20 Oct 2025 13:58:28
I must say there's a lot of tosh on here and other sites about the supposed deleterious effect of having Sean Dyche as manager. Let's demolish some of the more outrageous guff.
" Dyche will be a throw back to the Chris Hughton and Dougie Freedman days of dour defensive football ". have a look at Paul Birch's excellent BBC article ( reproduced on MOTD) of Dyches stats. They are virtually the same as Nuno in terms of patient defending without the ball, speed of counter attack and possession. Remember Nuno?
You know the guy who got us into Europe for the first time in 30 years? Masterminded victories against the big boys, Liverpool, Man City etc? Disturbed the usual suspects for Champions League places for much of the season, doubles over moneybags clubs Man U and Spurs, Cup semi final etc? His counter attacking football was, at times, exhilarating, almost Cloughian. What short memories some of us have eh?
"Dyche is not good enough for the Premiership, hasn't won anything and will keep us out of qualifying for Europe"
Listen, comrades, anybody who can get a bargain basement team like Burnley into Europe and keep them in the Prem for over a decade on a financial pittance gets my respect. He's never won anything ( apart from promotions) because his teams have been similarly strapped for cash and will never win anything anyway. At Forest ( though he has an impossible boss to work with) he has treasures and talent beyond his wildest dreams.
Lastly, "he's a fire brigade manager for emergencies only". Well, this is certainly an emergency. Take a look at the table and a clearly demoralised squad. He will get them back to basics and what worked before under Nuno before the aberration that was Postacoglau. Organised, disciplined, hard to beat, mentally and physically strong. You know what, he will get us mid table stability and his tactical style might even salvage something from the wreckage of our European campaign so far.
Sometimes, you have to have a reset before you can move forward. His first job will be to steady the ship and it won't be easy. but if anyone can do it, Dyche can. It'll be a blood, sweat and tears scenario though which you can blame the owners mismanagement for imo.
20 Oct 2025 14:13:49
Well said Stokey, 100% behind Dyche and his team. He will gel the team and is likely SC in his relationship with players and the fans.
20 Oct 2025 14:31:28
Nice post Stokey, just I don’t fancy paying all that money for my season ticket to watch Dyche ball and listen to his dreary post match interviews.
20 Oct 2025 14:35:38
Ange Postecoglou at Nottingham Forest is the first manager to see his team score only one goal in his first five Premier League matches in charge since Sean Dyche at Burnley in 2014.
20 Oct 2025 15:06:13
The first four paragraphs are spot on Stokie, a serial failure who's won nothing and never will. Then you had to go all silly and make a case for his appointment.
Let's see who's right in 6 months time. The Yea's or Ney's.
20 Oct 2025 15:53:31
No from me. Not ambitious enough. We are only about 5 points away from European spots, have spent £230M, can still win the Europa League and are only 8 games into the season. And this is from someone who often drinks in the same pub and vaguely knows Sean.
I'd have gone for someone with European footy experience (the Dyche disastrous single season notwithstanding) not just Prem experience and someone with a history of winning trophies.
I'll give him a chance but my gut says this isn't a step forward. It seems like some Forest fans are only happy with defensive minded coaches and watching boring football.
20 Oct 2025 16:19:23
Spot on cyclist. Time to slip back into a coma on match days.
20 Oct 2025 16:36:03
On here there's definitely a seperation of opinion about Dyche, time will tell who's right?, but it's like this with the rest of the fan base, Sean and Co will have to hit the ground running.
20 Oct 2025 16:52:11
Great post Stokey! ? Was thinking the same myself. Like it or not, at this present moment we are in a relegation battle, the table doesn’t lie! Dyche may well be a defensive coach but that’s what we need right now to stop leaking goals. Get that right and the rest will come. We’ve got decent enough players, we just need to find the formula to execute our style of play. Get back to Cooper’s way in the championship and Nuno’s style in the Prem. Soak up the pressure then whack them on the counter attack. Time will tell but give the bloke a chance before dragging him over the coals.
20 Oct 2025 17:30:27
A well written post Stokey and others. You make persuasive points but for me - it still leaves me cold and a little bit down about the future. I shouldn't be, but there you have it! Really hope you're right and he saves us plus more, but will it be a a smooth ride with quick positive results. Where do we go if he fails and it is then too late to stay up! Negative sorry!
More pertinently, I have to highlight your use of the word deleterious! This is highbrow stuff Stokey! I have never used that word academically or communicating. I don't even think I have read it in novels! So eds: this could be a first for the site. Glad you are back on the site sir, and in good form!
20 Oct 2025 18:02:45
Larry, my friend, I think you are taking my comments out of context. Dyche is definitely not a “ serial failure”. His achievements are stupendous when you consider the very tight budgets he was operating under at Burnley and Everton. As you say, time will tell.
By the way, mate, I’m guessing your star sign is Cancer and you like a woman who loves everything and everybody…… Or are you a Floater? ……. ???.