16 Jun 2015 15:39:10
Mackie teams up with Jay E Thomas at QPR.
Fast forward May 2016.

"30 goal frontmen Thomas & Mackie lead QPR charge to the Premiership".

Another Forest striker done good because we never played him with the right type of partner?

Mark my words we never learn!

1.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 16:44:16
I agree. I'd like to keep Mackie and would take Thomas in a heartbeat, I predict a huge season for him personally.

2.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 18:29:07
I disagree. Getting Mackie off the wage bill is a good move even if he does have a decent season with QPR. Redinexile, I'm assuming that Thomas will score at least 25 of the 30 goals you mention? Mackie is not prolific and never will be - he was being massively overpaid.

3.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 19:58:18
makie will get no more than 10 goals next season gives 100% but can't hit a barn door.

4.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 20:10:30
We need to build a team round a system, not buy individuals and hope they fit in.

5.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 22:10:04
25k a week. 1 in 6 strike rate. Slow, clumsy & can't finish. He argued with his own players & made glasses signs at the fans. We have 4 better wingers on our books & there's noting t suggest he could do anything down the middle.

Good riddance.

6.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 22:41:35
Well said Cjay, couldn't have put it better! Being honest Mackie has no X factor in his skill set. He couldn't put in a decent cross, his finishing was poor, and bar running up and down the wing there was nothing else to his game. As fans, we should all feel cheated given the salary he has been earning and delivered nothing of note to our team. I don't think we will miss him, it frees up a space for a better talent.

7.) 16 Jun 2015
16 Jun 2015 22:50:40
Gentlemen,

You are stuck in the Forest "goalfish" bowl!( except quiff+bsered).

Forest have never had a playing style since OBE. Mackie would have thrived with him. City Ground is a strikers graveyard.

Most of you cannot recognise talent when you see it because we have had a succession of managers who pick players not a team and then play them in the wrong postions.

Mackie has gone and joined a coach in Chris Ramsey who has a clear plan and will build a better team than Forest.

Not rose tinted specs Mackie has taken a pay cut to join a guy who he believes will get the best out of him!

Stop bleating about the wages certain players are on but focus on the idiots that pay the wages and are paid to manage them?

You lot moan about passion and commitment. Mackie had that and more and could clearly see others did not match his?

We lack leaders and he led by example! Not the best player in our colours but always gave 100%

If DF loses Tesche as well we are staring relegation down the barrel as he will not attract better footballers to this club and will be found out by October.

8.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 08:09:49
His goal per game ratio is shocking throughout his career. Reading played him up front most of the season and he scored 6 goals. so I think it would take Jose to get him to be prolific!!!

If we need to save money then him moving on is good business. Until league starts we cannot say if we are really relegation or promotion candidates.

I'm not a fan of DF but will hope for the best

9.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 09:24:50
Redinexile, Can you honestly say when you watched Mackie play for us you think he gave us a wow factor? I'm afraid QPR has sold everyone a puppy with Mackie. They vastly overpaid for him in the first place, put him on massive wages, and I'm afraid he's just a very average player. The Mackie and Cox partnership did not work for us, and it didn't work at Reading either. He was paid a fortune in wages and just wasn't worth the money. I am not surprised to hear he has taken a pay cut, other clubs seeing what he has done have now realised he isn't worth 25k a week! My only regret is seeing QPR get him for free, and us not being able to claw any money back on him. That is somewhat galling.

{Ed001's Note - has he not agreed to hand in a transfer request, so negated the need to pay up his contract you would have to do if he was sold? I was told that he did so to get the move to go through, because paying up his contract could amount to millions, especially as the initial signing on fee is usually paid in segments throughout the length of the contract. When Joe Cole left Liverpool on a free, it cost them £3m to pay off his final year of the contract, just to give an idea of how much it could be worth. I know Mackie would probably be on half of Cole's wages at Liverpool, with a smaller signing bonus, but it would be over £1m for each year left on his contract that the club would save.}

10.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 11:54:41
Redinexile never mentioned wow or X factor nor did he say he's the best player but what he is saying about mackies passion and commitment is spot on.he would run himself into the ground every game for the shirt and the wages he is being paid.yes he's not the best but we need more players who will put themselves through it for the team/club and fans.he was one of them.talk of him arguing was probably because he was putting all the effort in whilst some sacked it off.if your at work and you have someone who does sod all and you do all the graft would you not say anything?
Fans saying his goal ratio is crap maybe that's because he has played most his last few years out wide and had a season at qpr in the prem when they were rubbish and not scoring much.

11.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 14:09:02
He had passion yes, but to me he looked clumsy and had no nous in terms of positioning. We've got youngsters who have more skill.

12.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 15:26:31
But they have no experience.mackie knows what the game is all about been there and done it.
I'm not saying he's the best as he isn't but you can't fault his passion and commitment when he played.which we was lacking last season.

13.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 20:19:14
Not worth the money. How will our youngsters gain the "experience" they need if we don't give them time on the Championship pitch? Forget the Mackies, Tesches, Radis and seasoned championship professionals, we need a new start with a proper system and the right players in the right places. Blood our youngsters and develop them in the team. Because of FFP we can't really do anything else!

14.) 17 Jun 2015
17 Jun 2015 20:56:33
13 goals in 80 odd games for Forest and Reading.Even if you say playing out wide Antonio has just bettered that in half the games.
Glad to get him off the wage bill,would rather Oliver Burke get more game time.