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16 Jul 2021 15:27:37
So according to "reports" we have now lodged a £2.5m bid for Dinamo Zagreb "striker" Sandro Kulenovic a Croatian under 21 international who "bagged" 8 goals in 23 appearances last term. Wow, prolific, not.

16 Jul 2021 15:53:32
The new CEO has been chasing this player for a while. Let's hope the new boy knows his beans. His record is a good one.

16 Jul 2021 17:46:07
Hopefully he does RedCyclist. It would be nice to hit the ground running for a change. But time is a ticking and we are running out of days before the season starts. Getting Johnson and Worrall tied up to new contracts would be a step in the right direction.

16 Jul 2021 19:09:37
Bit harsh Perko. U21 scoring 1 every 3, clearly highly rated. Exactly the kind of player we need.

16 Jul 2021 20:20:29
I hope he does well Gazza and improves to 1 in 2. That’s exactly the kind of player we need. ⚽️.

16 Jul 2021 20:22:43
Looks a decent prospect. Complaining about things we know nothing about? Bizarre.

16 Jul 2021 20:31:20
So it took 2mins to discover that he's considered Croatia's next No9, he's already been over to Juventus so that they can have a look at him and he's on Real Madrid's radar as well. Plenty of top clubs looking at him around Europe.

I've never head of the guy though, so he's got to be utter dross.

18 Jul 2021 11:27:08
What you on about WonkeyEye, I’ve not said he’s crap, just not prolific and i also said i hope he does well! And just because we’ve not heard of him doesn’t make him “dross or brilliant does it? We need players to hit the ground running or we will be having an extension to last season and I’m glad that you had 2 minutes to spare. 👍🏻.

18 Jul 2021 15:18:18
Sorry, mate, just thought you were having a moan. Fans moan that nothing happens, then moan when it does 🤣🙂 Nothing personal 👍

I'm quite encouraged by the standard of recent rumours. Seems the American chap has the right idea at least.

18 Jul 2021 17:00:06
I'm happy atm too. I just hope/ pray that Hughton wants the team to play a quicker, more dynamic/ expansive game when (if? ) he can get the right players. If he does, then I'm right behind what we are doing. If not, then I am dreading going through that boring process and wasting another season.

18 Jul 2021 17:02:50
No worries WonkyEye. And i get what you are saying.

21 Jul 2021 14:04:18
Rumour now has it that he doesn’t want to come to Forest anyway so we will probably never know how good (or bad) he is. At the moment it is difficult to know whether we are being more careful about who we sign or whether players just don’t want to come to us. Time will tell I suppose.

15 Jul 2021 17:41:52
Looks like Brentford have lodged a bid for Johnson now and even Barnsley think they can come in and pick over the bones of our squad. In the meantime we have signed two goalkeepers and are being linked with two defenders.

Ever get that sinking feeling?

15 Jul 2021 18:39:57
Two goalkeepers?

15 Jul 2021 19:56:51
Yep a young kid from Rangers and the American lad.

16 Jul 2021 07:45:32
Perhaps young Johnson should be given the opportunity to fill a midfield spot rather than pursue the Manchester United loanee from last season.

16 Jul 2021 13:20:00
bring back that sinking feeling. i can here it now from the A block.

16 Jul 2021 13:44:09
It won't be long before we're panic buying the scraps from the continent. The players we are after have several other clubs interested, and the harsh reality is, no one wants to play for us.

16 Jul 2021 14:53:43
Buying a goalie for the youth team is irrelevant. If we are going to cash in on Worrall, then we will probably bring in a CD. We need a LB and a RB. So not strange really so far.

If we get the winger and striker we have been chasing, then things will look a lot better. The reason we haven't signed many players is due to NOT panicking IMO.

You often have to wait for teams to line up replacements before they let you take a player you have agreed a fee on. Have patience guys.

13 Jul 2021 23:49:15
First new signing done Ethan Hovarth American international GK 26 years old a free transfer from Club Brugge.

