Nottingham Forest Rumours

20 Jul 2019 14:41:43
Apparently we've offered Hernandez a deal?

20 Jul 2019 16:33:35
Not on the sort of money suggested i would not have thought. Good luck to him if he does join us.

20 Jul 2019 16:49:52
Hope not, too injury prone.

20 Jul 2019 17:10:12
Burncross, Yet people wanted Byram, you can not get much more injury prone then him.

If Hernandez does join us, his contract needs to take into account his injury record by getting less actual wages but bigger bonuses based on appearances, and goals.

20 Jul 2019 21:34:05
If have a punt on him!

21 Jul 2019 13:31:38
Id take him on a free on 1 or 2 year deal. Still only 28 and a great scoring record in championship.

18 Jul 2019 14:19:59
Forest are linked with Norwegian striker Bjorn Johnsen of AZ Alkmaar in Holland.

Folks are already moaning at his mediocre goal scoring record for AZ (7 goals in 25 games last season), but most of his appearances where from the bench, his goals to minutes ratio is quite good! - A goal every 142 minutes (approx. a goal every 1.5 games) . Not too shabby considering he's not playing regularly. He's also scored 5 goals in 13 caps for Norway.

He's 6' 4" and should offer a different option for us. I think he might be worth a punt, personally.

18 Jul 2019 14:29:42
Bit like Murphy then.

18 Jul 2019 14:32:21
Sounds a bit like Lars veldwijk enough said, we shouldn't be looking to take a punt we should be looking for a proven striker at this level.

18 Jul 2019 14:45:23
Proven strikers at this level cost a minimum of 10 million. Easier said than done! We don’t really need a prolific goal scorer we need someone different to Grabs. If we get the right type of striker to hold up play, run the lines, set up our midfielders it would be perfect.

18 Jul 2019 15:47:37
Neil maupay at brentford had probably worse stats than this guy at st ettien in france he only scored 1 goal in 15 games. At nice he scored 6 goals in 44 but now for brentford he's one of the best strikers in the championship so this guy could be worth a punt.

18 Jul 2019 18:11:28
Depends how much they want for him. At 27 should be at his peak. Been at hearts so should speak English at least!?

18 Jul 2019 18:29:45
Why is it when a player from a given country turns out to be no good, all players from that country are said no good with some people.

18 Jul 2019 18:43:35
If he has the character and commitment of "Alfie" Haarland then he will do for me!

OBE saw the potential and got the best out of him.

If we have a decent coach and he is the "right type" then his stats are meaningless if played to his strengths? We need a brute of a hold up centre forward to get our creative "girls in the backs" to fire and score!

18 Jul 2019 19:21:33
We have had some very good Scottish players, how about some Scottish players to come in red.

18 Jul 2019 19:49:44
Bottom line though red it's all its and buts.
We can manage to sign shed l8ads of midfielders that aren't good enough or we don't need but bring in crap strikers sporadically and get rid in quick time because they are what it say on tin, crap 🤔.

18 Jul 2019 22:33:14
What about Sturridge - free agent now. He might be worth a punt. He'd tear this league up!

19 Jul 2019 00:25:59
Yea right on over 100 grand a week not a chance of getting him please tell me u was joking.

19 Jul 2019 02:54:43
Of course I was joking :-) - But he is the sort of player we need though.

19 Jul 2019 09:48:42
Redinexile clough didn’t sign haaland frank clark did.

19 Jul 2019 12:11:38
Wot I would say is a good coach can make a crap player look fantastic, we have had a lot of players leave in the past then turned out to be great elsewhere. If they play to there strengths it builds confidence and belief, we haven’t had that since Billy Davis era.

19 Jul 2019 12:42:19
Yes, you could say he is a bit like Darryl Murphy. Except for a few key points.

1. He's 9-years younger than Murphy and not well past his peak. So he'll probably retain some sell-on value instead of investing in a player who's about to swap his boots for a pipe and slippers.
2. He's not a statue like Murphy, he's at his physical peak and should still have a lot more pace and dynamism than Murphy. Not just a static No9 who struggles to play more than once a week.
3. He'll probably want considerably less in his wage packet than Murphy is currently on. I'd imagine DM is on well over £20k a week, BJ should be well under.

