgotten. Smith made many mistakes but was never treat in the way that Evtimov as been. Really hope AK gives him that chance before sending on his way as I think he might surprise a lot of people. Pantillimon is still the pick of our current crop though. U REDS.
12 May 2018 22:30:59
Just shows how things are because Pantillimon has been guilty of some poor mistakes.
CARLO
12 May 2018 22:49:03
Retford can't remember Smith making many mistakes and he kept us up last season v Ipswich. Hasn't done much wrong and suddenly he's 3rd choice.I feel sorry for him,very unlucky imo.Hopefully he 'll keep working and prove AK wrong. Must be a bit demotivatedthough but he's young and will bounce back.
12 May 2018 23:57:16
Let's forget about the young lads please karanka wants experience he's not got long to get forest up and the big risk of him taking this job if he doesn't his managerial career will be having one big set back
12 May 2018 23:59:43
And ain't that the truth Carlo.
They say never get beaten at your near post? And yet he does.
But he can hoof it and does.
13 May 2018 10:39:57
Not impressed with Kapino.
13 May 2018 17:42:37
Smith and Kapino just need experience. Both are sill young especially for keepers and though Kapino played regularly in Championship season for Olympiakos and has played for Greek national team and in Champions league he is in a new country and doesn’t speak much English yet but I think given time he could be decent, I feel he looked ok with crosses and shot stopping but his control of area lacked and communication but that may be a language issue which can improve. Karanka said he liked Smith but he needs more experience. I would like to see Kapino stay and be back up next season and Smith maybe go on loan to league one for a season.
13 May 2018 18:00:25
Hoofing is better than the poor distribution from Smith is it not?how many times did smith put us under pressure after poor passes out from the back?but I suppose that’s the way barca and city play isn’t it?
13 May 2018 20:02:14
Sutton we don't play that type of football under Karanka,so Smith's distribution wouldn't be a problem.
When your hoofing it to a young lad up fr0nt with an ageing midfield behind an 40 yards away,even if he wins it??
Guess what happens??
It comes straight back.🤔🤔
11 May 2018 23:15:46
I see a lot of people seem happy to sell worral for a good price. And while I agree 8-10 mill is a great price, I think we need to remember that centre backs develop later. Remember lascelles was pretty much 4th choice cb when he left us. Wouldn't mind having him now!
would personally love to keep worral even if he's not first choice next year (which he prob won't be)
12 May 2018 07:17:03
But if we need to sell to buy, Worrall is the most despensible of our youth. He's not that good and quality CB can be picked up quite cheap. Look at Figs for example, better CB than Worrall and cost a quarter of Worralls supposed value. BB and cash on the other hand, much harder to replaced a few seasons down the line if they meet their potential.
12 May 2018 12:34:52
I disagree I wouldn't contemplate selling any of the homegrown players other than grant as I believe we need them moving forward plus I believe a decent young center back is almost as valuable as a 20 a season striker
12 May 2018 12:41:22
B.B.? Surely not ? Can’t see it myself right now. He has zero attributes of great striker at the minute.
12 May 2018 15:13:45
Sorry redmash they are players we need once we have a stronger squad we can't afford that kind of value sitting on the bench till the club's finances are a lot better and we don't have to sell to buy
12 May 2018 18:59:47
Whether we like it or not every player has his price. There are too many factors embroiled within that prospective sale for us as fans to comprehend. All I would ask as a fan is that the money from the sale be spent wisely! Marriott anybody?
12 May 2018 22:09:28
2star,where was Harry kane when he was BBs age?
13 May 2018 00:41:30
Where B.B. should be gaz , no where near the first team. Sorry pal I can’t watch him week in week out and I’ve no doubt AK will have seen enough to know it too.
12 May 2018 23:58:01
In the pub having one 😆
13 May 2018 00:09:26
On loan to the likes of millwall I believe and looked nothing to get excited about.
Brereton is far better than you give him credit for.