14 Jul 2021 06:01:23
Hurrah!
Not unsurprisingly another defensive position filled by a bloke I've never heard of.

14 Jul 2021 09:27:32
He is an international, so hopefully decent.

It looks as though the scattergun has been put on ice this summer. They seem to have a few clear targets they are trying to get. I'd rather wait if the players aren't available until clubs bring in replacements than hire any old dross.

14 Jul 2021 10:10:48
My thinking too cyclist.

14 Jul 2021 10:25:21
Good with his head at last ditch corners?!

14 Jul 2021 10:39:27
Looks to be a good signing well come to the famous club that is NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC probably be our number one keeper in time.

14 Jul 2021 11:53:48
Cannot be any worse than Samba or Smith.

08 Jul 2021 13:39:34
To repeat a theme on here that we have signed no players yet. So no unforced errors just yet then. Phew.
We all want success and a team to be proud of. We need at least 5 new brave characters to elevate this team. But thanks to us having the biggest squad over the recent years and many of them not fit to wear the shirt, we are in a very tight spot. No crowds last season has financially damaged many clubs.

Our wage bill will have been crippling last season so the finances are obviously delicate. Do we rely on Mr M to just shell out a few more million or do we do things sensibly and keep our heads above water. I will reiterate that no news is good news and that all the paper talk is just that. I firmly believe that the club will be doing their business under the radar and we will be in a better place come August.
The revolving door is jammed, thankfully.

08 Jul 2021 14:18:40
A good viewpoint that Rutland. Hope you are right.

08 Jul 2021 15:17:00
Those are my thoughts too nothing wrong with doing things in the right way reds.

08 Jul 2021 16:49:40
I agree that the revolving door should remain firmly closed. But we do need some quality reinforcements if we are going to improve on last season’s 17th position. If we don’t get those signings we will have to rely on a number of other things happening, some of which are more likely than others. Samba must rediscover the form he showed when he first joined us. All of the youngsters that have been out on loan must have good first Championship seasons. Worrall must stay or be replaced with a reliable partner for McKenna. Carvalho must finally show us that he is the number 10 we have been lacking. Lolley must rediscover his best form and stay injury free. Grabban and and/ or Taylor (if he is still with us) must rediscover their goal touch.

As I say, some of these are more likely than others. But if we do not get sufficient reinforcements we need a good few of these to happen. If not, I can only see another season of struggle.

08 Jul 2021 19:34:39
Agree completely with your sentiments Red but think it unlikely all of the youngsters will hit the ground running, certainly not to the point of denting the play off places. I fear Carvalho is unable to step up to the physical demands of the Championship and had a poor season on loan. I am more hopeful that Lolley will continue to return to his best form that he was beginning to show prior to his injury. He has been back in training for some time now so he could be like a new signing hopefully. I think we must all put aside top 6 place and concentrate on reducing the bloated squad of average and below average players and begin building for the future.

08 Jul 2021 20:56:41
Young rah. I hope so too. I feel for lolley as he is a battler and can drive the team. His best days were when cash was alongside him. But his injuries are dragging him back and i think insurmountable. But we can hope. The bloated squad will take time to rinse out and freshen up, but hughton, at this moment is the experienced head we need. Long term he might be limited but for now and stability he is more than ok.

08 Jul 2021 23:19:29
I prefer the revolving door and hughton going out it.

10 Jul 2021 08:52:18
Yep would make an exception for that Ff.

11 Jul 2021 09:37:07
To be replaced by whom? Someone else to jump on the merry-go-round and leave by the same revolving door in 12-months time? Come on folks, let’s get real. We all crave success but Hughton deserves a proper chance given his promotion record elsewhere. I agree with Rutland in that longer term he may well have limitations but right now he’s a steady hand on the tiller. Let him shape his squad and then judge him but don’t blame him for the here and now!

11 Jul 2021 16:55:43
so far nobody has got under the radar and if they are going to get a proper pre season they need to be counting em in soon.

12 Jul 2021 17:36:52
Thank you RedOctober for a welcome rose of realism.