Other than that though, yes, he's identical to Murphy.

19 Jul 2019 13:04:46
Language not an issue as I believe he's American/ Norwegian, raised in the USA.

20 Jul 2019 12:29:00
Stevie. Cloughie scouted him in 1992 but he did not join until Frank Clark joined in 1993!

18 Jul 2019 10:24:51
Forest in advanced talks to sell Guedioura to Al Kuwait.
I personally still think he has something to offer at this level but we can't keep them all I guess.

18 Jul 2019 11:02:17
I think SL sees Yates as a natural replacement.

18 Jul 2019 14:06:50
Don’t think Yates has anywhere near the ability of gued, looks a totally different type of player to me.

18 Jul 2019 14:30:31
Get rid of Pep. Average at best.

18 Jul 2019 14:48:58
Going back to your old club rarely works Gueddy, Dawson, Pearce, ONeil/ Keane.

18 Jul 2019 15:25:09
Guedioura and Yates. Two very different types of player but neither good enough.

18 Jul 2019 18:49:59
Time for Yates to improve.

18 Jul 2019 20:33:48
Burncross, you make it sound as though he has been in the 1st team for three or four years,give over.

18 Jul 2019 10:22:26
Are we about to sign January centre back target Antonio Raíllo to replace the Man in the Mask?

We certainly need to improve the disciplinary record!

16 Jul 2019 23:22:10
Did we get silva for free reminds me of silenza 😜 the Portuguese lads look too light weight for me lolley stand out player again lose him were in trouble.

17 Jul 2019 10:17:30
We got everybody for nowt skegs that's why there crap. God knows what the new manager at Christmas is going to make of this lot.
Bet O'Neill is laughing is head off.

17 Jul 2019 11:00:21
Thats what i like lads give the players a fair chance. They've only had 2/ 3 training seasons and a couple of game. Why do everyone on here thinks its so easy to be a manager and to find a formula that will win everygame we play. I bet most people on here who moan plays Football Manager then thinks its so easy. Why don't they get off their butts and apply for the job when by all accounts according to them the posistion will be open again in the very near future. I love NF and been a supporter for decades and it hurts me to see what's happening to them at the mo but what we need is stability not constant changes. COYR.

17 Jul 2019 11:03:11
Keane was a very smart man.

17 Jul 2019 11:15:43
Bez they talk about being 3 weeks in front in training and pre season. Total nonsense. These guys have been playing football for 20 years. So they have 2 month off and need to be retrained?
O'Neill certainly got stability.
We've got rid of a manager who won everything and swapped him for a manager who's won nowt and signed a load of failed freebies.
Gonna be a long season my friend.

17 Jul 2019 11:28:24
Bezman you won't get stability if the owners keep buying 8 players every transfer window, the word buying I'll use loosely.
They then expect the coach to get promoted with these players and when it doesn't happen the sack the coach at xmas.
It's the owners who have got it wrong on the playing side not us fans.

17 Jul 2019 11:43:15
Everyone has an opinion of this which i uderstand and appreciate but at the end of the day football is a business now and not a sport and the man who puts money (alot of money at that) into the club has the right to say what's what. If he's not happy he has the right to change what he thinks is right and i know its a bit different in greece to here but i personally think he has the best interest for NF at heart. I know its difficult for us loyal supporters to see this but i truely think the good times is just around the corner.

17 Jul 2019 12:14:58
Bezman stop being so level headed. It’s not allowed on here 😂.

17 Jul 2019 12:17:16
Whinging and whining and the season hasn't even started, it's a friendly, If weaknesses in certain players are spotted now, better than in the league imo, everyone is getting a chance.