When he takes a penalty you know where it's going and that's the sign of a goalscorer,Just need better players to supply him.
At nineteen and in a struggling side he's done well.
A lot on here wouldn't know anyway as they wanted vellios in and what a waste of space he is.
Or is it the system we play that makes them look bad??
Em🤔🤔🤔
13 May 2018 07:16:17
Defo he’s got bottle no doubt there. Now vellios is another matter and I’d be doing one straight down to the CG and demanding my money back for next season now if I thought vellios would be anywhere near the first team . I’d take Brereton over any of our other strikers at the moment. I just don’t believe he’s ready for that responsibility yet.
A bit like what I said about Osborn getting player of the year, it shows how bad we are one we’d say their performances are worthy of praise. It’s a biggger criticism of the other players around them actually.
13 May 2018 08:15:37
I'm not saying he's the finished article, he's far from it and is really frustrating in most games. But he is only 19 and we know the quality is in there somewhere, just look at what he did to arsenal. Now it's about getting that out of him consistently. He'll be a very good striker in the future I have no doubt.
13 May 2018 08:46:49
Well I’d be made up if he is because we’ve not had a consistent or for one for far too long now. The potential that was there when we had Antonio, Fryatt and assombalonga was mouth watering for that league until the curse struck again. I can’t shift my view that I’d osborn and Brereton is what we shout about right now then we are bad. Ben and Ben are average at best. It compounded if for me how bad we’ve been this season when Osborn had provided the most memorable performances of the season. It doesn’t mean I don’t like him or value his efforts, it does mean that the bar needs raising massively if we want to avoid the bottom six next season.
13 May 2018 09:38:19
If he had the right service he would score? Ha ha don’t make me laugh. He missed chance after chance in the last game. Tomlin sent him through on goal and he fumbled it , Tomlin was so annoyed he gave him a rollicking. Most of us on here would of scored given that service. We need new strikers and that glaringly obvious.
13 May 2018 10:41:40
Gazza red saying bb is only nineteen i'm old enough to remember trevor francis played in the first time and he was only sixteen and look how he turned out just saying !!
13 May 2018 11:03:03
APS if they’re good enough they’re old enough. Enough said. When you drill into the comment I’m sure good enough means physically and mentally good enough. That’s why it’s nonsense to say we should soft soap around the younger players. Great players deal with adversity the same as older players. It’s all part of being a great footballer. If you watched any quota of games last season it’s clear , absolutely clear that Worrall and Brereton are a bit away yet. That’s why once there were other viable options Worral was taken out of the first team. So much so it was better to play a left back instead of him. Same thing would have happened to Brereton but there was no other viable option., each time it was tried it was proven to not be viable. Fair play to the lad for doing this best to fill a void - we had no one else.
Now young cash on the other hand I believe is a different kettle of fish altogether and does have what it takes, even so, little is said about him in comparison to Brereton, who a few appear a bit fixated with. Perhaps it’s that desperation for a good striker to come out of the academy. I understand why if that is the reason.
13 May 2018 12:25:13
Good post 2 star and a fair reflection of where we are at the moment.
But in Worrall,Osborn and Brereton and even Smith,whoes been treated appallingly ,it gives something to build on.
Clough and McKay are only Osborn age and showed in their first few games that they have talent and goals in them as well.
Problem with young players is they are inconsistent and need good coaching and coaxing to get the best out of them.
If you take Osborn for example at 23 he's played under about 7 different managers and been played differently by them all,that doesn't help either.
It's about finding the right manager in the first place,
Get that right like Burnley and Bournemouth did and success follows
13 May 2018 16:24:01
For sure FF, I wonder if our coaching could improve .
13 May 2018 16:24:39
Smith has been treated badly
13 May 2018 21:47:16
Other thing 2 star is Dowell was brilliant and scored for fun in his early days??
They don't suddenly become bad players,they just have a dip in form.
It's about managing that and taking them out the firing line when needed without destroying their confidence??
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