02 Oct 2022 19:54:02
One manager, if not both, will be jobless tomorrow such are the high stakes, that is the reality of the premier league . A goalless draw will not suit either manager. The so called ' Pundits ' point to a Forest loss and where they have predicted results for Forest, they have not been wrong . If we had the 11 of the playoff final, I would have had hope, as they played for Cooper and each other. They were a team . In addition, they beat Leicester 4:1, one of those games etched in your mind . There is now hardly a remnant of that team left, and the spirit of that successful team has gone. Leicester have a team spirit honed over several seasons. I wouldn't bet against a passionate Vardy scoring for Leicester . Who in our team has that quality? . Worrall, Yates, McKenna, O ' Brien, Toffolo, Surridge, Colback, Johnson had it for Wales so why not the reds . If Cooper bases his team around these players, who will play because of him - we have a chance . Then add Henderson, Linguard and MGW . To start with 11 misfits who maybe talented but have never played together is asking for defeat . The players I have suggested will fight with a passion for Cooper . To loose him will be a disaster for the club, leading to certain relegation of a bloated, over paid squad, who will not come back and likely sink . A draw and I think Cooper will keep his job, and Brendan Rogers loose his . It will all depend on whether whoever he picks shows a passion to win for 90 mins as in the play off final . That sort of spirit has to be in this squad tomorrow night or we are toast.
02 Oct 2022 20:48:47
Never be misguided by Cup runs doc
Lots of lower teams have good cup runs because they play against weakend sides.
02 Oct 2022 22:02:05
Gotta disagree with last season ff79 mate. Arsenal put full strength out as did Leicester. And i wouldn't have said Liverpool were weak.dont take away a magnificent season once hughton left ?
02 Oct 2022 22:20:27
Well I've had a tenner on forest to win 4-3 tomorrow I after disagree with a lot of you think we have the team and if Cooper gets his tactics right will be a good win for us tomorrow uredddddsssss.
02 Oct 2022 22:23:05
We lost to Liverpool though
Arsenal did play a weaker side and the bi dippers did mate and when vardy don't play they are weak.
Great performances from us and not taking anything away from those great performances but it's not like that when you get to the premier
You gave to perform week in and out at the top of your game.
Personally I'm enjoying watching and finding it fascinating
Some of the forward movement shows great signs of good things to come but defensively we are nieve
Looking forwards to a three one win with Johnson tearing them up.
02 Oct 2022 22:30:33
Think from the sounds if it there will be few wearing a tenner ?.
02 Oct 2022 23:25:03
Hope I’m wrong, but can’t see us getting anything tomorrow, 3-0 to Leicester, the owner has made a big mistake by not signing most of the players that got us promoted last season……team spirit, heart and fight is everything in football, I’ve been to every home match this season and I’ve not seen spirit, heart or fight from any of our players…. not fit to wear the shirt springs to mind, cooper looks worried, overwhelmed and lost during matches and resigned to losing his job in post match interviews……. sad state of affairs at the moment, the owners intentions were obviously well meaning but bringing in 22 players is a no no, when keeping the majority of last seasons loan players and adding 5 or 6 good signings would have given us a chance to build on the success from last season, but instead Marinakis has torn up all the good work of last season and signed 22 players looking for the money and a nice contract and not actually wanting to play for Nottingham Forest football club or it’s supporters……. I hope against all hope I’m wrong and somehow Steve cooper can turn this season around, but I really do fear the worst.
Brian Clough if your there tomorrow night please give our players the heart and courage to win. SOS.
03 Oct 2022 07:12:41
We need to forget what happened last season and put to bed the ifs and buts of the famous 5 we didn't sign WE ARE IN THE PREMIER THE BEST DIVISION IN THE WORLD MAYBE it's true we are struggling and will probably go down but we've been wishing this for years so let's get behind our team, Cooper will be sacked and another one will come along we've been there before it will become part of the club's history . Look around you there's a lot worse going off.
03 Oct 2022 10:49:23
Jester unfortunately most if not all of what you say is true,
But what a state we’ve put ourselves in
With not getting in 4or5 of last years loans, even3 would have done or at least trying,
We have definitely lost last seasons togetherness, team spirit and desire
Thats what got us through a hell of a lot of games last season
This season we have nothing but a team of strangers, manager new to the premiership, team of strangers, recipe for disaster,
We needed some sort of continuity, even if that failed,
Hate to say it but I can’t see anything else from tonight’s game but another defeat by Leicester, all my wife’s relatives are bloody Leicester fans so preparing for some stick ?.
03 Oct 2022 11:37:13
We wouldn't have a single point if we played the Wembley side in the premier and only Lowe injured again and Davies wanted to come anyways.
03 Oct 2022 13:04:15
Yes I will have my neighbour watching with me I live in Leicester shire so I think one of us will not be happy tonight because a draw will be ok for us but Fester will want a win, either way we here and have to get on with it.
03 Oct 2022 13:05:57
I remember that I did look at the FACup line ups for Arsenal, Leicester and Liverpool v Forest and compared them with their line ups in the previous Prem games which you would assume to be their strongest.
I found that in all 3 teams they started with 6 or 7 “regulars” which went up to 8 or 9 when the subs came on. Bearing in mind the depth and talent available to them these were pretty strong opponents despite not being of normal Prem strength folks!
(Yes, you are all right, I must get out more! ??)!
03 Oct 2022 14:14:23
I thought arsenal put there strongest team out tbh. They just had injuries at the time. And Leicester ok we got beat off Liverpool but if zinc had of scored ,dam.