God help us all when it does start, everybody duck when the rattles and dummies get thrown out:)

17 Jul 2019 12:47:23
Lol pot kettle comes to mind as I said earlier get your best 11 together and start playing them now every season and manager as done the same thing for years swap change players formations and when they think they've found there best 11 by Xmas there sacked because they can't get consistency and the merry go round starts again I don't understand what fans think there going to get with a bunch of freebies nobody else wanted and to top it off lolley will be gone very soon lucky if we make mid table this season.

17 Jul 2019 12:54:43
Sorry Redtree 😂😂.

17 Jul 2019 13:13:39
Quite interesting how you describe any forest fan that doesn't agree with your idea of a fan as a moaner or whinger.
Think you might get a shock when the season does get underway, the squad needed strengthening with a bit of quality only adomah offers that the rest are no better than we had, personally think we'll struggle and that's not moaning my friend it's just the way I see it.

17 Jul 2019 13:43:15
Hey all i'm saying is everybody should have an opinion and eveybody has the right to think what they want because i moan about NF all the time because they are so frustrating. Every NF supporter has their own ideas on how they should play but at the end of the day we are not the manager and rightly or wrongly we should at some level support the manager and hope he gets it right. On to the players that have come in we have to trust the manager again unfortunatly but look in the past when we were getting some questionable players like Kenny Burns and a few others and i would say people were thinking the same about Brian and Peter.

17 Jul 2019 13:45:48
I actually agree with you Skegs. I am hoping that’s the last we see of some players e. g. Watson, Osborn and Cash at rightback. And that match was simply to get one last look at them. We do need to be cementing our first 11 down now. As for what 79’s saying I personally love to hear negative perspectives of you grumpy whingers. Gives me a chance to bring you some positivity and wind you lot up 😂.

17 Jul 2019 14:06:09
Good man redtree😁😁😁😁.

17 Jul 2019 14:07:03
Not any Forest fan just you two and there is no description just a statement, quite interesting how you just made that up:) .

Don't be putting words into peoples mouths now, just my fish hooks in yours, lol.

Cheer up, you may even like it!

17 Jul 2019 14:09:41
Cement our best 11.two are already missing by way of Cavalho and Yates!

17 Jul 2019 15:53:04
In reply to initial post:
- Tiago Silva reported between 1 and 2 million
- Ribeiro was a free but with 50% sell-on clause
- The rest were for free or on loan deals

Anyone know how much we got for Ansarifard, Soudani, Vellios, Grant?

17 Jul 2019 16:09:54
Lol gingerkid you read what you put and your calling everyone a whinger that posted a bad comment about last night's game.
Cant put words into your mouth as we aren't communicating by mouth
Keep happy clapping chap 👏👏👏.

17 Jul 2019 16:13:19
I am expecting 3-4 signings.

17 Jul 2019 16:46:55
Hope a couple of proven strikers. Right back and?

17 Jul 2019 18:28:51
We need centre midfielders I would go back in for Pele. Its looking like Yacob and Gueds are going and I am hoping Watson follows them.

17 Jul 2019 19:20:17
FF. Well put. it's not his fault he's folicley colour challenged.

17 Jul 2019 19:54:45
Nope still just you 2 :)

It is pretty funny you two can give it all day long to others, but can't take it yourselves, pmsl, sorry bout that princess.

(FWB, it's not your fault you can't spell follicle, 2 L's, but don't worry, I won't tell anyone, shhh) .

17 Jul 2019 21:27:40
Give what out exactly gingerkid?
And can't take what?
Let's all live in your world and just pretend everything is rosy and top six a formality🤔🤔.

17 Jul 2019 22:43:05
Bezman,
I agree it’s not easy which is why I can’t grasp how the last two chaps weren’t given some time - given the fact it’s a very tough job and will take time.

18 Jul 2019 06:35:51
Ginger it's not your fault your a giver not a taker. You will be OK.
Most on here take the banter on the chin but others. Hmmm they to heart. And regarding I stand corrected. Thanks! 🐱.

18 Jul 2019 09:31:29
Ginger, I find, is the most diplomatic and tactful of gentlemen. Always supported me when I felt that managers were not using subs wisely. We benefit greatly from his input.